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Sustainable Construction Sustainable Construction EPT0014EPT0014

Professor Kirk Alter

Irene Lill

Priit Joa

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Kursus on jaotatud 15 mooduliks. (9h)

• Tekstikujul õppematerjal lugemiseks ja tutvumiseks.

• Loengu esitluseks PowerPoint

• Lisalugemist internetist

• Igal moodulil on oma ülesanne essee vormis 500 sõna.

Kursusetööks on essee 2000 sõna.

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• 1. Introduction: Sustainability in the Built Environment• 2. Environmental/Resources Issues &

Industrial/Construction Metabolism• 3. Environmental Ethics and Environmental Justice• 4. Ecological/Environmental Economics and Life Cycle

Costing (LCC)• 5. Technology Trajectories, Ecolabeling, and Building

Assessment• 6. Sustainability Frameworks, EcoMetrics, and

EcoEfficiency

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• 7. Sustainable Communities and Sustainability Indicators

• 8. Energy Systems, Exergy, Entropy, Energy Conservation, and Renewable Energy

• 9. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Embodied Energy, Emergy, and Materials Issues

• 10. Water Resources, Wastewater, and Stormwater

• 11. Urban Planning, Land Development, New Urbanism, Conservation Design, and Landscaping

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• 12. Design for the Environment, Ecological Principles, Passive Design, and Climatic Design

• 13. Construction Operations, Advanced Construction Waste Management, and Deconstruction

• 14. Building Health, Building Commissioning and Facility Management

• 15. Industrial Ecology and Construction Ecology

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• Kalender

• Foorum

• Õpijuhised

• Ülesanded

• E-post

• Personaalne tagasiside

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• Overview: The course requirements comprise 15 Module Assignments a Course Paper & Presentation. The maximum point value of each of these requirements is shown below.

• Module Assignments (100 points each) 1500 pointsCourse Paper & Presentation 500 pointsTotal Points Achievable 2000 points

• Grading: The final student grade will be a letter grade based on the percentage of the Total Points Achievable. The grades based on the percentage are as follows: 5: 91% or greater 4: 80-90% 3: 70-79% 2: 60-69% 1: 59% or less   

• Grading Method: Grading will be based foremost on the quality of the submissions by the students. Spelling and grammar are also subject to evaluation and will be considered in the grading of the assignments.

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Täname!Täname!

Kirk Alter