Study Guide

Objectives

The student knows the factors affecting the economic, technical and ecological quality of a building's life cycle. He / she knows the main life cycle planning methods and tools and can apply them at different stages of the construction life cycle.

Students are able to:
• describe the stages of a building's life cycle and their importance to the building's environmental impact
• describe the concepts of economic, technical and ecological sustainability and ways of working towards sustainable solutions
• prepare calculations of the life cycle economy of the building
• explain the importance of the maintenance phase of the building and how it works from the perspective of sustainable construction
• describe how the demolition of the building is carried out so that the demolition materials can be utilized as well as possible
• calculate the building's carbon footprint and carbon handprint
• describe the principles of the circular economy and their application in construction projects
• describe how construction and the use of buildings affect biodiversity

Content

Definition of life cycle technology, life cycle planning methods, life cycle economic calculations, life cycle projects, maintenance and use of buildings, reuse and recycling of building components and materials. The main environmental effects of construction, carbon footprint and carbon handprint, and natural diversity.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student can define the phases of a building's life cycle and describe their most important effects on the life cycle economy of the building and environmental impacts during the life cycle.
The student knows the calculation principles of life cycle economic calculations.
The student knows how to define the most important terms related to the life cycle economy and environmental impacts.
The student can roughly calculate the building's carbon footprint and carbon footprint.
The student can describe what the circular economy means in the construction industry.
The student knows the uses of key demolition materials in construction.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student knows how to define the stages of a building's life cycle and describe their effects on the building's life cycle economy and environmental impacts during the life cycle.
The student knows the calculation principles of life cycle economic calculations and can make a simple life cycle economic calculation.
The student knows how to define the most common terms related to the life cycle economy and environmental impacts.
The student can calculate the carbon footprint and carbon handprint of a conventional building.
The student can describe what the circular economy means in the construction industry.
The student knows the uses of key demolition materials in construction and how the demolition process affects their usability.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student knows how to define the stages of a building's life cycle and describe their effects on the building's life cycle economy and environmental impacts during the life cycle.
The student knows the calculation principles of life cycle economic calculations and knows how to apply investment calculation methods in the preparation of life cycle economic calculations.
The student knows how to define the key terms related to the life cycle economy and environmental impacts.
The student can apply what he has learned in calculating the carbon footprint and carbon handprint of a building.
The student can describe the effects of the circular economy in the life cycle management of the building.
The student knows the uses of key demolition materials in construction and how the demolition process affects their usability.