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Moisture and Microbe DamageLaajuus (3 cr)

Code: TRAM012

Credits

3 op

Objective

Students will possess a basic knowledge of microbiological damage mechanisms in buildings and how to take them into account in building and planning. They will learn to understand the structural and material demands, and heat and moisture related stress factors of structures, while understanding liability issues in moisture damage repair cases.

Content

Properties of microbes, microbe species and where they can be found.
Problems with dampness, mould and decay in buildings.
The effects of heat and damp on the birth of damage caused by moisture and mould
Mould and damp microbes and health
Researching and reporting damage caused by damp and mould
Prevention of microbe damage in the construction planning and building stages

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to take building, surface and room air samples and interpret them. The students know various risk structures as well as how moisture and microbes cause damage.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to identify the most common microbes causing moisture damage. They are able to take microbe samples from structures and air in a room. The students will be able to design structures that function in a damp-proofing way. Students are aware of the health risks posed by microbes.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are aware of the impacts of various building materials and conditions on the creation of damage due to moisture and microbes. They are able to calculate how to prevent the creation of risky microbiological structures using construction physics. The students are able to identify the most common indicators of moisture damage.

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Enrollment

01.09.2025 - 30.09.2025

Timing

01.10.2025 - 21.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Teknologia

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Construction and Civil Engineering
Teachers
  • Miia Rönkkö
Groups
  • KRM24S
    KRM24S

Objective

Students will possess a basic knowledge of microbiological damage mechanisms in buildings and how to take them into account in building and planning. They will learn to understand the structural and material demands, and heat and moisture related stress factors of structures, while understanding liability issues in moisture damage repair cases.

Content

Properties of microbes, microbe species and where they can be found.
Problems with dampness, mould and decay in buildings.
The effects of heat and damp on the birth of damage caused by moisture and mould
Mould and damp microbes and health
Researching and reporting damage caused by damp and mould
Prevention of microbe damage in the construction planning and building stages

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to take building, surface and room air samples and interpret them. The students know various risk structures as well as how moisture and microbes cause damage.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to identify the most common microbes causing moisture damage. They are able to take microbe samples from structures and air in a room. The students will be able to design structures that function in a damp-proofing way. Students are aware of the health risks posed by microbes.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are aware of the impacts of various building materials and conditions on the creation of damage due to moisture and microbes. They are able to calculate how to prevent the creation of risky microbiological structures using construction physics. The students are able to identify the most common indicators of moisture damage.

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge required.

en
Enrollment

26.07.2025 - 24.08.2025

Timing

25.08.2025 - 26.10.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Teknologia

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Construction and Civil Engineering
Teachers
  • Miia Rönkkö
Groups
  • KRY24S
    KRY24S

Objective

Students will possess a basic knowledge of microbiological damage mechanisms in buildings and how to take them into account in building and planning. They will learn to understand the structural and material demands, and heat and moisture related stress factors of structures, while understanding liability issues in moisture damage repair cases.

Content

Properties of microbes, microbe species and where they can be found.
Problems with dampness, mould and decay in buildings.
The effects of heat and damp on the birth of damage caused by moisture and mould
Mould and damp microbes and health
Researching and reporting damage caused by damp and mould
Prevention of microbe damage in the construction planning and building stages

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to take building, surface and room air samples and interpret them. The students know various risk structures as well as how moisture and microbes cause damage.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to identify the most common microbes causing moisture damage. They are able to take microbe samples from structures and air in a room. The students will be able to design structures that function in a damp-proofing way. Students are aware of the health risks posed by microbes.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are aware of the impacts of various building materials and conditions on the creation of damage due to moisture and microbes. They are able to calculate how to prevent the creation of risky microbiological structures using construction physics. The students are able to identify the most common indicators of moisture damage.

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge required.

en
Enrollment

19.08.2024 - 22.09.2024

Timing

21.10.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Teknologia

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Construction and Civil Engineering
Teachers
  • Miia Rönkkö
Groups
  • KRY23S
    KRY23S

Objective

Students will possess a basic knowledge of microbiological damage mechanisms in buildings and how to take them into account in building and planning. They will learn to understand the structural and material demands, and heat and moisture related stress factors of structures, while understanding liability issues in moisture damage repair cases.

Content

Properties of microbes, microbe species and where they can be found.
Problems with dampness, mould and decay in buildings.
The effects of heat and damp on the birth of damage caused by moisture and mould
Mould and damp microbes and health
Researching and reporting damage caused by damp and mould
Prevention of microbe damage in the construction planning and building stages

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to take building, surface and room air samples and interpret them. The students know various risk structures as well as how moisture and microbes cause damage.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to identify the most common microbes causing moisture damage. They are able to take microbe samples from structures and air in a room. The students will be able to design structures that function in a damp-proofing way. Students are aware of the health risks posed by microbes.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are aware of the impacts of various building materials and conditions on the creation of damage due to moisture and microbes. They are able to calculate how to prevent the creation of risky microbiological structures using construction physics. The students are able to identify the most common indicators of moisture damage.

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge required.

en
Enrollment

02.12.2022 - 19.03.2023

Timing

20.03.2023 - 31.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Teknologia

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Construction and Civil Engineering
Teachers
  • Miia Rönkkö
Groups
  • KRM22S
    KRM22S

Objective

Students will possess a basic knowledge of microbiological damage mechanisms in buildings and how to take them into account in building and planning. They will learn to understand the structural and material demands, and heat and moisture related stress factors of structures, while understanding liability issues in moisture damage repair cases.

Content

Properties of microbes, microbe species and where they can be found.
Problems with dampness, mould and decay in buildings.
The effects of heat and damp on the birth of damage caused by moisture and mould
Mould and damp microbes and health
Researching and reporting damage caused by damp and mould
Prevention of microbe damage in the construction planning and building stages

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to take building, surface and room air samples and interpret them. The students know various risk structures as well as how moisture and microbes cause damage.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to identify the most common microbes causing moisture damage. They are able to take microbe samples from structures and air in a room. The students will be able to design structures that function in a damp-proofing way. Students are aware of the health risks posed by microbes.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are aware of the impacts of various building materials and conditions on the creation of damage due to moisture and microbes. They are able to calculate how to prevent the creation of risky microbiological structures using construction physics. The students are able to identify the most common indicators of moisture damage.

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge required.

en
Enrollment

02.12.2022 - 31.01.2023

Timing

20.03.2023 - 26.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Teknologia

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Construction and Civil Engineering
Teachers
  • Miia Rönkkö
Groups
  • KRY22S
    KRY22S

Objective

Students will possess a basic knowledge of microbiological damage mechanisms in buildings and how to take them into account in building and planning. They will learn to understand the structural and material demands, and heat and moisture related stress factors of structures, while understanding liability issues in moisture damage repair cases.

Content

Properties of microbes, microbe species and where they can be found.
Problems with dampness, mould and decay in buildings.
The effects of heat and damp on the birth of damage caused by moisture and mould
Mould and damp microbes and health
Researching and reporting damage caused by damp and mould
Prevention of microbe damage in the construction planning and building stages

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to take building, surface and room air samples and interpret them. The students know various risk structures as well as how moisture and microbes cause damage.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to identify the most common microbes causing moisture damage. They are able to take microbe samples from structures and air in a room. The students will be able to design structures that function in a damp-proofing way. Students are aware of the health risks posed by microbes.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are aware of the impacts of various building materials and conditions on the creation of damage due to moisture and microbes. They are able to calculate how to prevent the creation of risky microbiological structures using construction physics. The students are able to identify the most common indicators of moisture damage.

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge required.

en
Enrollment

01.12.2021 - 31.01.2022

Timing

21.03.2022 - 25.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

School of Engineering

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Construction and Civil Engineering
Teachers
  • Jorma Jurmu
Groups
  • KRY21SRaa
    KRY21SRaa

Objective

Students will possess a basic knowledge of microbiological damage mechanisms in buildings and how to take them into account in building and planning. They will learn to understand the structural and material demands, and heat and moisture related stress factors of structures, while understanding liability issues in moisture damage repair cases.

Content

Properties of microbes, microbe species and where they can be found.
Problems with dampness, mould and decay in buildings.
The effects of heat and damp on the birth of damage caused by moisture and mould
Mould and damp microbes and health
Researching and reporting damage caused by damp and mould
Prevention of microbe damage in the construction planning and building stages

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to take building, surface and room air samples and interpret them. The students know various risk structures as well as how moisture and microbes cause damage.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to identify the most common microbes causing moisture damage. They are able to take microbe samples from structures and air in a room. The students will be able to design structures that function in a damp-proofing way. Students are aware of the health risks posed by microbes.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are aware of the impacts of various building materials and conditions on the creation of damage due to moisture and microbes. They are able to calculate how to prevent the creation of risky microbiological structures using construction physics. The students are able to identify the most common indicators of moisture damage.

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge required.

en
Enrollment

01.12.2021 - 31.01.2022

Timing

21.03.2022 - 25.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Teknologia

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Construction and Civil Engineering
Teachers
  • Miia Rönkkö
Groups
  • KRY21S
    KRY21S

Objective

Students will possess a basic knowledge of microbiological damage mechanisms in buildings and how to take them into account in building and planning. They will learn to understand the structural and material demands, and heat and moisture related stress factors of structures, while understanding liability issues in moisture damage repair cases.

Content

Properties of microbes, microbe species and where they can be found.
Problems with dampness, mould and decay in buildings.
The effects of heat and damp on the birth of damage caused by moisture and mould
Mould and damp microbes and health
Researching and reporting damage caused by damp and mould
Prevention of microbe damage in the construction planning and building stages

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to take building, surface and room air samples and interpret them. The students know various risk structures as well as how moisture and microbes cause damage.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to identify the most common microbes causing moisture damage. They are able to take microbe samples from structures and air in a room. The students will be able to design structures that function in a damp-proofing way. Students are aware of the health risks posed by microbes.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are aware of the impacts of various building materials and conditions on the creation of damage due to moisture and microbes. They are able to calculate how to prevent the creation of risky microbiological structures using construction physics. The students are able to identify the most common indicators of moisture damage.

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge required.