07433 - Environmental Control Technique

Learning outcomes

The course aims to deal with the fundamentals of Applied Physics with reference to Architecture. More precisely, with Energy Efficiency of Buildings, Climate, Lighting, Indoor Environmental Quality, Indoor Air Quality  and Acoustics

Course contents

Lectures

• Energy efficiency and climate changes. Building energy performance. Climate classification. Correlation between climate and energy performance of buildings.
  

• Lighting. Recalls. Fundamental of Lighting. Definitions. measuring units. Indoor lighting: direct and indirect. Outdoor lighting. Examples

• Thermal comfort. Definitions. Energy balance for human body. Thermal comfort equations. Fanger's theory. Examples.

• Indoor Air Quality. Examples. Ventilation efficiency. Pollutants and their removal. Fanger's Theory. Olf, Decipol. Examples and evaluations

• Building acoustics. Acoustic insulation androom acoustic quality. Acoustic parameters and examples 
  

Environmental Applied Physics monitoring and measurements

• Microclimate measurements by means of microclimate system
  
• Lighting measurements.
• Sound insulation and room acoustic quality measurements

Readings/Bibliography

1. L. Tronchin, Elementi di Fisica Tecnica e Controllo Ambientale, Progetto Leonardo, Bologna, 2010
2. Moncada Lo Giudice G., De Santoli L., “ Benessere termico, acustico e visivo” volume terzo, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano, 1999
3. K. Fabbri “ Progettazione Energetica dell'Architettura”, DEI-Tipografia del genio civile, Roma 2008
4. K. Fabbri “ Prestazione energetica degli edifici”, DEI-Tipografia del genio civile, Roma 2010
5. K. Fabbri “Risparmio energetico in edilizia” DEI-Tipografia del genio civile, Roma 2010
6. AA.VV. Manuale di progettazione edilizia Volume 2 – Criteri Ambientali e impianti” Hoepli Milano 1998

• other material from the Lecturer

Teaching methods

The course will be carried out by means of frontal lectures in the class, and developing a specific research proposed by the Student and approved by the Lecturer.

Assessment methods

During the final exam, the Student will be asked to briefly present and describe in approximately 20 minutes the work carried on during the course. The Student will describe the work carried on during the course and the case study analyzed. The assessment will consider the capacity of the Student to properly describe the work, the clarity of the presentation, the language properties, the knowledge of the argument and the other strictly related with the subject.

It will be considered as  excellent (grade 27-30) the work presented by students in an organic way, including a very detailed description of the research, with a high level of scientific language and a written report which includes a complete and detailed work.

It will be considered as discrete (grade 23-26) the work presented by students in a discrete manner, which includes a description of the research without excellence, with a medium level of scientific language and a written report which includes a discrete description of the work.

It will be considered as sufficient (grade 18-22) the work presented by students in a sufficient way, which includes a description of the research sufficiently clear, with a minimum level of scientific language and a written report which includes the minimum description of the work.

It will be considered as not sufficient  the work presented unclearly, including several errors and lack of clearness and confusion. The written report will be containing several mistakes.

Teaching tools

Material provided during the course in digital format

Office hours

See the website of Lamberto Tronchin