Green Building and Sustainability

Course Code:

ARE 454

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

It is aimed to inform the students about sustainability and to introduce the development of new building materials, green buildings, and sustainable building technologies, whose sustainable approaches are the least harmful to the social, economic and environment, and energy saving.

Course Content:

Sustainable development and sustainable building design, Sustainable Green building assessment and certification, Selection of sustainable building materials, Waste Management, Indoor Air Quality and Other Issues, High performance sustainable green building technologies of the future.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4:Simulation, 5: Case-study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Presentation, C: Homework, D: Project, E:Lab

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Course Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Analytical thinking skills will be gained.		1,2,3	A
Research and evaluation skills will be gained.		1,2,3	A
Presentation and expression skills will be gained.		1,2,3	A
Decision making in building applications will be gained.		1,2,3	A
The relationship between environment and design, ethical and scientific behavior will be gained.		1,2,3	A

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1.	Sustainability, sustainable development and structures	Lecture notes
2.	Conceptual framework of sustainable architecture: nature, human, resource, time dimension	Lecture notes
3.	Social and cultural dimension of sustainable architecture	Lecture notes
4.	Economic and environmental dimension of sustainable architecture	Lecture notes
5.	Sustainable planning, use of mixed-function areas, sustainable transportation, eco-cities, alternative sustainable life models	Lecture notes
6.	Principles of reuse, flexible use, recycling in architectural design	Lecture notes
7.	Systems producing energy from alternative energy sources, architectural design integrations	Lecture notes
8.	Midterm
9.	Life Cycle Assessment, Energy and material Considerations	Lecture notes
10.	Waste Management, Indoor Air Quality and Other Considerations	Lecture notes
11.	Evaluation and certification of Green Buildings	Lecture notes
12.	Green buildings and green roof applications, general design principles and evaluation systems	Lecture notes
13.	Green building evaluation systems (LEED, BREEAM)	Lecture notes
14.	High performance green building technologies of the future	Lecture notes
15.	Final

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Lecture Book	Kibert, C.J., “Sustainable Constructıon: Green Buıldıng Design and Delivery”,2nd edition, ISBN:978-0470114216, 2008.
Additional Resources

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	Lecture Notes
Assignments
Exams	Midterm, Final

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-term		60
Quiz/Assignment		20
Term Assignment		20
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution Level
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Although it has the knowledge, discipline and responsibility to do independent work / project / research, it can prepare a comprehensive research and / or project report on the subject.			X
2	It can show that being effective in team and project studies, taking the necessary responsibility.				X
3	Can set goals and targets for Real Estate Development and Management Department and plan for them.		X
4	Thanks to the multi-disciplinary course content in the field of real estate, it can increase the ability to acquire, learning, and developing multidimensional information.	X
5	Having a critical point of view, it can contribute to the business in which it works by updating the information in the field of real estate and improving the importance of lifelong learning.	X
6	Considering the rapidly changing global dynamics, it can show that it understands the importance of flexible thinking and creative solutions to be successful in real estate.		X
7	Understand, follow, and interpret global dynamics in the Real Estate Development and Management Department; demonstrate that he has the knowledge of English to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing at the international institutional level.		X
8.	In national and international academic and professional settings, it can present and share its knowledge and experience in the fields of management, marketing, valuation, and investment, which are subgroups of the Department of Real Estate Development and Management, and share their knowledge with them.		X
9	Using analytical aspects in financial decisions in the Real Estate Development and Management Department, they can use field-specific research methods to solve problems, analyze, and research.			X
10	May have innovative thinking and a visionary perspective in the field of Real Estate Development.		X
11	Master the concepts of business ethics and social responsibility, evaluate the applications of these concepts, and show how important it is to act in accordance with these principles to add value to the business and society.	X
12	Students can evaluate, interpret, define problems, analyze data and produce solutions by evaluating the results with their theoretical, factual and research methods knowledge.			X
13	Can think critically about the institution, associate information in the field of human resources science with information from other fields, interpret it by integrating it, create new information, and show that it understands interdisciplinary interaction.				X
14	By mastering the legislation related to the real estate sector, it can have the necessary equipment and vision especially in the creation and execution of contracts.		X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course hours (Including exams week: 15xtotal lecture hour)	16	4	64
Study hours out of class (Pre-study, practice)	16	4	64
Midterm	1	3	3
Homework	2	2	4
Final	1	3	3
Total Work Load			138
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			5,52
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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