101-0608-00L Design-Integrated Life Cycle Assessment
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2019 |
| Lecturers | G. Habert |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101-0608-00 G | Design-Integrated Life Cycle Assessment Former title: Building Materials and Sustainability | 2 hrs |
| G. Habert |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Currently, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is applied as an ex-post design evaluation of buildings, but rarely used to improve the building during the design process. The aim of this course is to apply LCA during the design of buildings by means of a digital, parametric tool. The necessary fundamentals of the LCA method will be taught following a lecture on demands approach. |
| Learning objective | The course will follow two main objectives and a third optional objective, depending on the design projects the students’ choose. At the end of the course, the students will: 1. Know the methodology of LCA 2. Be able to apply LCA in the design process to assess and improve the environmental performance of their projects 3. Be able to use the parametric LCA tool and link it to additional performance assessment tools for a holistic optimisation |
| Content | The course will be structured into two parts, each making up about half of the semester Part I: Exercises with lectures on demand The first six individual courses will follow the “lectures on demand” approach. Small “hands-on” exercises focussing on one specific aspect will be given out and the necessary background knowledge will be provided in the form of short input lectures when questions arise. Part II: Project-based learning In the second part, the students will work on their individual project in groups of two. For the design task, the students will bring their own project and work on improving it. The projects can be chosen depending on the students background and range from buildings to infrastructure projects. Intermediate presentations will ensure the continuous work and make sure all groups are on the same level and learn from each other. |
| Lecture notes | As the course follows a lecture on demand approach, the lecture slides will be provided after each course. |
| Literature | A list of the basic literature will be offered on a specific online platform, that could be used by all students attending the lectures. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Prerequisite: Sustainable construction (101-0577-00L). Otherwise a special permisson by the lecturer is required. The students are expected to work out of class as well. The course time will be used by the teachers to answer project-specific questions. 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 UWIS. No lecture will be given during Seminar week. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 3 credits |
| Examiners | G. Habert |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| Places | 35 at the most |
| Priority | Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group |
| Primary target group | Integrated Building Systems MSc (062000)
Civil Engineering MSc (126000) |
| Waiting list | until 01.10.2019 |
