Special Course in Building PhysicsLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

At the end of the course the student is expected to:
-know principles of heat and moisture transfer and air flows
-know transfer phenomena of indoor air pollutants and reasons for moisture and mould problems
-know different methods for temperature and humidity measurements
-know how calculate heat and moisture transfer of structures
-know how plan room acoustics in some basic cases
-know how to study mould risks of different building materials and structures
-know how to measure temperature and humidity of structures and indoor air

Content

Principles of heat and moisture transfer and air flows in building envelopes
Steady state calculations of heat and moisture transfer in structures
Principles of building acoustics
Transfer of indoor air pollutants
Reasons for moisture and mould problems
Mould risk assessment
Temperature and humidity measurements

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to:
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena and factors affecting on them
-explain the problems associated with indoor air pollutants transfer
-list reasons for moisture and mold problems
-use different methods for measuring room air temperature and relative humidity
-calculate simple problems of thermal and moisture performance of structures
-design room acoustics in some basic cases
-calculate mould risk of different building materials and structures in simple cases
-measure humidity of structures and indoor air and make an estimate of measurements

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to:
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena, factors affecting on them and explain calculation methods
-explain the problems associated with indoor air pollutants transfer and their effect on indoor air concentrations
-list reasons for moisture and mold problems and classify reasons in buildings of different time periods
-use different methods for measuring room air temperature and relative humidity
-calculate problems of thermal and moisture performance of multi-layer structures
-design room acoustics in some basic cases
-calculate mould risk of different building materials and structures in different cases
-measure humidity of structures and indoor air and make an estimate of measurements

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to:
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena, factors affecting on them, explain calculation methods and analyze reliability of the calculations
-explain the problems associated with indoor air pollutants transfer and their effect on indoor air concentrations
-list reasons for moisture and mold problems and classify reasons in buildings of different time periods
-use different methods for measuring room air temperature and relative humidity
-calculate problems of thermal and moisture performance of multi-layer structures
-design room acoustics in some basic cases
-calculate mould risk of different building materials and structures in different cases and analyze results
-measure humidity of structures and indoor air, make an estimate of measurements and propose necessary follow-up measures

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is able to:
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena and factors affecting on them
-explain the problems associated with indoor air pollutants transfer
-list reasons for moisture and mold problems
-use different methods for measuring room air temperature and relative humidity
-calculate simple problems of thermal and moisture performance of structures
-design room acoustics in some basic cases
-calculate mould risk of different building materials and structures in simple cases
-measure humidity of structures and indoor air and make an estimate of measurements