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Coursework: 3000 word essay plus references, bibliography and appendices. Discuss how BIM Impacts on sustainability of urban United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites at risk and consider the intervention and mitigation at local, national, and international levels and the cause and effect that climate change had and/or will have on that. You should consider three world heritage sites that may be at risk of losing their status, due to environmental degradation through inappropriate development, human intervention or consumption or natural deterioration of fabric and material. Useful sources:
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Week 8 Friday 23/03/2025 By Midnight
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50% |
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Appropriate reference to protocols, International agreements, organizations documents and relevant legislation and its application to the World Heritage Site under investigation. |
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Analysis of the causes and effects of the environmental changes on specific sites |
30 marks |
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Discuss mitigation actions/polices at local, national and international level. |
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Evidences of reading and in-text citation of authoritative sources (i.e. peer reviewed journals, conferences, text books and technical reports), structure, presentation of information, grammar, syntax and using of Harvard referencing style. |
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Assessment 2:
CPM7003 Sustainable Construction
Assignment Brief 2023
Assessment Number 2
Assessment Type: (and weighting) 3000 Word Essay (50%)
Assessment Name: Life Cycle Assessment of three building typologies.
Assessment Submission Date 11/05/2025, 23:59
Learning Outcomes Assessed:
- LO3: Develop a deep understanding of ecological and conservation issues
- LO4: Develop a deep understanding of current environmental practices.
Assignment Brief:
- This assignment is an individual exercise, producing outputs to meet the detailed brief below.
- You can choose which country your building is located in – you must identify the location in your report using the what3words app
You are part of the design team delivering a Net Zero project. The Client wants the specified dwelling to be the most energy efficient building but does not specify the building materials, only the end goal of Net Zero status. The dwelling is detached with a footprint of 8m x 10m, is two storey and has a roof plane and pitch of your choice.
The Client is aware of the need for a ‘just energy transition’ and the potential impact of Sustainable Development Goal 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy.
You have been provided with all the information (on Moodle) to design a benchmark building typology using AutoCAD, SketchUp or scale rule, pencil and paper – you choose. Once designed, you must produce a report that includes the following:
a) A benchmark (notional) building typology, with three comparison buildings.
b) A specification of materials for each of the typologies, critically discussing your choices and the differing impacts on the typologies, the environment and occupants – you must specify between 15 and 20 materials for each typology.
c) The orientation of the buildings, critically discussing your choices and the differing impacts on the typologies, the environment and occupants.
d) An evaluation of how you will influence the design team to deliver this project which will involve new ways of working (with colleague resistance anticipated), new ways of thinking, new ways of procuring and new ways of scheduling.
e) Integrate a supply chain map with your materials specification using Batch Geo or a similar programme.
f) Integrate the supply chain map with a Gannt Chart (using MS Project) and explanatory notes in a format you would use to present at a Design Team Meeting (MS PowerPoint or similar).
g) Perform a Life Cycle Assessment on all three typologies using the student access to One Click LCA
Well researched, annotated and presented data (the LCA, the specification, the Gannt Chart etc) can count for as much as 1500 out of the total 3000 words.
Marking Scheme:
Tasks
Task (a) A benchmark (notional) building typology, with three comparison buildings.
15%
Task (b) A specification of materials for each of the typologies, critically discussing your choices and the differing impacts on the typologies, the environment and occupants – you must specify between 15 and 20 materials for each typology.
15%
Task (c) The orientation of the buildings, critically discussing your choices and the differing impacts on the typologies, the environment and occupants.
15%
Task (d) An evaluation of how you will influence the design team to deliver this project which will involve new ways of working (with colleague resistance anticipated), new ways of thinking, new ways of procuring and new ways of scheduling.
15%
Task e) Integrate a supply chain map with your 15 – 20 materials specification using Batch Geo or a similar programme.
10%
Task f) Integrate the supply chain map (with the 15 – 20 materials) with a Gannt Chart (using MS Project) showing expected delivery times and explanatory notes in a format you would use to present at a Design Team Meeting (embed as an image in the final document).
10%
Task g) Perform a Life Cycle Assessment on all three typologies using the student access to One Click LCA
20%
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