Duration
24h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits
| Specialised master in sustainable energy management | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Philippe Andre, N...
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
"Buildings to be constructed" part (SM): The objective of the course is to make students aware of the multitude of systems present in most buildings, of their operation, and of their impact on the management of energy in these buildings. The course is structured around a general introduction to the challenges of energy consumption, on the presentation of heating, domestic hot water, lighting, ventilation systems, etc. It also presents methods for monitoring consumption, and presents the results of the COZEB and NZEB studies for new buildings.
The practical work consists of analyzing the systems of a home chosen by the students.
Existing buildings part (PhA): the objective of the course is to present the available solutions to implement the energy management in buildings. The course starts with the presentation of the management criteria (comfort, energy consumption, cost, environmental protection) and presents the energy management systems on a technical and operational level. Then the course examines the question of the energy demand and the technical solutions available to manage this demand. The concepts are developed from a number of typical configurations of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. In the last part of the course, the elements concerning the in-situ verification of the energy management of a building are presented: commissioning methods, audit and performance verification.
A practical exercise is devoted to the analysis of the energy performance of an existing office building.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
"Buildings to be constructed" part (SM): at the end of this course, the student will be able to recognize the different systems present in a house, to identify the main elements, and to understand their importance in the management of the energy within the building.
Existing buildigns part (PhA): at the end of the course the student will be able to understand what is influencing the energy performance of an existing building and to implement methods in order to check this performance in situ.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
"Buildings to be constructed" part (SM): none
Existing buildings part (PhA): physics fundamentals
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
"Buildings to be constructed" part (SM): the course consists of lectures (theory), and a guided practical work which consists of the analysis of the systems of a house of the student's choice. The objective of the practical work can be adapted for students outside the EU.
Existing buildings part (PhA): the course combines theoretical lectures (4 lessons) and a practical exercise condicted on a real case (a typical office building)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
"Buildings to be constructed" part (SM) and existing buildings part (PhA) : Face-to-face or remotely, depending on the circumstances.
Recommended or required readings
"Buildings to be constructed" part (SM) : none
"Existing buildings" aprt: Power point presentations available
Assessment methods and criteria
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
The evaluation is done by scoring the practical work, and holding an oral examination common to both parties.
"Buildings to be constructed" part (SM): In the case of distance learning under a red code for at least half of the periods scheduled in the timetable, the final grade will be established by giving increased importance to practical work (moving to 50% of the overall score), vis-à-vis the exam (rising to 50% of the overall score). The oral exam will then include a question on the practical work, followed by a question on the theoretical material (a second question may be asked to the student in the event of inadequacy in the first question).
2020 : on line oral exam
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
"Buildings to be constructed" part (SM): Stéphane MONFILS - stephane.monfils@uliege.be
Exisiting Buildings part:
Philippe ANDRE
Professor
Building Energy Monitoring and Simulation
Université de Liège
Arlon Campus Environnement
Avenue de Longwy, 185
B-6700 ARLON
32 (0)63 23 08 58
p.andre@uliege.be