Project Management in Building Construction

The course explores active and passive systems for controlling environmental well-being (particularly thermohygrometric and air quality, acoustics, and visuals) and technological systems serving buildings and on an urban scale. It is divided into the following sections: 1. Overview of environmental physics (physical-technical parameters, well-being, thermophysical characteristics of the building envelope; winter and summer thermal loads, primary energy requirements) and the relationship between climate, people, the building envelope, and systems); 2. Air conditioning systems and building types, classification criteria, design and maintenance criteria; identification, design, and selection of key components (generation, distribution, emission, and regulation systems); 3. Urban-scale systems (district heating/cooling, cogeneration, and systems powered by alternative energy sources, including solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, wind power, and geothermal systems); 4. Electrical systems (classification of electrical systems, electricity generation plants, distribution networks, electrical systems in buildings; 5. Acoustics (fundamental parameters, acoustics of desired and unwanted sounds) and lighting (fundamental parameters, lighting requirements for a confined space).

To best utilize the knowledge provided by the course, students must have already acquired some knowledge from the ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT course, particularly regarding:  basic understanding of the laws and physical phenomena that govern building behavior (heat transfer, properties, and transformations of air-vapor mixtures);  basic understanding of acoustics and lighting;  environmental well-being;  behavior of the building envelope;  building energy requirements;  building energy certification.

L. de Santoli, F. Mancini, Progettazione degli impianti di climatizzazione – con focus su integrazione impianti Fotovoltaici e Rinnovabili, Maggioli editore 2022. During the course, lecture slides and other materials will be uploaded to Moodle.

Attendance, while not mandatory, is recommended as the technical and scientific nature of the topics requires practical applications, the acquisition of specific language, and in-depth exploration of topics deemed useful by students. Attending students will be required to register on Moodle. Non-attending students are also encouraged to register so they can download the course materials, which will be uploaded during the course, and to learn, if interested, the dates of the midterm exams.

Attending students: 2 written tests for in itinere assessment and a written exam with possible oral exam (only for those who have obtained an unsatisfactory overall grade in the in itinere tests). NON-attending students: written exam with possible oral exam. The written tests will include open-ended theoretical questions and calculations (or use of graphs) for the sizing of system components. The first in itinere written test, lasting approximately 90 minutes, will cover the topics of Parts 1 and 2 of the program (see FIELD 3) and will be administered after half of the lessons. The second in itinere test, also lasting approximately 90 minutes, will cover the other topics (3, 4, and 5) and will be administered during the last lesson. The final grade for the in itinere tests will be the average of the two tests. The written tests (in itinere or final) are also essential to assess the student's ability to use the tools provided to make design choices and preliminary sizing of system systems.

The course consists of:  traditional lectures with PowerPoint or similar presentations covering the course topics;  lessons focusing on performing calculations, the correct use of diagrams, and student interaction;  in itinere individual written tests;  possible in-depth lessons also following the level of learning resulting from the first in itinere test.