| CODE | BEN5200 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Sustainable Energy in the Built Environment | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty for the Built Environment | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will focus on design aspects of new and existing buildings offered for refurbishment. The unit will deal with thermal loads and building materials and how this relates to energy efficiency. It will also tackle energy, water and waste issues related to building design, measurements of energy efficiency, application of software design tools and integration of renewable energy technologies in buildings. Different systems for building ratings and certifications with respect to energy efficiency will also be explained. Study-unit Aims The aims of this Study-unit are to: give the students a thorough understanding of what it involves to be involved in a design team, involved with the overall design and implementation of a new build or refurbishment commission of a building. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - go through the process of designing, getting certification, and eventually building it, with an energy sensitive approach. - be able to select the right general design-associated tools. - address the various sustainability issues in the design, construction and operation of a building. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - undertake the design of a medium-sized building that can attain sustainable status - carry out the energy performance evaluation of a building with the use of software tools - recommend solutions for improving the energy performance in buildings - follow the necessary procedures involved in the energy performance certification of buildings Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Reading List: (available in UoM Library) - Sustainable Practices in the built Environment, Langston, C.A. & Ding, G.K.C. (2001), Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, ISBN 0 750651539 - Climate Responsive Design , Richard Hyde (2000), St Edmundsbury Press, Suffolk, ISBN 0 41920970 0 - Environmental Design of Buildings - An introduction for Architects & Engineers, Randall Thomas (2005), ISBN-10: 0415363349 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Fieldwork and Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Vincent M. Buhagiar |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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