Course content

The course is a basic course intended to give students an introduction to the most important tasks that belong to the normal performance from an environmental consultant building (Rådgivende -ingeniør-miljø, RIM). Primarily, RIM has two functions:

1. Design environmental requirements that lead to an environmental follow-up plan, external environmental plan or equivalent.

2. Plan, follow up and document the environmental goals set in the project.

Learning outcome

Knowledge and skills: The course deals with and provides an introduction to work tasks and methods used to prepare environmental follow-up plan, external environmental plan, mapping of substances harmful to health and the environment and environmental remediation description, construction waste, waste sorting, waste plan and design for reuse, final report for actual disposal of waste, assessments related to emissions to air, soil and water in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Greenhouse gas accounting, Life cycle analysis (LCA), risk and vulnerability analysis (RVA) and HSE plan (safety, health and working environment).

General competence: After the course, students should be able to prepare an environmental follow-up plan, external environmental plan, waste plan and a final report for the actual disposal of waste. As well as being able to prepare a plan to follow up and document the environmental goals set in the project. Students should also be able to carry out simple greenhouse gas accounting, vulnerability analyzes and be able to prepare simple HSE plans.

Learning methods and activities

The course consists of a series of lectures, also by external lecturers from the industry. During the semester, students will work on one or more construction projects, and the exercises will be linked to this / these projects. The exercises provide an overview of current issues that a real project faces. The work with the exercises takes place in groups, and each exercise ends with a report that is a joint answer from the group.

Specific conditions

Course materials

Compendium published by the department. Lecture notes. Information from suppliers, etc.