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Environmental Design in Housing (ARCH30004)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
Overview
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Environmental Design in Housing forms part of the Environmental Systems specialisation.
This subject prioritises the sustainable building design process and assessment tools used in the design of NCC class 1 – 2 buildings, which include standalone single dwellings and apartment buildings.
The subject combines theoretical knowledge of the environmental performance of residential buildings (such as energy, comfort, water, daylight, waste, ecology, innovation) with a practical understanding of how the industry assesses them in accordance with Town Planning requirements, the Building Code of Australia, NatHERS and other specialised assessment tools. These skills are closely aligned with industry expectations for positions such as: graduates ESD consultant positions in architecture and engineering companies.
The subject will maximise industry interaction through guest speakers, case studies and site visits.
Prescribed software programs with no cost
Built Environment Sustainability Scorecard
Water Usage Calculator
TankulatorFirstRate5
HOT2000
PVWatts Calculator
Details of software availability and pricing are captured at https://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/student-experience/it-support
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Provide general advice on the environmental performance of a range of residential buildings, including potential problems from the design of the building fabric, services, and renewable systems;
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the industry processes and tools that are used in both town planning and building permit applications;
- Provide general environmental design advice for a project at the concept stage, such as orientation, heating and cooling loads, facade glazing percentage, heating, cooling and ventilation systems, lighting and renewable energy systems;
- Complete assessments of residential buildings for current town planning and current building permit requirements;
- Demonstrate a general understanding of the range of environmental building performance tools, such as Building Environment Sustainability Scorecard, Code for Sustainable Homes, Passivhaus, NatHERS, HOT2000, RETScreen International;
- Demonstrate understanding of the ways to achieve 'nearly net-zero' or 'net-zero' building performance targets.
Generic skills
- Upon successful completion of this subject the student will have had the opportunity to develop the following generic skills: • Capacity for independent thought • ability to research through the competent use of the library and other information sources • ability to conceptualise theoretical problems, form judgements and arguments and communicate critically, creatively and theoretically through essay writing, tutorial discussion and presentations; • ability to communicate knowledge intelligibly and economically through essay writing and tutorial discussion; • ability to manage and organise workloads for recommended reading, the completion of essays and assignments and examination revision;
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
One of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL20036 | Environmental Building Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL10007 | Environmental Technologies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 15 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual Simulation Report, due by the beginning of week 2
| Week 2 | 10% |
Group presentation on zero energy housing design and sustainable community development strategies (equivalent to 800 words per student), due by the end of week 2
| Week 2 | 20% |
Individual ESD Essay
| 3 Weeks after the end of teaching | 70% |
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Masa Noguchi Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 40 hours ( over two weeks ) Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching requirements Reading materials will be available to students via LMS Teaching period 8 January 2024 to 19 January 2024 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2024 Census date 19 January 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 February 2024 Assessment period ends 9 February 2024 Summer Term contact information
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Last updated: 15 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
This subject is one of the two subjects which forms Environmental Design Specilisation in B- DES.
Please note in 2019 this subject will be offered in Winter and from 2020 might be offered in December
- Incidental costs
Built Environment Sustainability Scorecard - Free web application. Water Usage Calculator - Free web application. Tankulator - Free web application. FirstRate5 - Free web application. HOT2000 - Free web application. PVWatts Calculator - Free web application.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- 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: 15 February 2024