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ENGG1000, Civil & Environmental Engineering Course, SUSTAINABILITY

Semester 1, 2016

SUSTAINABILITY ASSIGNMENT

Assignment type: Individual, take-home report

Value: 15%

Due date: Week 8 Discussion Groups, Thursday 28 April 2016, 3pm

Delivery: Hard-copy only. Hand over to demonstrators in the discussion workshops in

Week 8.

Late submissions will be penalised with -20% per day.

Cover sheet: Use the cover sheet provided on Moodle

("ENGG1000_SUSTAINABILITY_ASSIGNMENT_2016_COVER_SHEET.doc")

Sign the cover sheet!

Report Format: The word limit is 1200 words and the page limit is 6 pages, including diagrams

and tables, but excluding cover page and references. Report format must be:

• 25 mm margins all round.

• 12 pt Times New Roman font.

• Single line spacing.

• Do not condense or expand your fonts.

• 1 blank line between paragraphs and, above/below any section headings.

• Pages to be numbered.

Referencing: In answering this assignment, you will be expected to make use of reference

material in libraries and other sources as appropriate.

You must supply suitable and immediate acknowledgment of any reference

material (printed or verbal) that you use; generally source (author) and year are

given in parentheses in the text, e.g. (Einstein, 1901), and a full citation at the

end of your report.

Attributing the thoughts and work of others is a matter of intellectual honesty

and ethical conduct, and you must ensure you do so at all times! If you use the

words of others you must use quotation marks! See

https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism for more information on plagiarism!

For full citation description refer to UNSW sheets on referencing to be found in

the library. Source: https://student.unsw.edu.au/harvard-referencing.

THE ASSIGNMENT

> FROM THE FOLLOWING PROJECT PAGES, CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOUR AS APPROPRIATE TO

YOUR DESIGN PROJECT.

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1. LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE OF BUILDING STRUCTURE

Project CVEN01: Progressive Collapse

Imagine you have been given a contract by UNSW to construct a real-size building based on the

design that you have developed in ENGG1000. UNSW has requested you conduct a life-cycle

assessment (LCA) of the building to ensure sustainable and economically efficient use of materials.

Your specifications are:

• The building is to be 5 storeys tall and have a square footprint of 200m x 200m.

• Minimise environmental impacts of the building's life cycle.

• You are free to choose the building materials as long as structural integrity is guaranteed.

Your report should contain the following sections:

• Goals and scope.

• Inventory analysis.

o Materials used,

o Main environmental impacts, and

o Waste and recycling opportunities.

• Impact assessment.

o Describe upstream and downstream effects of all elements of the process.

• Interpretation/improvement assessment.

o As you progress with the assignment where appropriate, record and discuss potential

improvements for both environmental and economic savings.

You are expected to demonstrate some understanding of the likely environmental, social and

economic circumstances, and relate these back to core sustainability principles (especially the

Principles of Sustainable Engineering from Engineers Australia).

Other considerations:

• The phrase, "Cradle to Grave" is often used. For this assignment also consider the concept

of "Cradle to Cradle" LCA.

• Identify and describe any practical problems you encounter throughout the project.

Useful References:

Finnveden, G. (2010) Life cycle assessment. In: Encyclopedia of Earth,

http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/51cbee567896bb431f6971f9

Hellweg, S. and Milà i Canals, L. (2014) Emerging approaches, challenges and opportunities in life cycle

assessment. Science, 344(6188), 1109-1113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1248361

Hammond, G. P. and Jones, C. I. (2008) Embodied energy and carbon in construction materials. Proceedings of

the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, 161(2), 87-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/ener.2008.161.2.87

> see accompanying database: Inventory of Carbon & Energy (ICE), Version 1.6a, Sustainable Energy

Research Team (SERT), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, UK (posted on Moodle)

Ibn-Mohammed, T., Greenough, R., Taylor, S., Ozawa-Meida, L. and Acquaye, A. (2013) Operational vs.

embodied emissions in buildings—A review of current trends. Energy and Buildings, 66(0), 232-245.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.07.026

Ainger, C. M. and Fenner, R. A. (2013) Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into practice. ICE Publishing.

http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/book/102850

> see relevant chapters!

Harding, R., Hendriks, C.M. and Faruqi, M (2009) Environmental Decision-Making: Exploring Complexity and

Context. Federation Press, Leichhardt, NSW 2009

> see relevant chapters!

McDonough, W and Braungart, M (2002) Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the way we make things. North Point Press,

New York

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2. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF HIGH-RISE BUILDING

Project CVEN02: Seismic Response

Company AllHigh is proposing to build a new skyscraper in Sydney's Darling Harbour. Since this is a

major development you are being tasked to produce a brief environmental impact report (similar

to an EIS but substantially abbreviated) with sections that reflect an understanding of the key EIA

processes:

• Site description and project background.

• Screening (determines if and why an EIA is necessary).

• Analysis of likely impacts (judging their likely significance by assessing their magnitude

and importance).

• Public consultation (engaging the community and relevant stakeholders).

• Assessment (making judgements about the needs, risks and alternatives).

You are expected to demonstrate some understanding of the likely environmental, social and

economic circumstances, and relate these back to core sustainability principles (refer to the NSW

Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 , Schedule 2 Environmental impact

statements, Part 3 General provisions, 7 Content of environmental impact statement ).

Other considerations:

• Identify and describe any practical problems you encounter throughout the project.

Useful References:

Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, Schedule 2 and Schedule 3.

http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

Elliott (2014) Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia: Theory and practice. Federation Press,

Annandale NSW. 6th edition by Mandy Elliott, 2014; 5th Edition by Mandy Elliott & Ian Thomas, 2009

(available in UNSW Library)

Ainger, C. M. and Fenner, R. A. (2013) Sustainable Infrastructure: Principles into practice. ICE Publishing.

http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/book/102850

> see relevant chapters!

Harding, R., Hendriks, C.M. and Faruqi, M (2009) Environmental Decision-Making: Exploring Complexity and

Context. Federation Press, Leichhardt, NSW 2009

> see relevant chapters!

Ponce, V.M., The Leopold Matrix for evaluating environmental impacts,

http://ponce.sdsu.edu/the_leopold_matrix.html

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3. LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF WAVE GENERATOR PROJECT

Project CVEN03: Wave Energy from the Oceans

One of the options available in the renewable energy field is that of using the oceans as a source

of energy for the generation of electricity. Prior to commencing a project to conceive, design, build

and commission a wave generator, you are asked to create a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

For this assignment you will undertake and create an LCA for a wave generator.