Designing, Engineering and Constructing a Sustainable Built Environment
King Ecgbert
Totley Brook Road, Sheffield, S17 3QU
Available start dates
Available start dates
Course Summary
Course Description
The course will take students through all aspects of the built environment and the processes to Design, Engineer and Construct a building. Site identification, stakeholder needs, Architecture, planning, structural engineering, landscape architecture, quantity surveying and project management.
They will develop a building using professional software (Autodesk REVIT) that will meet the needs of the people of Sheffield.
Further Information about our courses including results
A number of the students have taken part in work experience with local Architects, project managers, quantity surveyors, structural and civil engineers.
A number of our students secured degree and High level apprenticeships with Arup, Laing O’Rourke, Sheffield Hallam University and local acrhitects.
2017-2018
A*-B = 100%
2018 -2019
A*-C = 100%
2019-2020
A*-C =100%
2020-2021
A*-B =67%
A*-E=100%
2021-2022
A*-B = 62%
100% = A*- D
2022-2023
A*-B = 80%
A*-C = 100%
Course Details
Course Content and Teaching Units
Unit 1: Defining a Sustainable Construction Project
12 credits (60 GLH)
Unit 2: Developing a Sustainable Construction Project
10 credits (60 GLH)
Unit 3: Support Design, Structural and Services aspects of a Sustainable Construction Project
8 credits (60 GLH)
Unit 4: Deliver Design, Structural and Services Aspects of a Sustainable Construction Project. 10 credits (60 GLH)
Unit 5: Lifecycle and Financial Planning for a Sustainable Construction Project
10 credits (60 GLH)
Unit 6: Evaluating and Documenting a Sustainable Construction Project
10 credits (60 GLH)
http://teachers.designengineerconstruct.com/curriculum/criteria-outcomes/level-3/
Financial Information
Free copy of Autodesk REVIT to use at home
Trips, visits and extra-curricular
Site visits to Kelham Island, ARUP & BDP companies.
Working with Engineers from our partners ARUP, lecturers and students from Sheffield University and Sheffield Hallam University.
Work experience can be arranged with multinational firms within different disciplines.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Assessment
Designing and modelling a sustainable building in Sheffield. Producing a design portfolio that explains all your decisions along the way. 50% of the course
A written exam of all the key terms and knowledge. 50% of the course
https://teachers.designengineerconstruct.com/curriculum/criteria-outcomes/level-3/
Entry requirements
5 in Maths and 5 in Product Design, DEC, Art or Geography
Level 2 Designing the Built Environment (ideal)
Your next steps...
Progression Opportunities
University to study:
Architecture, Architecture technology, Building Services Engineering, Built Environment, Civil Engineering Construction project management, Land Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Structural engineering, Town Planning,
High Level Apprenticeship within the Built Environment and construction
Additional information
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