The course aims to provide the expertise in building technology requested by the Swedish Estate Agents Inspectorate. Course contents are: Building regulations. Building construction, drawings and area calculations. Damage to buildings and building guarantee schemes. Redevelopment. Energy certification. Inspection Technology. Ethics and responsibility in building technical investigation.
KTH Campus
50%
20146
Normal Daytime
Swedish
5 - 10
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Course syllabus AF103V (Spring 2025–)The course aims to provide the expertise in building technology requested by the Swedish Estate Agents Inspectorate, FMI.
The main contents of the course are:
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
1. Describe different design solutions in house construction.
2. Describe common building materials in terms of structure, function and use in buildings.
3. Provide proposals for the reconstruction of existing buildings.
4. Interpret and explain building-related drawings.
5. Interpret and explain the content of energy certificate.
6. Carry out area calculations according to the current standard for measurement of buildings.
7. Describe and explain the process of climate labelling of buildings.
Skills and abilities
8. Explain the key elements of the laws and regulations governing the construction industry and urban planning.
9. Explain the causes of common building damages and describe how the risk of these can be minimized.
10. Describe heating systems, ventilation systems, and sanitation systems for buildings.
11. Explain the differences and similarities between different types of inspection, such as transfer inspection and construction inspection.
12. Carry out an inspection of an existing building based on course objectives 1-10.
Evaluation skills and approach
13. To reflect on the ethics and responsibilities of inspection of building.
General entry requirements for higher education
General entry requirements for higher education
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
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.
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