House Building Technology
Karlstad University
Karlstad
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Pace of study: 100 %
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House Building Technology
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Education facts
Code: BYGB20
The course covers the following: - building materials - environmental assessment of building materials - the structure and function of foundation, structure, structure completion, and climate shell - the fire resistance and acoustic aspects of buildings - exterior and interior climate - heat and moisture transport in buildings - energy consumption in buildings - reading building drawings - laboratory work including concreting and compressive test of concrete, tensile test of steel, and compressive test of wood - computer exercises in the software SundaHus and VIP energy Instruction is in the form of lectures, calculation exercises, four mandatory group laboratory exercises, field trips, and computer exercises.
Entry requirements
Registered for Sustainable development for engineering (7.5 ECTS credits), Thermal and fluid sciences for building and construction engineers (10 ECTS credits), and Introduction to building engineering (12.5 ECTS credits), or enrollment in the study programme in Building and Construction Engineering, 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.
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Last changed according to the source: 2026-03-03T14:10:02