SUMMATIVE WRITING TASK
Using the sources used in class (listed below), write a short essay of 350 words (5-6
paragraphs) in formal academic style on the following question:

What are the benefits and drawbacks of green buildings? Are green buildings the buildings
of the future?

Instructions:
• Make sure to answer the question fully, not just describe the topic or paraphrase the texts (critical
thinking).
• Support your discussion with evidence from the texts we read in class (use ONLY the sources provided,
listed below, which are all on Blackboard).
• You will need to paraphrase and summarise relevant information from the texts using your own words,
sentence structures, and text organization – include citations.
• Use one or two short direct quotations ( ‘quotation’ ), when appropriate, in your essay; give citations for
these.
• Use Harvard-style citations and references (must include a reference list).
• Word process your essay in MS Word; use Calibri 12 font and single line space; block paragraphs; add
page numbers bottom right.

These are the sources used in class:
Allen, J.G., MacNaughton, P., Laurent, J.G.C. et al. (2015) ‘Green Buildings and Health’, Current Environmental Health
Reports, 2, pp. 250–258.
B1M. (2018) When Trees Meet Buildings. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w7lsydq8ks (Accessed:
18/11/20).
Darko, A. and Chan, A. P. C. (2017). ‘Review of Barriers to Green Building Adoption.’ Sustainable Development, 25, 167-
179.
International Facility Management Association (2015) Green Building Rating Systems. Available at
http://cdn.ifma.org/sfcdn/membership-documents/green-rating-systems-htg-final.pdf (Accessed: 18/11/20).
Roxburgh, H. (2017) ‘Inside Shanghai Tower: China’s tallest skyscraper claims to be world’s greenest.’ The Guardian.

Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/aug/23/inside-shanghai-tower-china-tallest-building-green-
skyscrapers#img-1 (Accessed: 10/1/18).

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SUBMIT YOUR WORK AS A SINGLE MS WORD DOCUMENT VIA
TURNITIN (on Blackboard) BY 23.59 on Friday 17th March 2023

(no pdfs please)

IMPORTANT:
• PLEASE put your name on your work (1st page, top right)
• PLEASE save your work as an MS Word file (no pdfs) like this –
File name: your ALS class code, day and time of class, FAMILY NAME and ‘formative’, like
this:

KB7053_ Monday_13_ SMITH_summative
Also use this as the name / title of your document uploading to Turnitin.
Please enter details into Turnitin clearly, so your work can be easily identified.
Thank you!

Extra help – Skills Plus (NU library)
Help with essay planning and academic writing:
https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/skillsplus/academicwriting
Cite them Right (referencing):
https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/skillsplus/referencing-plagiarism#table1
Skills Plus guide – referencing and plagiarism:
https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/skillsplus/referencing-plagiarism

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KB7053 PG MCE – Semester 2: SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION
TASK
Task
Prepare and deliver a 5-minute individual Powerpoint presentation on a topic of one
of your Engineering and Environment assessments.
Instructions
• Think about the assessments you are doing for your other EE modules this semester
• Choose one of these assessments to present on (for example, a project you are doing)
• Prepare to explain it to the audience (your class) at a non-expert level
• Make a PPT to help your presentation. For your ppt, you must have a cover slide, an
outline slide, and a references slide. The main body of the ppt should be no more than
four slides
• The presentation must be no longer than five minutes long, but not considerably shorter
than 5 mins
• You must not read out your presentation verbatim from a script or from your PPT
• Presentations must be your own original work and you must not repeat a presentation
already given or read out an assignment
• Presentations will take place in Weeks 18 and 19 (order to be decided on the day – so
be ready!)