Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure: Theory and Practice for Construction

The importance of sustainable development is increasingly acknowledged and accepted throughout The engineering of critical infrastructure enables the delivery of essential services and it is vital that these systems are designed to meet the real needs of society and end users in truly sustainable ways. Using case studies; the course will show how guiding principles for sustainable infrastructure can deliver better solutions in practice. We will look at the process of change and innovation and investigate the use of specific tools and methodologies which can apply to planning; design; construction and operational issues in the infrastructure sector.