• Number of ECTS: 7
• Course number: MPDD-11
• Module(s): Module 1
• Language: EN
• Mandatory: Yes

Concepts for energy efficient and comfortable buildings

Students understand basics of comfort and energy in buildings The student understands the relevant parameters for energy efficient buildings: –         The basics in building physics and the aspects related to the building envelope –         The user and his need in terms of comfort –         The technical installations, especially heating / ventilation / air-conditioning / lighting The student  understands and can work with the energy relevant parameters of building materials and building components. The student  knows the common technical installations and t he student  is able to evaluate them on their energy performance. relevant parameter of building. The student  understands the basics of establishing energy balances and evaluations of buildings. As civil engineer  the student  disposes on the necessary knowledge and vocabulary to communicate with the specialists (energy consultants, building services engineers…) in this field.

 Basics in building physics and energy efficiency of buildings (Part 1: S. Maas):                                                                                            1. The role of the building2. The actual situation of administrative buildings     3. Contaminants in buildings                                                                   4. Comfort and needs of occupants                                                        5. How to assure thermal comfort                                                            6. Windows (gains, losses, orientation)                                                  7. Air tightness                                                                                       8. Thermal inertia/mass          9. Ventilation & cooling                                                                          10. Heat pumps and solar collectors                                                      11. Heat recovery                                                                                  12. Heating needs                                                                                13. Final energy and primary energy                                                             14. Coefficients of performance                                                              15. Energy performance certificates                                                             16. The norm EN832                                                                            17. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directives (EPBD): 2002/91/EC & 2010/31/EU     Lab 1 content (PhD-students/1 ECTS):                                                    1. Thermal comfort                                                                                       2. Heat Flowmeter                                                                                      3. Thermography                                                                                     4. Lighting                                                                                                    5. Blower-Door Test                                                                                    6. Software Lesosai for stationary energy balances                           7.Thermal Bridges – CatalogueLab. 2 &2 (F. Scholzen):Concepts for energy efficient and comfortable buildings: Technical installations Introduction: active and passive measuresHeating:  Heat load, heating systems, heat production and distributionVentilation needsMoist air, psychrometric diagram (Mollier)Air-conditioning: Chillers, Room Air Cooling, Air handling UnitsFree CoolingShort introduction to renewable energies in buildings Lab. Sessions:Introduction and general guidelines for the measurements, Thermography, Blower-door test, Measurement of humidity, Measurement of heat flux, Acoustic Measurement 

  End-of-course assessment:     Written exam – 90 min – 20 points Oral exam –  Depending on the number of students and/or external constraints, a partial or completely oral exam format may be chosen by the teachers !

 Part I: Roulet, Santé et quailté de l’environnement intérieur dans les bâtiments, 2004, Lausanne Multiple handouts during the lessons W. Feist, das Niedrigenergiehaus, C.F. Müller, 1998 RWE Bau Handbuch,VWEW Energieverlag, 2004  Part II: Script Part Lab. Sessions : Hand-out’s access to LESOSAI for one lab session  

• Number of ECTS: 3
• Course number: MEEE-31
• Module(s): Module 2
• Language: FR
• Mandatory: Yes

Assessment of different building categories, e.g. single family homes, apartments, schools, old & new buildingsAu terme du cours, l’étudiant doit être à même de :- connaître et comprendre les caractéristiques constructives et les installations techniques du bâtiment qui ont un impact sur la performance énergétique du bâtiment- comprendre le système énergétique « immeuble » et les différents concepts d’immeuble performants-  connaître et comprendre les méthodes d’établir des bilans énergétiques d’immeubles d’après la méthodologie DIN 18599 et de pouvoir appliquer les logiciels correspondants- connaître et comprendre les méthodes de déterminer des charges thermiques et frigorifiques ainsi que le comportement thermique d’un bâtiment sur base d’une simulation horaire et de pouvoir appliquer les logiciels correspondants

