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Technical and Physical Measurements in Buildings (3 cr)

Code: BYR22BV02-3001

General information


Enrollment

15.06.2023 - 22.10.2023

Timing

23.10.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology and Seafaring

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Civil and Construction Engineering
  • Degree Programme in Construction Management

Teachers

  • Towe Andersson

Groups

  • BYB21D-E
    Byggmästare (YH), h21,dagstudier
  • BYS21D-E
    Ingenjör (YH), byggnads- och samhällsteknik, 2021, dagstudier, Ekenäs

Objective

The student
- knows and can perform common building physical and technical tests
- can write a report from the building investigation and retrieve relevant comparison values from literature
- can find conclusions from the measurements and comparison values and knows how the accurateness in the measuring influences reliability of the result

Content

- Introduction and repetition of literature and regulations in the subject
- Moisture measurement equipment, moisture measurement.
- Sampling
- Thermal camera photography, to use and interpret / review
- Radon measurement
- possibly. building protection industry

Other professional skills that are practiced:
Writing reports.
Reading reports.
To meet the customer.
To work systematically and with professional documentation.
To present their results and their work.
To know the subject area's concepts and terminology.
To seek suitable sources to expand their knowledge in the subject area.
Working in pairs.
Working in projects.
Timetable and task planning.

Location and time

Period 2, autumn term 2023, Campus Raseborg.
Only to a very limited extent, and when agreed in advance, you can participate in the teaching at a distance, and then so that you follow the "Rules for teaching at a distance" (available on the Moodle course). The course is largely based on work at the inventory site.

Materials

In addition to the materials available on the Moodle course, the following are also included:
- RT card, Ratu card
- Lämpökuvaus rakentamisessa. Sauli Paloniitty, Juho Paloniitty, Jouni Haimilahti.
- Anvisning om boendehälsa (Instructions on housing health). Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
- hometalkoot.fi
- Students' own building chemistry portfolio
- Finnish building regulations
- SFS standards

In addition, various literature is required depending on the object being inventoried: e.g.:
- material from archives
- Så byggdes husen 1880-1980. Björk, Kallsteius, Rappen
- Kerrostalot 1940-1960, Kerrostalot 1960-1975.
etc.

Teaching methods

The course is conducted in cooperation with the course "Fastighetsinventering och underhållsplan". The content of the lectures is shown in the weekly planning in Moodle.
The lectures start in the school, after which sampling and investigations are carried out at the inventory object.
Students work and report in groups. Attendance is an important part of the course. If a student has to be absent, it is important that he/she informs his/her own group about this.
Absence may be replaced with supplementary assignments. Some parts of the course have compulsory attendance. This is shown in the weekly planning on Moodle.
Students must bring the right equipment to the course sessions - both personal equipment and the necessary measuring equipment (the school's).

Employer connections

The inventory is carried out on a site with an external owner.

Exam schedules

The compulsory elements of the course are carried out in period 2. Examinations or retake examinations are not organised.

The course is assessed continuously. Some feedback and evaluation sessions are organised.

International connections

If necessary, the course is realised as an English-friendly course. This means that the groups that students work in must be able to function and communicate in English. Some of the course reporting and documentation may also be done in English.

Completion alternatives

The course is assessed continuously throughout the period.
Attendance is therefore an important element, as well as activity and initiative. The ability to co-operate and manage a project is also valued. Co-operation in the group and with all course participants is part of the assessment. How well the student seeks and absorbs knowledge in the subject area and professional skills is an important part of the course grade. Reporting is an important part of the course.
Individual reports are assessed and form one of the bases for the course grade.

Student workload

The student's total time use for completion of the course is estimated to be about 80 hours, of which about 32 hours are scheduled and the rest is work that the student does outside scheduled class time.
Attendance at scheduled time is mandatory.

Further information

Students need the correct protective equipment for some tasks and are responsible for using it correctly. Students need to have their own personal protective equipment, such as safety shoes and appropriate work clothes.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at a satisfactory level

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at a good level

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at an excellent level

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is assessed with grades 0-5. The assessment is affected by
- attendance
- activity and initiative in the field and in the classroom
- observation skills and systematic work
- co-operation skills, project control and management
- use of time
- evaluation (self and teacher, oral and written)
- how well the student has studied the subject in depth and familiarised themselves with appropriate sources and used them
- ability to document and compile reports

The course is continuously assessed. Some feedback and evaluation sessions are organised.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student has not demonstrated sufficient basic knowledge of the subject. The student has not been present and/or has not participated and contributed in the practical work or production of the final product to such an extent that can be considered the minimum level for a pass.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student has been present and involved and shows satisfactory - highly satisfactory performance in the points mentioned in the assessment criteria.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student has been present and involved and shows good performance in the points mentioned in the assessment criteria.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has been present and involved and demonstrates commendable performance in the areas mentioned in the assessment criteria.

Qualifications

The educational modules Introduction to Building Techniques and Residential and Public Buildings, or similar knowledge