Credits: 16. Grading scale: TH. Compulsory for: V1. Course coordinator: Per Gunnar Burström, Byggnadsmaterial. Assessment: Written examinations. Laboratory work. Design tasks. Parts: 3. Homepage: http://www.byggnadsmaterial.lth.se/bml-utb.htm.

Aim
The course in Building Technology will

• give the students knowledge about the humans need for buildings of various functions and the need for the development of a sustainable society with respect to natural resources and life cycle economy

• give knowledge and skill in order to formulate, solve and analyse relevant technical tasks concerning e.g. design, construction, and maintenance of buildings

• give knowledge and skill in using computers as a mean in the design-process, and to develop the skill in writing and presentation of technical tasks.

Contents
Electricity, photometry, electro magnetic radiation, the physics of gases and fluids, etc. The structure of materials. Test methods. Production and properties of most building materials. Basics in building technology. The design of building components. Aspects of heat and moisture. Health criteria for indoor environment. Installations in buildings. Design tasks.

Literature
Textbooks in Physics, Building Materials, Building Technology, Building Physics, Installation Technology.

Code: 0105. Name: Physics.
Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination. Contents: Electricity. Physics of gas and liquids.

Code: 0205. Name: Building Materials.
Credits: 4. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Writen examination. Contents: Density and porosity and relations to material properties. Heat and moisture problems. Durability. Properties at raised temperatures. Concrete. Properties of most other materials.

Code: 0305. Name: Building Technology and Building Services.
Credits: 7. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination. Contents: Building technology. Heat and moisture aspects. Demands for healthy buildings.