ARCT41320 Research. Reuse. Housing.

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is focused on housing.
It will look at the state-of-the-art in research and practice related to housing, and outline paths into research in schools of Architecture.
It will particularly focus on the reuse of buildings for housing, their conservation and maintenance.
Best practice case study analysis will form a core focus of the module. Housing will be evaluated in the contexts of whole life carbon, including operational and embodied carbon, best practice conservation and retrofit amongst other topics.
Those taking this module will enhance their carbon literacy through a series of lectures that distil the growing body of knowledge related to the whole life carbon minimization of buildings, and best practice in reuse and conservation of buildings.
Through a series of lectures, and associated research and enquiry, students develop their own perspectives on the range of problems and proposed solutions related to the reuse of buildings. The module aims to provide students with a clear understanding of the environmental benefits of building reuse and knowledge on how they might develop sustainable, low impacting and long lasting solutions.

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Learning Outcomes:

Those taking the module will be expected to:
Demonstrate advanced understanding of state-of-the-art research, and research in practice, related to housing, reuse and conservation.
Demonstrate the ability to consider the environmental impact of buildings, including matters of resource depletion, energy consumption, life cycle performance, carbon intensity and in-use performance when designing buildings.
An understanding of how the adaptive reuse of vacant buildings represents good carbon management and sustainable development
Demonstrate an advanced ability to apply concepts and theoretical knowledge to climate change related built environment challenges.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
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Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
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Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Extended Abstract for a Research Conference on a research topic or design or best practice housing/reuse project. End of Year Transition n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

50
Assignment: A reflective piece, asking students to reflect on an aspect of the module and how it will inform their teaching. To be delivered as a recorded 5-10 minute video, uploaded to a shared drive for peer re Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

50

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

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Name Role
Professor Hugh Campbell Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Caroline Engel Purcell Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Orla Murphy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Stephen Tierney Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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