After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• Identify and describe construction methods;
• Describe the construction aspects (transport, construction site equipment, construction process) for the respective construction process;
• Explain the execution of details on building construction sites from a construction management point of view;
• Explain the building physics basics;
• To describe the interactions (interfaces) between building equipment (HVAC) and construction work on the construction site.

For organisational and administrative questions regarding the lecture Construction methods in building construction and HVAC basics, please contact oleksandr.melnyk@tuwien.ac.at!

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• The presentations of seminar papers will take place in seminar room AE EG - 1.
• The oral exam will probably take place in room Seminarraum AE EG - 1.

In the first part of the lecture, the various process technologies (solid construction, skeleton construction, ...) in building construction are presented and explained. The aspects of construction management (transport, construction site equipment, construction sequence, costing) for the respective methods will be discussed. In the exercise, the execution method of certain building construction elements and the computation of HVAC components are compiled. In the second part of the lecture, an overview is given of the basic principles of building physics for the design of technical building equipment (HVAC). Based on these fundamentals, the individual components of the HVAC (heating and cooling) are described. In the last section of the lectures, the building operation/HVAC interfaces are examined, and various terms in the field of digitalization in building construction are taught.

The methodological structure of this LVA is as follows:        

• Lecture;
  
• Self-study of selected chapters of the lecture;
• 2 lectured exercise units;
• 1 exercise assignment with a presentation of seminar papers;
• Oral examination.

A script for the course is available online in the TUWEL course.

The course assessment is based on the students' exercise (60 p.) + seminar paper presentation (40 p.). In total, 100 points are to be achieved. Finally, an oral examination will take place in January. To participate in the exam, students are expected to meet the following criteria:

• At least 51 points achieved;
• Attendance at the first lecture;
• Seminar paper prepared, handed in on time, presented (compulsory attendance, 5 Min/Person) and positively completed;
• Attendance at the exercise presentation is obligatory.

Attendance counts the lecture sessions and topic presentation sessions.

After the first performance, the course is considered to be compulsory. Thus, an assessment takes place at the end of the course.

Please note: Depending on the number of students, the times for the presentations and the oral examinations may differ from the time indicated in the TISS.

A script for the course can be downloaded from the TUWEL course.

Master students who have not completed their Bachelor's degree in civil engineering at TU Wien and do not meet the admission requirements are kindly requested to contact us.