SUM304 Sustainable Development Assignment Question:
Learning Outcomes:
- Critically evaluate people and environment responsible design in a holistic and integrated way.
Task Report Content
In this assignment, your task is to suggest regulations that can be put in place following the outcome of COP26 and the Glasgow Climate Pact focusing on mitigation of global carbon emissions and adaptation in relation to the construction of new buildings and refurbishment / retrofit projects. Looking at current practices, you will suggest potential regulations to cut carbon emissions from land use, procurement, construction, embodied carbon, reusing existing buildings, operational carbon…etc in addition to advice on the building adaptation (think design for well-being and comfort).
Format
Your assignment writing should be a report to explain and justify the challenge and solutions above. It should be written concisely and academically. Students should also consider a professional report structure to guide the reader and formal writing style. Prevailing literature on the subject should also be used to back up arguments and incorporate what has been read. Sources should be relevant, upto date and of quality (e.g. journal articles, quality reports, books and quality websites). The Harvard referencing system should be used. The use of images, figures and tables are encouraged and will not count within the word count, but these images need to be of value to the report (i.e. they will explain or relate to what is being discussed in the report).