Course Title: Manage the application and monitoring of energy conservation and management practices and processes
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: BUIL5868C
Course Title: Manage the application and monitoring of energy conservation and management practices and processes
School: 130T Engineering (TAFE)
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5201 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)
Course Contact : Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email:engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 150
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil.
Course Description
This unit specifies the outcomes required to manage the application and monitoring of energy conservation and management practices and processes within the building and construction industry. Successful application of the unit requires knowledge of energy management practices and methodologies, statistical analysis, current trends and factors in energy conservation, legislative and regulatory requirements.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BCGBC5012A Manage the application and monitoring of energy conservation and management practices and processes |
Element: |
1. Prepare an energy conservation and management plan for the organisation. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Current shifts in environmental legislation or regulations |
Element: |
2. Manage the energy conservation and management plan. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Staff and contractors are informed of their obligations in |
Element: |
3. Monitor the energy conservation and management plan to ensure organisational objectives are being met. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Organisational feedback systems are implemented and |
Element: |
4. Evaluate and recommend changes to the energy conservation and management plan. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Environmental management plan is reviewed to identify |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Students will learn through a number of planned activities (face to face classes, workplace/site visits, simulated workplace learning, online learning via blackboard and other forms of structured teaching and learning). Students will be observed and assessed through their planned activities throughout the duration of the course.
Teaching Schedule
Semester | Topic Content Delivery |
1 |
Week 1 to 5. General environment issues and reasons for change. Underpinning knowledge. Week 6 to 18 Environmentally sustainable design. Underpinning knowledge. Climate zones. Thermal mass and passive heating, glazing systems, Insulation and passive cooling. Stormwater and waste water re-use. Photovoltaic, solar hot water systems and wind energy, Energy rating systems. |
2 |
Week 19 to 30 Environmental management plan - ISO14001 Week 30 to 33 Measure and monitor the specific impact of the construction process – EMP - monitoring, remediation response. Measurement methods, analyse and evaluate EMP systems and feed back to staff systems. Week 34 Evaluating and changing the environmental management plan. Management endorsement. Week 35 & 36 Completing of course. Final assessment. |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Nil |
References
To be advised by the Teacher. |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
This unit of competency could be assessed by effective management of the application and monitoring of energy conservation and management practices and processes on medium-rise building and construction projects, in an organisation.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1 – Assignment - Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions essay and diagrams. Comparison of domestic energy and resource use in three era’s. - 10%
Assessment 2 – Assignment - AutoCad drawings and explanations related to thermal mass and solar heating principles including insulation and window placement. - 15%
Assessment 3 – Test - Approximately 30 questions on all topics previously covered in class. - 15%
Assessment 4 – Assignment - Due in sections on due dates to be confirmed. Risk assessment, likelihood and consequences of key environmental impacts due
to proposed site construction. Waste minimization implementation and feed back strategy plans. – 40%
Assessment 5 – Test - Approximately 30 questions on all topics covered this semester 2 including EMP management, implementation and evaluation. - 15%
Assessments Additional - In semesters 1 and 2, a number of in class presentations and questions that will need to be handed in to be competent. - 5%
Students must pass all five assessment tasks and hand in and participate in class exercises to pass this course.
The culmination of all assessments contributes to the final result for this course.
Under special circumstances extension to assessment may be granted. Students are to follow RMIT Special Consideration Policy found in RMIT Policies and procedures link http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=3g3whh1vttr0z;STATUS=A;SECTION=19;PAGE_AUTHOR=Chancellery
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Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Competency requirements and Grading:
To be deemed competent students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Observation of students performing work is used to confirm competency.
All assessments for this course must be completed to achieve CP (Competent with Pass) to pass this course. In any assessment 50% equates to being Competent with Pass.
Higher gradings are available. The final grade for the course is calculated taking into account the weighting given to the separate assessments.
Gradings available are:
CP - 50 to 59 - Competent with Pass, CC - 60 to 69 - Competent with Credit, CDI - 70 to 79 - Competent with distinction, CHD - 80 to 100 - Competent with High Distinction. NYC - 0 to 49 - Not Yet Competent
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