Conversion, Adaption and Care of Buildings, Certificate

This module is drawn from our suite of Real Estate masters programmes. There are essentially two dimensions to the building surveying profession – the organisation of building work to maintain, extend, adapt or improve existing buildings, and the assessment of the condition of existing buildings. In this module you will study the former of these two aspects of the building surveyor's work.

You will develop the core knowledge and skill areas required to undertake this work which are an understanding of basic building technology and an awareness of the design of maintenance, alteration, extension and refurbishment of buildings in order to satisfy clients’ and occupiers’ expectations. You will learn about adaptive reuse, extension, alteration, conservation and maintenance of buildings.

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Course content:

• an introduction to key concepts
• feasibility appraisal
• the principles of conversion
• conservation philosophy
• adaptive reuse
• lateral and vertical extension
• alterations and refurbishment
• whole life costing
• maintenance (reactive, proactive and preventative)
• stock condition surveys
• facilities management.