Submission details: Submit your final presentation as one electronic PDF file through the Turnitin link on the BUIL1225 Canvas website. Ensure that you include the authorisation statement “I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the Assessment Declaration.”. More details on this declaration can be found here: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student- essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/assessment-declaration
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Research from around the world continually demonstrates that there are a range of benefits from improving sustainability outcomes in new and existing buildings. These include reduced environmental impact (e.g. lower greenhouse gas emissions, material consumption), improved occupant health and wellbeing and reduced costs for operation. Key reports also highlight the role that low carbon buildings must play in a transition to a low carbon future. Despite the evidence of the benefits of sustainable buildings (e.g. zero carbon/energy buildings), the transition of best practice sustainable buildings to business as usual practices is slow. There are a number of challenges preventing higher uptake of sustainable buildings. It is important to understand what these challenges are and think about how they could be overcome if we are to scale up the number of sustainable buildings.
This assessment task builds upon the content and discussions from the first half of the semester and requires you to write a literature review exploring recent research on challenges to the uptake of sustainable buildings. This assessment task addresses course learning outcomes 1, 3 and 5:
1. Identify the characteristics of best-practice in sustainable building initiatives
3. Identify and analyse effective strategies for achieving sustainable buildings and sustainable design outcomes
5. Evaluate and communicate the effectiveness of current sustainability initiatives and assess whether these initiatives are operating in an effective sustainability framework
Depending on the focus of your report, this assessment addresses Program Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3:
1. Determine and apply knowledge of complex sustainable building theory, principles and practice, to contribute to the design and management of sustainable buildings
2. Critically analyse, synthesise and reflect on sustainable building theory and recent developments, both local and international, to extend and challenge knowledge and practice
3. Professionally communicate and justify sustainable building design principles, strategies, solutions and/or outcomes, engaging effectively with diverse stakeholders, including across the government and industry sectors
1. You need to undertake a literature review which addresses the following topic:
What are the key challenges preventing higher uptake of sustainable buildings and what opportunities are there for overcoming these?
For information about how to write up a literature review see this resource: https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/literature-review-overview
2. You must draw upon literature including journal articles, government reports and other sources which have been published between 2011 – 2021. You can use literature which was published before 2010 only if it is a seminal piece of research (e.g. Limits of Growth report). This is to ensure you are using current literature which represents current ideas and thinking.
3. You can choose to focus on buildings as a broad sector or focus on a type of building (e.g. housing).
4. You will need to define what you believe is a sustainable building (refer back to your Assessment Task 1 definitions) so that you provide a clear context for your discussion.
5. Your literature review should cover at least five (5) different challenges and possible opportunities (such as solutions or innovations) which may help to overcome these. You need to use the literature to support selection and discussion including literature which may present opposing views.
6. Start by reviewing the provided articles (from weeks 1 – 5 and those included with Assessment Task 2) and then search for additional articles. You should include at least 10 high quality journal articles in your literature review.
7. Use the annotated bibliography approach (see Assessment Task 1) to analyse each article. Remember that the aim is not just to summarise what each article says, but to critically analyse it. What is it saying? Do you agree? Does it contradict what another article says? Are the findings still current/relevant?
8. You need to write up your analysis into a literature review of between 2,000-2,500 words (excluding references). Note – if you can write it with less words then that is ok also!
Reference all your sources using the Harvard referencing style as described on the RMIT website: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing
For information about how to write up a literature review see this resource: https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/literature-review-overview
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Students are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism in written submissions is not acceptable. It is also an offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarised by another student or to include names of colleagues/team members who did not contribute to the project.
Remember to always provide full citation of the reference material used throughout your submission. Details of the University policy regarding academic integrity can be found at the following link:
You are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data, and oral presentations. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited.
Plagiarism is not acceptable. It is also an offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarised by another student or to include names of colleagues/team members who did not contribute to the project.
The student responsibilities are outlined in the RMIT Academic integrity and plagiarism procedure: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/academic-integrity
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