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Building Sustainability (ABPL90120)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Overview
Availability | September - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
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. 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.
A number of industry based case study examples will be introduced to complement the lectures.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion, students should be able 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 materials and facade systems;
- 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 requirement;
- Undertake cost studies of different green star rated buildings using life cycle cost analysis techniques.
Generic skills
- Self-directed learning.
- Written, verbal and visual presentation of ideas.
- Essay and report writing.
- Graphic communication skills.
- Ability to analyse social and cultural contexts.
- Critical thinking and analysis.
- Appropriate use of design terminology.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into a course at the Melbourne School of Design or Admission into the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Design (GC-ENVDES)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
702-444 Building Sustainability (UG)
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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One written exam conducted during second semester exam period
| During the examination period | 40% |
A test held one week after the end of the intensive teaching week
| During the teaching period | 10% |
Written group assignment (3000 words per person), peer assessment will be used
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- September - Online
Principal coordinator Xavier Cadorel Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 30 hours of lectures and 5 hours of tutorials during the mid-semester break Total time commitment 200 hours Pre teaching start date 11 July 2022 Pre teaching requirements 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. Teaching period 26 September 2022 to 2 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 26 July 2022 Census date 26 September 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 October 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 September contact information
Time commitment details
200 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
- 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