The course will give a fundamental understanding of those factors that influence a buildings energy consumption. This is for exemple knowledge needed for those who are going to work with eneregy declarations. This means the building envelope and the buildings service systems. The course also deals with energy production for buildings and with heat pumps.
Headings for the content of the course is: The building envelope, thermal insulations, thermal bridges and tightness. Calculation of thermal transmittance. The resaons for energy consumption. Estimation of the area of a building. Building services, thermal comfort and need for air flow. Calculation of energy need for heating. Systems for heating, ventilation and for making a good indoor climate. Energy – about its origins and quality. Effective energy production and equipment for production of heat and for cooling. Boilers and heat pumps. Use of different energy sources. Orientation about standards directed to the energy use of buildings.