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Environmental Building Systems (ABPL20036)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 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 1
Subject Coordinator: James Helal
Email: james.helal@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject covers key elements of building services and sustainability at a residential and commercial scale. The subject aims to teach the basic terminology and concepts behind providing comfortable and effectively functioning buildings in terms of sun, envelope, services (water, waste, gas, electricity, data, fire protection), heating and cooling, air quality, acoustics and vertical transport. Using the sustainability tools being used in the industry (FirstRate5, and Green Star) students will be given a framework in which to understand how buildings perform and their impact on the environment.
This subject will involve the following software: FirstRate5. Details of software availability and pricing are captured at https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/graduate-research/resources/it-support#software.
Note: Please check Subject Notes section.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Understand the terminology, principles and techniques of environmental control systems at both small and medium scale;
- Integrate environmental controls into architectural designs in a sustainable manner.
Generic skills
The following skills should be obtained upon completion of the subject:
- Written, verbal and graphic presentation of ideas;
- Critical thinking and analysis;
- Evaluation of existing knowledge;
- Appropriate use of design terminology;
- Application of generic theories to specific examples.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
One of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ARCH10002 | Construction as Alchemy | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
ABPL10005 | Understanding the Built Environment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
OR
Admission into the B-ENVS Bachelor of Environments
AND
Completion of 50 points of Architecture or Construction major subjects prior to taking the subject
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL10007 | Environmental Technologies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assignment 1:submission of a set of 10 A3 drawings that includes layouts, schematics, description and justification of environmental systems and services.
| Week 7 | 30% |
Progression on Assignment 1: Progression on Assignment 1 is a pin-up presentation of a set of 3 A3 Drawings (Site plan, Passive Strategy and Energy assessment) that takes place at the beginning of week 3 tutorial.
| Week 3 | 5% |
Weekly Quizzes
| Throughout the semester | 25% |
One exam (equivalent to 2000 words)
| End of semester | 40% |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator James Helal Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 contact information
Subject Coordinator: James Helal
Email: james.helal@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Course reader
Recommended texts and other resources
Alison Kwok, The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategie, 2nd Edition.
- Subject notes
Please note from 2023 this subject will be offered in semester 2 only
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Property Major Engineering Systems Informal specialisation Environments Discipline subjects Major Urban Design and Planning Major Landscape Architecture Major Architecture Informal specialisation Bachelor of Design Elective Subjects Major Construction - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- 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: 11 April 2024