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 Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 80%, OR 20% |
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| Description:
| Aims: To embed a full understanding of the regulatory and political context under which buildings are constructed both now and in the future. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to: * Distinguish between primary regulatory/certification criteria, and secondary criteria. * Improve existing traditional design strategies to meet or exceed L-C certification levels and targets. * Develop alternative novel strategies and details to meet current and future regulatory targets. Skills: * Full understanding Regulations and L-C certification methods and how they may be mapped to modern building design processes. (T, F, A) * Develop a critical awareness of how selected design solutions may meet or exceed the Building Regulations. (T, F, A) * Ability to devise constructions that meet regulations by alternative means. (T, F, A) Content: * The Building Regulations * Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH Level 7, BRE) * Passivehaus * Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) * Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) * SKA an environmental assessment tool for sustainable fit-outs * Meeting targets and future-proofing. |
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AR50437 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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