Learning programme | MEP skills for nZEB execution (white collars-execution engineers) | |||
Goals/Objectives | ||||
Total number of hours | 14 | Total number of credits | N/A | |
Minimum EQF for participants | 6-7 | |||
Pre-curriculum conditions | Degree in MEP engineering |
Learning Outcomes
Learning unit/ topic | Knowledge | Skills | Responsibility & autonomy |
1 | Energy efficiency and building renovation policies (EU and national) | ||
Specialized knowledge on EU
legislation relevant to energy efficiency policy (EPBD and EED, EcoDesign) Specialized knowledge on national energy efficiency action plan Knowledge on maximum level of primary energy consumption required to achieve nZEB · Definition of ‘Primary Energy’ · Definition of ‘Delivered Energy’ Knowledge on key units used to define the energy efficiency of buildings including kWh/m2.year and kgCO2/m2.year Specialized knowledge on energy performance certificates and energy audits requirements
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Ability to identify EU legislation acts related to energy efficiency and explain their main goals
Skill to link energy demand and consumptions in buildings with CO2 emissions and climate goals Ability to understand requirements of national programmes supporting energy efficient renovations Ability to understand the results and recommendations of energy audits of the buildings |
Autonomy in considering and selecting appropriate guiding documentation for NZEB and DER design Taking responsibility for implementation of the recommendations related to energy efficient renovation support
Explain the link between energy demand and consumptions in buildings with CO2 emissions
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2 | Principles of NZEB | ||
Specialized theoretical
knowledge on the energy balance in both winter and summer season. Knowledge on facts, principles, processes and general concepts on the five passive house pillars: · Highly insulating envelope · Thermal bridge free construction · Airtightness · Windows and solar gains · Ventilation with heat recovery General knowledge on existing renewable and non-polluting energy sources Knowledge on possibilities of integration of renewable energy technologies in buildings
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Cognitive and practical skills
required to formulating tasks and activities related to the design process of energy saving buildings Cognitive skills to explain how building envelope affects possibilities of use of RES Ability to explain the importance of comfort in buildings and healthy indoor climate, and describe the main criteria and factors that affect human comfort in buildings
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Responsibility for identifying and assigning
tasks related to the design process of energy saving building and DER Responsibility to check the design of RES systems against the guidance and approved documentation Autonomy when answering questions from users/owners regarding Comfort, health and safety requirements in buildings and DER context
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3 | Comfort, health and safety requirements in buildings, incl. indoor air quality | ||
Knowledge on facts and
principles of comfort in buildings and healthy indoor climate, including indoor air quality, thermal comfort, daylight and lighting, noise, connection to the nearby landscape · Indoor air contaminants and recommended levels for acceptable indoor air quality (including condensation, humidity and mould appearance, CO2 levels, radon, VOCs), · Criteria for thermal comfort and relevant applicable regulation and standards, including adaptive thermal comfort, · Criteria for acoustic indoor environment comfort, including noise and vibration generation and accepted levels, Knowledge on facts and principles of key-factors influencing indoor comfort during summer (qualitative understanding) Knowledge of general concepts and building regulation regarding safety requirements in buildings and renovation process: · General awareness of environmental regulations affecting building system design and occupancy health and safety; · General awareness of the applicable regulations pertaining to safety issues, involving hazardous materials in buildings · General awareness of emergency operations and safety plan · General awareness of the interface / links with various professions in the construction process
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Ability to explain the
importance of comfort in buildings and healthy indoor climate, and describe the main criteria and factors that affect human comfort in buildings Identify the main factors influencing indoor comfort during summer and describe their importance Identify key safety requirements in buildings and renovation process and responsible specialist |
Taking responsibility for the identification of indoor environment related issues and appropriate measures for their correction
Responsibility for comfort and safety compliant design strategy of building systems |
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4 | Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system | ||
Knowledge on facts, principles,
processes and general concepts on the benefits of including a controlled ventilation system in a NZEB Knowledge on the role of mechanical ventilation in maintaining high quality indoor air, with special regard for appropriate levels of CO2 as well as relative humidity Knowledge about use of MVHR’s in NZEB and DER in terms of noise levels, electrical energy requirement for the fans and impact on reduce heating and / or cooling demand |
Comprehensive range of
cognitive and practical skills to appropriately dimension and locate duct sizes (cross- sectional areas) to minimize pressure losses whilst maintaining modest air speeds to reduce risk of irritating noise for occupants comprehensive range of cognitive and practical skills in order to select an appropriate MVHR unit for the project considering the key objectives |
Self-management and/or management and upervision
related to ensuring that the MVHR system proactively contributes towards comfortable indoor temperatures and relative humidity in buildings |
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5 | Heating and cooling/ DHW | ||
Knowledge on different
heating and cooling systems such as boilers, heat pumps, mini-split systems and district heating comprehensive and theoretical knowledge on the sizing of heating and cooling systems suitable for NZEB projects comprehensive knowledge on both latent and sensible cooling, including ability to interpret a psychrometric chart Specialized knowledge on facts, principles, processes and general concepts on insulation of pipework and the significant influence of this on energy consumption Specialized knowledge on the typical losses from hot water circulation systems, hot water connections to taps and storage tanks. Knowledge on dimensioning insulation thickness for DHW pipes for the purposes of minimising heat loss Knowledge on the energy consumption of DHW circulation pumps |
