Renovation FundamentalsLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

After completing the course students are able to:
- To explain the most important definitions of renovation and process flow for repair work and the difference between renovation and new construction
- Define the main methods for condition assessments of buildings
- List the reasons to repair buildings
- To compare the share of different repairs of buildings now and in the future
- Explain the importance of protecting the buildings as preserving the architectural heritage and list the existing methods
- List and put in time order for inventions of building construction history
- Identify the architectural history of the world, buildings and their architectural styles
- Identify the most important Finnish buildings from different time periods, their styles and building techniques
- List the different building materials from time periods and structures
- List the different damages, defects and their causes of different age buildings
- Compare the impact of the building repair work for the usefulness of building and building users

Content

Renovation concepts and definitions
Process for renovation of the building, condition assessments and surveys
Causes leading to renovation
Importance of renovation in Finland
Preservation of buildings and its effect on reconstruction
History and development of civil engineering
History of the building styles
Buildings of different time periods around the world - buildings and structures as well as their typical damages
The Finnish history of construction - buildings and structures and typical damages
The old building materials
A variety of renovation topics: façade restoration, repairing of foundation and load-bearing structures, strengthening of buildings, moisture and mould damage, indoor air problems, the line renovations, elevator construction, change of use

Qualifications

Basics of Building Construction, Building materials

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to:
- Define what renovation is and to list the different sub-types of renovation
- Rename the repair process and the steps in the repair process compared to the differences in new construction
- Define the condition assessment and condition survey of building
- List the reasons for renovation
- List a variety of repair works of buildings and their share at the present and in the future
- Identify the means of building protection as preserving of architectural heritage and list the existing methods
- List and put in time order a variety of inventions of building construction history
- Identify the architectural history of the world, buildings and their architectural styles
- Identify the most important Finnish buildings from different time periods, their styles and building techniques
- List the different building materials and structures of different age buildings
- List the different damages, defects and their causes of different age buildings
- Compare the impact of the building repair work for the usefulness of building and building users

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to:
- Define what renovation is and to list the different sub-types of renovation and list the associated repair works
- Rename and arrange the order of the repair process as well as rename the steps of the repair process compared to the differences in new construction
- Define the condition assessment and condition survey of building and tell their differences
- List the reasons for renovation and their general connection to weaknesses and damages in buildings
- Compare a variety of repair works of buildings and their share at the present and in the future
- Identify the means of building protection as preserving of architectural heritage and list the existing methods
- List and put in time order a variety of inventions of building construction history
- Identify the architectural history of the world, buildings and their architectural styles
- Identify the most important Finnish buildings from different time periods, their styles and building techniques
- List the different building materials and structures of different age buildings
- List the different damages, defects and their causes of different age buildings
- Compare the impact of the building repair work for the usefulness of building and building users

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to:
- Define what renovation is and to list the different sub-types of renovation and list the associated repair works
- Rename and arrange the order of the repair process as well as rename and evaluate the steps of the repair process compared to the differences in new construction
- Define condition assessment and condition survey of building and tell their differences
- List the reasons for renovation and their connection to weaknesses and damages in buildings from different time periods
- Compare a variety of repair works of buildings and their share at the present and in the future
- Assess the means of building protection as preserving of architectural heritage and list the existing methods
-List and put in time order a variety of inventions of building construction history
- Identify the architectural history of the world, buildings and their architectural styles and analyze their role in the development of building construction
- Identify the most important Finnish buildings from different time periods, their styles and building techniques as well as to list damages and defects of buildings from different time periods
- List the different building materials and structures of different age buildings and their effect on damages and defects found in buildings
- Compare the impact of the building repair work for the usefulness of building and building users and justify the repair methods according to usefulness