BYFE3100 The Building Prosess Course description

The Building Process course prepares students for a profession, and they are expected to have already acquired a number of building qualifications during the course of their studies. The Building Process course trains students to work as part of a systematic whole and it enables them to make better use of a life-cycle approach, where technical and functional performance as well as financial, social and environmental issues are taken into consideration.

Presence on the course days is important for the result of the exam.

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 has:

• an understanding of cooperation when using BIM
• an understanding of life-cycle analyses, costs, time consumption, quality assurance systems, HSE in the building and construction industry, environmental certification systems and use of the Management, Maintenance, Operation and Development system
• knowledge of the phases in a building project and the different parties’ roles and responsibility, with the main emphasis on integrated planning using BIM
• knowledge of different contract models and the different contracts used in the building and construction industry
• knowledge of the statutory requirements that apply to the building, especially TEK.

Skills

The student is capable of:

• preparing plans for progress, finances, production, HSE and quality assurance  
• drafting and using contracts and descriptions in accordance with applicable standards/process codes
• using TEK in different circumstances
• carrying out a simple risk analysis

General competence

The student:

• has an understanding of the interaction between the different players involved in the building process
• has an understanding of consequences
• has the ability to communicate the construction engineer’s roles in a systemic context
• is capable of working in a team

Lectures, exercises and compulsory group assignments

The following coursework is mandatory and must be approved prior to the exam to attend the exam.

• Students must attende at least five of the course days.
• 3 mandatory assigmnets 

Individual written home exam, 3 hours.

The result of the exam can be appealed.

A resit or rescheduled exam may take the form of an oral exam. If oral exams are used for resits and rescheduled exams, the exam results cannot be appealed.

The course provides students with a basis for designing heating, ventilation and sanitary installations in buildings and non-residential buildings. Students will learn to take part in the engineering, execution and control of HVAC systems in buildings to ensure their optimum operation in terms of energy consumption and indoor climate. 

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 capable of explaining official requirements, regulations, rules and industry norms for HVAC and sanitary installations
• is familiar with energy sources and energy supply
• is familiar with energy and indoor climate calculations
• is familiar with waterborne heating systems
• is familiar with cooling systems
• is familiar with ventilation systems and ventilation of occupied zones
• is familiar with interior sanitary installations in buildings

Skills

The student is capable of:

• selecting energy sources/energy supplies that meet regulatory requirements
• performing energy and indoor climate calculations using relevant software
• preparing requirement specifications for heating systems
• designing/dimensioning energy-efficient waterborne heating systems
• designing/dimensioning energy-efficient cooling systems
• preparing requirement specifications for ventilation systems
• designing/dimensioning energy-efficient ventilation systems, including generators and duct networks
• designing/dimensioning ventilation solutions at room level that give an acceptable indoor climate in terms of temperature, draught, air quality and noise
• designing/dimensioning indoor sanitary installations (water supply and sewage systems)
• engineering/dimensioning hot-water supply systems

General competence

The student is capable of

• planning, designing, dimensioning and controlling energy-efficient HVAC and sanitary installations
• working in a team to complete an interdisciplinary project by a given deadline
• communicating design solutions orally, visually and in writing

Lectures, exercises and project work. Students are given weekly exercise assignments.