Objective of the  Energy Efficient and Sustainable Building

The main objective of the programme is to provide students with high standards of knowledge in design, construction and maintenance of energy efficient buildings. The graduates will develop practical skills and acquire the fundamental knowledge for a further professional career in the field of civil engineering and energy efficiency.

Key Facts application of energy efficient technologies in construction; design and analysis of building structures and building facilities; evaluation of investment into energy efficient and sustainable buildings; publishing and scientific research. individual work with every student, including scientific research and tutorials with the leading researchers in the field; regular participation in seminars, conferences, science forums; active teamwork of lecturers and students during joint projects and research activities; use of advanced computer technologies in Civil engineering; communication with experts from the leading construction and engineering companies; online learning on the basis of distant-learning system MOODLE; unique opportunities for international academic mobility (one semester abroad at academic partners of SPBPU). Program Partners Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Finland) Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland) Riga Technical University (Latvia) [-]

Masters in Environmental Science and Policy A flexible Master’s degree designed to develop a rigorous understanding of transformational responses to climate change. Taught at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), which pioneered sustainability practice and theory in the UK, this is the first MSc course to properly integrate and the social, political, economic and practical aspects of living with environmental change. This Master’s degree tackles these themes through a combination of academic study, discussion and hands-on practical work. We give our MSc students the knowledge, skills and experience needed to develop a career in the environmental sector and make an impact. The programme draws on our expert staff (https://gse.cat.org.uk/index.php/postgraduate-courses/msc-sustainability-and-adaptation/sa-staff-profiles) and a wide selection of academics and specialist guest lecturers; people who have made exceptional contributions to environmental thinking and action. The MSc course uses the concepts of sustainability and adaptation transformation to frame an analysis of environmental and climate change policy and its implications for society. Students can then choose modules from a wide range that covers politics and economics, urbanisation, communities, biodiversity and ecosystem services, energy in buildings, sustainable materials, environmental assessment and renewable energy. How is the course taught? Our MSc programme is taught either by distance learning or through residential blocks in one of the most imaginative environmental buildings in the UK, or in a mixture of the two. What qualification will you receive? Successful completion of the programme MSc Sustainability and Adaptation at the Centre for Alternative Technology leads to the award of Master of Science... [-]