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| Learning programme | General skills related to nZEB construction (blue collars) | |||
| Goals/Objectives | ||||
| Total number of hours | 14 | Total number of credits | N/A | |
| Minimum EQF for participants | 3 | |||
| Pre-curriculum conditions | Work experience in building construction, basic knowledge on building materials and their installation as well as about building envelope and its elements | |||
Learning Outcomes
| Learning unit/ topic | Knowledge | Skills | Responsibility & autonomy |
| 1 | nZEB principles | ||
| Knowledge on the nZEB standard and the principles of a nearly zero energy building. | Cognitive and practical skills required to understand the nZEB requirements to be able to perform the assigned tasks with top quality. | Responsibility to perform the work and to install materials and equipment in order to meet the nZEB requirements. | |
| 2 | Building airtightness requirements – quality sealing | ||
| Knowledge on the building (envelope) airtightness and about materials used to ensure the airtightness of the building. | Cognitive and practical skills required to understand how to achieve envelope airtightness in order to perform the assigned tasks related with the building airtightness. | Responsibility for proper use of materials for achieving the building airtightness. | |
| 3 | Continuously insulated building envelope – minimizing thermal bridges | ||
| Knowledge on the insulation materials and their thermal behavior as well as on properly sealing the building envelope in order to minimize the thermal bridges influence. | Cognitive and practical skills required to understand how to achieve continuously insulated building envelope in order to perform the assigned tasks related with the building insulation. | Responsibility for proper use of insulation materials paying attention to details in order to minimize the thermal bridges influence. | |
| 4 | Windows installation to achieve nZEB standard | ||
| Knowledge on the RAL standard and energy efficient methods of windows installation as well as on the materials used for installation. | Cognitive and practical skills required to be able to apply the energy efficient methods when installing windows in the building. | Responsibility for quality installation of windows in the building in order to achieve nZEB standard. | |
| 5 | New materials in construction and new technologies | ||
| Knowledge on the new and innovative materials and state-of-the-art technologies which are used in the field of green sustainable construction. | Cognitive and practical skills required to properly use new technologies and to properly install new materials in the building in order to achieve nZEB standard. | Responsibility for proper use of new technologies and materials to achieve the nZEB standard. | |
| 6 | Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings | ||
| Knowledge on the existing renewable energy sources and on possibilities of their integration in buildings. | Cognitive and practical skills required to understand which construction pre-work needs to be done before the RES equipment installation. | Responsibility for the quality of preparatory construction works done before the RES equipment installation. | |
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 | 2,5 |
| 2. Building airtightness requirements – quality sealing | Course, Applied activities | 2 | |
| 3. Continuously insulated building envelope – minimizing thermal bridges | Course, Applied activities | 2 | |
| 4. Windows installation to achieve nZEB standard | Course, Applied activities | 2,5 | |
| 5. New materials in construction and new technologies | Course | 2,5 | |
| 6. Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings | Course | 2,5 | |
| Total no. of hours | 14 | ||