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Environmental Impacts of Construction (3 cr)

Code: IR10002-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.10.2024 - 31.10.2024

Timing

07.01.2025 - 01.06.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

30 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Construction Engineering

Teachers

  • Timo Pakarinen

Teacher in charge

Timo Pakarinen

Groups

  • IRNS22
    Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction, Full-Time Studies, Fall, 2022

Objective

After completing the course, you will understand the effects of construction on our own living environment and how these effects can be minimized. During the course you will get to know e.g. how the implementation of zoning, design, material selection and demolition can affect the environmental impact of our built environment. During the course, you will also learn about the different methods used to carry out environmental impact assessments and how legislation guides environmental impact assessments.

Content

The course includes:
- Zoning and the possibilities of land use impact and their control
- Emissions from construction and use of materials.
- Environmental statements for construction materials and the environmental impact assessment based on them
- Standards for sustainable construction
- Circular economy and its requirements for the environmental impact of construction

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected