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Sustainable Buildings and Ecodesign (Fall 2012) |
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| Course code : | B-SBE-U1 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 10 | Status : | Optional |
| Placement : | Hours per week : | 50 | |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English |
| Principal Content : | Sustainable buildings: Introduction to the concept, plan and design sustainable buildings Energy: Using passive and active energy design to optimize the design of the building in order to minimize the building"s energy consumption. Renewable energy. Rating. Materials: sustainable materials, Life Cycle Assessment methodology and tools, Evaluate the use of recycled materials. Water: Assess and projecting using rainwater Standards relating to sustainability: energy calculations, the sustainability concept Cradle to Cradle, Review of certification standards. Economic Assessment using a financial planning tool. |
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| Teaching method : | • The students are divided into project groups in which the project work will be developed. • Problem Based Learning is a combination of theory, case studies and project work. • Lessons will be based on interaction between lecturers presentations, tutorials and presentation of the acquired knowledge and on the principle “Learning by Teaching”. • The teaching method will be based on examples, where students are provided with an outline proposal. The students develop a project proposal followed by parts of the final project. |
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| Required prequisites : | Students must have passed 4 semesters. | ||
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