CEM226-ICT and Energy Management

Module Provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2022/3

Module Convenor: Prof Li Shao
Email: l.shao@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:
The substantial gap between design and in-use performances affects a wide range of newbuild and retrofit projects as well individual energy technologies. Against this background, energy monitoring and management offers major energy saving potential. Based on ICT and sensor technologies, energy monitoring and management integrates the optimisation of building energy systems with the engagement of users and FM in the process. This module will address these technology and user issues in a systematic way.

Aims:
This module focuses on people-centered energy efficiency in the operation phase (versus design, construction and handover phases) of the building life cycle using ICT-based approaches for monitoring and managing energy consumption in buildings. The module will address information and building energy technologies and their application to inform, engage and empower users to achieve substantial energy savings at modest costs.

Assessable learning outcomes:
£ Awareness of relevant regulations, barriers, quality systems and technical approaches for energy efficiency in buildings
£ Understanding the building energy consumption and waste
£ Understanding the role of occupancy/activities on energy consumption
£ Knowledge of technologies and methods for energy monitoring
£ Awareness of protocols for energy measurement and reporting
£ Knowledge of energy waste solutions and approaches to energy efficency opportunities
£ Understanding the effects of ICT based and other feedback of energy information to users
£ Ability of using software for energy data processing and analysis
£ Understanding the role of BIM for facility and energy management
£ Awareness of aspects of building users engagement for energy management

Additional outcomes:
Students should be able to work within a team and present the outcome to an audience.

Outline content:
£ Introduction-Energy Management (regulations, quality system, barriers, approaches)
£ Energy Consumption and waste in Buildings
£ Impact of occupancy/activities on energy use
£ Energy surveys
£ Protocols and technologies for measurement
£ Methods for dealing with efficiency opportunities
£ Wireless sensors and their development
£ ICT based feedback for various user types
£ Software for data visualisation and analysis
£ BIM for facility and energy management

Tutorial topics:
£ Measurement technologies
£ Software for data analysis; Making use of the results
£ User engagement
£ User actions
£ Case studies

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
Lectures, seminars and tutorials

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures	20
Tutorials	10
Guided independent study:	70
Total hours by term	100
Total hours for module	100

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Written assignment including essay	80
Set exercise	20

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

One written assignment (80%)

Two in-class tests (2 x 10%)

Formative assessment methods:

Penalties for late submission:

The below information applies to students on taught programmes except those on Postgraduate Flexible programmes. Penalties for late submission, and the associated procedures, which apply to Postgraduate Flexible programmes are specified in the policy £Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes£, which can be found here: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmissionpgflexible.pdf
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:
A mark of 50% overall

Reassessment arrangements:
Students are required to contact the School to confirm reassessment arrangements.

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

1) Required text books:  None

2) Specialist equipment or materials:  None

3) Specialist clothing, footwear or headgear:  None

4) Printing and binding:  None

5) Computers and devices with a particular specification:  None

6) Travel, accommodation and subsistence:  None

Last updated: 22 September 2022