Sustainable Construction Project Design
Course Info
Code IND13-106
Duration 5 Days
Format Online
Course Summary
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in the modern world throughout all industries and sectors. However, sustainability often starts at the construction process. Sustainable project design prioritises sustainable goals from the very beginning of the building process to ensure negative environmental impacts are reduced as much as possible.
Establishing a ‘green’ building can come with many challenges. Those intending to design a green building need to greatly consider the goals of the client and the provided budget. Sustainability can highly depend on the accessible resources, and it must take great care and effort to find the balance between resources, budget and ideal sustainable practices. Renewable energy sources are often the ideal method for increasing project sustainability. However, these need to be carefully planned out and can often take up a large percent of a construction budget.
To ensure the project design is implemented correctly and all sustainable processes are working as intended, there needs to be strict monitoring of these. Regular inspections to measure quality and function are essential to understand how the sustainable design features are reducing environmental damage. Furthermore, any faults or inefficient functions should be discovered as soon as possible to guarantee their repair or to make needed adjustments.
- To understand the importance of sustainable project design within construction.
- To assess the role project management plays for sustainable project design.
- To evaluate how to incorporate sustainability within construction project designs.
- To analyse how resources such as water and energy are used and make adjustments for more sustainable practices.
- To integrate renewable energy sources in project design.
- To examine methods of recycling and waste reduction throughout the design process.
- To effectively manage quality, efficiency and cost for designs.
- To recognise where sustainability is not possible and find alternative ways to reduce negative environmental impacts.
This course is designed for anyone in control of project design who desires to incorporate more sustainable practices. It would be most beneficial for:
- Architects
- Construction Managers
- Project Managers
- Engineering Personnel
- Sustainability Advisors
- Operations Managers
- Financial Advisors
- Site Supervisors
- Design Managers
This course uses a variety of adult learning styles to aid full understanding and comprehension. Participants will review genuine examples of project designs to highlight sustainable practices included and possible challenges faced throughout implantation.
They will partake in various learning methods including presentations, video materials, group and individual activities to ensure a full opportunity for participants to develop their understanding of the knowledge. Throughout the practical activities, participants will be able to create their own sustainable project design plans in relation to their respective roles to demonstrate their practical skills and receive positive and constructive feedback.
Course Content & Outline
- Identifying project goals and objectives.
- Evaluating goals and setting general and sustainability priorities.
- Ensuring all goals and practices comply with health and safety regulations.
- Monitoring possible environmental impacts of poor sustainability.
- Aligning health and safety with sustainable practices.
- Understanding where sustainability is not achievable.
- Assessing methods of increasing sustainability.
- Balancing sustainable designs with budget, resource access and client needs.
- Incorporating renewable energy sources into the project design.
- Utilising quality management and control for material waste reduction.
- Analysing budget limitations and affordable options of including sustainable practices.
- Navigating change resistance.
- Claims, counter claims and disputes relating to sustainability.
- Fundamentals of a green building design.
- Greening the design – incentives, resistance and benefits.
- Developing measurable green standards for project designs.
- Coordinating all necessary parties to be green positive.
- Examining all major and minor features of green building designs.
- Managing and meeting expectations.
- Creating action plans detailing important factors and processes.
- Vital tools, instruments and techniques for effective scheduling.
- Receiving and incorporating feedback into the project design.
- Resource procurement, predicting possible problems and their solutions.
- Managing project design risk.
- Monitoring time, cost, quality and sustainable processes.
- Project cash flow and progress payment.
- Regular inspections on quality, employee workmanship and sustainable practices.
- Revisiting sustainability designs and monitoring their implementation.
- Creating records detailing the full design and construction process.
- Making necessary changes throughout while minimising budget and productivity impacts.
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