Place, Dates & Organisers	Other Highlights
Place: Timisoara, Romania Dates: 22 July 2010 to 2 August 2010 Season: summer10 Organised by: BEST Group Timisoara University: "Politehnica" University of Timisoara (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Technology No fee will be asked for this activity. 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 (To be open, interested in ecology and to have the desire to learn interesting facts regarding passive houses. ) Academic complexity: Basic [Read more] Working time: 34 hours (estimated)

General description

Have you ever thought what the world would be like if we didn't do something to stop pollution? Did it ever pass your mind that we might not even reach the year 2050? Do you want to save your planet? Well, then, this is your chance!

BEST Timisoara is offering you the opportunity to take part in a journey to preserve environment and fight climate changes in order to find solutions for a 'greener' way of life.

How does climate influence the environment? How to build a passive house?How to provide alternative energy supplies? How to use energy for a more intelligent house?

If all of this sounds inspirational all together with the chance of spending 10 days with 23 participants from all corners of Europe, what are you waiting for?

Academic information

• Fields of activity: Civil Engineering , Environmental Engineering , Power Engineering
• Content and topics: * Introduction * Climate Change Effects on Built Environment: Safety and Durability, Comfort and Ambient * Demand and Challenges for the 21st Century House * Conventional vs Alternative Energy Supply for Housing * Eco-house, Passive house, Intelligent House?
• Learning goals and objectives: To give an overview of course topic
• Examination type: Written examination
• Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

• Selection criteria for participants: Motivation letter and interest in the topic

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

• Lodging during the event: Students dormitory
• Food during the event: 3 meals per day, at least one hot meal and coffee breaks
• Transportation during the event: Public transport

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://courses.ro/sc10/
• Event schedule: http://courses.ro/sc10/schedule.pdf
• Event survival guide: http://courses.ro/sc10/Survival%20Guide.pdf