Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Module Offerings
4560NCCG-SEP-PAR
Aims
The aim of this module is to support students to gain understanding on how the practices involved in design, construction and operation within the built environment will contribute towards the delivery of sustainable building. On completion of the module the students will have knowledge and skills to undertake sustainable building design underpinned by informed lifecycle thinking of whole construction project cycle, from design, build, operate, maintain and dispose of buildings.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate the key principles and practices of sustainable design and construction
2.
Appraise the sustainability assessment tools landscape, demonstrating an ability to select the appropriate tool for a particular context
3.
Appreciate the potential offered through sustainable management principles and processes, related to the effective coordination of planning, design, materials selection, site management, facilities management and reuse/ demolition of building
4.
Discuss and apply key project management methodologies related to development of sustainable building
5.
Analyse and discuss best practices of sustainable design and construction
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Introduction to sustainability
United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (UN SDGs)
Applying sustainability
Three pillars of sustainability
Sustainable agenda – built environment within the imagining future sustainable cities
Climate change
Sustainable design and construction processes
Waste management
Environmental Law
Renewable energy and energy efficiency
Sustainability assessment, e.g., BREEAM and LEEDS
Sustainable building materials
Energy requirements and the role of resource efficiency in buildings
Understanding the environment-economy relationship
Trade-offs between environmental management and competitiveness
Assessments
Report
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