This module is comprised of two modules:  

Construction products in planning, construction and use of buildings - Design project II

Ecological holistic concepts: urban planning and design - basic principles

Topics:

• Building biology - introduction
• Pollutants from a chemical and human-toxicological perspective
• Building products - application, quality management and documentation

Contents:

Students will be made familiar with:

• Basic questions concerning the relationship between human health and the built-up environment
• Comfortable living spaces conditional on user health and safety
• Essential pollutants of building products: influence, classification and prevention (based on your knowledge of the module 'Construction products/ pollutants')
• Construction products selection based on product optimisation, market introduction of future-proof products and cost control
• Selection guide: seal of quality and standards
• Concepts for selecting ecological construction products considering planning, construction and lifecycle of buildings
• Project work in context-related cooperation with the module 'Planning and Design' and 'Ecological holistic concepts'
• Building design with a focus on construction and the application of building materials

Objectives:

Students will be able to select and apply construction products from an ecological and human-toxicological perspective.

Topic:

• Urban planning and design - fundamentals
• Planning principals and synergies
• Ecological cycle management
• Additional concepts for building materials/ construction, energy, free space, mobility and water
• Building assessment: developing a home information pack index

Objectives:

Students will be able to develop ecological holistic concepts for buildings and construction products: main goals, additional goals and target value.