MSc Renewable Energy and Clean Technology / Course details
Year of entry: 2024
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Course unit details:
Zero Carbon Built Infrastructure
Unit code | EEEN60422 |
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Credit rating | 15 |
Unit level | FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The energy demand of buildings is significant and yet demand reduction is not often considered when the use of renewable energy sources is being considered. This unit deals with the key issues associated with demand reduction strategies within buildings, encompassing not only technical but also financial and human factors. It also considers and evaluates the options for the use of renewable power.
Aims
The programme unit aims to: Teach students about the importance of energy demand within buildings and the importance of taking measures to reduce that demand; Enable students to calculate likely levels of demand and to identify economically robust strategies for demand reduction Enable students to identify appropriate strategies for the provision of renewable energy for buildings.
Learning outcomes
ILO1 (Taught and Assessed)
Appraise the techno-enviro-economic options by which energy demand within buildings may be reduced and how renewable and sustainable energy sources might be applied to buildings and our built infrastructure.
ILO2 (Taught and Assessed)
Understand the legislation and regulatory framework related to energy efficiency and performance in buildings and our built nationally and internationally.
ILO3 (Taught and Assessed)
Identify how technology and human factors influence the choice of both demand reduction and renewable energy strategies in buildings and our built infrastructure.
ILO4 (Taught and Assessed)
Devise appropriate demand efficiency, reduction and renewable and sustainable strategies in buildings and our built infrastructure.
ILO5 (Taught and Assessed)
Apply a range of energy consumption prediction methods to establish techno-enviro-economic lifecycle performance in buildings and our built infrastructure.
ILO6 (Taught and Assessed)
Develop soft and technical skills to be able to undertake a techno-enviro-economic systems analysis (TEESA) of a building and our built infrastructure to inform the public, government and industry of decarbonisation pathways to achieve net zero.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures/ Guest Talks
Tutorials/ Group work
Practical work/ laboratory/ field trip
Private study/ Group work
Assessment methods
Method | Weight |
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Written exam | 50% |
Report | 50% |
Feedback methods
Written Exam - department feedback given after the Exam Board
Coursework report with pitch - written and online comments (via Blackboard)
Recommended reading
- Ventilation of buildings [electronic resource], Awbi, H. B., Spon, 2003, ISBN: 9780203634479
- Handbook of domestic ventilation, Edwards, Roger, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005, ISBN: 9780080454580
- Structure and Fabric. Part 1, Foster, Jack Stroud., Routledge, 2007, ISBN: 1317904311
- Building services engineering, Chadderton, David V. (David Vincent), 1944-, Taylor & Francis, 2007, ISBN: 1280803193
- Modern construction envelopes, Watts, Andrew. author., Ambra, 2014, ISBN: 9783990436042
- Building energy management systems : applications to low-energy HVAC and natural ventilation control, Levermore, G. J., E & FN Spon, 2000, ISBN: 9781135812096
- Ventilation of buildings, Awbi, H. B., Spon, 1991, ISBN: 0419156909
- Building performance modelling, Awbi, H. B. (Hazim B.), 1945-, The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, 2015, ISBN: 9781523106875
- Handbook of domestic ventilation, Edwards, Roger., Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005, ISBN: 0750650974
- Building ventilation : theory and movement, Etheridge, David., Wiley, 1996, ISBN: 047196087
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Lectures | 30 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 120 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Aoife Foley | Unit coordinator |
Andrew Welfle | Unit coordinator |