Environmental Engineering MA, Energy and Material Flows in the Built Environment, 7.5 credits

Aim

The aim of the course is to deepen the understanding of the students in the subject of system analysis with emphasis on the built environment system. The course provides in-depth knowledge about the environmental impact of such systems with focus on energy and material flows from natural resources to end-use products and services. During the course, several integrated tools will be introduced to analyse such systems with respect to building design, energy production technologies, end-use technologies, energy utilization patterns and post evaluation of buildings.

Course objectives

After completing the course, the students should be able to:
- perform energy balance on buildings.
- understand and describe concepts related to system analysis.
- apply methods for analysing systems.
- model energy systems, with particular focus on bioenergy systems in the built environment.
- analyse the environmental impacts of material flows in the built environment.
- compare the environmental effect of various building designs.
- compare the environmental effect of various energy production and energy utilization technologies.
- analyse the effect of energy policy scenarios.

Content

The course covers the following parts
• fundamental aspects of energy use.
• energy balance in residential buildings.
• analysis of energy chains.
• economic analysis of energy systems.
• environmental effects of building materials.
• energy policies and evaluation.

Entry requirements

Environmental Science MA, Integrated Environmental Assessment, 7.5 credits

Selection rules and procedures

The selection process is in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance and the local order of admission.

Teaching form

The course is based on lectures, seminars, field measurements, computational modelling, and scientific literature surveys. Tuition is both campus-based and web-based. All course activities are performed in English.

Examination form

P000: Heat transfer, Presentation, 0.5 Credits
Grade scale: Fail (U) or Pass (G)

R000: Electric equipment monitoring, Report, 0.5 Credits
Grade scale: Fail (U) or Pass (G)

R100: Final energy, Report, 1.5 Credits
Grade scale: Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.

R200: Embodied energy, Report, 1.5 Credits
Grade scale: Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.

R300: Primary energy, Report, 1.5 Credits
Grade scale: Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.

R400: LCA, Report, 1.5 Credits
Grade scale: Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.

W000: Web examination, Web examination, 0.5 Credits
Grade scale: Fail (U) or Pass (G)

Grading criteria for the subject area can be found at www.miun.se/gradingcriteria.

The examiner has the right to offer alternative examination arrangements to students who have been granted the right to special support by Mid Sweden University’s disabilities adviser.

Examination restrictions

Students registered on this version of the course syllabus have the right to be examined 3 times within one year according to the specified examination forms. Thereafter the examination form is in according to the current course syllabus.

Grading system

Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.