Principles and Methods For Sustainability Evaluation and Lca in The Design and Operation of Buildings and Infrastructure, Industrial Residues As Valuable Resources For Next Generations, Health Hazards In Building Environment, Waste Purification/disposal Technologies, Examples of Recycling/reuse in Manufacturing Concrete, Aggregates, Cement, Gypsum Products, Carbon Footprint Calculation, Legislation And Regulation. Learning Outcomes# At The End of The Course, Students Will# 1. Be Able to Understand The Concept of Sustainability Applied To Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Renewal of Resilient And Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure. 2. Be Able to Understand The Uses and Limitations of Reusing Industrial and Post-consumer Residues in Building Materials (circular Economy)._ Be Able to Apply Systems Tools (e.g. Life Cycle Assessment Software) To Evaluate The Environmental and Economic Tradeoffs When Selecting Materials For Building Design. 4. Be Able to Use Commerical Software For The Life Cycle Assessment (lca).

Faculty: Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Pre-required courses

14505 - Building Materials

Course with no extra credit (contained)

16514 - Recycling in Construction