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GA875
Sustainable Building Technology

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Undergraduate awards typically reflect three to five years of study after secondary school and include Ordinary (Level 7) and Honours Bachelor Degrees and Higher Diplomas (Level 8's).

Undergraduate awards may be achieved directly or through a series of progression steps. Learners may choose to progress upwards from a Level 5 to a Level 6, Level 7 and finally a Level 8.

Undergraduate awards are awarded by the QQI, HEA or Higher Education Institutes.

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This programme will help you develop your knowledge and skills in the areas of sustainable building technologies. 

The emphasis of the course work is practical, familiarising the student with planning and organisational techniques used within the industry, with a particular focus on the use of up-to-date methods that are required for sustainable building practices. 

A strong emphasis is also placed on communications and IT - critical elements of modern construction projects.

The final year of the course provides an understanding of current theory and practice for sustainable building and includes a work placement in the final semester. 

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 GA875 - Sustainable Building Technology
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GA875 - Sustainable Building Technology
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You can find work in the following areas:

  • Quantity Surveying
  • Architecture/Engineering
  • Facilities Management
  • Contract Management
  • Health and Safety
  • Forensic/Defect Investigation
  • Government Bodies/Local Authority/OPW
  • Entry into Garda
     

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Some of our students now work as:

  • Site Foremen
  • Facility Managers
  • Site Managers
  • Fire Officers
  • Health and Safety Officers



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