Program Overview

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Course Overview

The course Logbuilding - Introduction, with the code TBBY1010, is a foundation course at level I, taught in Norwegian. It is located in Trondheim and consists of 15 credits.

Course Content

The course introduces students to the working methods in the construction of timber houses, based on concrete examples of older traditional timber buildings in Norway. The course starts in the forest, where students learn to assess individual trees and the subject of the work to be done. Safe work with traditional felling, travel, and hauling of timber is reviewed. The course also covers the design of wall timbers, ridges, beams, and tables using traditional working methods.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

The candidate will have knowledge of:

• forests, different growth areas in forests, and how this affects the quality of wood
• historical logging techniques and changes over time
• material extraction and manufacture of timber for different parts of log houses
• the principle of building different types of nover in carpentry construction
• principle in different types of log houses with joists and roof layers
• common traditional forms of foundation and foundation work for log houses
• ordinary skates used in log houses
• common historical types of log forms and nover in Norwegian carpentry
• traditional work techniques in carpentry
• the historical development of traditional hand tools for logging and carpentry

Skills

The candidate will be able to:

• assess and remove forests and individual trees against specific material needs
• fell, twig, and cut wood with traditional hand tools in a safe way
• take out timber and make workpieces for carpentry
• mark and chop at least one traditional type of nov with traditional hand tools

General Competence

The candidate will be able to:

• know and disseminate knowledge of key quality criteria for different types of wood
• calculate volume, lengths, and quantity of timber
• sharpen axes and saws relevant for forestry work and carpentry
• describe the different parts of log houses and nover with traditional names

Learning Methods and Activities

The course includes workshops with an introduction to practical work, exercises, excursions, fieldwork, seminars, and lectures. The course is based on concentrated collections, and active participation in the sessions with the following exercises is necessary to complete the course.

Compulsory Assignments

• Attendance
• Practical assignment
• Assignment

Evaluation

The course evaluation includes a semester assignment. In the event of absence, the assignment is delivered by a new deadline by agreement with the course supervisor.

Specific Conditions

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

Recommended Previous Knowledge

Vocational training in construction crafts such as carpentry/joinery, or equivalent practice as a craftsman, is recommended. Own experience with traditional carpentry is also recommended but not required.

Required Previous Knowledge

There are no mandatory prerequisites.

Course Materials

A bibliography with relevant literature is handed out on the course. Products produced by the student as part of exercises belong to the institution unless otherwise agreed with the student.

Credit Reductions

The course has academic overlap with the courses TBBY1002 and TBBY1101. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you 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