Training to work on following tasks: design, construction, operation, engineering and consulting services for the use of renewable energy sources in building sector.

Gaining of basic knowledge about renewable energy sources and its use in building sector. Using gained knowledge in further education and engineering practice.

Introductory considerations. Primary and secondary energy sources. Renewable energy types and energy resources, space requirements, regulations. Solar power, directly or indirectly, active and passive use of solar energy, the sanitary hot-water preparation and heating requirements for the building, budget and equipment selection. Ground and surface water, soil (horizontal and vertical heat exchangers), outside air, geothermal water: systems, calculation and equipment selection. Heat load facility, share of renewable energy in the building heat load. Heat pump, the principle of work, the coefficient of heat, monovalent and bivalent mode, the choice of a heat pump. Biomass, wind energy. Cost-benefit analysis of the use of renewable energy in construction, energy savings, investments, assessment of economic feasibility, examples of calculations.

Lectures, exercises, consultations, mentoring. Visits to facilities with systems developed for the use of renewable energy sources. Testing knowledge on oral examination. Rating exam is based on attendance of lectures and exercises, reviews of the project work and the oral exam success.