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BA8107

Sustainable Infrastructure

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Credits 7.5
Level Doctoral degree level
Course start Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Oral examination and Report

About

About the course

Course content

Important topics are: Extent and values of infrastructure (buildings, structures, plants and networks for communication and transport, water and wastewater treatment, production and distribution of energy); relations between infrastructure and sustainable development; regulations and standards; indicators of sustainability; consequences of climate change; vulnerability and safety of infrastructure; materials and technology for construction and management; service life and life cycle assessments (LCA, LCC, MFA, environmental assessment).

Learning outcome

The course will give an overview and understanding of values and societal importance of the built environment, and the influence on a sustainable development. Further, it will give knowledge on important topics for design, construction and management of a sustainable built environment.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, colloquia, self studies, preparation of an individual project report. The topic of the report will be related to the research areas covered by the course, and it may be related to the actual PhD project of each student.

Required previous knowledge

MSc degree with qualifications for PhD studies at NTNU.

Course materials

Textbooks, reports, papers, etc. to be announced at the start of the course.

Subject areas

  • Building and construction technology
  • Industrial Ecology
  • Environmental and Resource Engineering

Contact information

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