AF103V Building Technology for Real Estate Agents 7.5 credits
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.
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
The course aims to provide the expertise in building technology requested by the Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents. 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.
Intended 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. Explolain 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.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Record of completed secondary education including swedish and english.
Recommended prerequisites
General entry requirements for higher education
Equipment
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
Additionalmaterial will be distributedduring the course.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
- ÖVN1 - Laboratory Work, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Project and exam
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.