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Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability (ABPL90027)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
Email: c.heywood@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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The subject examines a number of topics relevant to the long-term ownership and use of buildings where sustainability is important. These topics include:
- Issues in property asset life cycles;
- Facility economics, including economic decision-making and life cycle costing;
- Triple-bottom line decision-making about property assets;
- Projects and interventions in properties’ life cycles;
- Property asset maintenance management;
- Depreciation and obsolescence of property assets; and
- Sustainability, value and investment decisions.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject students should be able to:
- Place property ownership in the contexts of property’s life cycle, investment, design, construction and sustainability;
- Analyse the life cycle of significant parts or elements of a building and be able to carry out an analysis of a whole building;
- Demonstrate the principles of managing property life cycles including, maintenance, depreciation, obsolescence and property value.
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:
- Communication;
- Analytical skills;
- Problem solving skills.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into a course at the Melbourne School of Design.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
ABPL40008 Facility Management
Recommended background knowledge
Exposure to the time-value of money - discounting and compounding factors.
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual assignment on issues in life cycle analysis
| Week 5 | 20% |
Group assignment on Life Cycle Costing & Property Ownership and Management (equivalent to 1250 words per student)
| Week 10 | 25% |
One exam
| During the examination period | 55% |
Additional details
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Christopher Heywood Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Email: c.heywood@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Study Guide and Reader Life cycle analysis and Sustainability published annually
- Subject notes
Formerly available as ABPL40008 (702-415) or ABPL90027 (702-658) Building Economy and Property Asset Management. Students who have completed either of these subjects are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Cost Management Informal specialisation Cost Management Informal specialisation Cost Management - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024