Syllabus academic year 2010/2011
(Created 2010-07-25.)
BUILDING PHYSICSVBF605
Credits: 6. Grading scale: TH. Cycle: G2 (First Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Compulsory for: IBYA2. Course coordinator: Stephen Burke, stephen.burke@byggtek.lth.se and Katja Fridh, katja.fridh@byggtek.lth.se, Building Physics. Recommended prerequisits: VBF630 Building Technology. Assessment: Written examination with a theoretical part and a calculation part. To pass the course the students also must fulfil and pass the project exercise. A well accomplished project exercise can raise the final grade a maximum of half a step. Further information: The project exercise runs all through the courses VBM611, VBF605 and ABK606. Home page: http://www.byfy.lth.se.

Aim
have an overview knowledge about how to design single-family buildings

have a basic knowledge about different building components and how to combine them into a healthy

and energy-efficient building

have a basic knowledge about heat- and moisture transport in a building

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Understand how to combine building materials into a well functioning building component from a heat and moisture point of view.

Identify all parts in an energy balance.

Quantitatively be able to evaluate the moisture safety for a building.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Design building components for a single-family house and join them together to a functioning building regarding energy application and moisture proofing.

Apply available knowledge in CAD.

Apply knowledge from the course VBF630 to design buildings that fulfil minimum demands in the Swedish Building code concerning energy needs.

Skills in using theories concerning moisture transport through building components. Have the capability to choose appropriate values for boundary conditions and material data. Be able to quantitatively estimate building components and ordinary buildings from a moisture safety point of view.

Contents
Basic building physics concerning heat-and moisture transport through materials and building elements. Calculations of moisture- and temperature conditions in building elements to create moisture proof and energy-efficient buildings. Building physical design of the building envelope, roofs, foundations and external walls. Information about methodology for moisture design, critical moisture conditions and healthy buildings.

In order to learn which parts are of importance, stationary energy- and moisture balances are established.

The project exercise is a fundamental element in the course, where the coupling between building envelope, combination of materials, control point system and nonloadbearing partitions are dealt with. The final results from the exercise are elementary building documents and CAD-drawings.

Literature
Sandin, K, Praktisk byggnadsfysik, 2009.
Sandin, K, Praktisk byggnadsfysik. Övningsuppgifter, 2009.
Nevander, L E och Elmarsson, B, Fukthandbok. Praktik och teori, 1994. Tryckt
Stockholm 2007.
Harderup L-E, Övningsuppgifter med lösningar, Fukthandbok,
Byggnadsfysik VBF605, oktober 2008.
Harderup L-E, Formelsamling till Fukthandbok, reviderad oktober 2005.