Course code Arhi6012
Credit points 4.50
Total Hours in Course36
Number of hours for lectures24
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes12
Date of course confirmation23.03.2021
Responsible UnitInstitute of Civil Engineering and Wood Processing
Dr. sc. ing.
ArhiM005 [GARHM005] Sustainable Building
Course "Sustainable building" students acquire knowledge of how to design a healthy, rational and sustainable buildings that are affected by the choice of building materials, construction site selection and operation of sustainable buildings.
Following course studies, the student will have knowledge of ecological and sustainable construction (assessment - examination); skills to design a sustainable building that does the least harm to nature (assessment - practical works).; competence for assessing sustainability in various types of construction projects (evaluation - practical works).
1. Health and environmentally friendly buildings. (lecture 2 h)
2. Materials and construction methods, selection of materials, criteria for selection of materials, selection of the construction method (lecture 2 h, Applied works 2 h);
3. Engineering networks, design, project implementation, indoor microclimate, ventilation, heating systems. (lecture 2 h, Practical works 2 h);
4. Protecting and saving resources. (lecture 1 h)
5. Heating and cooling, Use of efficient electricity, heating efficiency, thermal insulation, heat recovery. (lecture 2 h, Practical works 2 h);
6. Clean water, waste, water saving methods, waste sorting, recycling. (lecture 2 h)
7. Ecological cycles. (lecture 2 h, Applied works 1 h);
8. Renewable heat. (lecture 1 h)
9. Renewable electricity. (lecture 1 h)
10. Wastewater, their cycles, purification, separation, natural treatment methods. (lecture 2 h)
11. Greening and cultivation, permaculness, greening structure, vegetation in and on buildings. (lecture 1 h, Applied works 1 h);
12. Impact of the building accommodation. (lecture 1 h, Practical works 2 h)
13. Adaptation to the natural environment, geology and topography, adaptation to climate. (lecture 1 h, Applied works 1 h);
14. Social structure, sustainable cities, traffic. (lecture 1 h)
15. Existing buildings in their operational phases, management and management, energy saving, rebuilding. (lecture 2 h, Applied works 1 h);
16. People need them, amenities. (lecture 1 h).
The course can be completed if all practical works have been successfully developed and the exam has been passed.
Perform the practical work independently and prepare for the examination.
The practical jobs are marked. The final score is assessed as the cumulative score between the practical works (40%) and the exam (60%).
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4. Noviks J. Ģimenes māja II. Rīga: SIA Tehniskā grāmata, 2007. 272 lpp.
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2. McLeod V. Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture. London: Laurence King, 2010. 224 p. ISBN 9781856696418
3. Klanten R., Feireiss L. Build-On. Converted Architecture and Transformed Buildings. Berlin: Gestalten, 2009. 239 p. ISBN 9783899552591
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2. Latvijas Būvniecība. Rīga: Izdevniecība Lilita. ISSN 1691-4058
3. Latvijas Architektūra. Rīga: Izdevniecība Lilita. ISSN 1407-4923.
Course for the Professional higher education master study programme Civil Engineering