MBUILD01 - ECTS This module aims to transmit the main concepts of sustainability and its various possible levels of approach for the construction sector. Frameworks like the UN Sustainable Development Goals, EU legislative and regulatory documents on sustainability and circular economy and the European Framework for Sustainable Buildings, Level(s) will be explored in order to understand the main concerns and the most adequate strategies to be adopted.

MBUILD04 - ECTS

MBUILD03 - ECTS

MBUILD05 - ECTS

MBUILD02 - ECTS

MBUILD07 - ECTS

• Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• Students are able to apply their acquired knowledge and problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
• Students are able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of making judgments based on information that is incomplete or limited, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities associated with applying their knowledge and judgments.
• Students are able to communicate their findings and the ultimate knowledge and reasons behind them to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous manner.
• Students possess the learning skills to enable them to continue studying in a largely self-directed or autonomous manner.
• Up to 90% of their life people stay in buildings. Hence, they are in direct interaction with the build environment. This interaction has a significant influence on the health and well-being and has to be assessed within sustainability.

Two important parameters are the thermal and acoustic comfort. The course deals with aspects of thermal and acoustic comfort in buildings, the calculation and testing of the relevant parameters and the link of these parameters to sustainability.

MBUILD06 - ECTS

• Understanding the local conditions to promote Sustainability of the built environment
• Understand that the design process is based on a detailed climate analysis of the specific site, which is the starting point for energy effective city structures.
• Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• Students are able to apply their acquired knowledge and problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
• Students are able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of making judgments based on information that is incomplete or limited, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities associated with applying their knowledge and judgments.
• Students are able to communicate their findings and the ultimate knowledge and reasons behind them to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous manner.
• Students possess the learning skills to enable them to continue studying in a largely self-directed or autonomous manner.

All other module topics can be interlocked and combined with this module in order to reflect contemporary and future sustainability projects. This way an interdisciplinary and practical approach is enabled.

MBUILD09 - ECTS Every year a couple of thousand people die through fires in countries of the European Union. Furthermore, some ten thousand people are heavily injured. Besides the damage to persons the damages concerning buildings account for billions.
Against this background, fire protection is an important part of sustainability, both in what concerns the effect of fire in CO2 emissions (in the accident itself and in the subsequent refurbishing need), as well in the impact, concerning increased risk of fire, of design options mainly specified under sustainable perspectives.
Fire protection is an inherent part in the bachelor study programme of architects and civil engineers. Within this master course this knowledge is deepened and is put on a more scientific
♦Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context;
♦Students are able to apply their acquired knowledge and problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
♦Students are able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of making judgments based on information that is incomplete or limited, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities associated with applying their knowledge and judgments.
♦Students are able to communicate their findings and the ultimate knowledge and reasons behind them to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous manner.
♦Students possess the learning skills to enable them to continue studying in a largely self-directed or autonomous manner.

MBUILD10 - ECTS

Application-oriented, life-oriented and self-directed learning, whereby the integrated project implies the active participation as well as application of the knowledge provided in the other modules and seminars. With the content learned in the different modules theoretical and practical knowledge is given.

• Students should now be able to
• Define and understand the problem
• Brainstorming for hypothesis generation
• Systematic order and evaluation of the hypotheses
• Objective formulation
• Investigate
• Applicate

MBUILD08 - ECTS

MBUILD12 - ECTS

MBUILD11 - ECTS

• The main goal of this module is that the student learns the relevance of Sustainability of Infrastructures along their useful life, not only during design and construction, but also during the exploitation period.
• The students will learn the main aspects related to infrastructures maintenance and exploitation.
• Besides, they will learn the importance of applying environmental rating systems during the design and construction, in order to get the optimum cycle of circular economy. Finally, the students will learn the aspect related to sustainable mobility in cities, what will ensure their more rational use.

MBUILD14 - ECTS

• To raise students' awareness of the importance of energy and resource efficiency in the construction of infrastructures, as well as the harmful effects they have on the environment throughout their life cycle.
• To provide students with knowledge on sustainable construction materials, techniques and procedures that will enable them to contribute to ensuring the sustainability of new infrastructures throughout their life cycle.

MBUILD13 - ECTS

MBUILD15 - ECTS

• To provide students with creativity, leadership and entrepreneurship skills in the field of construction.
• Integration by the student of the knowledge acquired in the rest of the modules taught.
• To develop the student's capacity for teamwork, negotiation skills and the use of emotional intelligence and empathy.

MBUILD16 - ECTS