Applied Building PhysicsLaajuus (3 cr)

Objective

Object of the course:
The knowledge and skills you get on this course you will need in order to be able to make solutions for moisture management in building components.
Course competences:
- Mathematic and Natural science competence
- Technological competence
The learning objectives of the course:
You will be able to estimate the thermal and humidity function of the building elements and know the requirements for their design and implementation. You can make moisture management solutions.
These are also the basic tasks of the course.

Content

The physical action of the building components. We will process all different building components by type of structure. Moisture management at construction time.

Qualifications

Basics of Building Physics

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Passable (1): The student recognizes all of the learning objectives, understands the meaning of them and is able to perform the basic tasks described in the learning objectives of the course.

Satisfying (2): In addition to previous skills, the student can systematically describe the issues of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): In addition to previous skills, the student can describe the influences of various solutions and can make reasoned choices between alternatives.

Laudable (4): In addition to previous skills, the student can apply the learned issues independently and is able to evaluate done solutions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent ( 5 ): In addition to previous skills, the student shows deep knowledge of course contents as well as ability to parse and wider analyze the influences of solutions.

Further information

Qualifications:
The course is part of studies that belong to qualifications of civil engineer (Ministry of the Environment guidelines on the difficulty classes of design tasks YM1/601/2015)
The studies follow guidelines of curriculum performed in cooperation with Universities of applied sciences and construction industry in 2017.