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AR40415: Building environmental design project

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Credits: 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 240
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Presentation (CW 20%)
  • Final report (CW 80%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take AR30403
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the unit, the student will have demonstrated an ability to design and model the environmental performance of a building.


Aims: To give students experience in developing the design and modelling of passive and active of building environmental systems.

Skills: Intellectual skills
* To apply theoretical knowledge to complex designs - assessed
Professional/Practical skills
* Analytical and design skills related to the material covered - assessed
Transferable/key skills
* To communicate ideas verbally and in writing - facilitated and assessed.

Content: Appropriate building environment modelling. Performance indicators. New technologies and their effect on environmental performance. Application of design principles. Modelling a specific building.

Course availability:

AR40415 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following courses:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • UEAR-AFM03 : MEng(Hons) Civil and Architectural Engineering (Year 4)
  • UEAR-AKM03 : MEng(Hons) Civil and Architectural Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)

Notes:

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