Building Energy Systems Engineering
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DepartmentFaculty of Environmental Engineering
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Program code6121EX053
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Field of studyEngineering
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QualificationBachelor of Engineering Sciences
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Duration1
Fun fact
Did you know that one of the oldest forms of thermal energy harnessed by humans was solar energy? Ancient civilizations used sunlight to heat and cook food. The Greeks and Romans even designed their homes to capture and store solar warmth. Today, solar remains one of the most powerful and enduring renewable energy sources — and you will learn how to integrate it into modern buildings.
The buildings of tomorrow must be energy-efficient, healthy, comfortable, long-lasting, and sustainable — making smart use of natural resources throughout their entire life cycle.
About
Programme Objective
This programme introduces students to the energy sector, covering both renewable and non-renewable energy sources, energy supply networks, and building microclimate systems. The goal is to prepare specialists who can:
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Design and manage sustainable energy systems for buildings
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Properly install, maintain, and improve heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems
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Evaluate energy solutions from the source to the end user, balancing efficiency, comfort, and environmental impact
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Contribute to the development of future-ready buildings that align with global sustainability goals.
Main Study Modules
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Renewable Energy Technologies
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Building Heating Systems
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Air Conditioning
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Ventilation
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Heat Supply
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Gas Supply
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What will I be able to do?
• Analyze, identify, and solve issues related to indoor climate, heating, and energy supply
• Design, install, and maintain building and outdoor engineering systems
• Integrate renewable energy technologies into modern buildings
• Make strategic decisions guided by sustainability, energy efficiency, and economic benefit
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, IT specialists, and environmental experts in interdisciplinary teams. -
What are my career opportunities?
• Energy specialists, engineers, project managers, or consultants
• Designers of heat production, electricity and gas supply, HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, cooling), and renewable energy systems
• Professionals in companies that produce, install, maintain, and sell energy supply and building microclimate systems
• Advisors and consultants on renewable energy integration and sustainable building practices.
Study subjects
1 Semester
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APPEB16510 6 credits
Air Conditioning (with course project)
Module aim
To acquire and assimilate knowledge about air conditioning – terms, history, air proprieties, elementary and integrate air conditioning processes, cold generation principles and equipment, classification and equipment of air conditioning systems. To understand the relations between indoor climate parameters, influencing factors and functioning of air conditioning systems. To learn and to get practical skills of designing of air conditioning systems.
Module description
During this course the air conditioning is comprehensively analysed – terms, history, air proprieties, elementary and integrate air conditioning processes, cold generation principles and equipment, classification and equipment of air conditioning systems. During the practical exercises students learn to make calculations necessary to design the air conditioning systems of building.Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times.
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APPEB16508 6 credits
Buildings' Heating Systems
Module aim
To acquire and assimilate knowledge about buildings’ heating systems and equipment, to learn and to get practical skills of designing of heating systems, to acquire functioning principals of main heating equipment and to learn select it correctly, to understand how to save energy and control modern heating systems, to understand the impact of design solutions for human comfort, energy use and functioning of other building systems.
Module description
It’s always good to come back to a warm and cozy home during the winter. The heating system creates comfortable microclimate conditions for a person in the cold season. It ensures the necessary conditions not only for living organisms, but also for building structures, equipment and technological processes in the cold season. Knowing this subject allows you to maintain a comfortable thermal environment in the building, select the necessary system and devices, use energy resources efficiently and manage the system according to your needs. This module is very closely related to the building’s heat supply and production as well as ventilation, air conditioning and water supply systems. Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times.
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APPEB16303 6 credits
Engineering Thermodynamics
Module aim
To enable students to apply the methodological principles of engineering thermodynamics to the analysis of energy transformation systems, from single component to thermodynamic cycles.
Module description
Thermodynamics is a branch of physics that studies the relationship between heat and other forms of energy. Its applications range from microorganisms to household appliances, vehicles, energy production systems and even philosophy. 21st-century engineers need strong analytical and problem-solving abilities as a basis for solving important social problems related to engineering thermodynamics. Consequently, this course enables students to understand basic principles of engineering thermodynamics and solve problems ranging from determining the parameters of individual systems to cycle analysis.Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars, at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times and must complete all laboratory works.
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APPEB16509 6 credits
Ventilation
Module aim
To acquaint students with the design, construction and operation features of ventilation as one of the interrelated building engineering systems designed to create a favourable indoor climate for human activity.
