Course content

Building physics (outdoor climate and indoor environment, heating, humidity, noise, fire), construction theory (foundation, wall constructions, floors, roofs, special rooms, technical installations), building materials, goods and components, introduction to current laws and regulations for the Norwegian construction industry in digital drawing and projecting tools (BIM), energy calculation Continuous strings: Digital string: Introduction to BIM tools, use of programming, Ethics string: Ethical issues surrounding energy use, material use, environmental consequences of design choices, life cycle analysis, professional reflection.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: The candidate:

• Has basic knowledge of building physical contexts within heat penetration, moisture and sound.
• has knowledge of fire as a physical phenomenon and the principles of fire protection in the building regulations, as the basis for simple fire planning
• has knowledge of how outdoor climate affects the climate and indoor environment of buildings and how to design buildings based on this
• can refer to technical authority requirements related to performance, including historical development
• is familiar with research and development work and standards in construction technology and can update their knowledge of this through information retrieval
• can write an academic report according to basic principles
• has basic knowledge of technical drawing according to the Norwegian standard and the design of building constructions using digital technology -
• can account for the basic material characteristics of the most widely used building materials

Skills: The candidate can:

• draw simple detail drawings of building constructions on a scale and prepare overview and principle drawings, by hand and with DAK
• apply calculation methods to document and evaluate the qualities of new and existing building constructions, including heat, moisture and sound calculations.
• apply current guidelines based on standards for design, engineering and documentation of common technical solutions.
• calculate the energy requirements and power requirements of a building, both manually and using tools.
• carry out fire engineering assessments of buildings, with emphasis on the protection of life and health.

General competence: The candidate:

• can plan and carry out varied building engineering tasks, alone and in groups using recognized methods and techniques according to applicable legislation, in accordance with ethical requirements and guidelines
• Has insight into the environmental consequences of materials, products and solutions in construction technology, and can put this into an ethical perspective and a lifecycle perspective
• can present their results and analyzes in both written and oral
• master current professional expressions and communicate with other professionals, also participate in professional discussions.
• can reflect on one's own and another's professional practice.

Learning methods and activities

• Lectures
• Exercises individually and in groups
• Self-study
• Practical work on computer lab
• excursion

Compulsory assignments

• 8/8 Oblig

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Study rights bachelor civil engineering NTNU

Course materials

• Knut Ivar Edvardsen og Trond Ramstad: Trehus håndbok 5 , SINTEF Byggforsk 2014, 4.opplag 2018
• Jan Vincent Thue: Bygningsfysikk -- grunnlag, Fagbokforlaget 2016
• Byggforsk kunnskapssystemer på nett. Læremateriell på valgt BIM-verktøy.

Credit reductions