SRT257 - Building Environmental Studies
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Hong Xian Li |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit allows students to investigate the climatic and environmental factors that influence the design and construction of buildings in the context of ecologically sustainable development. Students will be introduced to tools to rate the energy use of simple buildings. A trimester long project requires multi-disciplinary teams to analyse and improve upon the resource efficiency of houses designed by local built environment professionals.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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ULO1 | Interpret and effectively communicate issues of ecological sustainability. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Appraise and effectively communicate choice of building materials, structural systems, component systems materials, products and the construction techniques. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Demonstrate an understanding of active and passive services systems for energy, thermal comfort, and their relationship to natural systems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Demonstrate an understanding of the use of systems of evaluation using manual and/or electronic means for the assessment of the performance of built environments (e.g. thermal, energy etc.). | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 Climate report | Written report 2,000 word maximum | 30% | Week 4 |
Assessment 2 Heating/Cooling load report | Written report 2,000 word maximum | 30% | Week 7 |
Assessment 3 Redesign - video and report (Group) | Written report, 4,000 word maximum and video | 40% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SRT257 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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