BEST: Stop calculate! Start renovate!

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Place: Saint Petersburg, Russia Dates: 11 April 2015 to 19 April 2015 Season: spring15 Organised by: BEST Group Saint Petersburg University: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 36.0 euro. Convert to Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 30 Nov 2014 at 23:00 CET Application deadline has passed.
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Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (- knowlege of basics in CAD or 3d modelling programs like Revit, 3d max, ect.) Academic complexity: Basic [Read more] Working time: 22 hours (estimated)

General description

Frosty winter is in the past, but the weather in Saint Petersburg is still chilly. However, you can speed up the warming and precipitate the process of flourish simply by your arrival here!Do you want not only to see famous distinguished monuments, but also to investigate a real buildings in order to improve its energy efficiency? Do you want to present your own reconstruction project? Do you want to get an unforgettable experience? Do you indeed feel ready to share your own energy with us and use it in the most efficient way? Do you, finally, know, that most people visiting once Saint Petersburg go home feeling totally in love with this incredible city? If so, were waiting for your application: just go to Saint Petersburg and enjoy our spring course! Yes, Saint Petersburg is not the capital of Russia, but this is capital of CULTURAL Russia! It will definitely inspire you with new ideas and astonishing projects. Saint Petersburg welcomes you with its famous Russian warm hospitality and unforgettable atmosphere: its always hard to explain why people feel as in the fairytale here, so go and check it yourself! Historical city with its great contrasts from posh palaces to small mystic yards with old houses will amaze you! Russia itself is different from Europe itself, but Saint Petersburg is the most wonderful place: the one youll never find anywhere in Europe! Just apply if you want to contribute into the renovation subject, to get extremely useful knowledge in this area and just to enjoy your really magical pastime in our magnificent city!

Academic information

Fields of activity: Architectural Engineering , Architecture , Civil Engineering , Environmental Engineering , Power Engineering
Content and topics: The topic of this course is about renovation of buildings and facilities to improve energy efficiency. The participants will learn some basic knowledge of the main energy efficiency technolgies, practically get in touch with it and also work with CAD systems and 3d modeling.
Learning goals and objectives: You will get the experience in the energy inspection of buildings and structures and also creating projects of the reconstruction of facades of buildings and adjacent territories providing for the use of energy-saving materials, knowledge about new technologies in engineering and the right way how to use them.
Examination type: - final project
Number of ECTS credits issued: None [Read more]

Information for applicants

Selection criteria for participants: - motivation letters and answers for the questions - basic knowledge in 3d software will be a preference

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

Lodging during the event: - hostel or student's dormitory
Food during the event: - three meals per day (at least one hot meal is included)
Transportation during the event: - by public transport (metro, buses)

More information

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