Advanced Wood and Sustainable Building Technology Atlantic Technological University

Overview

This broad-based  Advanced Wood and Sustainable Building Technology  course at the  Atlantic Technological University  emphasises the principles of construction and has a strong bias towards sustainable construction practices. It will equip you with practical carpentry and joinery skills and an in-depth knowledge of sustainable building technologies and materials, including the retrofitting / refurbishment of existing dwellings to achieve a low carbon design and the construction of new low-energy buildings.

Career Opportunities

The broad nature of the programme will allow graduates to assume positions of appropriate responsibility in a cross section of specialised domains within the built environment, while also allowing them to specialise in an area of choice in further education at Level 8 (Hons).

Graduates of this programme are prepared for employment with building contracting organisations, architects, quantity surveyors and local authorities in areas such as retrofitting existing building stock, BER certification, preparation of working drawings and specifications, surveying and site setting out, building surveying, defect analysis and construction planning

To date the majority of graduates from this programme continue on to complete an Honours Degree and now work as Building Contractors, Construction Project Managers, Site supervisors, Fire Safety Engineers, Site Managers and Architectural Technicians.

Graduates from the programme will be ideally placed to take advantage of the growing opportunities in the construction sector nationally and internationally. Our construction graduates are highly sought after as our courses have a strong reputation within industry.