The course aims to provide the expertise in building technology requested by the Swedish Estate Agents Inspectorate. The main contents of the course is: Building regulations. Building construction, drawings and area calculation. Building damages and building guarantee systems. Redevelopment. Energy certification. Inspection Technology. Ethics and responsibility in building technical investigation.
AF103U Building Technology for Real Estate Agents 7.5 credits
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Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus AF103U (Spring 2018–)Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After the course the student shall be able to explain about important parts of the building codes, explain operation and problems of relevance regarding important building parts such as roofs, foundations and walls Explain about operation of systems for heating and ventilation. Explain about important reasons for building damages with routines for their investigation and also about how to rebuild to avoid them. Have knowledge about energy declarations, systems for building guarantees and ethics and responsibilities for investigations regarding building technology.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
General admission requirements
Recommended prerequisites
Equipment
Literature
Björk et al: Så byggdes husen, Formas förlag, 2003
Byggteknikens grunder, kompendium i grundläggande byggnadsteknik. Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik. KTH
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Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- INL1 - Assignment, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.