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Green Building - Concept, Design, Construction and Operation [MJ2460]

Teaching Unit (for year 2): Elective courses #3

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Student workload

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1.5 ECTS amounts to 1 full week work
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ECTS

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6
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Responsible Teacher

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Jaime ARIAS HURTADO
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
ITM - Energy Technology
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Pedagogic Team

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Jaime ARIAS HURTADO
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
ITM - Energy Technology
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Joachim CLAESSON
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
ITM - Energy Technology
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Aims of the teaching

The course is divided into lectures, seminars and lessons. The lectures present the essential parts of sustainable buildings and give a foundation for further specialisation in the group project. The seminars, where the different parts in project are presented and discussed, are prepared by students. In the lessons, different questions are analysed and discussed related to the project, building design, the model in the programme IDA ICE and the implementation of the environmental certification method LEED V4. The different concepts, the definitions and the methods that are presented in lectures are:
Sustainable buildings and passive houses.
Environmental certification method LEED V4 for new buildings.
The construction process and project management.
Sustainable building design
Environmental certification method for buildings as BREEAM, Miljöbyggnad, WELL, Green Building, etc
Modelling of energy performance and indoor climate by means of the energy calculation software IDA ICE

Intended Learning outcomes (measured by the assessment)

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
design and describe an environmentally sustainable building in Stockholm and dimension building components as well as energy efficient systems that are suitable, in order to achieve the smallest possible environmental impact
develop a model of the sustainable building designed in Stockholm in an energy calculation software for buildings, to analyse energy performance, indoor climate and environmental impact
use an environmental certification method to evaluate the sustainable building designed in Stockholm
discuss and describe strengths and weaknesses in different environmental certification methods, such as Miljöbyggnad, LEED, Green Building, BREEAM, etc.
clearly and logically present the project in a report and in the final review

Learning activities and approach

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E-learning (online)

12h
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Lectures (onsite)

10h
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Tutorials (onsite)

7h
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Assessment method

PRO1 - Project, 4.5 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F ​TEN1 - Written exam, 1.5 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F Based on recommendation from KTH's coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability. The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students. The results of the project that is discussed in the report should also be presented at the final review. Project (4.5 credits): Design and evaluate a sustainable building in Stockholm. The building will be evaluated by means of an environmental certification method for buildings. A grade (A-F) is assigned per group. Examination (1.5 credits): Describe and discuss the definitions, concepts and methods that are discussed in lectures and in the project. A grade (A-F) is assigned per individual.

Prerequisites

[MJ2407] Sustainable Energy Utilisation, or the equivalent knowledge (assessed by the course coordinator) Recommended: [MJ2422] Thermal Comfort and Indoor Climate, and [MJ2437] Modelling of Energy Systems

Related literature

Anteckningar från föreläsningar, rapporter och dokument om hållbara byggnader och miljöcertifieringsmetoder LEED, BREEAM, WELL och Miljöbyggnad.

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