An engineer specializing on Indoor Environmental Engineering is
responsible for creating an ideal environment for work as well as leisure. An
environment that considers the need for well-being and comfort of the
individual. A good indoor climate is defined by the fact that temperature conditions,
air quality, conditions of light and acoustics in each room of the
building are suitable to the activities and needs of the users. A healthy
building with a good indoor environment is created by an optimal interplay
between location of the building and microclimate, building design and
lay-out of the building, structural engineering and materials, ventilation
and heating systems as well as operation and maintenance.
Energy and Architecture
Construction and operation of buildings are responsible for more than 40 %
of the consumption of energy and materials in the world, and thus they are
significant to the environmental development in the future society.
An engineer specializing on Indoor Environmental Engineering can
reduce this consumption considerably by optimal design of the building and
building envelope, choice of materials, utilization of different kinds of
renewable energy, daylight, solar cells, solar energy and natural
ventilation, plus optimization of the operation of the building. As an engineer
specializing on IEE you
will learn how to calculate and optimize the energy consumption of the
building.
Integrated Building
Design
Building design must satisfy a variety of different criteria.
Buildings have a long life span which involves many
stakeholders: building owner, building contractors,
investors, users, operational personnel, etc. An
integrated design method involves all
stakeholders at the same time, and
shall allow for interaction between the building,
the
stakeholders involved and the surrounding environment in a life-cycle
perspective. An engineer must therefore be able to work cross-disciplinarily with all the persons involved in the project.
Tools
Design of modern intelligent buildings with complicated indoor environmental
and energy systems demands advanced calculation and simulation tools
that are able to simulate the future performance of the building, and
simulate how the individuals perceive the indoor environment throughout a
whole year. Lectures are also given on advanced tools for calculation of airflows
and transport of pollution in and around the buildings.
As an engineer specializing on Indoor Environmental
Engineering, modern architecture is one of many challenges you will meet.
Examples of some of the advanced simulation tools you will experience
during your study.
