Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module: 

• Must have knowledge on the concept and different strategies of facilities management (FM)
• Must have knowledge on maintenance plans and maintenance budgets
• Must be able to describe the energy system of a building and its interaction with the Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS)
• Must be able to understand the different communication protocols
• Must be able to explain commissioning processes
• Must have knowledge on the different sources of faults in buildings
• Must be able to describe methods and tools for fault detection at the component, subsystem or whole building level (model- and monitoring-based techniques)

Skills

Students who complete the module: 

• Must be able to design and select an appropriate FM strategy
• Must be able establish a maintenance plan and budget for a building and its surroundings
• Must be able to use a Building Energy Management System (BEMS)
• Must be able to select a commissioning plan based on risk and cost analysis
• Must be able to detect the sources of faults in buildings
• Must be able to perform time series analysis
• Must be able to apply fault detection methods and tools based on short-term tests, including Functional Performance Testing (FPT)
• Must be able to apply fault detection methods and tools based on passive monitoring of buildings

Competences

Students who complete the module: 

• Must be able to assess and discuss the consequences for sustainability of different facilities management approaches
• Must be able to assess the accuracy and soundness of a maintenance plan and budget
• Must be able to combine advanced modelling and measurement techniques to test the performance of components, sub-systems or whole buildings
• Must be able to analyse the energy system of a building and apply in practice different fault detection tools
• Must be able to rank, prioritize and solve faults

Type of instruction

Project work.

Extent and expected workload

The module is 5 ECTS which is corresponding to 150 hours of study.

Exam

Exams