Module code: CSE6019-B
‘Amidst a backdrop of unprecedented and irreversible changes to our climate and an increasing number of climate change commitments, the future is Net Zero Carbon in both retrofit of existing building stock and new construction. Any building not either operating at Net Zero Carbon performance or designed to be capable of this becomes an expensive liability for future generations.’ The module aims to Build on the knowledge gained from the two pre-requisites above to apply the necessary design skills required to meet building users’ requirements within the constraints imposed by Net Zero Carbon targets, cost factors, feasibility, CDM and building regulations. Provide an opportunity for students to work within a multi discipline team to further explore the role that environmental variables inform a low energy building design / retrofit and help student to reflect on appropriate environmental variables that respond to occupants’ needs, design brief, and building performance. Explore, identify and evaluate the interrelationships between the various environmental mechanisms and address them in a rigorous manner by developing design strategies that deliver comfortable environments for building users. Train students to practice self-management in respect of planning, monitoring, recording and evaluation within the portfolio work that is produced. Download the PDF for CSE6019-B_2024_5.pdf