Modul

The module will be discontinued in the winter semester 2022/2023.

The assessment is carried out as partial exams, whose sum of credits must meet the minimum requirement of credits of this module. The assessment procedures are described for each course of the module separately.

The overall grade of the module is the average of the grades for each course weighted by the credits and truncated after the first decimal.

The student

• knows the basics of sustainable design, construction and operation of buildings with an emphasis on building ecology
• has knowledge of building ecology assessment procedures and tools for design and assessment
• is capable of applying this knowledge to assessing the ecological advantageousness of buildings as well as their contribution to a sustainable development.

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Sustainable design, construction and operation of buildings currently are predominant topics of the real estate sector, as well as "green buildings". Not only designers and civil engineers, but also other actors who are concerned with project development, financing and insurance of buildings or portfolio management are interested in these topics.

On the one hand the courses included in this module cover the basics of energy-efficient, resource-saving and health-supporting design and construction of buildings. On the other hand fundamental assessment procedures for analysing and communicating the ecological advantageousness of technical solutions are discussed. With the basics of green building certification systems the lectures provide presently strongly demanded knowledge.

Additionally, videos and simulation tools are used for providing a better understanding of the content of teaching.

The combination with the module Real Estate Managementis recommended.

Furthermore a combination with courses in the area of

• Industrial production (energy flow in the economy, energy politics, emissions)
• Civil engineering and architecture (building physics, building construction)

is recommended.

The total workload for this module is approximately 270 hours. For further information see German version.