Duration
24h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in environmental science and management (60 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Philippe Andre, N...
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
SM part: The course explores the different ways of improving the balance sheet (energy or environmental) of a building in order to tend towards an optimum (in economic and / or performance terms). It discusses the concepts of balance sheet, benchmarks, optimum cost, presents the results of research carried out within the framework of the Walloon legalization in force, and introduces the concepts of multi-criteria optimization.
Practical work is carried out in groups, on the online software TOTEM, in order to improve the overall environmental performance of a building.
PhA part: the course presents the various ways available to increase the renewables fraction of the energy deamnd of builidings in an integrated approach aiming at the global optimisation of the building performance (energy performance considering multiple comfort aspects (thermal, visual, air quality). The analysed solutions include: solar thermal and PV systems, active facades, vegetalized roofs and facades, heat pumps, integrated energy systems, biomass-based solutions, micro wind mills, innovative lighting systems
The course is based upon a design exercise to realize on a residential building in view of increasing the renewable fraction.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
SM part: At the end of this course, the student will be able to understand the subtlety of an optimization, and apply the principles of improving a balance sheet (energy and / or environmental) to a construction project .
PhA part: at the end of the course the student will have a global view of the different solutions to improve the use of renewables in buildings and will be acquainted with the pre-sizing and the design verification methods. The exercise emphasizes the global and integrated approach which is required to develop a performing project.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
SM part: None
PhA part: Physics and thermodynamics fundamentals
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
SM part: The theoretical lectures are supplemented by tutorial sessions.
PhA part: theoretical lectures alternated with working sessions on the project the students realize in groups of 4 people. Theoretical elements are progressively provided, in reponse to the requests of the students.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
SM and PhA parts: Face-to-face or remote, depending on the circumstances.
Recommended or required readings
SM part: None
Assessment methods and criteria
SM part:
The overall assessment focuses on the completion of a practical work (in groups, 1/3 of the points) and on the success of an oral exam (2/3 of the points) covering both the practical work and the concepts theory developed during the course.
In the case of distance learning under a red code for at least half of the periods scheduled in the schedule, the final score will be established by giving increased importance to practical work (rising to 50% of the overall score), vis-à-vis the exam (rising to 50% of the overall rating). 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).
PhA part: the evaluation is based on the project developed by the students all along the working sessions. The final note for this part is made of the following elements:
- general philosophy and coherence of the project (2 points)
- calculations realized: (8 points)
- team working: (2 points for the team and 3 for the individual performance within the team)
- presentation of the solution (5 points)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Philippe ANDRE - p.andre@uliege.be
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
Stéphane MONFILS - stephane.monfils@uliege.be