CIV5801 Green building
Faculty of Engineering
CIV5801 Green building is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV5801
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After CIV5801
No unit lists CIV5801 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
The unit explores how the construction industry is responding to the challenges in each of the four sectors in Civil Engineering - materials innovation, geotechnical technology innovations, green transport and water sensitive urban designs. Through investigating these sectors, the state-of-the-art knowledge of green building is covered.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply the knowledge of green materials and technology to the solution of complex problems involving buildings and structures.
- 2
Relate the knowledge of physics and chemistry to green building concepts.
- 3
Compute and assess the components of the Malaysian Green Building Index (GBI) and relate this to similar indices around the world.
- 4
Conduct the necessary calculations for the assessment of sustainability measurements in green buildings.
Workload and teaching
3 hours lectures, 2 hours practical classes and 7 hours of private study per week.
Where it fits
CIV5801 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ahmad Mousa
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jeffrey Walker
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV5801?
CIV5801 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV5801 offered?
In 2020, CIV5801 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
Which majors and minors include CIV5801?
CIV5801 is part of Energy and sustainability engineering.