Basics of House Building (5 ECTS)

Objective

On completion of the course the student is familiar with control mechanisms at different stages of a construction project.
The student can analyse built environment.
The student can observe inside and outside stresses on a structure caused by weather conditions and different activities.The students knows the principles of infrastructure construction. The students knows the principles of HVAC space reservations.

Content

Process and tools for land use and construction
Construction project documentation and drawings
The phases of a building project and parties involved
Typical building types and main building solutions
Heat, water, fire and acoustic insulation
Water management of the building facade, roof and related environment
HVAC space reservations
The basics of infrastructure construction

Location and time

Fall semester 2025

Materials

Pdf material and vide.o recordings on the Moodle platform, RT and Ratu flashcards.

Teaching methods

he course is conducted as an online Moodle course (lecture material PDFs and video recordings will be uploaded to Moodle and assignments will be completed in the Moodle workspace). Note: there is no video recording of part 10, only a PDF file. The course does not have any face-to-face or distance learning classes, but everyone completes the course online at their own pace and adheres to the course deadline, when all assignments must be completed.

To complete the 5 credits of this course, the student must pass 11 discussion tasks (graded pass/fail), comment on the answers of two (2) other students in approximately 20 words for each discussion task, and answer the true/false questions of the graded task (graded 0-5). The tasks must be passed in order to move forward in the course.

Employer connections

There isn't.

Completion alternatives

There isn't.

Content scheduling

Fall semester 2025

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
- can give examples of land use and construction guidance
- can give examples of thermal, water, fire and acoustic insulation and water drainage
- can differentiate between building types and recognise building components
- can give examples of infrastructure construction principles
- can give excamples of HVAC space reservations

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
- can explain and interpret processes and tools for guiding land use and construction
- can explain different insulation needs related to the building
- can explain the characteristics of the built environment and buildings.
-can explain infrastructure construction principles
-can explain need of HVAC space reservations

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can apply course content in similar kind of situations or structures.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
- can give examples of land use and construction guidance
- can give examples of thermal, water, fire and acoustic insulation and water drainage
- can differentiate between building types and recognise building components
- can give examples of infrastructure construction principles
- can give excamples of HVAC space reservations

Assessment methods and criteria

The final Assignment contains 24 true/false questions. Each question is worth one point, for a total of 24 points. The questions are statements in nature, which are answered true/false. The questions are not the same for all students, but the system randomly draws their own questions for each student. You may use materials in the assignment, but please note that the assignment is individual work. You can only do this assignment three times, so do it carefully and calmly with the time, but still respect the return date. You must get 12 points for the assignment to get a grade of 1. To get a grade of 5, you must get 22 points for the assignment.