Industrial & Sustainable Building
We are moving towards a circular and carbon-neutral built environment in 2050. How can we build and renovate faster, better, more sustainable and more cost-effective? Take this minor and find out!
- Code
M.1102
- Start
February
- Type
Fulltime
- Language
English
- Max number of students
25
- Location
Enschede
- Minor Type
B: Available for some HBO courses
- Audience
Saxion student, Non-Saxion student
Course content
In this minor, we will discuss two specific aspects of a more sustainable construction industry and the role that industrial construction has in this.
Raw materials and waste
A lot of raw material is used in the construction phase of building projects. In fact, more than half of all raw materials in the Netherlands are used in the construction industry. On the other hand, the construction industry is also responsible for huge waste streams that occur during construction, refurbishment and demolition.
By dealing not linearly but circularly with materials, elements and components, raw materials are re-used and the amount of waste is reduced. By industrial construction, we reduce the amount of required labour and equipment.
Energy and comfort
During the use phase of the building, we use large amounts of energy to maintain a comfortable indoor climate (heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting). Governments impose ever stricter requirements on the energy efficiency of new buildings. How do we arrive at (nearly) energy-neutral buildings?
But let us not forget about the existing building stock; many of the seven million dwellings in the Netherlands are in need of energetic renovation. How do we achieve a large-scale, cost-effective energetic renovation of dwellings and what role can modular construction/pre-fabrication play in this?
In teams, you will work on an assignment from practice. In your project and courses, you will learn:
- Industrial building: the impact of industrialization on the efficiency of building projects and the (environmental) quality of buildings.
- Sustainable building: the relationship between the building, its installations and the building user.
- Research skills, (collaborative) design methods and presenting research findings and designs in a convincing manner.
This minor runs in the second semester (Feb. - July). The largest part of the minor comprises project work (80%), for which we collaborate with the Saxion research groups Sustainable Building Technology (SBT) and Sustainable Areas and Soil Transitions (SAST), and several regional partners such as housing corporations, local and regional authorities, construction companies and manufacturers.
Besides the project work (four days a week), you will attend lectures, tutorials and excursions (one day a week).
You will be assessed on your project reports, including the manner in which you have incorporated the information from lectures, tutorials and excursions in your project work.
This minor is meant for fulltime students architecture and construction engineering, construction management, industrial engineering & management, industrial product design, mechanical engineering and applied physics (Bouwkunde / BTB / TBK / IPO / WB / TN).
To participate in this minor, we require you:
- to have passed your first year of one of the above bachelor programmes;
- to have completed at least 45 ECTS in your second or third year.