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| Learning programme | Civil engineer skills for nZEB execution | |||
| Goals/Objectives | ||||
| Total number of hours | 14 | Total number of credits | N/A | |
| Minimum EQF for participants | 4-5 | |||
| Pre-curriculum conditions | Degree in civil engineering | |||
Learning Outcomes
| Learning unit/ topic | Knowledge | Skills | Responsibility & autonomy |
| 1 | nZEB principles | ||
| Comprehensive, specialized, factual and theoretical knowledge on the nZEB standard and the principles of a nearly zero energy building: low energy consumption; CO2 reduction and RES use. | A comprehensive range of cognitive and practical skills required to understand the nZEB requirements and to identify skills needed to plan and execute a building project. | Responsibility for analyzing project documentation to ensure conformance with nZEB standard requirements during the execution. | |
| 2 | Building airtightness | ||
| Comprehensive, specialized, factual and theoretical knowledge on the building (envelope) airtightness and about materials used to ensure the airtightness of the building. | A comprehensive range of cognitive and practical skills required to understand how to achieve envelope airtightness in order to give clear instructions during the building execution. | Responsibility for giving clear instructions on how to properly use materials for achieving the building airtightness. | |
| 3 | Continuously insulated building envelope – minimizing thermal bridges | ||
| Comprehensive, specialized, factual and theoretical knowledge on the insulation materials and their thermal behavior as well as on properly sealing the building envelope with attention to details in order to minimize the thermal bridges influence. | A comprehensive range of cognitive and practical skills required to understand how to achieve a continuously insulated building envelope in order to give clear instructions during the building execution. | Responsibility for giving clear instructions on how to properly use insulation materials paying attention to details in order to minimize the thermal bridges influence. | |
| 4 | Innovative green building materials | ||
| Comprehensive, specialized, factual and theoretical knowledge on the cutting-edge technologies and materials which are used in the field of green sustainable construction. | A comprehensive range of cognitive and practical skills required to choose the most suitable materials and technologies to be applied in the building in order to achieve nZEB standard. | Responsibility for choosing the adequate materials to meet the nZEB requirements. | |
| 5 | Holistic approach and coordination of all professions | ||
| Comprehensive, specialized, factual and theoretical knowledge on the integrated design & build approach facilitated by multidisciplinary work teams as well as on the coordination and different skills management on the site. | A comprehensive range of cognitive and practical skills required to develop understanding of others’ disciplines and to be able to assign the right people for the specific job. | Responsibility for successful coordination and collaboration of different professions during execution. | |
| 6 | Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings | ||
| Comprehensive, specialized, factual and theoretical knowledge on the existing renewable energy sources and on possibilities of their integration in buildings. | A comprehensive range of cognitive and practical skills required to understand the working principles of building’s systems with RES. | Responsibility to check the design of RES systems against the approved
documentation. |
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| 7 | Digitalization in construction (BIM, digital twin, laser scanning, inspection drones, infrared thermography…) | ||
| Comprehensive, specialized, factual and theoretical knowledge on the digital solutions and technologies which are used in the construction sector to ease the construction process. | A comprehensive range of cognitive and practical skills required to use digital solutions that will facilitate and speed-up the building execution. | Responsibility for developing digital documentation of the building execution process. | |
Detailed content of the topic (module)
| Learning unit/topic | Teaching methods (classical, video presentation, ppt presentation) | Type of activity (course, applied activity, practical activity) | No. of hours |
| 1. nZEB principles | classical, digital/ webinar, interactive, powerpoint presentation | Course | 2 |
| 2. Building airtightness | Course, Applied activities | 2 | |
| 3. Continuously insulated building envelope – minimizing thermal bridges | Course, Applied activities | 2 | |
| 4. Innovative green building materials | Course | 2 | |
| 5. Holistic approach and coordination of all professions | Course | 2 | |
| 6. Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings | Course | 2 | |
| 7. Digitalization in construction (BIM, digital twin, laser scanning, inspection drones, infrared thermography…) | Course, Applied activities | 2 | |
| Total no. of hours | 14 | ||
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