In our current economy, we extract materials from the Earth, make products, and then throw them away as waste. This is linear. By being designed differently, circular economies avoid waste being produced in the first place. This is based on … Continue reading What is the circular economy?
About this seminar This seminar introduces the concept of Resilience and its implications for Architecture. It includes frameworks and approaches that can be used to integrate resilience into buildings and construction. The Seminar will be based on presentations from architects … Continue reading RAA1: Resilient African Architecture Seminar
About this course This course introduces research publication. It equips participants with an understanding of the publishing process and how it can be used to share research. A fully interactive programme tailored to meet the audience’s requirements at basic, intermediate, … Continue reading IRP01 Introduction to Research Publication
About the workshop The workshop is on how circular economy approaches can be applied to support business and development. Presentations and exercises are used to show how circular thinking can be used to explore and develop new business and development … Continue reading CBD01 Circular Business and Development
About this course This course is about writing and publishing research articles. It equips participants with the essential skills needed to develop well-written, high-impact research papers and improve career performance. A fully interactive programme tailored to meet the audience’s requirements … Continue reading RWP01 Research Writing and Publishing
Government and the private sector can develop skills through infrastructure projects. Appropriate infrastructure projects and contracting arrangements can be used to provide learners with excellent opportunities to be mentored by highly experienced professionals and artisans within the building and construction … Continue reading What is the Developing Skills Through Infrastructure Contracts Standard?
About this course This course is about using the Water Use Model to model water consumption in buildings to improve water efficiency and sustainability performance. The Water Use Model (WUM) enables the water consumption of buildings to be modelled. Technical … Continue reading WUM01 Water Use Modelling
The Built Environment Sustainability Tool enables the development of sophisticated and responsive plans and strategies to support improved local sustainability. These plans respond to and address gaps and aspects of current poor performance in the neighbourhood while supporting and improving … Continue reading How do you develop plans and strategies for more sustainable neighbourhoods?
Neighbourhoods appear to be complex and difficult to assess in terms of sustainability performance. A review of green precinct assessment tools for urban areas revealed that these tend to focus on environmental issues and did not take into social and … Continue reading How do you achieve more sustainable neighbourhoods?
About this course This course is about using the Built Environment Sustainability to assess and improve the sustainability performance of neighbourhoods. The Built Environment Sustainability Tool supports an integrated and responsive approach to achieving sustainable neighbourhoods. The tool is based … Continue reading BES01 Built Environment Sustainability Tool