About this course

This course focuses on building physics, energy use, and thermal comfort in commercial buildings and other complex building categories. The main topics include energy efficiency, indoor climate, daylighting, moisture protection, airtightness, thermal capacity, and local renewable energy production, such as heat pumps and solar energy. The course also covers fundamental room acoustics.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • Understand the principles of achieving an energy-efficient commercial building with a comfortable indoor climate.
  • Have knowledge of daylight conditions and acoustics.
  • Have knowledge of technical systems in commercial buildings, such as ventilation and heating systems.

Skills:

  • Be able to analyze and design energy-efficient and moisture-resilient building envelopes in commercial buildings.
  • Assess how technical solutions in ventilation systems and façades influence energy use and indoor climate.
  • Evaluate the relationship between energy supply and technical solutions for heating.

General Competence:

  • Critically assess and propose technical solutions that balance energy efficiency, resiliency, and environmental considerations.
  • Communicate analyses related to energy efficiency and comfort.
  • Contribute to the design of sustainable and robust solutions in the design of commercial buildings.

  • Learning activities

    Lectures. Seminars/colloquia with teacher present. Independent work on exercises. Independent study.

  • Syllabus

    Description of curriculum is posted on Canvas. This builds on the syllabus of TBA190 (Trehus), include selected data sheet in Building knowledge systems (bks from SINTEF Byggforsk, electronic version) and/or Thue: Bygningsfysikk and some other publications.

  • Prerequisites

    TBA190 Buildings of wood with sustainability or similar.

  • Assessment method

    With 8 or more students: 3 hour written exam.

    With fewer than 8 students: oral exam.

    Note: A continuation exam may be given as oral exam even if the main exam was written.

    All mandatory assignments during the semester must be passed.



    One written exam Karakterregel: Letter grades One written exam Karakterregel: Letter grades Hjelpemiddel: B2 Calculator handed out, other aids as specified

  • About use of AI

    Written school exam: K1- No use of AI

    Mandatory activity: K3 - Full use of AI. Must be in line with the guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at NMBU.

    Descriptions of AI-category codes.

  • Examiner scheme

    The external and internal examiners jointly prepare the exam questions and the correction manual. The external examiners participate in examination.

  • Mandatory activity

    Exercises and excursion. The exercises must be handed in for approval at least one week before the examination.

  • Teaching hours

    Lectures: 52 hours (4 hours per week). Exercises: 26 hours (2 hours per week). Excursion takes place in lecture hours.

  • Admission requirements

    Special requirements in Science