2024

Sustainable Construction

Name: Sustainable Construction
Code: ARQ13302I
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Architecture

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

This curricular unit intends to evaluate the reason for the need to build more sustainably, which led to the need to do it and how to do it, namely to learn how to choose construction materials that are more effective from the point of view of sustainability. Students should acquire skills that allow them to build a healthy environment based on the efficiency of their resources and ecological design, applying the principles of Sustainable Construction and thus fostering ecological development. They will also have to be able to make a sustainable management of the work.

Contents

Build in a sustainable way. Construction, energy and environment. Rational use of available resources. Sustainability: objectives, indicators and targets. Waste source of raw material and energy. Management of construction and demolition waste. Minimization and recovery of construction and demolition waste. Valorization of waste in construction. Recycling of aggregates. Legislation on waste. Analysis of relevant projects.
Energy-environmental performance of buildings. Energy efficiency. Comfort and indoor air quality. Renewable energy. National System of Energy Certification and Indoor Air Quality in Buildings. Constructive solutions and environmentally friendly technologies. Passive measures. Special measures. Solar thermal systems. Use of recycled or recyclable materials. Collection and recycling of domestic water. Use of Eco-efficient and non-conventional materials. Sustainability of concrete.

Teaching Methods

Teaching will be based on theoretical-practical classes. These classes will have a theoretical component that will be taught using presentations, interspersed with practical case examples and exercises. During the semester students have to develop a practical work with presentation at the end of the semester. Technical visits are also planned.
Assessment is ensured through the completion of 1 assignment and exams. Assessment in normal season: continuous (1.0Work) or final (0.7Exam + 0.3Work). The assessment at the time of appeal, special, extraordinary meets the following components: 1.0Exam.

Teaching Staff (2022/2023 )