Special Course in Building Physical Design (5 ECTS)

Location and time

Myllypurontie 1 Helsinki. Dates and class rooms in schedule

Materials

Lecture notes
Siikanen, Unto, Rakennusfysiikka. Perusteet ja sovellukset. Rakennustieto 2014. Chapters1-4 and 6-7
RIL 255-1-2014 Rakennusfysiikka : 1, Rakennusfysikaalinen suunnittelu ja tutkimukset Vinha, Juha. Suomen Rakennusinsinöörien liitto 2014.
Chapters 1-3
Rakennuksen kosteus- ja sisäilmatekninen kuntotutkimus -opas
http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/handle/10024/75517 Chapter 5
Rakennusten kosteustekninen toimivuus
Ympäristöministeriön ohje rakennusten kosteusteknisestä toimivuudesta
https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/38439968/Ohje_Rakennusten-kosteustekninen-toimivuus-2020-F3A686EA_E374_4983_A396_CC15D6830B7B-156354.pdf/323bffe4-19f4-9b97-6c59-d314db622cb4/Ohje_Rakennusten-kosteustekninen-toimivuus-2020-F3A686EA_E374_4983_A396_CC15D6830B7B-156354.pdf?t=1603260109033

Exam schedules

20.12.2024 13-16 MPA6018. Re-exams in January will be announced later.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Exam 0-5, assigments passed/to be corrected/failed

Evaluation criteria in Curriculum:

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to:
-explain the definition of sustainable development
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena and factors affecting on them
-explain significance of cold bridges in buildings and ways to take them into account in planning
-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:
-explain the definition of sustainable development and list the UN's sustainable development goals
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena, factors affecting on them and explain calculation methods
-explain significance of cold bridges in buildings and ways to take them into account in planning
-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:
-explain the definition of sustainable development, list the UN's sustainable development goals and analyze the meaning in terms of the construction industry
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena, factors affecting on them, explain calculation methods and analyze reliability of the calculations
-explain significance of cold bridges in buildings and ways to take them into account in planning
-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:
-explain the definition of sustainable development
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena and factors affecting on them
-explain significance of cold bridges in buildings and ways to take them into account in planning
-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

Student workload

Lectures 36 h
Home assignments 9 h
Reading for the exam 87 h
Exam 3 h

Teaching methods

Lectures, tasks, 3 home assignments, exam

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to:
-explain the definition of sustainable development
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena and factors affecting on them
-explain significance of cold bridges in buildings and ways to take them into account in planning
-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:
-explain the definition of sustainable development and list the UN's sustainable development goals
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena, factors affecting on them and explain calculation methods
-explain significance of cold bridges in buildings and ways to take them into account in planning
-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:
-explain the definition of sustainable development, list the UN's sustainable development goals and analyze the meaning in terms of the construction industry
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena, factors affecting on them, explain calculation methods and analyze reliability of the calculations
-explain significance of cold bridges in buildings and ways to take them into account in planning
-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:
-explain the definition of sustainable development
-list temperature, humidity and fluid dynamics phenomena and factors affecting on them
-explain significance of cold bridges in buildings and ways to take them into account in planning
-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