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Place: Lodz, Poland Dates: 7 July 2010 to 17 July 2010 Season: summer10 Organised by: BEST Group Lodz University: Lodz University of Technology (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 44.0 euro. Convert to BGN Bulgaria Leva HRK Croatia Kuna CSK Czech Republic Koruna EUR Euro DKK Denmark Kroner EEK Estonia Kroon HUF Hungary Forint ISK Iceland Kronur LVL Latvia Lat LTL Lithuania Litas MKD Macedonia (FYR) Denar NOK Norway Kroner PLZ Poland Zloty RON Romania Leu RSD Serbia Dinar RUR Russia Rubles SKK Slovakia Koruna SEK Sweden Krona CHF Switzerland Francs TRL Turkey Liras UAH Ukraine Hryvna GBP United Kingdom Pounds USD United States Dollars Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 11 Apr 2010 at 23:00 CEST Application deadline has passed.
Academic Highlights
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (Academic knowledge connected to the subject of the course.) Academic complexity: Intermediate [Read more] Working time: 31 hours (estimated)

General description

If you would like to learn about intelligent buildings stay tuned and read the rest of description.

Intelligent buildings aka building automation system is an example of a distributed control system. We will show you how the control system is computerized, you will see intelligent network of electronic devices, designed to monitor and control the mechanical and lighting systems in a building.

Even though those BIG words above might seem a little dull and serious, trust us, this Summer Course is gonna be LEGEN.. wait for it, DARY!!!

Academic information

• Fields of activity: Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics , Control Engineering/Systems engineering , Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering , Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering , Mechatronics , Telecommunications/Electronics
• Content and topics: Visiting companies, lectures.
• Learning goals and objectives: The goals of this course is to give to the participants an overview and knowledge about design, construction and operation of Smart Buildings. We will show how to select technology amenities that will adress tenants' needs and what resources building designers use to understand system integration.
• Examination type: Final presentation
• Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

• Selection criteria for participants: Motivation Letter, answers to our questions and intermediate academic knowledge connected to the subject of the course.

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

• Lodging during the event: Dormitory.
• Food during the event: 3 meals per day, including : protein-full breakfast, steamy-hot dinner and fancy suppers :)
• Transportation during the event: Public communication

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

• Event website: http://www.best.p.lodz.pl/courses/2010-summer/
• Event schedule: http://www.best.p.lodz.pl/courses/2010-summer/docs/schedule1.pdf
• Event survival guide: http://www.best.p.lodz.pl/courses/2010-summer/docs/survival.pdf