On completion of the module the student will be expected to:

- Demonstrate advanced theoretical and conceptual knowledge of the building envelope.
- Demonstrate understanding of how to choose and use appropriate materials and technologies to realise sustainable design ideas.
- Demonstrate the ability to develop solutions for envelope retrofit and methods to improve energetic performance.
- Demonstrate understanding of design choices on a range of global and building environmental matters including resource depletion, carbon intensity, indoor environmental quality and occupant comfort.
- Display knowledge of relevant building regulations.
- Understand and participate in current discourse within the area of building energy efficiency and building renovation.
- Demonstrate an ability to apply sustainable concepts and knowledge to future design projects.

Over the course of twelve weeks the module will investigate the building envelope, with particular emphasis on the envelope in the context of building energy efficiency retrofit. The lectures and technology studio classes will further focus on building performance analysis, the impact of building, designing to building regulations and designing for low operational and embodied energy. A number of case studies will be evaluated.

Not applicable to this module.

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

Feedback will be given on a regular basis in Technology Studio - it is the student's responsibility to attend studio and request a review meeting with the Technology Studio Tutors. Feedback will be given orally after presentation of work - it is the student's responsibility to take note of this feedback and the student may be asked to repeat the feedback on next meeting with module staff.