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AF1007 Building Technology 7.5 credits

Husbyggnadsteknik

The course aims to provide the expertise in building technology requested by the Swedish Estate Agents Inspectorate. Course contents are: Building regulations. Building construction, drawings and area calculations.  Damage to buildings and building guarantee schemes. Redevelopment. Energy certification. Inspection Technology. Ethics and responsibility in building technical investigation.

  • Educational level

    First cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    C

  • Subject area

    Techonology

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Spring 13 for programme students

Spring 14 for programme students

  • Periods

    Spring 14 P4 (7.5 credits)

  • Application code

    60355

  • Start date

    2014 week: 13

  • End date

    2014 week: 23

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    KTH Campus

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places *

    10 - 60

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Schedule

    Schedule (new window)

  • Course responsible

    Folke Björk <folkeb@kth.se>

  • Target group

    TFAFK2

  • Part of programme

Learning outcomes

After the course the student shall be able to explain about important parts of the building codes, explain operation and problems of relevance regarding important building parts such as roofs, foundations and walls. Explain about operation of systems for heating and ventilation. Explain about important reasons for building damages with routines for their investigation and also about how to rebuild to avoid them. Have knowledge about energy declarations, systems for building guarantees and ethics and responsibilities for investigations regarding building technology.

Course main content

The course aims to provide the expertise in building technology requested by the Swedish Estate Agents Inspectorate. Course contents are: Building regulations. Building construction, drawings and area calculations. Damage to buildings and building guarantee schemes. Redevelopment. Energy certification. Inspection Technology. Ethics and responsibility in building technical investigation.

Disposition

The course is given as lectures and a project.

Eligibility

Record of completed secondary education including Swedish and English.

Prerequisites

General entry requirements for higher education

Literature

Björk et al: Så byggdes husen, Formas förlag, 2003

Sandin: Praktisk husbyggnadsteknik, KFS i Lund

Kompendium i installationsteknik för fastighetsmäklare, KTH

Avsnittet "Fasader" i D&U-kompendiet "Underhåll och ytskikt", KTH

Ytterligare material delas ut under kursens gång.

Examination

  • TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • ÖVN1 - Exercises, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F

Requirements for final grade

written exam (TEN1, 4,5 hp), Project task (PRO1; 3hp),

Offered by

ABE/Civil and Architectural Engineering

Contact

Folke Björk, tel. 08 - 790 86 63, e-post folke.bjork@byv.kth.se

Examiner

Folke Björk <folkeb@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 13.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 08.