Course syllabus for Refurbishment and maintenance

Course syllabus adopted 2020-02-20 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameOmbyggnad och underhåll
  • CodeARK670
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTISAM
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyCivil and Environmental Engineering
  • DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 61116
  • Maximum participants45
  • Minimum participants25
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

0117 Project 4.5 c
Grading: TH		 4.5 c
0217 Project 3 c
Grading: TH		 3 c

In programmes

Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

BOM205 Buildings functions and design
BOM195 Building materials
BOM580 Structures
BOM265 Building technology
BOM330 Building services engineering, civil and environmental engineers

Aim

The course aims to give students an overall picture of a refurbishment projects different stages such as investigation and design stage (product design). The student may suggest the operation and maintenance (management process) and refurbishment (production), and declare it as an important part of the life cycle process of a building.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

- Describe and use concepts of refurbishment process based on Bygghandlingar 90.
- Explain and describe the property management requirements for the design and archive documents.
- List and analyse a refurbishment project conditions and compile it in an investigation.
- Propose a solution to the brief based on refurbishment project conditions. 
- Develop their skills with regard to drawing, report writing and oral presentation. 
- Describe, argue, evaluate own and others' proposals.
- Identify and describe the operation and maintenance needs of a building or facility.
- Give examples of how the operation and maintenance work can be organized. 
- Explain and select the appropriate methods for the inspection and control of buildings or facilities.
- Explain and select the appropriate methods of operation and maintenance measures .
- Design a proposal for a maintenance plan on a specific project and present it in the form of a technical report. 
- Set up a budget for maintenance plan and present the costs related to operation and maintenance activities.

Content

In addition to the usual construction process will be specifically for refurbishment to measure and inventory of part of a building as well as documenting the building's technical, historical and environmental values. Important is that the student can understand the Bygghandlingar 90's way of handling refurbishment and the Swedish Standard, as well as use of the framework and regulations that apply regarding refurbishment.
Basic conditions for the maintenance of buildings which includes definitions and concepts within the subject is introduced. Study of a building with respect to operations and maintenance, and the students get a walking lecture of how an inspection of a building is done. Then, the students themselves a visual inspection of an assigned building and establish a computer-based maintenance plan. A technical report prepared in which the building is described and proposed a maintenance plan reported.

Organisation

The project work is performed in groups.
Lectures, literature studies, seminars, exercises and tutorials adapted to current problems / projects

Literature

Så byggdes husen 1880-2000 : arkitektur, konstruktion och material i våra flerbostadshus under 120 år, Cecilia Björk, Per Kallstenius och Laila Reppen. ISBN: 9789173336185
Arkitektens handbok 2018, Anders Bodin, Jacob Hidemark, Martin Stintzing och Sven Nyström ISBN:9789144123608
Underhållsplanering, Anders Granlund, ISBN: 9789173338400

Examination including compulsory elements

It provides no exam in the course.
To pass the course requires approved project work and presence on the study, criticism, introductions and briefings. Project work is assessed with the grades U, 3, 4 and 5.