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
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YTY23K1Vähähiilinen rakentaminen- tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)
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ZJAYTY23K1Avoin 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.