Building Technology
The course provides an introduction to the following subject areas ralated to livestock buildings:
- building materials
- building constructions
- indoor mechanization and logistics
- economics of investment
- building regulations
- computer-aided design (CAD)
The subject is reserved for students of the following study programmes:
- Livestock Science, Bachelor's Programme
Other students can get admitted if there are places available. Contact student advisor.
After completing the course, the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
- has knowledge of building materials, construction techniques, constructions and regulations for livestock buildings
- has knowledge of equipment for indoor mechanization of livestock buildings
- has knowledge of how air flows in a livestock room is affected by the ventilation technique
- has knowledge of key research and development work in the subject area
- has knowledge of making building drawings
Skills:
- has knowledge of various construction principles for livestock buildings and be able to discuss choice of construction methods
- can compose and evaluate alternative mechanization lines
- can plan and dimension ventilation in livestock buildings
- can draw buildings using computer-aided design (CAD)
General competence:
- have insight into alternative building and mechanization solutions for animal husbandry and can discuss solutions with professionals in the industry
- has expertise in how the choice of materials and ventilation affects the indoor climate in farm buildings
Compound assessment
- Work requirement 1 - Approved at least 75% of defined mandatory activities, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale approved/ not approved. Must be passed prior to submission of the written examination.
- Work requirement 2 - Drawing of a farm building using CAD software, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale approved/ not approved. Must be passed prior to submission of the written examination.
- Written examination, 4 hours, comprises 100/100 of the grade, letter grades.
Written school exam: Pen, ruler, up to 2 bilingual dictionaries and calculator
Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
HUS2001 - Livestock Housing 2 - 2.5 credits
HUS2181 - Farm Animal Buildings - 7.5 credits
