Building Materials and Health
| Title | ΔΟΜΙΚΑ ΥΛΙΚΑ ΚΑΙ ΥΓΕΙΑ / Building Materials and Health |
| Code | ΜΠΙΑ003 |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Theodora Papamitsou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016948 |
Programme of Study: PPS Health and Environmental Factors
Registered students: 49
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600242746
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Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600242746
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11581
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
• Assess chemical, biological and physical hazards in the work and home environment.
• To define the concept of "sick building".
• To understand liquid waste treatment processes
• Describe the main characteristics and identify the "sick building".
• To choose the appropriate building materials for the defense of public health.
• To understand the radiological burden resulting from building materials.
• To understand the importance of wood as a biological raw material and its use in indoor spaces.
General Competences
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. THE SICK BUILDING
2. INTRODUCTION TO WET EXTENSION
3. BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS AT HOME AND WORK
environment
4. CHEMICAL RISKS AT HOME AND WORK
environment
5. WOOD AS AN BIOLOGICAL RAW MATERIAL FOR THE
PRODUCTION AND INDOOR USE OF PRODUCTS
PLACES
6. RADIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE FROM BUILDING MATERIALS
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 40 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 40 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 50 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 30 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 160 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Comparison of efficiency between poly‐aluminium chloride and aluminium sulphate coagulants during full‐scale experiments in a drinking water treatment plant
2. Electrochemical oxidation of olive oil mill wastewaters
3. Investigation of sewage sludge stabilization potential by the addition of fly ash and lime
4. Combined treatment of landfill leachate and domestic sewage in a sequencing batch reactor
5. Experimental particleboards from kenaf plantations grown in Greece
6. The performance of water repellents in the control of moisture absorption by wood exposed to the weather
7. Indoor radon levels in Greek schools
8. Experimental and theoretical study of radon distribution in soil
9. Environmental radioactivity measurements in Greece following the Fukushima Daichi nuclear accident
10. Pilot study of indoor radon in Greek workplaces
11. Twenty-year follow-up study of radiocesium migration in soil
12. A combination study of indoor radon and in situ gamma spectrometry measurements in Greek dwellings
Last Update
01-02-2024
