Managing Building Adaptation - a Sustainable Approach

Overview

Key facts

This course first introduces you to the challenging management task of redeveloping buildings for future use. Then you will learn how different management tools can be used to convert old buildings for sustainable reuse.

The Managing Building Adaptation - a Sustainable Approach programme is offered by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).  

Learning outcomes

Prior experience with studies or jobs related to the built environment is not essential for this course, but will be a great advantage.

This Managing Building Adaptation - a Sustainable Approach is especially relevant for students who are interested in Real Estate, Project Management, Urban Planning, Architecture, Construction, Engineering, and Sustainability.

The course is taught by a multi-disciplinary team of instructors and professors with relevant practical and theoretical experience. You can use the practical knowledge you obtain during this course to tackle many challenges related to the built environment.

What you'll learn:

• Understand building adaptation management as a cyclical process;
• Identify various sustainability challenges that occur in building adaptations;
• Distinguish between multiple actor perspectives and interests related to building adaptation;
• Apply project management tools that assist in making decisions about building adaptation;
• Translate design concepts into practical solutions for sustainable building adaptation.