SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
- Course
- CVLE637 - SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
- Department
- Civil Engineering - English - PhD
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
This course develops the scientific and engineering skills necessary to design energy-efficient and sustainable buildings as well as built environments. The course aims to integrate laterally a wide range of advanced environmental building design aspects that includes building physics, enhanced natural ventilation, sustainable building materials, rational water usage, global energy demands and renewable/alternative energy technologies, bioclimatic building design, perception of human comfort, and environmental management and strategies. The course also demonstrates examples of both sustainable and unsustainable aspects of current building design practice, and how international policy frameworks can act as both drivers and barriers to sustainable solutions. The course involves individual case studies of international environmental design projects. Current sustainability certification schemes are presented and discussed critically.
SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
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Course outcomes
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Sustainability: Overview of Sustainability, |
| Week 2 | Global climate change, human activities and their effects, |
| Week 3 | Concepts of sustainable development urban development; Sustainable site planning |
| Week 4 | Principles of site analysis, Improving sustainability of a site |
| Week 5 | Sustainable Energy resources |
| Week 6 | The environmental benefits of energy efficiency |
| Week 7 | Introduction to sustainable buildings standards: green buildings vs sustainable buildings. |
| Week 8 | Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) |
| Week 9 | MIDTERM WEEK |
| Week 10 | Building envelope effect and energy efficiency measures, renewable energy integration, |
| Week 11 | Sustainable building design criteria |
| Week 12 | Sustainable construction component and materials |
| Week 13 | Energy consumption and CO2 production in Construction sector |
| Week 14 | Energy use and GHG emissions,-Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for measuring Sustainability |
| Week 15 | FINAL |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Barton, H., Grant, M., Guise, R. , Shaping Neighbourhoods: For Local Health and Global Sustainability, Routledge; 2 edition, 2010.
- 02 Alison Cotgrave; Mike Riley Total Sustainability in the Built Environment, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- 03 Lynch, Kevin; Hack, Gary (1962). Site Planning. MIT Press. (2nd ed. 1971; 3rd ed. 1984)
- 04 Kazimee Bashir, Sustainable Urban Forms : Theory, Design and Application, First edition, Cognella Academic Publishing, 2018
Learning Outcomes
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Program Outcomes
- 1. Analyzes, compares, and synthesizes advanced theoretical and applied knowledge in subfields of civil engineering.
- 2. Identifies a problem in the field, formulates a research question, collects and analyzes data, and draws conclusions using scientific methods.
- 3. Develops innovative solutions by applying modeling, analysis, and interpretation skills to complex engineering problems.
- 4. Designs new systems, processes, or materials by considering real-world constraints such as economy, environment, sustainability, and safety.
- 5. Plans laboratory or field studies, collects data, performs statistical analysis, and derives scientific results.
- 6. Effectively uses modern analysis and design software, information technologies, and measurement tools in civil engineering applications.
- 7. Recognizes, interprets, and integrates relationships between civil engineering and other engineering or scientific disciplines.
- 8. Acts in accordance with ethical principles, demonstrates professional responsibility, and evaluates the societal impacts of engineering practices.
- 9. Communicates research and engineering outcomes clearly and effectively through written, oral, and visual means.
- 10. Works effectively in intra- and interdisciplinary teams and assumes leadership roles when necessary.
- 11. Follows, critically evaluates, and continuously improves professional knowledge and skills through lifelong learning.
- 12. Evaluates the environmental, sustainability, and societal impacts of engineering practices and develops responsible solutions.
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