Basics of HVAC, Plumbing, Automation and Electrical Engineering (5cr)
Code: KC32BR10403-1
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.12.2015 - 21.05.2016
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 11.01.2016 - 22.05.2016
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Construction Site Management
- Course
- KC32BR10403
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
Occupational and environmental safety in construction
Students are able to manage and evaluate occupational safety as defined by regulations on HVAC and other house technology.
Competence in structural engineering
Students know the systems and operating principles pertaining to HVAC, plumbing and automation & electricity in buildings. They can explain how the house technical work is intertwined with planning and other stages of the construction project. The most important stages of building house technical systems and important regulations given by authorities are also discussed.
Competence in the construction process
Students are competent in negotiating house technology issues with planners, developers, contractors and supervising authorities. Students are also able to interpret house technical drawings to plan the work and to draw up relevant contracts. They are aware of basic electrical safety issues concerning house technical systems and on site equipment. Upon completion of contractor work, students know how to assure their quality.
Students take house technical requirements into consideration in frame construction (installation drawings).
Content
?Basics of electrical engineering
?Electrical safety
?Electrical work on a construction site
?Electrical and data networks in buildings
?Building management systems
?Basics of HVAC and plumbing technology
?Water management on site
?Integration of HVAC, plumbing, automation & electrical engineering with the main contract
?Regulations and requirements
?Excursions to construction sites
Materials
Lecturers? own material
Teaching methods
Lectures, assignments, excursions
Student workload
Total work load of the course: 160 h
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
1 Student knows the basics of the course.
3 Student knows the contents of the course well.
5 Student knows the contents of the course well and can apply their knowledge in practice.
Qualifications
No previous studies are required.