Course syllabus adopted 2026-02-17 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameByggnadsteknologi
- CodeBOM265
- Credits9 Credits
- OwnerTISAM
- 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 61120
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0116 Examination 6 c Grading: TH | 6 c | ||||||
| 0216 Project, part A 1.5 c Grading: UG | 1.5 c | ||||||
| 0316 Project, part B 1.5 c Grading: UG | 1.5 c |
In programmes
- TISAM - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Year 2 (compulsory)
- TKSAM - Civil Engineering, Year 2 (compulsory)
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
BOM206 Introduction to civil engineering and the built environmentBOM195 Building materials
BOM221 Physics and chemistry for civil engineers alt. BOM290 Fundamental physics, chemistry and acoustics
Knowledge in programming equivalent to Programming and algorithmic thinking
Aim
The course aims to provide understanding about building design to meet requirements for good indoor- and working environments, low resource use, and high safety. The course should develop the competence to choose materials and design buildings and their components in a sustainable way, as well as give fundamental knowledge of the structure and function of the buildings various installation systems. The course should also provide a theoretical basis for applications in heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Sustainable development is given a clear emphasis, for example in material selection, choice of technical systems, resource use, and conditions for energy-efficient design.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 climate envelope 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.
Indoor climate
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 "Building materials", "Programming and algorithmic thinking", "Computational mathematics" and "Physics and chemistry for civil engineers" 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 includes the following components: lectures, exercises, group exercises and written examinationLiterature
Hagentoft, CE, Sandin, K, Byggnadsfysik - så fungerar hus, Studentlitteratur, Lund, 2017
Warfvinge, C och Dahlbom, M, Projektering av VVS-installationer, Studentlitteratur, Lund 2010
Lecture notes, calculation exercises and supplementary material (illustrations) are distributed through the course home page.
Examination including compulsory elements
Written examination with grade scale TH and two projects with grade scale UG
Mandantory attendance on project A and B during study week 7 and 8
Mandatory submission of a calculation assignment using a programming tool.
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.