AG2806 Environmental Aspects of the Built Environment 7.5 credits

• Educational level

  Second cycle

• Academic level (A-D)

  C

• Subject area

  Built Environment
  

• Grade scale

  A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• Course web

Learning outcomes

The overall aim of the course is to give students understanding about the interplay between humans, buildings and the surrounding environment as well as strategies for reducing the environmental impacts from buildings.

After completing the course, you should be able to:

• Describe the potential environmental and health impacts caused by different stages in a building’s life span.
• Be able to analytically discuss environmental hotspots regarding the built environment depending on local contexts and building types.
• Suggest relevant planning strategies to reduce the environmental impact both from new building developments and improvements of the existing building stock.
• Suggest relevant types of evaluation and assessment tools for decision contexts related to planning and management of buildings.
• Account for current national strategies to reduce the environmental impact of the built environment.

Course main content

The course includes lectures, labs and project assignments followed up by seminars.

Lectures cover:

• the impact of buildings on human health, environment and natural resources
• environmental management strategies in the building and property sector and their relation to city planning
• tools/methods for evaluating and assessing the environmental impact of buildings
• examples of "green building"

Labs and project assignments include using a tool for environmental building assessment as well as analysing strategies for environmental impact reduction in practical cases.

Eligibility

A Bachelor’s degree ( or equivalent) in architecture or landscape architecture, civil engineering in the built environment or equivalent, urban and regional planning, social or natural sciences including courses corresponding to a minimum of 30 ECTS credits in the field of urban, transport or regional planning, or environmental sciences.

Knowledge of basic environmental problems and their causes, corresponding a basic course in the subject, e.g AE1101 Natural Resourcesor Theory or equivalent.

In addition documented proficiency in English B/English 6 or equivalent (TOEFL, IELTS  e g).

Literature

Skall bestämmas. Artiklar inom "green building".

Examination

• LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 1.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
• PRO1 - Project Assignment, 4.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 2.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Written exam (TEN1; 2,5 cr),
Project assignment (PRO1; 4.0 cr),
Computer lab (LAB1; 1,0 cr).

Final grade is a weighted average of the written exam and the project. "Pass" grade on the lab is required to receive a final grade.

Offered by

ABE/Environmental Strategies Research

Contact

Tove Malmqvist, tove.malmqvist@abe.kth.se

Examiner

Anna Björklund

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 13.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 10.