Winter School UTCB: Traditional timber houses carpentry in seismic and coastal areas
Dates & timetable:
Application for this face-to-face micro-credential is open until Wednesday, 21/05/2025.
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Monday, 07-11/07/2025
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Detailed timetables will be passed to the accepted students a few weeks before the classes start. All the classes will take place within the dates indicated, no overlaps guaranteed. |
Description:
The traditional houses represent a part of the cultural identity of each country, adapted to the local climate and material availability. The course aims to present the main materials that were used for traditional houses, structural layout and construction technology secrets and wisdom transferred to us from long time ago by our ancestors who learned in time what details are better and how to adapt to local environment.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the taxonomy of existing traditional houses
- Identify the different construction details in terms of impact in the seismic/coastal climate resistance
Sustainable development goals:
- SDG3. Good health and well-being
- SDG11. Sustainable cities and communities
- SDG12. Responsible consumption and production
- SDG15. Life on land
Sector:
Sustainability
Thematic area:
Technologies for Sustainable Development
HASHTAGS/KEY WORDS:
#infrastructure #society #culture #design
Volume (ECTS):
1
Language:
English
Hard skills:
Recognize structural characteristics of traditional timber houses Identify what interventions an existing traditional house needs
Soft skills:
Organisation Collaboration Prioritization
Study format:
Face-to-face
Study methods:
Case studies Group work
Hours
Face-to-face contact hours: 10
Autonomous work: 15
Entry requirements:
Bachelor student in one of the 9 partner universities of EU-CONEXUS, providing a proof of English proficiency of at least B2 level (certificate or online test).
Assessment:
Presentations prepared by students, Scientific paper analysis, dialogue or conversations
HOST UNIVERSITY:
Delivered by a professor from the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania, physically at the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania
Stage of accreditation:
Part of a Bachelor program accredited by UTCB and by Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS)
