Computer Aided Construction Design in a BIM Process

Education facts

Code: BYGB22

The course comprises theoretical as well as practical components. The main part of the course consists of a construction project plan comprising: -area planning -construction planning -building planning including heat and humidity calculation -construction estimates for a small two-storey timber house -cost estimate The focus is on students' ability to carry out a major project process using computer-based aids.The use of computer-based aids involves: -BIM as a work process -information flows in the planning process -handling drawings in the construction and design process -construction planning in CAD -drawing content, drawing structure, and supplementary descriptions -dimensioning -model and reference file management -storage, plotting, and file management -production of three-dimensional models and illustrations -calculating accumulated load with computer aid -calculating energy balance with computer aid -calculating cost with computer aid -import and export of files and information The project is mandatory and carried out individually. Instruction is in the form of lectures, computer exercises, seminars, supervision, and possibly field studies.

Entry requirements

Registered for the courses Sustainable Development for Engineering (7.5 ECTS credits), Introduction to Building Engineering (12.5 ECTS credits), House Building Technology, Building and Urban Planning, Engineering Design: Timber Structures, and Construction Management I, or enrollment in the study programme in Building and Construction Engineering (TGHBY), or equivalent

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Computer Aided Construction Design in a BIM Process

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 28 March 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %