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AR50437: Regulations codes and certification

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2014/5
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Academic Year
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 80%, OR 20%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Main assignment 1 (CW 40%)
  • Main assignment 2 (CW 40%)
  • Presentation 1 (OR 10%)
  • Presentation 2 (OR 10%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To embed a full understanding of the regulatory and political context under which buildings are constructed both now and in the future.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
* Distinguish between primary regulatory/certification criteria, and secondary criteria.
* Improve existing traditional design strategies to meet or exceed L-C certification levels and targets.
* Develop alternative novel strategies and details to meet current and future regulatory targets.

Skills:

* Full understanding Regulations and L-C certification methods and how they may be mapped to modern building design processes. (T, F, A)
* Develop a critical awareness of how selected design solutions may meet or exceed the Building Regulations. (T, F, A)
* Ability to devise constructions that meet regulations by alternative means. (T, F, A)

Content:

* The Building Regulations
* Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH Level 7, BRE)
* Passivehaus
* Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)
* Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)
* SKA an environmental assessment tool for sustainable fit-outs
* Meeting targets and future-proofing.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

AR50437 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.