Environmental Sustainable Engineering and Logistics

Summary of module for applicants:

The module provides holistic approach to deliver sustainable construction project. The module focuses on sustainable development & sustainable construction. The module will enable students to explore and develop their understanding of the construction industry, and its environmental challenges and opportunities. They will learn about the industry’s output, scope and constraints.  Integrated process of design, operation and management will be the core of this module. The module considers management of health and safety within the built environment including relevant regulations and management systems.

Main topics of study:

• Identify and describe the principle of sustainability
• Importance of the built environment, sustainable construction management and its role
• Introduction to the new thoughts of sustainable cities & building  
• To broaden understanding of climate change, waste, pollution, energy and the role of materials management
•  Understand the principle of passive & Active building/architectural design
• Assess building performance of passive design
• The difficulty of construction complexity organization/ learning within environmental engineering
• Organizational culture and its affect to the environment
•  To appreciate the principles of Health & Safety in construction (Human factors, work place hazard, legal framework, challenges, etc.)
• The application of planning, organizing, leading and controlling resources in construction process
• Risk associated with the build environmental management
• Supply chain management 

Learning Outcomes for the module

• Code of Competencies
• Digital Proficiency - Code = (DP)
• Industry Connections - Code = (IC)
• Emotional Intelligence Development - Code = (EID)
• Social Intelligence Development - Code = (SID)
• Physical Intelligence Development - Code = (PID)
• Cultural Intelligence Development - Code = (CID)
• Community Connections - Code = (CC)
• UEL Give-Back - Code = (UGB)

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

Knowledge

• Understand  the social, environmental and economic performance requirements of the design & construction process from sustainable perspective
• Identify and describe health and safety and the concept of environmental limits to continuing current development practices,

Thinking skills

• Describe the terms of sustainable development and sustainable construction
• Understand challenge and opportunities of construction projects and its impacts on sustainability

Subject-based practical skills

• The impacts of construction projects on sustainable development
• Environmental assessment of buildings and cities

Skills for life and work (general skills)

• Develop a deeper understanding of the ways in which managers interact with the built environment by the use of tools and techniques.