BYFE1201 Introduction to Building Professions Course description

The course will introduce students to the fundamental technical requirements for buildings, as well as the entire construction process and the organization and collaboration within the construction industry. Additionally, the focus will be on the use of digital solutions and the selection of sustainable options. Students will gain knowledge and develop skills to analyze, design, implement, and apply structural engineering solutions.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

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 is familiar with:

• The importance of zoning plans as a basis for design.
• Building physics topics such as indoor environment, thermal insulation, moisture, sound insulation, and fire safety.
• Load-bearing systems and construction principles for timber buildings.
• Principles for sustainable choices in design.
• Digital tools for use in design.

Skills

The student is capable of:

• cooperating on group projects
• collecting facts, analysing, designing, implementing and applying the technologies required to solve specific interdisciplinary tasks
• planning and designing simple wooden house structures
• carrying out simple heat and moisture transmission calculations for building elements
• creating simple technical construction drawings using BIM tools
• presenting results with the help of drawings, written reports and oral presentations

General competence

The student is capable of:

• cooperating with and respecting the roles of other professional groups in a design process
• identifying regulations, instructions and documentation
• identifying sustainable performance of own profession, with the emphasis on energy and the environment
• communicating through and interpreting simple 2D and 3D drawings

Lectures, project work and computer lab modelling using BIM tools.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

Completed lab course in BIM modelling in Revit (12 h) including two compulsory assignments. Modelling skills are necessary to be able to complete the project. Project work in groups (approx. 80 h) including submission of three sub-assignments, participation in minimum two guidance meetings, and final submission and presentation of the project.

Individual written exam under supervision, 3 hours

The result of the exam can be appealed.

A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

Grade scale A-F.

Two internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

Haidar Hosamo

Overlapp Emnet BYFE1201 Byggfaglig innføring er ekvivalent (overlapper 10 studiepoeng) med: BYFE1200 og EMFE1200.

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