Area calculations and energy declarations for real estate agents

Do you want to learn about area calculations and energy declarations with a focus on what a real estate agent needs to know? Or are you already a real estate agent but want to refresh or relearn these topics? In this course, we look at important concepts and definitions and go through how to do area calculations and what to include in energy declarations.

Content of the course

The course contains two modules. In the module Area calculation, we focus on living area and secondary area and go through the rules that apply to the calculation of these. In the module Energy declarations, we highlight the background and motives for the energy declarations together with what should be included in an energy declaration and what energy performance and primary energy figures mean.

Area calculations:

• Terms, concepts and definitions
  
• Measurability, accessibility and adequate room height
  
• Units of measurement and rounding
  
• Living area BOA and secondary area BIA
  
• Practice counting

Energy declarations:

• Background and why
  
• For which buildings and when should energy declarations be made?
  
• Content, who makes and where are energy declarations stored?
  
• Energy performance and primary energy figures
  
• The real estate agent and energy declarations

Course structure

The course is a self-study course where it is possible to have contact with the teacher during the course. Exercises and study material are presented in the course room.

The course is based on a number of pre-recorded films with reviews and subsequent associated exercises. The course is entirely based on self-study, but enrolling in the course provides access to us as teachers for individualized counselling.

To pass the course

To pass the course you need to pass the digital assignments in Canvas.

Teachers

Martin Nilsson, assistant professor in Civil Engineering. Teaches mainly in building technology for real estate agents, building construction for civil engineers, architecture and fire engineers, building mechanics and concrete structures for civil engineers. Defended his doctoral thesis in 2003 on constraints in young concrete, which has also been a post-doctoral research area. Now interested in the reuse of concrete elements.

Registration

• Register here External link, opens in new window.
  Luleå University of Technology reserves the right to cancel the course in case of too few registrations.
  

Contact LTU

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