ØABED3200 Economics of Strategy Course description

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After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student:

• has advanced knowledge of building physics principles and methods for assessing and calculating heat, mass and moisture transfer in buildings and heat storage in building components.
• has advanced knowledge of coupled hygrothermal phenomena in the building envelope (risk of condensation and moisture buffering).
• is capable of giving an account of standards and requirements for buildings and structures with regard to heat loss, damp proofing, air tightness and energy calculation.
• is capable of identifying effects of the outdoor and indoor climate and explaining how they are related to heat, mass and moisture transfer in the building envelope.
• is capable of taking fire safety and the acoustic properties of building components into consideration.

Skills:

The student is capable of:

• using analysis methods and calculation tools related to heat and moisture transport, thermal and hygrothermal performance, thermal bridges, infiltration and natural ventilation, daylight and insulation, energy output.
• designing common building components and building details based on building physics principles and calculation results.
• assessing the need for measurements, such as air tightness, thermography and moisture content, and of interpreting the results.

General competence:

The student is capable of:

• explaining the background for user-related, societal and environmental requirements for buildings.
• applying relevant regulations, instructions and documentation.
• presenting results in a scholarly manner with the help of written reports and oral presentations.

None.

A written digital examination of four hours. The students must write their exam in English.

Heidi Woll

Heidi Woll er emneansvarlig.

All the exam papers will be assessed by an internal examiner. A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by an external examiner. An external examiner will also be used when there is doubt about whether an exam paper should be awarded a pass grade. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.

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Gradert skala A-F.

The goal of the course is to gain thorough knowledge of building physics processes and mechanisms so that these principles are taken into account in the design of integrated, energy efficient and climate-resilient building envelopes. The effects of the outdoor and indoor climate, relevant mechanisms relating to heat and moisture transfer and not least their impact on energy efficiency and the degradation of building materials will be addressed. The following topics are addressed in particular:

• combined heat and moisture transport in the airtight parts of the building envelope;
• sources of heat loss, for example air leakages, thermal bridges;
• heat transfer through transparent components (for example windows);
• air infiltration in buildings and detail design of an air-tight building envelope.

Fire safety and noise control are also addressed, but to a lesser extent.

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements. Some knowledge of basic building physics at bachelor's degree level is an advantage.