Renovation 1Laajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

On completion of the course the student can
- explain the most important definitions of renovation, the process flow for repair work, and the difference between renovation and constructing a new building
- determine condition assessment methods used during the repair process and schedule condition assessments
- list reasons to repair buildings
- compare the proportion of repair work of all construction work now and in the future
- explain the importance of protecting buildings to preserve architectural heritage, and list existing methods for such protection
- list inventions of building construction and put then in the correct historical order
- recognise architectural styles and buildings representing important examples of an architectural style in different parts of the world
- recognise the style and building techniques of Finnish buildings from different time periods
- list building materials and structures from different time periods
- list typical damages, defects and their causes in buildings from different time periods
- compare how different kinds of repair work will affect the building users and the usefulness of the building
- list defects of different building materials (wood, concrete, rendering, brick) and analyse reasons for them
- list causes for moisture and mould damage in structures and methods of investigating such damages
- list typical indoor air problems and their causes as well as methods for investigating them
- name different condition assessment methods for concrete, wood, rendered and brick structures
- carry out moisture measurements of structures and interpret their results
- write reports of measurements.

Content

1. Renovation concepts and definitions
2. Renovation process, condition assessments and surveys
3. Causes leading to renovation
4. Importance of renovation in Finland
5. Preservation of buildings and its effect on renovation
6. History and development of civil engineering
7. History of architectural styles
8. Buildings of different time periods around the world - buildings and structures as well as their typical damages
9. The Finnish history of construction - buildings and structures and typical damages
10. Old building materials
11. A variety of renovation topics: façade restoration, repairing of foundation and load-bearing structures, strengthening of buildings, moisture and mould damage, indoor air problems, line renovations, elevator construction, change of use.
12. Condition assessments of buildings
13. Maintenance periods
14. Condition Survey and condition assessment
15. Damages of concrete structures: construction and design errors, concrete carbonation, corrosion of reinforcement, fire damages
16. Moisture measurement of concrete structures
17. Condition assessment of concrete structures
18. Damages of rendered and brick structures
19. Condition assessment of rendered structures
20. Mold and moisture damages
21. Moisture technical functioning of wood and brick structures
22. Condition assessment of mould and moisture damages
23. Indoor air problems
24. Condition assessment of indoor air quality
25. Condition assessment reports
26. An inventory model of renovation

Qualifications

None

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

On completion of the course the student can
- define what renovation is and list different sub-types of renovation
- name steps in the repair process and list differences compared to constructing something new
- define the condition assessment and condition survey of a building
- list reasons for renovation
- list a variety of repair works of buildings and their proportion of all construction activity currently and in the future
- identify the means of building protection as a way of preserving architectural heritage, and list methods used in protection
- list construction inventions and put them in the correct time order
- identify important examples of architectural history from around the world and recognise their style
- recognise Finnish buildings from different time periods, their styles and building techniques
- list building materials and structures from different time periods
- list typical damages, defects and their causes in buildings from different time periods
- compare how different kinds of repair work will affect the usefulness of the building and the building users
- list defects of different building materials (wood, concrete, rendering, brick)
- list causes for moisture and mould damage in structures and methods of investigating such damages
- list typical indoor air problems and their causes as well as methods for investigating them
- name different condition assessment methods for concrete, wood, rendered and brick structures
- carry out moisture measurements of structures and interpret their results
- write measurement reports.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

On completion of the course the student can
- define what renovation is, list the different sub-types of renovation and list the associated repair works
- name steps in the repair process, put them in the correct order, and list differences compared to constructing something new
- define the condition assessment and condition survey of a building and explain their differences
- list reasons for renovation and how they relate to common weaknesses and damages in buildings
- compare different repair works and estimate the proportion of repair works of all construction activity currently and in the future
- explain the importance of protecting buildings to preserve architectural heritage and list existing methods for doing this
- list construction inventions and put them in the correct time order
- identify important examples of architectural history from around the world and recognise their style
- recognise the style and building techniques of Finnish buildings from different time periods
- list building materials and structures from different time periods
- list typical damages, defects and their causes in buildings from different times
- compare how different kinds of repair work will affect the usefulness of the building and the building users
- list defects of different building materials (wood, concrete, rendering, brick) and analyse reasons for them
- list causes for moisture and mould damage in structures and methods of investigating such damages as well as interpret measurement results
- list typical indoor air problems, their causes and methods for investigating them, as well as interpret measurement results
- name different condition assessment methods for concrete, wood, rendered and brick structures and interpret measurement results
- carry out moisture measurements of structures and interpret their results
- write measurement reports.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

On completion of the course the student can
- define what renovation is, list different sub-types of renovation and list the associated repair works
- name steps in the repair process, put them in the correct order, explain the tasks of different parties in each step, and list differences compared to constructing something new
- define the condition assessment and condition survey of a building and explain their differences
- list reasons for renovation and how they relate to common weaknesses and damages in buildings
- compare different repair works and estimate the proportion of repair works of all construction activity currently and in the future
- assess how building protection influences renovation, the importance of protection to preserve architectural heritage, and list existing methods of protection
- list construction inventions and put them in the correct time order
- identify important examples of architectural history from around the world and recognise their style and analyse their importance in advancing the development of construction techniques
- recognise the style and building techniques of Finnish buildings from different time periods and the typical defects and damages in them
- compare building materials and structures of different ages and explain how they relate to the damages and defects found in the buildings
- compare how different kinds of repair work will affect the usefulness of the building and the building users and give reasons for choosing a particular method based on this analysis
- list defects of different building materials (wood, concrete, rendering, brick) and analyse reasons for them
- list causes for moisture and mould damage in structures and methods of investigating such damages as well as interpret measurement results
- list typical indoor air problems, their causes and methods for investigating them, as well as interpret measurement results
- name different condition assessment methods for concrete, wood, rendered and brick structures and interpret measurement results
- carry out moisture measurements of structures and interpret their results
- write measurement reports.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

On completion of the course the student can
- define what renovation is and list different sub-types of renovation
- name steps in the repair process and list differences compared to constructing something new
- define the condition assessment and condition survey of a building
- list reasons for renovation
- list a variety of repair works of buildings and their proportion of all construction activity currently and in the future
- identify the means of building protection as a way of preserving architectural heritage, and list methods used in protection
- list construction inventions and put them in the correct time order
- identify important examples of architectural history from around the world and recognise their style
- recognise Finnish buildings from different time periods, their styles and building techniques
- list building materials and structures from different time periods
- list typical damages, defects and their causes in buildings from different time periods
- compare how different kinds of repair work will affect the usefulness of the building and the building users
- list defects of different building materials (wood, concrete, rendering, brick)
- list causes for moisture and mould damage in structures and methods of investigating such damages
- list typical indoor air problems and their causes as well as methods for investigating them
- name different condition assessment methods for concrete, wood, rendered and brick structures
- carry out moisture measurements of structures and interpret their results
- write measurement reports.