SCER0008-1

Duration

32h Th, 16h Ex.

Number of credits

	Executive Master in Sciences and Management of the Environment (certificate organised abroad)	10 crédits

Lecturer

Jean-Marie Hauglustaine, Nguyen Thi Lan Binh, Tran Thi Tuong Van

Coordinator

Jean-Marie Hauglustaine

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

All year long

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Approach to certification tools allowing the assessment of the environmental performance of buildings = environmental footprint of the building over its entire life cycle: manufacturing and implementation of materials, first use period of the building, renovation and/or adaptation to a new architectural program, second use period, etc., demolition.

The course has 7 chapters:

General context of sustainable building certification tools
Notions of thermal, acoustic, visual comfort
Energy balance of the envelope
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
Organization of the construction works (waste, safety)
Environmental assessment of materials; water management (water needs, waste water, pre-treatment)
Certification tools assessing the buildings environmental quality

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, the student will be familiar with the certification tools assessing the environmental performance of buildings, i.e. Lotus (Vietnam); BREEAM (UK), High Environmental Quality (France), etc. and with their method of organization (contents, criteria and weighting of the criteria).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No one.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Ex cathedra theoretical course (commented slides), in English, in 1.5 hour sessions.

Practical exercises: use of the Lotus certification tool of green buildings, in small groups.

Visit of sustainable buildings in Ho Chi Minh City.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège

Further information:

Lecture notes: slides (in English), which a PDF copy of slides of the wholde course is provided to students before the first session of the course.

Recommended knowledge: of the contents of the Vietnamese Lotus certification of sustainable buildings, developed by the Vietnamese Green Building Council (VGBC: https://vgbc.vn).

Reference work: J.-M. HAUGLUSTAINE, Rénovons et construisons durable (2008): this work, written in French, covers the complete course of which it constitutes the syllabus. Its numbering of chapters and paragraphs is identical to the slides one.
A PDF copy of this book (and of its English translation) is provided to students before the first session of the course.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

Written work / report

Further information:

Evaluation methods:

- Practical exercises: deliverable = PowerPoint presented by each group at a plenary session.

- Examination: multiple choice questionnaire covering the whole course matter.

Criteria: how much the contents and the organization of the sustainable buildings certification tools are well understood.

Work placement(s)