Program Overview

Certificate in Conservation, Sustainability & Adaptive Reuse

Overview

This one-semester course gives learners a base level of knowledge in a rapidly expanding field. The programme is designed to introduce and explore the concepts and practices of retrofit, conservation, sustainability, and planning and building control. The programme aims to enable the learner to engage in innovative and creative technical design case studies within these disciplines.

Why study Conservation, Sustainability & Adaptive Reuse at Griffith College?

• Learners will gain advanced knowledge and understanding of how to adhere to Irish legislation and legislative change, including building laws and statutory instruments, building regulations (fire safety and disability access), building control and associated theory, sustainability (including BER auditing) and the Construction Products Directive.
• Learners have the opportunity to specialise/gain unique skills that can be implemented in a range of innovative, highly advanced and therefore sought-after projects.
• The course has been developed with input from a wide range of disciplines within the construction sector.
• Learners will develop transferable skills that may open them up to broader, international job opportunities.
• The course is managed by Griffith’s long-standing Design Faculty and is delivered by experts from the industry.
• The combination of a mixture of online and on-campus lectures allows for minimal disruption to the normal working day.
• Full access to Student Adobe Creative Cloud - All Apps plan, which gives you 20+ cutting-edge creative tools for desktop, mobile, and web.

Course Highlights

• Designed to meet the skills required by industry
• Provides a solid base for those looking to advance their knowledge of Conservation, Sustainability & Adaptive Reuse
• Develops learner’s understanding of legislation in relation to conservation
• Flexible study mode to allow minimal disruption to working day
• Friendly, approachable staff (who are experts in their fields) provide a supportive learning environment

Intake Dates

• Dublin - Part-Time - September 2025

Related Courses

• Diploma in Conservation, Sustainability & Adaptive Reuse

Course Details

Course Modules

• Conservation I (10 ECTS)
  • This module develops learners' understanding of conservation as a specialist element and facilitates their incorporation of this concept in their project work as appropriate.
  • The module supports the learner’s capability to make informed choices concerning the most current conservation strategies for specific projects, and understand one’s own limitations and the requirement to engage external specialised knowledge on a project.
  • Learners will also develop the ability to formulate a conservation condition survey and report.
• Sustainability I (10 ECTS)
  • This module enables the learner to understand sustainability as a necessary element within the built environment and implement this concept in their project work.
  • Learners are introduced to the concept of sustainability and its role in the design, construction and use of the built environment.
  • The concept is further developed to consider the wider context of climate change, energy sources and efficiencies, the circular economy, reduce/reuse/recycle strategies, and environmental ethics.
  • Learners are encouraged to embrace sustainable design within the context of current legislation and regulations.
• Planning and Building Control (10 ECTS)
  • This module provides learners with an overview of the legal and statutory and associated requirements relevant to the built environment.
  • While Irish law is the main context for the module, many aspects of European law are highlighted and discussed throughout, as relevant to the sector.
  • Thus learners are provided with a comprehensive overview of the important aspects of law that affect building industry businesses in operation in Ireland and the European Union.

Tuition Fees

• Irish/EU citizens, living in Ireland
  • Study Mode: Part-Time
    • Dublin Main Campus: €2549.00
    • Springboard+: €254.90 (with funding)
      • (Inclusive of Tuition Fee €2200.00, Academic Administration Fee €250.00, 2% Learner Protection Charge (€49.00) and €50.00 QQI Award fee)

Progression

This course provides a pathway to Building Design and Construction Management-related programmes.

Graduates of this programme can progress directly to the Diploma in Conservation, Sustainability & Adaptive Reuse on completion, or within five years of their graduation.