CVEN4104 Sustainability in Construction (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
CVEN4104 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 建筑可持续性
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 4
Handbook year: 2026
This course will provide fundamental knowledge and hands-on experience for practising sustainability in construction. The aim is teaching the environmental, social and economic impacts of buildings and built environment and demonstrating how sustainable construction design can avoid global warming and resource depletion issues.
CVEN4104 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "I have done CVEN4104. The content was enjoyable and easy to understand. The final exam was fine - just asked for a lot of definitions and was essentially a content dump. The only downfall is the group assignment. It has a 30% weighting and is a large assignment and if the member…"
On Reddit: "Is construction something that interests you? If it is go, for it. I did cven4104 term 2 last year and I know a lot of people who did well (got distinctions) in that course that year, however I didn't (i scraped a pass), because I didn't find all the construction theory in that …"
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Q: Is CVEN4104 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CVEN4104, and when is it offered?
A: CVEN4104 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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