By the end of the course, students will be able to understand the principles of eco-design and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), identify and interpret the environmental impacts of a product, service, or project, and understand how these are integrated into a comprehensive, multi-criteria approach to improving environmental performance.
Raising students’ awareness of eco-design principles and providing a specific approach to integrating these principles into the fields of sustainable spatial planning and green building
- Incorporating the concept of sustainable development into the fields of spatial planning and construction: a historical and regulatory introduction.
- High Environmental Quality (HQE) approach and targets: historical overview, development of the three components of an eco-design approach (SMO, target framework, performance indicators), certification of these approaches, critical analysis and an introduction to the HQE Land Use Planning, Energy and Carbon, and LCA for renovation schemes.
- Presentation of urban and architectural projects incorporating a strong eco-design approach.
- Focus on eco-friendly materials, particularly in the construction sector (definition and evaluation criteria; presentation of a range of materials alongside their properties and performance).
Online sessions via Teams
Continuous assessment, with submission of work completed in tutorial sessions
- Hetzel J., ‘HQE Buildings and Sustainable Development’, Afnor, July 2013
- Hetzel J., ‘Buildings and Sustainable Planning’, Afnor, February 2014
- Edited by Gaubourg J.-M., ‘Public Buildings – Architecture and HQE’, MIQCP, April 2003
- Gauzin-Müller D., ‘Ecological Architecture’, Le Moniteur, 2001
- Guide: ‘Sustainable Buildings for All’, HQE Association, May 2015
- Guide: ‘Carrying out a Life Cycle Assessment of a New Building’, HQE Association, March 2015
- Guide: ‘Assessing the Environmental Performance of Refurbished Buildings and Comparing Their Levels with E+C-’, HQE-GBC Alliance, January 2019
- Guide: ‘Successful Sustainable Planning and Development – A Methodological Guide’, Ademe, June 2013.
- Guide: ‘The Circular Economy: An Asset for Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Spatial Planning’, Ademe, October 2018.
- Guide: ‘AEU2: Towards a Total Cost Approach in Development Projects’, Ademe, June 2015.
- Ricciotti R., ‘HQE’, Al Dante Eds, November 2009.
- YouTube channel: ‘Amaco – the building materials workshop’.
| Training | Block | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Master in Sustainable Economics and Management | 1 | 2 | No |