Course contents

This course contains theoretical and practical training in technical installations for buildings, principles of their design, and calculation aids. The project module also includes calculating quantities, on the one hand for part of an HVAC system, and on the other for a piping system, as well as a planning assignment using a digital drawing tool to coordinate installations at a critical section of a building. The course consists of three main modules:
HVAC systems, pipe installations and electrical installations.

This course covers:

• Indoor climate and thermal comfort
• Heating of buildings, heat transfer and heat recovery
• Mollier diagram for humid air
• Heat pumps and solar collectors
• Comfort cooling
• Frequently used air treatment systems
• Water and sewage systems in common use
• Control and regulation systems  
• Electric installations and electrical safety
• Planning and installation phases
• Interpretation of drawings, installation drawings
• Commissioning, performance inspection, verification inspection and installation handover
• Laws and regulations that affect installations
• Organising the coordination of installations
• Environmental and energy aspects related to technical installations 

Intended learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

• Participate in planning of building fixtures and fittings
• Choose fixtures and fittings for a good, energy-efficient indoor environment
• Manage electrical safety in buildings
• Lead coordination between various parties in the construction process
• Identify and eliminate critical risks in a construction project
•  Describe how the use of technical installations affects the use of energt as well as other environmental aspects. 

Course Disposition

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Specific prerequisites

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Recommended prerequisites

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Equipment

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Literature

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If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

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

Examination

• PRO1 - Project, 3,0 hp, betygsskala: P, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 4,5 hp, betygsskala: 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.

The course is examined using a written examination and a project assignment. The project assignment consists of three parts and three obligatory field trips.

To receive a final grade for this course, passes are required in the examination and the project assignment.
Overall course grade is based on grading scale A-F.

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

Zeev Bohbot

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.

Course web

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Offered by

ABE/Constructional Engineering and Design

Main field of study

Built Environment, Technology

Education cycle

First cycle

Add-on studies

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Supplementary information

Selection for courses with limited space: if the number of applications that meet entry requirements exceeds the availability for the course, selection will be based on the applicants' credits in the TIBYH programme.