COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5115 GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜJDE ALTIN

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Structural Construction Design

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to give the students knowledge about sustainability, sustainable architecture and green building rating systems used all around the world and the properties of mostly used ones (like LEED, BREEAM, SB TOOL, DGNB, CASBEE, Green Star, HK BEAM).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defining sustainability and sustainable architecture
2   Defining assessment of green buildings
3   Analysing sustainable and green buildings
4   Defining green building rating systems
5   Examining the sustainability of buildings using one of the green building rating systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, aim and scope of the course, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable architecture, green building rating systems Study for research assignment
2 Reasons that force sustainable development (environmental pollution, climate change, greenhouse effect, limited resources, energy consumption), milestones of sustainable development international meetings (1968 Rome Club, 1972 Human and Environment Conference -Stockholm, 1983 Our Common Future (Brundlandt) Report, 1992 Rio World Summit, 1997 Kyoto Protocol, 2002 Johannesburg Summit) Study for research assignment
3 Introduction to green building rating systems, general properties of green building rating systems, Three dimensions of sustainability: economy, society and environment Study for research assignment
4 Land use in green building rating systems (effective use of site, design with climate and environment), Energy conservation in green building rating systems (thermal insulation, use of passive and active energy systems) Study for research assignment
5 Renewable energy use in green building rating systems, Water conservation in green building rating systems, Use of local material and labor force (preferring materials and labor force nearby) in green building rating systems Study for research assignment
6 Waste management in green building rating systems, Recycling in green building rating systems Study for research assignment
7 Green building assessment and certification methods (LEED, BREEAM, SB TOOL, DGNB, CASBEE, GREENSTAR, HK BEAM) Study for research assignment
8 Green building assessment and certification methods (LEED, BREEAM, SB TOOL, DGNB, CASBEE, GREENSTAR, HK BEAM) Study for research assignment
9 Green building assessment and certification methods (LEED, BREEAM, SB TOOL, DGNB, CASBEE, GREENSTAR, HK BEAM) Study for research assignment
10 Green building assessment and certification methods (LEED, BREEAM, SB TOOL, DGNB, CASBEE, GREENSTAR, HK BEAM) Study for presentation
11 Student presentations Study for presentation
12 Student presentations Study for presentation
13 Student presentations Study for presentation
14 Student presentations Study for research assignment
15 Mid-term: Submission of Research Assignment

Recomended or Required Reading

-Reeder, L. "Guide to Green Building Rating Systems (Wiley Series in Sustainable Design)", Wiley; 1st edition (March 29, 2010)
-Gauzin-Müller, D. (2002) "Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism: Concepts, Technologies, Examples". Switzerland: Birkhauser
-M. Altın, H. Odaman Kaya, (2012) "Comparison of green building certification systems and a proposal for Turkey conditions", BSA 2012 Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Building Sustainability Assessment, 397-406 pp., Porto, Portekiz, 23-25.05.2012
-Odaman, H. (2012). Ölçütlere Dayalı Değerlendirme ve Sertifika Metotlarından LEED ve BREEAM'in Türkiye Uygulamalarına Yönelik Irdeleme ve Öneriler, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Mimarlık Anabilim Dalı Yapı Bilgisi Programı Yüksek Lisans Tezi (yayınlanmamış)
-Happio, A. ve Viitaniemi, P. (2008) "A critical review of building environmental assessment tools", Environmental Impact Assessment Review, (28), 469- 482.
-Sev, A.(2009)"Sürdürülebilir mimarlık",Ist:YEM

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures will be given on the first 10 weeks. The students should have read papers previously stated by the lecturer before coming to the lecture. They will actively participate at the lesson by presenting the research subject they studied alone on the subjects of the lectures during 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th weeks. They will submit this study on the 15th week.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

MID-TERM (Research Assignment Submission) %25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS / PRESENTATION % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
FINAL EXAM (Final Research Assignment Submission) % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course is taught in a lecture, presentation and assignment format. Each student should take part in lectures and hand in their assignments.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mujde.altin@deu.edu.tr , 0 232 301 84 92

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Student Presentations 4 2 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 137

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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