cognitive and practical skills to interpret the performance specifications of and test data for heating and / or cooling equipment in order to determine their ecoefficiency of performance (COP) and to ensure selection of optimal equipment for the climate and needs of the dwelling
cognitive and practical skills in order to design a heating and / or cooling system including the generation and distribution system cognitive and practical skills in order to integrate the heating and cooling system into the fresh air (MVHR) system cognitive and practical skills in choosing the optimum DHW circulation system for different residential building type scenarios |
management and supervision related to the selection of the most optimal heating and cooling system for a project bearing in mind such issues as available services (electricity, gas, wood, oil) and costs
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Lighting, electrical systems and automation regulation | |||
6 | Knowledge on facts, principles,
processes and general concepts on low energy lighting systems and on use of passive infrared sensors (PIR) in automating lighting in infrequently used spaces and circulation zones Specialized knowledge on the difference between key concepts of lux, lumens and watts Knowledge on range of lighting colours available (cool white versus warm white) Knowledge on facts, principles, processes and general concepts on the advantages of home automation and regulation systems Knowledge on the key energy uses which should be governed by home automation and regulation, including DHW and space conditioning as well as CO2 and humidity levels
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Cognitive and practical skills in preparing a lighting design for different residential spaces based on availability of natural daylighting as well as room function and lux levels
Cognitive and practical skills required to sketch a home automation and regulation system indicating the location of key sensors and highlighting which features they regulate
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Responsibility for overseeing lighting design with regards to low energy and comfort parameters
Responsibility for considering and applying automated regulation scheme for optimizing energy use in building systems |
7 | RES and RES in building renovation | ||
Knowledge on the definition of renewable energy and types of renewable energy sources and systems
Knowledge on existing HVAC technologies with the use of RES knowledge on photovoltaic systems knowledge on requirements to drawings for the building equipment with use of renewable sources knowledge on renewable energy technologies appropriate to reach nZEB or DER standard knowledge on existing systems of short- term and long- term energy storage |
Skills on application of principles of integrated design to RES building systems
cognitive and practical skills on collection of relevant information to check the design of RES building systems against the guidance and approved documentation Skills to list and describe the available tools for design of RES building systems cognitive skills to explain how building envelope and heat distribution systems (inlet temperature) affect possibilities and design of RES use |
Responsibility to assess the
possibilities for integration of technical systems that use renewable energy into building Responsibility to check the design of RES systems against the guidance and approved documentation Responsibility to design the heat supply of a building in line with n-ZEB standards |
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8 | Airtightness | ||
Knowledge on facts, principles,
processes and general concepts on the necessity of airtightness, vapour control and windtightness in a building and the multitude of benefits they bring knowledge on facts, principles, processes and general concepts on the critical importance of coupling airtightness with ventilation (“build tight-ventilate right”) knowledge on facts, principles, processes and general concepts on typical weak points in the case of airtightness, vapour control and windtightness
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cognitive and practical skills
required to explain the importance of airtightness, windtightness and vapour control in buildings cognitive and practical skills required to identify the airtight layer and its constituent parts in drawings and buildings |
Understanding for formulating a logical procedure/sequence of work with reference to airtightness
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9 | Planning and design instruments | ||
Knowledge of nationally
recognised and available software tools for design of NZEB projects Knowledge on available BIM tools and their application Theoretical knowledge of application of specialised software for design and planning of energy efficiency (Passive House Planning Package (PHPP)) Knowledge of possibilities of data exchange between software tools for planning and design |
Identify and explain software tools for assisting NZEB design
Practical skills to apply software tools for specialised parts of design of energy efficient projects |
Responsibility for application of nationally recognized software tools for specific design tasks related to energy efficiency |
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. Energy efficiency and building renovation policies (EU and national) | classical, digital/ webinar, interactive, powerpoint presentation | Course | 1 |
2. Principles of NZEB | Course, Applied activities | 1 | |
3. Comfort, health and safety requirements in buildings, incl. indoor air quality | Course, Applied activities | 1 | |
4. Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system | Course, Applied activities | 2 | |
5. Heating and cooling/ DHW | Course, Applied activities | 3 | |
6. Lighting, electrical systems and automation regulation | Course, Applied activities | 2 | |
7. RES and RES in building renovation | Course, Applied activities | 2 | |
8. Airtightness | Course, Applied activities | 1 | |
9. Planning and design instruments | Course | 1 | |
Total no. of hours | 14 | ||
References: Fit-to- NZEB, Catalogue of Learning Outcomes D2.3 (December 2017) available at http://www.fit-to-nzeb.com/uploads/9/8/8/4/9884716/d2.3_catalogue_of_lo.pdf
CraftEdu, ULOs for Developing Curricula D2.1 (May 2019) available at: https://www.craftedu.eu/uploads/9/8/8/4/9884716/d2.1_ulos_for_developing_educational_curricula.pdf CraftEdu, Curricula for 9 training programmes for targeted craftsmen and on-site workers, D2.5 available at: https://www.craftedu.eu/uploads/9/8/8/4/9884716/d2.5_curricula_for_9_training_programmes_for_targeted_craftsmen_and_on-site_workers.pdf |