Course syllabus adopted 2026-02-16 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameByggnadens klimatskal och inneklimat
- CodeACE685
- Credits9 Credits
- OwnerTAFFS
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyCivil and Environmental Engineering
- DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 60127
- Maximum participants60
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0126 Project, part A 1.5 c Grading: UG | 1.5 c | ||||||
| 0226 Project, part B 1.5 c Grading: UG | 1.5 c | ||||||
| 0326 Examination 6 c Grading: TH | 6 c |
In programmes
Examiner
- Bijan Adl Zarrabi
- Professor, Building Services Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the courseApplicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements
Course specific prerequisites
BOM290 Fundamental physics, chemistry and acousticsBOM195 Building materials
Aim
The course aims to provide an understanding of and knowledge about the design of buildings that meet requirements for good indoor and working environments and low resource use. It is intended to develop the competence to select materials and design buildings and their components in a sustainable way, as well as to give basic knowledge of the structure and function of the buildings various technical installation systems. The course will also provide a simplified theoretical foundation for applications in heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Sustainable development is given a clear emphasis, for example in material choices, selection of technical systems, resource use, and conditions for energyefficient design.Problemsolving skills are practiced during calculation exercises, as well as the design of buildings thermal and moisture protection, along with buildings heating and ventilation needs and the basic structure of different climate control systems.
Applied assignments follow, illustrate, and apply the various sections of the course within Building envelope and indoor climate.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
Building Envelope
After completing the course the student will be able to:
- Describe the function, requirements, design of various building components, details and connections: frame, envelope/frame supplements as well as the usual construction techniques and designs that meet these and be able to communicate using the terminology relating to building components.
- Describe and explain the physics of heat, moisture and air transport of the materials and the surfaces (radiation, conduction, convection, diffusion, capillary suction) and be able to understand and produce boundary conditions of heat, moisture and air transport with the knowledge of how outdoor climate varies over the year in terms of both air and land.
- Using building physics design for designing a klimatskals parts (roofs, walls and foundations) that are resistant and which, along with climate control provides the conditions for a good indoor climate, as well as analyze and evaluate different design solutions from building physics point of view with the help of models for 1D stationary heat and moisture transport.
- Evaluate and select materials from a life cycle perspective (Sustainable Development)
- Describe and communicate the terminology relating to fire protection and fire resistant design and principle explain how a fire develops, explain the principles of fire safety design based on functional requirements and suggest materials / material combinations and designs that meet these.
After completing the course the student will be able to:
- State, understand and correctly use accepted concepts related to indoor climate technologies
- Describe principle outlines and function of systems for indoor climate control for various categories of buildings/activities with different indoor and working climate demands
- Describe implications and consequences for use of various energy forms and system temperatures (Sustainable Development)
- State relevant conditions and perform simple calculations for various HVAC systems in a building
- Have a principle understanding of the thermodynamic basis for applied fluid dynamics and heat transfer
- Perform simple calculations for pump and fan driven fluid flow in pipes and ducts
- Perform simple heat transfer calculations for various types of heat exchangers and fluids
- Describe the meaning of energy efficient design for various types of HVAC systems (Sustainable Development)
- Calculate and graphically visualize air conditioning processes with respect to pressure, temperature, humidity and energy content (system and pump/fan characteristics, duration and psychrometric diagrams)
Content
The course builds on and develops the already acquired knowledge mainly from "Introduction to civil engineering and the built environment", "Building materials", and "Fundamental physics, chemistry and acoustics" in fields such as civil engineering, thermodynamics, transport processes and materials. Main areas covered in the course are indoor climate and installation of technical systems, building envelope, materials and building physics and building technology.Organisation
The course covers some central topics within building envelope and indoor climate through the following activities: lectures, calculation exercises, application exercises, and written examination.Literature
- Warfvinge, C och Dahlbom, M, Projektering av VVS-installationer, Studentlitteratur, Lund 2010- Course literature form the division of Building Services and Engineering* (PDF copies and Övningsuppgifter 2023)
- Hagentoft, CE, Byggnadsfysik Så fungerar hus
- Exempelsamling* (Booklet of examples)
*PDF files on the course website
Examination including compulsory elements
Written examination with grade scale TH and two projects with grade scale UGMandantory attendance on project A and B during study week 7 and 8
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers about disability study support.