- Environmental risks in construction and real estate operations
- Resource issues in the construction sector
- Waste management and recycling principles
- Priorities in the company's environmental work, environmental management, and life cycle assessments
- Environmental legislation and environmental impact assessments
- Environmental product declarations (EPD)
- The Work Environment Act
- The client's and contractor's responsibilities regarding construction work environment coordinators.
- Physical work environment: strain, noise, lighting, chemical health risks, etc.
- Work tools, scaffolding, protective equipment, etc.
AF1768 Environmental Science and Work Science 7.5 credits
Information per course offering
Information for Autumn 2026 Start 24 Aug 2026 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 24 Aug 2026 - 23 Oct 2026
- Periods
Autumn 2026: P1 (7.5 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
11947
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
Swedish
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Min: 1
- Target group
- No information inserted
- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus AF1768 (Autumn 2026–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus AF1768 (Autumn 2026–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After passing the course, the student should be able to:
- describe current environmental problems, environmental technologies, and legislative issues
- describe environmental impacts and risks associated with construction
- analyze the environmental impact of buildings using tools such as life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental certification systems (e.g., BREEAM, LEED, and Miljöbyggnad)
- describe the environmental impact of the construction sector and how it can be minimized
- comply with occupational health and safety regulations on a construction site
- establish an occupational health and safety plan for a small construction project
- describe the systematic workplace environment management on a construction site.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
No information inserted
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- ÖVN1 - Excercises, 5.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TEN1 - Written exam, 2.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, 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. If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
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.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Technology
Education cycle
First cycle