Description:
| Aims: To provide a comprehensive understanding of the environmental impact of buildings, both the environment local to the building and the wider environment.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the unit students will have demonstared the ability to systematically evaluate the environmental impacts of buildings in terms of:
* Energy use,
* Use of resources other than energy,
* Effect on local eco-systems,
* Effect of communities through increased transport and other ancillary activities.
Skills: Systematic evaluation of environmental impact of buildings, ability to resolve the multi-dimensional problem of reducing environmental impact, ability to balance the many conflicting requirements to reduce environmental impact.
Content: Life cycle analysis of materials and systems, low carbon approaches to construction including pre-fabrication, waste minimisation, minimisation of transporting materials. Site eco-systems and how they may be changed by construction and operation of buildings, integrating buildings within eco-systems. Local transport and delivery systems, provision for commuters and visitors to travel by different means. Demands made on infrastructure such as waste disposal, power and water supply.
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