AR20004: Building environment 2
[Page last updated: 11 October 2021]
| Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | EX 100% |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Aims: | To introduce the principle and installation of environmental control systems in buildings. To introduce fire engineering and its effect on building design.
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| Learning Outcomes: | On successful completion of the unit, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the range of Building Services incorporated within buildings, particularly those used to actively control the internal building environment (in contrast to the passive means considered in Building Environment 1).
- critically evaluate the whole-life carbon impacts of building design choices.
- demonstrate an understanding of the role of fire engineering in building design.
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| Skills: | Ability to qualitatively and quantitatively design and assess environmental and fire control systems in buildings.
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| Content: | Building services: Need and development; systems design; thermal environment; heating systems; mechanical ventilation; plant; system choice; lighting; design of electric lighting; propagation of sound; sound transmision and insulation; acoustic design. Fire Engineering: The nature of fire; the behaviour of people in fire; different approaches to ensuring satisfactory design for prevention of fires and survivability; fire control systems.
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| Programme availability: |
AR20004 is Compulsory on the following programmes:
Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
- UEAR-AFB07 : BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering (Year 2)
- UEAR-AKB07 : BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEAR-AFM03 : MEng(Hons) Civil and Architectural Engineering (Year 2)
- UEAR-AKM03 : MEng(Hons) Civil and Architectural Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEAR-AFM07 : MEng(Hons) Civil Engineering (Year 2)
- UEAR-AKM07 : MEng(Hons) Civil Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2021/22.
- Programmes and units are subject to change 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.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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