Details
1-day course
CPD Credit: 6.5 hours, C1
Course Overview
This course is suitable for construction industry
professionals and will provide knowledge in the requirements of the design and
specification of new NZEB homes in Ireland. It will cover all elements of;
building fabric, required regulations, ventilation, airtightness, interstitial
condensation, building services and renewable energy requirements
Course Programme
- Module 1. NZEB PRINCIPLES
Basic understanding of NZEB Principles and building
regulations in the design and specification of new dwellings
- Module 2. BUILDING PHYSICS
Basic understanding of Building Physics in terms of heat and
moisture flow in new dwellings
- Module 3. BUILDING FABRIC
Basic understanding of Building Fabric – Construction
methods: walls, floors, and roofs; Acceptable Construction Details (ACD’s);
Insulation materials; Thermal bridging; Air permeability; Windows and Doors.
- Module 4. BUILDING SERVICES & RENEWABLE ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES
Basic understanding of Building Services – Space heating;
Domestic Hot Water, Controlled Ventilation, Renewable energy technologies
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, delegates should
be able to:
- Explain the NZEB Principles associated with the construction
of new dwellings.
- Understand the building regulations associated with the
thermal performance and ventilation requirements for new dwellings.
- Understand basic building physics associated with heat
transfer, thermal bridging, vapour movement and condensation.
- Recognise the key construction principles and techniques
used to ensure new dwellings achieve the thermal performance and air tightness
required for NZEB standards.
- Discuss how the building services systems in domestic
buildings operate and understand how they are controlled.
- Understand and discuss the renewable energy technology
options available to meet NZEB standards for new dwellings.
- Recognise work practices on site that do not meet NZEB
standards.
Who Should Attend?
Engineers or construction industry professionals wishing to
gain knowledge or improve their expertise in the area of NZEB and the design
and construction of new energy efficient dwellings.
Trainer Profiles
Mervin Doyle BEng (Hons) MPhil CEng MIEI
Lecturer, South East Technological University
Mervin is a lecturer in the School of Engineering at
Waterford Institute of Technology since 2002 and is programme leader of the MSc
in Sustainable Energy Engineering at WIT. He holds a research Masters Degree
from Dublin Institute of Technology and a BEng (Hons) in Environmental Services
Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Mervin lectures on a range
of topics, including; low energy building design, energy performance of
buildings and dynamic thermal simulation. Mervin’s main research interests lie
in dynamic thermal modelling of building energy performance.
Mervin is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of
Engineers of Ireland.
Colm Tynan BSc Eng (Hons), MSc Eng CEM MEI
Lecturer, South East Technological University
Colm is an experienced engineer with over 20 years of
lecturing and programme management knowledge in the education sector. He is currently programme leader of the BEng
(Hons) in Sustainable Energy Engineering and the BEng in Fire Engineering
courses at Waterford Institute of Technology.
He lectures on a range of topics including Energy Performance of
Buildings, Low Energy Building Design, Building Services Systems and Air Conditioning
Design. He holds an MSc in Fire Safety
Engineering from the University of Ulster and a BSc Eng (Hons) in Building
Services Engineering from Dublin Institute of Technology. He is also a Certified Energy Manager and a
member of the Energy Institute.
Engineers Ireland supports the Sustainable Development Goals. This event contributes to Engineers Ireland's Sustainability Framework.
Please contact the Team for further information on scheduled course dates and In-Company options. You can reach us by phone: 01 665 1305 or email cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie