Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
MIM 263E Building Construction Methods English Compulsory
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
3 5 2 2 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites MIM 162 MIN DD
or MIM 162E MIN DD
or MIM 132 MIN DD
or MIM 132E MIN DD
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Analysis, design and construction of building elements. External wall systems (walls in contact with atmosphere and ground), window and door systems, floor systems (ground, intermediate and exposed-soffit floors, suspended ceilings, raised floors), vertical circulation systems (ramps and stairs), roof systems (flat and sloping roofs), partition systems (fixed and moveable partitions). Constructional design requirements, performance criteria, resources. Design principles of building element systems, Traditional and advanced construction methods. Application-studio work: Analysis and synthesis of building element systems.