Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
5215BEUG-SEP-CTY
Aims
To provide knowledge, awareness and application of building regulations, environmental standards and codes of practice appropriate to the discipline of architectural technology
To develop understanding of sustainable design, materials and emerging technology in contrasting environments
To evaluate the process of specifying materials and components using various sources of information and evaluating their implications with regard to performance, quality and sustainability.
To provide the student with appropriate skills to produce a specification to industry
standard practice.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically analyse statutory regulations and environmental codes of practice, and evaluate how they apply to the design and detailing of buildings, with particular reference to sustainable buildings
2.
Evaluate the impact of climate change on building design and technology in contrasting environments
3.
Specify construction works using industry standards and discuss implications for building quality, sustainability and buildability.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Statutory Building Regulations, practice and procedures; design & fire safety
Environmental standards and codes of practice
Inclusive design
Climate change and the built environment; an international perspective on sustainable design and technology
Emerging sustainable technologies
Researching materials and components, with particular reference to sustainable and low carbon technologies
Introduction to the National Building Specification for specification of construction works
Common Building Defects, remedial measures, preventative measures
Module Overview:
The aim of this module is to provide knowledge, awareness and application of building regulations, environmental standards and codes of practice appropriate to the discipline of architectural technology. This module provides you with knowledge, awareness and application of statutory controls, environmental design factors and develops understanding of specifying sustainable technologies.
The aim of this module is to provide knowledge, awareness and application of building regulations, environmental standards and codes of practice appropriate to the discipline of architectural technology. This module provides you with knowledge, awareness and application of statutory controls, environmental design factors and develops understanding of specifying sustainable technologies.
Additional Information:This module provides students’ with knowledge, awareness and application of statutory controls, environmental design factors and develops understanding of specifying sustainable technologies.