Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Learning Methods

Lecture

Workshop

Module Offerings

7421BEPG-SEP-CTY

Aims

This module aims to enable students to understand, appraise and analyse the complexities of designing and refurbishing buildings by exploring a project’s objectives and aspirations from the client’s perspective. Students will gain a strategic appreciation and critical application of how to design, refurbish and specify building projects by consistently focusing on and aligning decisions to expected client outcomes and benefits.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically review methods, theories and techniques of value management, in the context of building design and refurbishment
2.
Critically evaluate the strategic direction of clients in order to develop and propose innovative and creative design proposals and projects
3.
Produce and analyse specifications in order to critically appraise the commercial viability of design proposals and projects from a triple-bottom line perspective
4.
Utilise and apply industry standard software in order to optimise the design process

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Value management Building design and refurbishment Building specification RIBA plan of work Corporate strategy Feasibility study and analysis
Module Overview:
During your studies on this module you will come to appreciate the importance of developing and proposing building design and refurbishment projects in accordance with the strategic direction of clients and commercial business.This module helps you to understand, appraise and analyse the complexities of designing and refurbishing buildings, by exploring project objectives and aspirations from the client’s perspective. You will gain a strategic appreciation of how to design, refurbish and specify building projects by consistently focusing on and aligning decisions with expected client outcomes and benefits.
Additional Information:This module develops student's ability to appreciate the importance developing and proposing building design and refurbishment projects in accordance with the strategic direction of clients and commercial business.

Assessments

Portfolio

Presentation