Curricular Unit:Code:
Sustainable Construction905COSU
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
1MasterCivil Engineering3 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese/English39
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Prepare and specialize graduates who work and exercise responsibilities under the Construction Industry both private and public, from conception and design up to the deconstruction of buildings. Therefore providing knowledge, so that in the carrying out of their activities they´re enabled to apply the principles of Sustainability and Environment as a contribution to improve the overall performance and performance of their companies with a strong sense of Planning and Sustainable Construction.
Syllabus:
1 - Building and the Environment
New social and construction paradigms;
The sustainable city;
Sustainable rehabilitation
From Sustainable Development to Ecodevelopment
2 - Environmental Criteria for Sustainable Construction
Footprint and integration in the environment
Energy optimization systems
3 - Construction materials with low environmental impact
Environmental impact of current materials
New building materials
4 - Building Life Cycle
Material life cycle assessment of construction
Energy life cycle assessment of construction
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The content of thiss class aims to prepare and specialize graduates who work and exercise responsibilities under the Construction Industry both private and public, from conception and design up to the deconstruction of buildings. Therefore providing knowledge, so that in the carrying out of their activities they´re enabled to apply the principles of Sustainability and Environment as a contribution to improve the overall performance and performance of their companies with a strong sense of Planning and Sustainable Construction.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Teaching methodology will include theoretical lecturing, research, and reading of specific references, as well as thematic debating and critical reflection. Assessment will be continuous and based on a written test as well as on the development of one research paper. It will also be assessed the attendance of the student, the interest manifested by the matter through their active participation and engagement in the classroom.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
Continuous and individual assessment process based on the quality of the response to the proposed tests, practical work, attendance and participation. The methodologies adopted for this curricular unit will be based on a face-to-face basis, whose classes will be theoretical and practical using audiovisual media, texts and others. The classes will be taught from the analysis, presentation and debate from various sources of information related to the various components of technical, historical or theoretical content of the subject. It will be given great emphasis to the discussion and reflection individually and in groups, also from exercises launched in class where the student will apply the knowledge acquired from the theoretical component of the discipline and individual research. Thus, two moments of assessment will be launched consisting of a test of assessment of acquired knowledge and a practical work to develop outside the classroom. The assessment is continuous with two moments of evaluation as well as the assiduousness of the student, his expressed interest in the subject through their active participation and commitment in the classroom.
Reading:
[1] Thomas, Randall (2003) Sustainable Urban Design, an environmental approach, Writers, Spon Press, London
[2] Higueras, Ester (2006) Urbanismo Bioclimático, Gustavi Gilli, Barcelona
[3] Cabello, Francisco (2007) El impacto ambiental en la edificación, critérios para una construcción sostenible, Edisofer s.l., Madrid
[4] VA (2001)A Green Vitruvius, principios e práticas de projecto para uma Arquitectura Ssutentável, Ordem dos Arquitectos, Lisboa