{"id":20991,"date":"2025-07-28T15:31:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/?page_id=20991"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T05:11:18","slug":"ce589","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/ce589\/","title":{"rendered":"CE589"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Credits : 2<\/p>\n

Prerequisites : –<\/p>\n

Compulsory\/Optional : Optional<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aim(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
To introduce sustainability concepts in design and construction of buildings.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Intended Learning Outcomes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Demonstrate the key components of sustainability in design and construction of buildings.<\/li>\n
  2. Design a building conforming to sustainability standards.<\/li>\n
  3. Rectify an existing building to improve its sustainability.<\/li>\n
  4. Apply GreenSL certification process and associated concepts in sustainable built environment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Course content\/Course description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  1. Introduction to sustainable built environment and GreenSL rating system<\/li>\n
  2. Global environment issues<\/li>\n
  3. Thermal environment conditions for human occupancy<\/li>\n
  4. Water efficiency, wastewater treatment and rain water harvesting<\/li>\n
  5. Green energy<\/li>\n
  6. Indoor environmental quality and sick building syndrome<\/li>\n
  7. Recycling and reuse of waste<\/li>\n
  8. Landscaping in green building technology<\/li>\n
  9. Rectification of existing buildings: Issues and solutions<\/li>\n
  10. Industrial case studies<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Recommended Texts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  1. Green Building Council of Sri Lanka, 2015, GreenSL Rating System.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    Time Allocation<\/th>\nHours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Lectures<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Tutorials<\/td>\n05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Practical<\/span><\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Assignments<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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    Assessment<\/th>\nPercentage Marks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    In-course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Assignment<\/span>\/Quizzes<\/span><\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    End-semester<\/strong><\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    Sustainable Design and Construction – CE589 Credits : 2 Prerequisites : – Compulsory\/Optional : Optional Aim(s) To introduce sustainability concepts in design and construction of buildings. Intended Learning Outcomes On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to; … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20991","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}