CEM17A-Sustainable Design and Management Principles and Practice A

Module Provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded: CEM107 Sustainable Design and Management Principles and Practice
Current from: 2023/4

Module Convenor: Dr Emmanuel Essah
Email: e.a.essah@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module provides the knowledge and understanding necessary for students to perform environmental design and assess the performance of building passive and active systems in terms of their environmental impact. The module will introduce the role of building site impact, building façade design, building services engineering systems, construction materials, facilities management and system controls in moderating the internal building environment and an understanding of the energy implications for each. Building users’ need and indoor environmental quality, health and safety issues will also be addressed.

Aims:

The aim is to provide holistic approach to deliver sustainable buildings. The integrated process of design, operation and management will be the core of this module. 

Assessable learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

• Understand key components of environmental quality and design criteria


• Understand the principle of passive building/architectural design


• Assess building performance of passive design


• Have knowledge of mechanical engineering systems


• Have knowledge of sustainable materials and environmental impact


• Assess environmental performance of mechanical engineering systems

Additional outcomes:

• Students should be able to work within a team and present the outcome to audience.

Outline content:

• Human well-being, comfort and air quality requirements, ergonomic approach


• Impact of surround site conditions


• Building façade design


• Building materials


• Evaluate and formulate strategic plans


• Natural and artificial lighting


• Natural ventilation


• Climatic design and vernacular architecture


• People orientated design


• Symbolic aspects of built space and social requirements


• Innovative heating, ventilating and air-Conditioning Systems


• Intelligent control and Innovation


• Integration of sustainable and innovative technologies in building design


• Energy efficiency assessment methods

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Lectures, seminars, tutorials, site visits, lab experiments, computer simulations and coursework practice.

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Autumn Term

Assessment 1 - Reflective Learning Essay

Assessment 2 - DIAL Report

Formative assessment methods:

Penalties for late submission:

The below information applies to all full time and flexible modular students on taught programmes except those on Postgraduate Flexible programmes. 

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;


• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission which applies to all full time and flexible modular PGT students in SBE can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:

A mark of 50% overall

Reassessment arrangements:

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

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5. Computers and devices with a particular specification: 


6. Travel, accommodation and subsistence: 

Last updated: 6 November 2023