Au terme du cours, l’étudiant doit être à même de :- connaître et comprendre les caractéristiques constructives et les installations techniques du bâtiment qui ont un impact sur la performance énergétique du bâtiment-  connaître et comprendre les méthodes d’établir des certificats de performance énergétique (CPE) d’immeubles fonctionnels d’après la méthodologie DIN 18599 et de pouvoir appliquer les logiciels correspondants- pouvoir optimiser un immeuble sur base de ces CPE tout en restant critique quant à leur fiabilité de représenter le comportement d’un bâtiment réel 

Part III : la physique du bâtiment et son monitoring (Prof. Maas, 2h, 2.5 ECTS)Assurer la qualité de l'air: les effets de l'aération, ventilation naturelle et mécanique, chiffres clefs de consommation électriques pour la ventilation et la climatisationProtection contre l'humidité et les moisissures : protection contre la pluie, l'humidité du sol, transport convectif du vapeur, condensation et diffusionAssurer la qualité de l'éclairage : Eclairage naturel et artificiel, chiffres clefs de consommation électriques pour l'éclairage

L'examen écrit

Notes de cours (disponibles sur Moodle)

• Number of ECTS: 4
• Course number: MPDD-34
• Module(s): Module 3
• Language: EN
• Mandatory: Yes

This course provides the fundamentals of traffic and transport systems theory: it aims at understanding and managing the relationship between demand for mobility and the various transportation systems and explains how these lead to economic and societal problems such as congestion, pollution, etc.The goal is to provide a broad view of transportation systems analysis covering both private and public transport systems, and to complement this overview with a discussion of aspects like congestion analysis and management, intelligent transportation systems, traffic data collection methods, and new sustainable options (travel sharing, multi-modality, e-cars, etc.).

1.     Provide the student the student with a basic knowledge of transportation systems and to get in touch with the most relevant issues addressed by transportation systems theory.  2.     Introduce the student to theoretical and practical tools to analyse traffic and transport systems, to solve traffic management and infrastructure planning and design problems.

1.     Introduction to transport systems analysis and transport planning and management;2.     Supply systems and traffic flow theory: Urban and motorway systems, definition of capacity, Macroscopic models (fundamental diagram approach);3.     Demand and Travel behavior: Basics of random utility theory, decision making processes, choice set generation; 4-stage modelling, OD estimation from traffic data4.     Traffic assignment and equilibrium: Traffic assignment processes; equilibrium principles;5.     Planning and scheduling of Public Transport: Timetabling, railway capacity, safety systems, real-time rescheduling and management; PT planning and design, sustainable mobility, multimodal networks6.     Infrastructure planning and design: Basics of transport economics, pricing problems, road maintenance strategies, design and planning of new infrastructures####################################Theme:1. The complexity of modelling transportation networks is elaborated in detail, from the analysis of the demand to the arising of congestion problems and how to mitigate them.2. Different management solutions are described in the second part of the course to learn how to reduce transportation costs, and seek sustainable mobility targets.

Written Examination

Course handouts, course notes.Cascetta E. Transport Systems Analysis. Springer (complementary reading)Ortuzar J. and Willumsen P. Transport Modelling. Wiley (complementary reading)

• Number of ECTS: 3
• Course number: MEEE-6
• Module(s): Module 4
• Language: EN
• Mandatory: Yes

– EIB approach towards energy projects- EIB approach towards climate change- Technical and economic due diligence of energy efficiency projects- Technical and economic due diligence of renewable energy projects

Written exam

• Number of ECTS: 2
• Course number: MPDD-6
• Module(s): Module 5
• Language: EN, FR
• Mandatory: Yes

  An agreed topic is detailed by the student and it is presented followed by a discussion. Learning objective: Insights into the agreed topic, e.g. energy efficiency of buildings. Personal work in an agreed area. Imparting this knowledge in a presentation followed by a discussion/defense.   Documentation  

 Exemplary project topics are: Renewable energy- Simulation of the energy consumption of buildings- Computational investigation of thermal bridges- Modern heating techniques- Modern cooling techniques- Advanced construction materials- Building automation- Combined heat and power production using fuel cells- Combined heat and power production using internal combustion engines- Combined heat and power production using thermodynamic cycles- Biofuel production….. 

