Complete a report on sustainable engineering

The aim of this project is to apply sustainability to the real world. You will need to submit an
individual report which (a) outlines your case study area and problem that you will solve, (b)
implement a sustainability assessment which will consider the extent to which zero-carbon
can be achieved in the aspect as chosen by you, and finally, (c) evaluate how much low
carbon/renewable energy could be generated.
For part (b) you are expected to choose an aspect of the built environment based around a
town or city and the surrounding area of your choice and consider how it could be made
more sustainable with the aim of achieving net zero carbon. The assessment will be based
on the constraints of the real urban area including the local climate, availability and demand
of resources, the city demographics, the typical building construction, and any other data
which is pertinent.
It is expected that you will target the aspect of the urban environment to your program of
study. For example, you can analyse:
• construction
• retrofit strategies of buildings
• the implementation of smart devices and automated systems
• the implementation of exemplary standards
• Water
• Impacts of extreme weather
• Sustainable transport
• Logistics (eg storage, transportation and handling);
This list is not exhaustive. Please note well established strategies such as the installation of
LED lighting is not a suitable topic. Likewise, simply comparing an electric vehicle to a petrol
vehicle does not answer the set question. This aspect (part b) should also not be about
energy generation (e.g. swapping coal to gas power) as this is tackled in addition (in part c).
Also note in some developing countries, making improvements may well come at a higher
carbon cost but will provide other benefits.
The overall submission will be a single report and will be assessed on the following sections