Management and Funding for Rehabilitation

Recommended Prerequisites

No recommended prerequesites beyond the general conditions for admission to the course.

Teaching Methods

Teaching model both theoretical and practical, combining in a balanced way theoretical presentations, presentation and discussion of case studies, critical participation by students (including the development of mini-projects), and also the contact with entities and relevant external projects, either through guest speakers, or through field visits.

Learning Outcomes

Students must acquire comprehensive knowledge in the following areas:

- Project management of urban rehabilitation / rehabilitation of buildings, from the perspective of both public and private investor;

- Analysis tools of the construction market, rehabilitation and real estate activity

- Funding instruments for rehabilitation operations at local, national and European levels

- Organization of applications for competitive funding

To support these goals, students must still consolidate basic knowledge in project management and financial analysis tools.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. The role of rehabilitation in the "cluster" of construction

- National and international market developments

- Business models in the rehabilitation area

- Public investment projects vs. private investment

2. Fundamentals of project management

- Processes and characteristics of project management

- Planning of activities and budgets

- Scope, objectives and quality of reference level

- Risk management

- Strategies and communication tools

- Performance evaluation

3. Foundations of economic analysis and financial viability

- The discount rate

- The net present value

- Internal rate of return

- The payback period of the investment

4. Structural support tools for rehabilitation

- Programmes for development and investment

- Applicable tax incentives

- Entities and agents and tools of financial support.    

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 40.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

LNEC, INE – “O Parque Habitacional e a sua Reabilitação - Análise e Evolução - 2001-2011”, INE, I.P., Lisboa • Portugal, 2013.

COMISSÃO EUROPEIA – “Relatório da Comissão ao Parlamento Europeu e ao Conselho:  Apoio financeiro à eficiência energética dos edifícios” - COM(2013) 225 final, Bruxelas, 18.04.2013.

Project Management Body of Knowledge, 5ª Edição (2013) - PMBOK , Project Management Institute, Pennsylvania, 2013.

BREALEY, Richard A; MYERS, Stewart C; ALLEN, Franklin — Princípios de finanças empresariais. 8ª ed. Madrid: Graw-Hill Interamericana de España, 2007.

Manual de análise de custos e benefícios dos projectos de investimento http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/guides/cost/guide02_pt.pdf.