ABPL20036 Environmental Building Systems (University of Melbourne): rated 4.2/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ABPL20036 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning in Architecture, Building & Planning. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 环境建筑系统
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Architecture, Building & Planning
Faculty: Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
In undertaking this subject, students will learn the first principles behind environmental performance in buildings, across their life cycle, providing a robust foundation of how environmental performance can be achieved and quantified. Students will acquire the base terminology, concepts and phy.
ABPL20036 has 8 scored reviews: overall 4.2/5 · usefulness 4.4 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.4 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "Hi! I studied EBS in Sem 1, 2021. I found the subject interesting and enjoyable. The tutorial sessions were quite interactive, and Adrian Chu was a good tutor. The site visits (virtual + on-campus) were very interesting. You will learn how to use FirstRate5 software to optimise …"
On Reddit: "For EBS (ABPL20036), one of your future core prerequisites in archi, it’d be good to know Rhino or autocad. No doubt helpful for all the other archi subjects. I’m a civil systems/construction major so I have to study EBS as well for the construction major. For the floor plan, yo…"
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Q: Is ABPL20036 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 4.4/5, overall 4.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ABPL20036, and when is it offered?
A: ABPL20036 is taught by the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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