Program Overview

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Course Overview

Introduction to Timber Framing

The course TBBY1014, Introduction to Timber Framing, is a foundation course at level I, worth 15 credits. It is scheduled to start in the autumn of 2025 and will last for one semester. The language of instruction is Norwegian, and the course will be held in Trondheim.

Course Content

Traditional Rod Constructions

In Norway, there is a rich tradition of different local and regional types of traditional rod constructions. These constructions are often used for utility houses that are not meant to be heated. The course will introduce students to the working methods used in the construction of such buildings, based on concrete examples of older traditional stave buildings.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

The candidate will have knowledge of:

• Construction principles in different types of stave buildings with joists and roof layers
• The operation of the various constructive parts of traditional stave buildings
• Different quality requirements for materials for different parts of traditional pole buildings and roof constructions

Skills

The candidate will be able to:

• Take out their own timber and make the workpiece ready for use in a stave building
• Perform common joints used in traditional rod constructions using traditional working methods and tools
• Use and maintain traditional hand tools used to build traditional stave buildings

General Competence

The candidate will be able to describe the different parts of ordinary stave buildings with traditional names.

Learning Methods and Activities

The course will include study collections with an introduction to practical work and self-practice. Exercises, excursions, fieldwork, seminars, and lectures may also be included. The course is based on concentrated collections, and active participation in the sessions with the following exercises is necessary to complete the course.

Mandatory Activities

• Mandatory participation in gatherings
• Mandatory practical exercises
• Mandatory assignment with written submission

Evaluation

The course will be concluded with a written assignment, and the evaluation will be on a pass/fail basis. In the event of absence or failure, the assignment must be taken by a new deadline by agreement with the course coordinator.

Specific Conditions

Admission to a program of study is required, specifically the Traditional Building Craft (FTTRADBYGG) program.

Recommended Previous Knowledge

It is recommended that students have completed TBBY1010, Introduction to Carpentry, to have received a basic introduction to forestry work and extraction of timber.

Required Previous Knowledge

There are no mandatory prerequisites for this course.

Course Materials

In addition to the reading list, material will be distributed in connection with excursions and fieldwork that is relevant to the projects being studied. Products produced by the student as part of exercises or homework belong to the institution unless otherwise agreed with the student.

Credit Reductions

The course has academic overlap with the following courses:

• TBBY2002 (5 credits, Autumn 2022)
• TBBY2101 (10 credits, Autumn 2022)
• TBBY6314 (15 credits, Autumn 2024) If a student takes overlapping courses, they will receive a credit reduction in the course where they have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject Areas

• Architectural Design, History and Technology

Department with Academic Responsibility

The Department of Architecture and Technology is responsible for this course.