2023-2024 / ENVT0867-1

Environmental performance of buildings

Duration

20h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS)4 crédits 

Lecturer

Philippe Andre

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Analysis of building performances, from impact on environment along their life cycle: choice of site and materials, works, management of energy, water, waste.

Approach of methods evaluating the envirnmental performance.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To be able to understand when and how a building could improse its environmental performance, since the project until the demolition, through use and renovation phases.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Evaluation of some performance criteria for a described building.

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

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

2 h theoretical courses.

A practical exercise - alternating with the theoretical course - is realised by each student in parallel.

Recommended or required readings

Slides of the theoretical course.
Book: J.-M. HAUGLUSTAINE, C. BALTUS, G. DUPONT, Rénovons et construisons durable, Editions de l'Université de Liège, 2009

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam


Additional information:

Oral.

The exercises realised by the student are also evaluated and taken into account in the final marking (1/3 of the mark)

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Philippe ANDRE, Professor

Anne Wouters, Research Assistant

BEMS

Université de Liège 

Arlon Campus Environnement

Avenue de Longwy, 185

B-6700 ARLON

Belgium

32-(0)63 230 858

32-(0)63 230 892


p.andre@uliege.be
anne.wouters@uliege.be


www.campusarlon.ulg.ac.be 

Association of one or more MOOCs