Written report and a presentation (defense of a project work) – one final grade for both

• Number of ECTS: 5
• Course number: MPDD-7
• Module(s): Module 6
• Language: EN, FR
• Mandatory: Yes

Introduction to the principles of thermodynamics which gives an overview on the 1st and 2nd law of thermodynamic, the cyclic processes for heat, steam, and combustion engines, and the basis of heat transfer. 

–          Definitions-          Change of state (ideal gas) of closed/open cycles, Carnot’s cycle, efficiency-          Irreversible change of state-          Ideal gas in machines and processes-          Steam –          Heat transfer (conduction, convective heat transmission, radiation, thermal transfer)-          Combustion / Conversion of energy

written exam

Einführung in die Thermodynamik, G. Cerbe, H.-J. Hoffmann, 13. Edition, Hanser Verlag, 2002

• Number of ECTS: 4
• Course number: MPDD-35
• Module(s): Module 7
• Language: EN
• Mandatory: Yes

Currently, a transition is taking place in Europe towards an increasing awareness of the impact of our behavior on the environment. Instead of unrestricted use of fossil fuels, the focus is slowly shifting towards minimizing energy consumption or using renewable sources of energy with the purpose to reduce carbon emissions. The current configuration of the urban water cycle is, from and energy use perspective, not as sustainable as it could be. For example, more than 85% of the energy input in the total urban water cycle (drinking water production, distribution, use in households, wastewater collection and treatment) is used to heat our water. Much of this energy is simply wasted and ultimately discharged to the environment. The creation of a system with a sustainable use of energy within the urban water cycle is necessary. This course provides the fundamentals of sustainable technologies in wastewater and sludge treatment: it aims at understanding and managing the main processes that are necessary, the consumption of energy to conduct these processes in wastewater treatment plants as well as the possibilities of energy production from wastewater and sludge. The main goal is to provide a broad view of conventional wastewater treatment technologies and new sustainable options. In addition to the theoretical part of this course, case studies will be presented by internal and external experts, simulation tools used in practice are provided to get a deeper knowledge in interactions between different treatment processes. The course is complete by two field trips to national and international enterprises dealing with sustainable wastewater and sludge treatment technologies.

Provide the student with a basic knowledge of transportation systems and to get in touch with the most relevant issues addressed by transportation systems theory. Introduce the student to theoretical and practical tools to analyse traffic and transport systems, to solve traffic management and infrastructure planning and design problems.

I. State of the art in wastewater and sludge treatmentII. Future challengesClimate changeDemographic developmentShortage/limitation of Resources (energy, phosphorus)III. Emerging pollutants: Micropollutants in wastewaterIV. Resources in WastewaterEnergy (consumption + production)  Nutrients (recovery)Water (reuse V. Ressource-oriented concepts in wastewater treatment

Written Examination + Computer-aided essay

Metcalf & Eddy: ‘Wastewater Engineering, Treatment and Reuse’ Water Environment Federation ‘Energy Conservation in Water and Wastewater’ Cao ‘Mass flow and Energy Efficiency of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants’ Environmental Protection Agency: ‘An Energy Management Guidebook for Wastewater and Water Utilities’ Asano ‘Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse’ Khanal ‘Anaerobic Biotechnology for Bioenergy Production: Principles and Applications’

• Number of ECTS: 3
• Course number: MPDD-62
• Module(s): Module 8
• Language: EN, FR, DE
• Mandatory: Yes

In this course, students will learn about the concept of circular economy in the construction sector, at the building and neighborhood level. They will be confronted with the reality on the ground and the new financial models that result. Students will discover new innovations, different certifications (C2C), as well as the evolution of the circular economy. They will carry out group projects on the application of the circular economy in a construction project.

Connaître les principes de l’économie circulaire en général et pour le secteur de la construction.   Connaître les dernières innovations en la matière de circularité Savoir implémenter une philosophie d’économie circulaire dans un projet

Circular economy, Sustainable construction, Eco-district, Flexibility, Reuse/Repair/Recycling, Performance-as-a-Service.

Quiz (15%) Midterm (15%) Project+ Presentation (30%) Final Exam (40%)