Course

TBA210 Building Physics With Sustainability

Credits (ECTS):10

Course responsible:Iver Frimannslund

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:For a course of 10 credits, 250 hours of work in total is normally to be expected. That means that in addition to structured teaching, ca. 15 hours of work must be expected per week.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Autumn parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Autumn parallel, .

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.
  • 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
  • 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