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Low carbon construction and sustainability assessment methodLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: YT00BL81

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Heidi Hämäläinen-Laitinen

Objective

The student is aware of the road map of low-carbon construction and understands the legislation and official regulations governing the environmental sustainability of construction. Students will be able to use tools and indicators in the circular economy and construction.

The student becomes acquainted with the tools used to asses the environmental performance of buildings, which can be used to verify and compare the environmental performance, sustainable development and circular economy of buildings.

Content

The most important themes of the course are the understanding of the legislation and authority guidance governing more environmentally friendly construction at a general level, the assessment of the sustainability classification of a construction project using the chosen method and the understanding of the principles of circular economics.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Achieved target level of competence according to the content of the course.

Enrollment

01.11.2022 - 13.01.2023

Timing

02.01.2023 - 19.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Technology

Campus

Main Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 20

Degree programmes
  • Master’s Degree Programme in Civil Engineering
Teachers
  • Heidi Hämäläinen-Laitinen
Teacher in charge

Heidi Hämäläinen-Laitinen

Groups
  • YTY23K1
    Vähähiilinen rakentaminen- tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)
  • ZJAYTY23K1
    Avoin amk, YAMK-polut, Vähähiilinen rakentaminen, Monimuoto

Objectives

The student is aware of the road map of low-carbon construction and understands the legislation and official regulations governing the environmental sustainability of construction. Students will be able to use tools and indicators in the circular economy and construction.

The student becomes acquainted with the tools used to asses the environmental performance of buildings, which can be used to verify and compare the environmental performance, sustainable development and circular economy of buildings.

Content

The most important themes of the course are the understanding of the legislation and authority guidance governing more environmentally friendly construction at a general level, the assessment of the sustainability classification of a construction project using the chosen method and the understanding of the principles of circular economics.

Time and location

Contacts approximately every thid week thursday and friday

Learning materials and recommended literature

Materials from Moodle and contacts

Teaching methods

Enrollment work
Group work
Lectures
Webinars
Moodle e-learning platform

Exam dates and retake possibilities

The is no final exam.

Alternative completion methods

Opintojakson voi opinnollistaa tutkintosäännön mukaisesti.

Student workload

- lectures/online lectures 40 h
- learning tasks 95 h
Total 135 hours.

Content scheduling

Orientation works
1. contact Low-Carbon construction General, recycling/reuse
Group works
2-4 contact RTS- sustainability evaluation for project
Groupworks
5 Contact authority guidence
Groupwork and presentation

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

Achieved target level of competence according to the content of the course.