Delivering efficient buildings, efficiently

Loughborough UniversityLoughborough, United Kingdom

Course overview

The construction sector turns over more than 10trillion USD worldwide, and employees 10% of the global working population. Delivering the built environment is a challenging combination of technology deployment, planning and management. Once built, challenges over energy security, equitable access to energy, and environmental sustainability become critical components in the health and wellbeing of populations.

In fact, construction is not just about delivering new buildings, but also retrofitting existing buildings, which will necessitate a paradigm shift for an entire industry and we have a “once in history” opportunity to transform lives as we transform buildings. The health, wellbeing and productivity of our society necessitates buildings that provide year-round thermal comfort, good indoor air quality, natural light, fire safety, and security. Buildings must be designed and retrofitted to have significantly reduced energy demands while remaining affordable to purchase and operate.

They must serve an ageing population, support a significant shift to home working, nurture the young, and provide a sanctuary for people in need of healthcare. Your research with us could generate significant change. Come and study with our multi-disciplinary teams, whether you focus on delivery and planning using the latest AI-data driven methods, whether you want to improve financial control of budling procurement, or whether you want to develop better strategies and understanding of building energy performance once the building is in use.

Supported by our world known research groups around building energy and construction management, whether your research interest s are supported by our laboratory facilities to support material research, or whether you need high performance computing, what you study will make a difference whether it is: improving construction productivity; AI and digital transformation in construction an infrastructure; circular economy and sustainability; sustainable, resilient and healthy buildings. 94% of Loughborough’s research impact is rated world-leading or internationally excellent. REF 2021

Key highlights

Research with multi-disciplinary teams in building energy and construction management
Apply AI and data-driven methods to construction delivery and planning
Laboratory facilities for materials research and high performance computing access
Research themes include circular economy, sustainability and resilient, healthy buildings
Focus options include building procurement finance and in-use energy performance
94% of research impact rated world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)

Entry requirements

Degree: 2:1 — or above

Scholarships

Alumni Bursary
10% of tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
Up to 10% of fees
Alumni Discount
UK students: £1,500 tuition fee discount for one academic year. International students: £3,000 tuition fee discount for one academic year.
Care Leaver's Scholarship
Excellence Scholarships
UK students: £3,000 off tuition fees; International students: £6,000 off tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary
Our International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary offers a £12,000 tuition fee discount (set against the tuition fees of your chosen postgraduate taught programme ONLY).
Up to £12,000
London 10th Anniversary Award
£5,000 off tuition fees.
Up to £5,000
Loughborough Business School Scholarship
£1,500 (UK students) and £3,000 (international students) off tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
MBA Progress with Purpose Scholarship
50% of tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
Up to 50% of fees
Qatari Ghanim Al-Muftah Excellence Scholarship

Careers this course leads to

Building energy research scientist
Construction management consultant
Sustainability consultant (built environment)
Building performance engineer
Digital construction specialist
University lecturer in construction engineering

Cost of study

UK/Home: £5,238 | International: £29,500

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Loughborough University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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