CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY 4
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| Department | School of Built and Natural Environment |
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| Module Leader | Mr Harry Madden |
| Level | 4 |
| Credit Points | 20 |
| Required Knowledge | BNEC301 - Construction Technology 3 |
| Semester | B |
| Summary |
Design and maintenance of modern* building envelopes: Performance requirements for the external envelop External envelopes as a response to climate.The external envelop as a selective filter. External envelop solutions Maintenance issues associated with modern external envelopes. Contract documentation Co-ordinated Project Information Specification writing - Performance v prescriptive specification writing , Introduction to National Building Specification. Description of works. Co-ordinated Project Information and Computer Aided Design (CPI and CAD)Developments in CAD. Parametric design using CAD. The role of the construction professional as expert witness. Sustainable building technologies (within framework of Grimshaws 4 S's):Definition. The environmental context and the design imperative. Refurbishment as a sustainability issue. Services (related to sustainability) SAP rating of buildings District heating Combined heat and power Sewage treatment systems Water treatment Lighting protection Lift and mechanical conveyors Swimming pool treatment. |
| Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module the student will be able to: Design and maintenance of modern* building envelopes: Assess, from multiple perspectives, but in particular the issue of sustainability, the factors which influence the design and construction of modern external envelopes including their maintenance. (A6) - Assessment type I Critically and dianoetically appraise existing envelope solutions. (B6 ,C1) - Assessment type A Demonstrate that, often, there are multiple, viable solutions to the design and selection of external envelopes. (B5) - Assessment type I Contract documentation: Develop and assess the merits of alternative solutions to the problem of contract documentation contingent on the nature of the project and formulate these solutions into viable contract documents. (B5, C1) - Assessment type III Sustainable building technologies: Dianoetically apply the concept of sustainability to the specification of materials and components in modern buildings (C1) - Assessment type I, III and IV Services: Assess the extent to which modern building services can contribute to sustainable development and be able to use such an assessment develop and critique building services solutions. (C4).- Assessment type I and II |
| Teaching/Learning Strategy |
Lectures provide the theoretical concepts which will be complemented by tutorials, site visits and seminars. Continuing from BNEC301, a major theme, within this module, will be the notion that choices exist in terms of the technologies available within each of the sub-headings above. The notion of "one right technology" will be challenged. Workshops will be used, particularly in the field of contract documentation.Learning and teaching strategies will be developed and implemented appropriate to students needs to enable all students to participate fully in the programme/ module. |
| Syllabus |
Design and maintenance of modern* building envelopes: Performance requirements for the external envelop - within framework of Grimshaw's 4 S's Skin, structure, scenery and services interfacial relationships. External envelopes as a response to climate - quantitative measures of exposure. The external envelop as a selective filter. The problem of the joint - the joint as a source of loss of servicability, maintenance. External envelop solutions: Curtain walling - including all glass facades, electrochromic glass Double skin facades. Intelligent skins. Maintenance issues associated with: Cladding systems (masonry, metal cladding, concrete cladding etc.) Infill panel systems, Curtain walling, Metal cladding including use of overcladding. Roofs. Large Span Technologies - including domes, tensegrity structures, cable stayed. Green roofs and roof gardens. Contract documentation Co-ordinated Project Information (CPI) - the role of Drawings, Specification and the Bill of Quantities. Structuring of drawings into location, assembly and component drawings.Common Arrangement of Work Sections. Specification writing - Performance v prescriptive specification writing, National