Climatic Actions, Lighting and Ventilation

Objectives

Aims to provide the students with knowledge of meteorological actions (wind, rain, and solar radiation) that promote water infiltration, air permeability and degradation (mechanical and aging) of the facades.

General characterization

Code

12471

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Daniel Aelenei, João Godinho Viegas

Hours

Weekly - 3

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

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Bibliography

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Teaching method

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Evaluation method

Students evaluation is based on the development and presentation of a report on the window frame of of a building (developed in teams).

Subject matter

1.Climate actions
a.Wind (NP EN 1991-1-4)
b.Rain
c.Solar radiation

2.User-enforced actions

3.Lighting
a.General concepts in natural and artificial lighting;
b.Basic aspects of daylighting and electric lighting in buildings;
c.Notions of visual comfort;
d.Energetic impacts of daylighting: the role of glazing and shading devices;
e.Electric lighting in buildings and its articulation with daylighting;
f.Regulation and standardization applicable to daylighting and electric lighting in buildings

4.Comfort and ventilation
a.Ventilation requirements
b.Infiltration and exfiltration of air: Calculation and measurement
c.Efficacy of ventilation
d.Ventilation design:
   i.Calculation: EN 15242
  ii.Natural ventilation: NP 1037-1
 iii.Mechanical ventilation: NP 1037-2
  iv.Use of the CONTAM program

5.Fire Safety
a.Heat transfer in a fire situation
b.Reaction to fire and fire resistance
c.Fire propagation in façades
6.Pathologies, inspection, maintenance and rehabilitation of facades

Programs

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