101-0588-01L Re-/Source the Built Environment
| Semester | Frühjahrssemester 2016 |
| Dozierende | G. Habert |
| Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
| Lehrsprache | Englisch |
| Kurzbeschreibung | After a presentation of the general environmental context and sustainability issues, this course will present the environmental impact of the different building materials and the technical possibilities to improve them. |
| Lernziel | After the lecture series, the students are aware of the main challenges for the production and use of building materials. |
| Inhalt | The lecture series is divided as follows: Lectures 1 to 3: In a first phase, the students study the LCA methodology and the software assiciated. In a second phase 4 to10: the student learn the environmental impacts of different building materials and implement these calculations in a virtual building. Finally, they work on the imporvement potentials of this building. |
| Skript | For each lecture slides will be provided. |
| Literatur | Basic knowledge of environmental assessment tools is a prerequisite for this class. Students that have not done classwork in this topic before are required to read an appropriate textbook before or at the beginning of this course (e.g. Baumann&Tillman, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to LCA: An Orientation in Life Cycle ssessment Methodology and Applications, Studentlitteratur, Lund, 2004). |
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | The lecture series will be conducted in English and is aimed at students of master's programs, particularly the departments ARCH, BAUG, ITET, MAVT, MTEC and USYS. No lecture will be given during Seminar week. However, a particular interest in physical and chemical properties of building materials is recommended. |