ENAE601-18A (C) Any Time Start 2018

Whole Building Behaviour and Performance

15 points

Details:
Start/End Date: The start and end dates are specific to each student. For further information please contact one of the following (as appropriate):
  • For Masters theses please contact the relevant Faculty Office.
  • For Doctoral degrees (PhD) please contact the Graduate School.
  • For other types of anytime start courses (i.e. generally courses worth 60 points or less) please contact the Course Coordinator.
Withdrawal Dates
The withdrawal dates for this course (both with and without fee refund) will be confirmed once a) the course start date and b) course length is confirmed. Students are advised to consult the department for further information.

Description

Building performance and its relationship to design, construction, occupant behaviour and the environment. Building performance regulations and the regulatory environment. Failure, success and value of building projects. Building performance assessment. Roles and responsibilities and liabilities. Collaboration and communication with project stakeholders.

This interdisciplinary course examines the multiple dimensions of building performance (functional, financial, economic, strategic and sustainability) and the relationship between design, environment (physical, legal and socio-economic) and performance of buildings. This knowledge is applied to performance assessment and collaborative design of buildings. The course covers advanced communications for building designers, including the language, roles, responsibilities, values and objectives of various stakeholders in a building project (architects, engineers, developers, owners, occupants and regulators) and project failure and success factors. It also introduces collaboration approaches and digital collaboration tools. Learning includes projects and case studies.

Learning Outcomes

A student who successfully completes this course should be able to apply advanced building performance principles to:

 Collaborating and communicating with stakeholders in a building project, including tangata whenua, through understanding:
- roles, responsibilities, values, objectives and language of architects, engineers, developers, owners, occupants and regulators.
- effects of culture and history on design practice.
- different approaches and philosophes to design.
 Identifying and communicating potential issues in a building design project, through understanding:
- key concepts related to building costs, value, quality, aesthetics, resilience and sustainability, and built environment systems.
- failure and success factors of building design projects.
- reasons for gaps between expected and actual building performance.
- functional requirements of building regulations and regulatory processes.
- effects of occupants and the physical environment on building behaviour and performance and vice-versa.
 Evaluating building design proposals through the use of financial, economic and sustainability assessment methods.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department

Timetable Note

Block courses:
10-11 August
7-8 September

Weekly class: 3pm-5pm on Wednesday.  Venue:  E212 Richard Fenwick PG Suite

Course dates: 1 August - 21 September

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Larry Bellamy

Guest Lecturer

Professor Tom Boothby (Penn State University)

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Project 1 Building Performance 40%
Project 2 Architectural Considerations 30%
Project 3 Financial and Economic Perfomance 30%

Textbooks / Resources

All required course material will be provided to students.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,059.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

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