1. Building Management
Module 2006
Julian Swindell (module leader)
Sam Parkes
Iain Butler

2. Module content
formally
The aim of this module is to guide students to an
understanding of the complexities of managing
buildings and the built environment. The focus is
less on technology and more on processes and
systems. The objectives to be covered in achieving
this aim will include: the building design process;
building contracts and project management;
concepts and realities of sustainable development;
surveying, measurement, maintenance and
redevelopment of existing buildings; building energy
performance; the complexities of designing large
commercial and residential buildings.

3. Module content
deconstructed
The aim of this module is to guide students to an
understanding of the complexities of managing
buildings and the built environment. The focus is
less on technology and more on processes and
systems. The objectives to be covered in achieving
this aim will include: the building design process;
building contracts and project management;
concepts and realities of sustainable development;
surveying, measurement, maintenance and
redevelopment of existing buildings; building energy
performance; the complexities of designing large
commercial and residential buildings.

4. Building design process

5. Building analysis
• Energy performance certificates
• RICS Codes of measurement
• Site surveys, internal and external
• Taught with D2 (rural buildlings)

6. Energy performance
Look at the shadows, and
what casts them

7. Sustainable development
• What does it mean?
• Can it really be achieved?
• Is it about energy or life cycle costs?
• You will have to research this
yourselves in your coursework

8. Existing buildings and big
buildings
Neues
Nationalgalarie, B
erlin, 1968
Freston
Tower, Suffolk, 15
79

9. Complex services

10. Problems with old buildings
• Decay
• Wear and tear
• Water damage
• How do you detect problems and
deal with them
• Taught with D2 (rural buildings)

11. Contracts and project
management (with D2)

12. Assessment
• One coursework assignment 50%
• One 2 hour unseen examination 50%

13. In summary
• In the first year we studied building
as a process
• This year we are going to consider
buildings in a much wider sense