Sustainable Property Development – A Guide to Real Estate and the Environment

1. THE LOCATION OF PROPERTY: GREENFIELD AND BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT.
<p>Suggested learning outcomes.</p>
<p>Headlines: big issues and important questions.</p>
<p>Background.</p>
<p>Practical problems and solutions, current approaches, techniques and models.</p>
<p>Part 1: Locations and site–finding for developments.</p>
<p>Market information and market research.</p>
<p>Investigating sites for different uses.</p>
<p>Investigation site–specific characteristics of potential development sites.</p>
<p>Part 2: Government policy regarding location of development.</p>
<p>PPG1: general principles of the planning system.</p>
<p>PPG3: housing.</p>
<p>PPG6: retailing and town centres.</p>
<p>PPG13: transport.</p>
<p>PPG23: planning and pollution control.</p>
<p>The Urban Task Force.</p>
<p>Urban White Paper: Our Towns and Cities: The Future Delivering an Urban Renaissance.</p>
<p>Part 3: Recent trends in development within city/town centres (as elements of urban regeneration).</p>
<p>Urban regeneration: an introduction.</p>
<p>Mixed use development.</p>
<p>Land assembly and partnerships between developers and local authorities.</p>
<p>Financial aid for necessary redevelopment.</p>
<p>Regional Development Agencies.</p>
<p>Sources of public finance for regeneration.</p>
<p>Planning obligations.</p>
<p>Possible future directions.</p>
<p>Learning materials: problems to solve/issues to discuss in lectures and seminars.</p>
<p>Some questions and issues for discussion.</p>
<p>Examples of media coverage of the issue of regeneration.</p>
<p>References and sources for further study.</p>
<p>Further resources: websites.</p>
<p>2. CONTAMINATION: DEALING WITH POLLUTED LAND.</p>
<p>Suggested learning outcomes.</p>
<p>Headlines: big issues and important questions.</p>
<p>Background.</p>
<p>Historical causes of contamination.</p>
<p>Government action to address contaminated land.</p>
<p>Defining contaminated land today.</p>
<p>The suitable for use standard.</p>
<p>Who is liable for contamination?.</p>
<p>Amount of land that is contaminated.</p>
<p>Controlled waters.</p>
<p>Practical problems and solutions, current approaches, techniques and models.</p>
<p>Why does it matter whether a site is contaminated?.</p>
<p>Registration of contaminated land.</p>
<p>Using a team of advisers.</p>
<p>Inspection methods.</p>
<p>Remediation.</p>
<p>Possible future directions.</p>
<p>Learning materials.</p>
<p>Some questions and issues for discussion.</p>
<p>Discussion points using examples of media coverage of the issue of contaminated land.</p>
<p>References.</p>
<p>Further resources and websites.</p>
<p>3. GREEN PROPERTY: THE DESIGN OF LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BUILDINGS.</p>
<p>Suggested learning outcomes.</p>
<p>Headlines: big issues and important questions.</p>
<p>Defining green buildings.</p>
<p>Some important questions that need to be addressed when considering green buildings.</p>
<p>Background.</p>
<p>BREEAM: an environmental building design and management tool.</p>
<p>One Million Sustainable Homes.</p>
<p>Practical problems and solutions, current approaches, techniques and models.</p>
<p>Whole system solutions.</p>
<p>Location and site issues.</p>
<p>Energy systems.</p>
<p>Water use.</p>
<p>Construction materials.</p>
<p>Green specifications.</p>
<p>LCAs.</p>
<p>The benefits of green buildings.</p>
<p>Possible future directions.</p>
<p>Learning materials.</p>
<p>Some questions and issues for discussion.</p>
<p>Discussion point using examples of media coverage of the issue of green property.</p>
<p>Further resources and websites.</p>
<p>4. PROCUREMENT: SUSTAINABILITY AND THE UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.</p>
<p>Suggested learning outcomes.</p>
<p>Headlines: big issues and important questions.</p>
<p>Defining procurement.</p>
<p>Background.</p>
<p>Key stages in the procurement process.</p>
<p>Recent industry reports.</p>
<p>Practical problems and solutions, current approaches, techniques and models.</p>
<p>Green taxes.</p>
<p>Key Performance Indicators.</p>
<p>Minimising the use of resources.</p>
<p>Reducing pollution.</p>
<p>Reducing and managing waste.</p>
<p>Improving workforce management.</p>
<p>Common types of contractual arrangement.</p>
<p>The Project Manager.</p>
<p>Design and Build.</p>
<p>Management Contracting.</p>
<p>Accelerating Change.</p>
<p>Technical guidance.</p>
<p>Possible future directions.</p>
<p>Learning materials.</p>
<p>Some questions and issues for discussion.</p>
<p>Discussion points using examples of media coverage of issues relating to the UK construction industry.</p>
<p>Further resources and websites</p>