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AR50357: Sustainable construction materials

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2019/0
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Further information on credits Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 120
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Semester 1
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Site visit - report on chosen building (CW 30% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
  • Main Essay (CW 70% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To provide a comprehensive understanding of construction materials; a critical awareness of their contribution to environmental impact and their contribution to low carbon building performance.

Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the Unit the students will have demonstrated the ability to:
* critically and systematically evaluate and compare the environmental impact of a range of construction materials, products and systems using life cycle assessment procedures;
* select, design and specify sustainable construction materials creatively and with confidence.

Skills:
Critical assessment of the effect of building materials on the environmental and holistic performance of buildings. Written and oral communications. These skills are facilitated and assessed.

Content:
Life cycle assessment; life cycle costing; environmental impact of construction materials; modern use of traditional materials; concrete; steel; masonry; timber; renewable crop based materials; polymers; insulation products; retrofitting; thermal mass; breathing wall construction; building health.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

AR50357 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • TEAR-AFM28 : MSc Architectural Engineering: Environmental Design

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