This summer school is an international program which aims to provide foreign students with the knowledge and skills needed to deal with the subject of thermomodernization actions in existing buildings in terms of lowering energy demand and its impact on the indoor and outdoor environment. The emphasis will be placed on historic buildings, technical and legal issues and limitations in such buildings, the technical solutions that can be applied to lower energy consumption, including unconventional techniques like the utilization of greenery on the building envelope. The topic will focus on engineering calculations and computer simulations crucial to assess the level of energy usage, techniques and materials applied to lower energy demand. Moisture condensation issues, thermal comfort of building users, choosing of energy source and possibilities of applying renewable solutions will be discussed. The topic of the course is in line with the EU Renovation Wave Strategy.
The course is based on practical classes and applies different forms: mainly projects, calculations and laboratory classes. Theoretical knowledge will be presented during the short lectures. The emphasis will be placed on close cooperation among participants.
2. Skills and knowledge obtained by the school participant after its completion
- Knowledge about the legal issues concerning thermomodernisation and limits of energy use in buildings
- Knowledge about the techniques and materials used during renovation of buildings, which influence energy consumption and thermal comfort.
- Ability to propose suitable solutions for building thermomodernisation, including selection of envelope insulation and modernisation of heat sources
- Ability to perform measurements to assess thermal comfort in buildings
- Ability to calculate the heat load and energy consumption of the building following European standards
- Ability to use the software for engineering calculations.

3. Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of building physics. Ability to use applications from MS Office environment, especially Excel and Word.
This course is dedicated to students of technical studies related to the subject matter, i.e.: environmental engineering, building services engineering, construction engineering, architecture, mechanical and power engineering, renewable energy sources engineering, etc.