This package of four courses (4.5 Hours) provides a mix of CPE/CPD addressing the current issues, spread across the categories of Design, Documentation, Planning, Practice Management and Project Management.
Please see the individual Course Details for more information about each course unit.
Note: When you purchase this package, the first course (Prof Peter Newman) will be provided automatically, and Access Keys for the subsequent 3 courses will be forwarded by email within 48 hours of purchase. If you have special needs, please call eClassroom.com.au to discuss the options.
The package contains the following four courses: Provides 4.5 Hours of Formal CPE/CPD.
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How do we rebuild our cities and economies for a fossil fuel-free future? The need for an eighty percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 means the age of car dependence and fossil fuel reliance is over. Peter Newman, Professor of sustainability at Curtain University, addresses this pertinent problem in relation to five key issues: car dependence, renewable energy, smart infrastructure, the Global Green New Deal and competition between cities.
Robert Cervero provides a clear path for reducing carbon footprints through sustainable urban development and transportation. Cervero is an authority on transit-oriented design, having advised in a number of countries, including China, Brazil, Indonesia and the USA. He discusses the mistakes and successes of human settlement and explains how these influence our transportation behaviour. Cervero demonstrates the essential role of public transportation, mixed-use development, density and smart growth in the current environmental debate.
The architectural firm of Eeles Trelease has a history of environmentally sustainable design. However, a new level of sustainability is achieved in their design for the commercial building located in Double Bay. Architects, Bruce Eeles and Kathy Trelease, describe the design approach and systems implemented in that pioneering building. The water management system is particularly impressive, with rain-water harvested for drinking and all sewerage water treated on site. Kathy Trelease outlines the challenges encountered during design and construction and the resolution of those challenges.
As the need to address global warming becomes critical, the thermal performance and energy consumption of houses is becoming more regulated. Three software packages: Bers Pro, FirstRate5 and AccuRate, have been developed to provide residential, energy performance, star ratings. By 2011 the required energy performance of dwellings will be lifted to a six star level. These software packages provide an alternative solution to the deemed-to-satisfy, energy provisions of the BCA.
Michael Plunkett outlines the pros and cons of these software packages. He explains how the programs consider climatic data, occupant comfort, heat and air flow, and building and shading elements, to provide a star rating. These energy-rating, software programs are increasingly being used as design tools and are an intrinsic part of the residential development, assessment process.
