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Sustainable Buildings (ENEN90014)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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AIMS

This subject provides a multi-disciplinary overview of the design of sustainable buildings and considers the design from an architectural, services engineering, facade engineering, environmental engineering and structural engineering, tenants and owners perspective. A number of industry based case study examples will be introduced to complement the lectures.

This subject uses a project based learning project where students work in teams to design a new or refurbished commercial building to improve the environmental and social performance of the building. Students learn to apply sustainability-rating tools used in industry to their solutions.

Students in the subject come from different disciplinary backgrounds, principally engineering and architecture, and are expected to share their knowledge and learn from each other to successfully complete the project work. This stands them in good stead for entering professional practice in the area of sustainability.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

Topics include: ecological sustainable design, life cycle analysis, planning for sustainable buildings and cities, regulatory environment, barriers to green buildings, green building rating tools, material selection, embodied energy, operating energy, indoor environmental quality (noise, light and air), facade systems, ventilation systems, transportation, water treatment systems, water efficiency, building economics, and staff productivity. These will be covered in the following thematic areas:

  • Sustainable Cities
  • Sustainable Precincts
  • Building Envelope
  • Building services - Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
  • Building services - Energy
  • Building Services - water
  • Existing Buildings
  • Green Building Rating Tools
  • ESD Drivers and Barriers
  • ESD Economics
  • the process of a green building - 60L CH2
  • Business Perspective
  • Case Studies.

Intended learning outcomes

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILO)

On completion of this subject the student is expected to:



  • Identify the critical sustainability issues that should be addressed in planning a building or new development
  • Estimate the green star rating of a new building
  • Identify the issues effecting indoor environmental quality
  • Select different heating and cooling ventilation systems and justify the selection
  • Calculate the embodied energy of different structural systems including recycled material
  • Calculate the utilisation energy and greenhouse gas production of different building conceptual designs
  • Carry out conceptual designs for the design of a water supply system for a building with a focus on water conservation and recycling measures and estimate the expected water consumption requirements
  • Undertake cost studies of different green star rated buildings using life cycle cost analysis techniques.

Generic skills

  • Understanding of social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities and the need to employ principles of sustainable development
  • Ability to utilise a systems approach to complex problems and to design for operational performance
  • Capacity for lifelong learning and professional development
  • Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities, and commitment to them.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

This subject is delivered in conjunction with:

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
ABPL90120 Building Sustainability
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Assessment

Additional details

  • One 2-hour written exam (40%) conducted during the second semester examination period. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1 to 8 are addressed in this examination
  • Test (10%) held week following the end of teaching intensive week
  • Written group assignments (50%) of approximately 3000 words per person in total, or equivalent. Requires approximately 75 hours of work per student, due 4 weeks after end of intensive teaching week, peer assessment is used. ILOs 1 to 8 are addressed in this assignment

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Dates & times

  • September
    Principal coordinatorLu Aye
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours35 hours: This is a week long intensive subject held in the mid-semester break of Semester 2. During the mid-semester break there will be 30 hours of lectures and 5 hours of tutorials.
    Total time commitment200 hours
    Pre teaching start date22 July 2019
    Pre teaching requirementsAn optional introductory lecture will be held during orientation week. Pre-reading material will be made available via the LMS one week prior to the introductory lecture. Students are required to complete all pre-reading material during the pre-teaching period prior to the first lecture in September.
    Teaching period30 September 2019 to 4 October 2019
    Last self-enrol date 5 August 2019
    Census date30 September 2019
    Last date to withdraw without fail11 October 2019
    Assessment period ends22 November 2019

    September contact information

    Associate Professor Lu Aye

    l.aye@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

200 hours

Additional delivery details

This subject has a pre-teaching period:

  • An optional introductory lecture will be held during orientation week. Pre-reading material will be made available via the LMS one week prior to the introductory lecture.
  • Students are required to complete all pre-reading material during the pre-teaching period prior to the first lecture in September.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Further information

Last updated: 3 November 2022