AG2806 Environmental Aspects of the Built Environment
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
In total 7,5 ECTS-credits within the subject environment and sustainable development, e.g. AL1301 Natural Resources Theory or AE1502 Environmental Systems Analysis for Energy and Environment, or AG2150 Sustainable Planning and Design
English 6
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.
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.
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