Module description
Ventilation is crucial for every building in order to maintain adequate air quality in it, so in this course students gain knowledge about different methods of building ventilation, learn to determine the required air quantities for different situations, choose the most rational ventilation system for a specific building/room, construct it properly, ensuring effective air change rates in the premises in accordance with technical and hygienic requirements. For this, students are introduced to the requirements for ventilation systems and the equipment used and its specific characteristics. The energy efficiency of ventilation equipment and issues of the energy efficient operation of the system are also analysed. Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times and must complete all laboratory works.
2 Semester
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APPEB16716 6 credits
Renewable Energy Technologies
Module aim
To provide students with knowledge about renewable energy technologies and the sustainable development, principles of technology operation, application possibilities, also critically evaluate their advantages and disadvantages.
Module description
Renewable energy resources (wind, solar, hydroelectric, ocean energy, geothermal energy, biomass and biofuels) are an alternative to fossil fuels that help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, diversify energy supply and reduce dependence on unreliable and unstable fossil fuel markets (especially oil and gas). In the last 15 years, many EU legal acts have been adopted, which oblige member countries to expand the market of renewable energy resources, implement sustainability policies, not to waste energy, and choose environmentally friendly solutions. The lectures of this subject will provide a better understanding of the technologies of renewable energy resources, their transformation possibilities, applicability and the evaluation of the main technical and economic indicators. Students must participate in at least 60% of the practice listed in the timetable and must complete all laboratory works.
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APPEB16613 6 credits
Gas Supply
Module aim
To provide knowledge of combustible gases, their preparation, supply and use systems. To help acquire skills in the design of medium pressure gas pipeline networks, selection of equipment, preparation of drawings.
Module description
A gas supply system is a complex of engineering installations designed to extract natural and/or produce synthetic combustible gases, to prepare them for use, to store, supply, distribute, and use them as fuels, as chemical feedstocks, or for technological purposes in industry, households, transport and energy production. Lectures in this subject focus on the advantages, properties, extraction, production, composition, purification, odourisation, combustion characteristics and principles of combustion of gases. Students are introduced to urban gas pipeline systems and network installations, and are practiced in the hydraulic calculation and design of gas pipelines. An overview of mains gas pipelines, liquefied petroleum gas supply, gas control and instrumentation, and the basics of liquefied natural gas supply are presented. Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times.
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APPEB16615 6 credits
Integrated Project 2 (Heat and Gas Supply for a City)
Module aim
To help acquire basic planning and design skills for the integrated supply of heat and gas to the city.
Module description
Sustainable energy supply in built-up settlements is often associated with the application of centralised systems. Such systems include district heating and gas supply. These two different systems can function together but also complement each other. The integrated project addresses the challenge of supplying heat and gas for a small town. Once the heat and gas needs of individual consumers and quarters of the city have been determined, low and medium pressure ring pipeline networks and a branched district heating network are designed (hydraulic calculations of pipelines, network specifications, selection of equipment, preparation of element lists, system drawings, and estimation of possible heat losses). Students must participate in at least 60% of the practice listed in the timetable.
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APPEB16612 6 credits
Heat Production
Module aim
To provide an understanding of the design, use, maintenance and requirements of heat production systems, the properties of primary energy and its transformation into heat, the processes, technologies, equipment and their operation, and the principles of designing thermal schemes for their systems.
Module description
Heat is needed for various building processes, such as heating buildings, hot water preparation, etc. Technical systems that produce heat are one of the most important components of the energy system. The heat production course aims to introduce the student to heat demand, its variation and structure, energy supply systems, primary energy, fuels, and their combustion, and to teach the student how to calculate the heat balance and assess efficiency. Introduces the process of combustion of fuels, and the combustion plants (boilers, their principal structures, secondary plants and processes, use and maintenance). Biomass combustion technologies are examined and the environmental impact of heat production is assessed. Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times.
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APPEB16614 3 credits
Heat Supply
Module aim
To acquire and assimilate knowledge about district heating systems, their design, operation and requirements for them. To understand the principles of heat supply network composition, the performance of the main technological equipment.
Module description
District heating (DH) is an efficient way to provide heat to densely built-up urban areas, achieving energy, environmental, safety, security, reliability and economic sustainability. In this course, students are introduced to the advantages of DH, the history of the development of DH systems, the types of DH systems, the potential users and the determination of their heat demand, the structure, operation, efficiency evaluation, maintenance and the basics of district cooling. Students must attend at least 60 per cent of the seminars and at least half of the lectures at the scheduled times.
Statistics
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| Enrolled students | 3 |
| Enrolled to FT | 0 |