Building Specification. Description of works. Dilapidations. Problems with CPI, and other standard solutions, when applied to maintenance/ refurbishment projects. Co-ordinated Project Information and Computer Aided Design (CPI and CAD)Developments in CAD - interoperabilty, hyperlinks, notion of the 24 hour drawing, the virtual design studio. Impact of CAD on other aspects of construction technology e.g. the way it has redefined notions such as standardisation. Parametric design using CAD. The role of the construction professional as expert witness. Sustainable building technologies (within framework of Grimshaws 4 S's):The environmental contexts as a design imperative. Preventing premature obsolescence of buildings. Refurbishment and (conservation) as a sustainabilty issue.Low energy design. Embodied energy Fabric energy storage. The existing building stock. Electrical autonomy - photovoltaics, wind power, energy recovery. Services (related to sustainability) SAP rating of buildings. District heating; Combined heat and power Sewage treatment systems; Water treatment Lighting protection. Lift and mechanical conveyors Swimming pool treatment. |
| Indicative Reading |
Rice P and Dutton H. (1995), Structural Glass, London, E and F.N. Spon. Brooks AJ and Grech (1990), The Building Envelope, London, Butterworth.Edwards B (1996) Towards Sustainable Architecture, London, Butterworth.Building Project Information Committee, (1987), CPI -Production Drawings, London, BPIC. Building Project Information Committee, (1987), CPI -Code of Procedure for Specification, London, BPIC. McFarlane S. (2000), AutoCAD Database Connectivity, Albany (NY), Autodesk Press Sanders K. (1996), The Digital Architect, New York, John Wiley RICS Practice Notes - Expert Witness RICS Practice Notes - Dilapidations Wiggington M. and Harris J. (2002), Intelligent Skins, Oxford, Architectural Press. Hall F. (199 ) Building Services and Equipment, Vol. 2, Longman. Martin R. and Coughton (19 ), Heating and Air Conditioning of Buildings, London, Butterworth. Journals Architects Journal Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Structural Engineer. www www.glassonweb.com www.Scotland.gov.uk/development/bc (for Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations. www.smartarch.org www.tionestop.com http://envelopes.cdi.harvard.edu/ |
| Transferable Skills |
On completion of this module the student will be able to: Analyse problems as they relate to the design, construction and maintenance of the external envelop, and the development of contract documentation. Thereafter develop present, advocate and justify solutions to such problems whilst, concurrently, accepting the viability and integrity of alternative solution(s). (D1/ D8) - Assessment type III Situate or orientate themselves in such a world of contested, and contestable, knowledges through some form of choice of, and commitment to, a particular solution which the student accepts either implicitly or explicitly thereby rejecting unconsidered commitment to a simple belief presented to her/him by authority (D5) - Assessment type IV Develop meta-learning skills of critically reviewing present cognition and learning requirements (D8) - Assessment types III and IV Legitimately participate in the various professional discourses as they relate to the maintenance of buildings, development of contract documents, the issue of sustainability and services. (D4) - Assessment types III and IV. |
| Lecturing Hours | 36 Hrs (Full Time) 36 Hrs (Part Time) |
| Seminar Hours | 6 Hrs (Full Time) 6 Hrs (Part Time) |
| Tutorial Hours | 30 Hrs (Full Time) 20 Hrs (Part Time) |
| Independent Hours | 110 Hrs (Full Time) 120 Hrs (Part Time) |
| Assessment Hours | 18 Hrs (Full Time) 18 Hrs (Part Time) |
| Other Hours | None |
| Total Notional Hours | 200 Hrs (Full Time) 200 Hrs (Part Time) |
| Co Requisite | BNES442 BUILDING SURVEYING STUDIES |
| Tutors | Mr Harry Madden |
| Mr Peter Dyer | |
| Timetable (Note: WB = Week Beginning ) | SEMINAR From WB 4th Oct 2004 to WB 20th Dec 2004 on THURSDAY ( 14:00 Until 15:00) |
| LECTURE From WB 4th Oct 2004 to WB 20th Dec 2004 on MONDAY ( 09:00 Until 12:00) | |
| SEMINAR From WB 4th Oct 2004 to WB 20th Dec 2004 on THURSDAY ( 15:00 Until 17:00) | |
| Assessments | Coursework 15% - Report (services) |
| Coursework 15% - Report (design) | |
| Coursework 20% - Contract documentation for small scale project with "pin-up" and "crit" | |
| Examination Duration 3 Hrs 50% - Unseen written | Refreshed on 08-FEB-2010 at 23:17 |