Sustainable Building Design: Principles of Best Practice

4 cr · Undergraduate

(Lab required) Best practices in sustainable design; current standards that govern building envelope components, cladding systems, membranes, interface details and indoor air quality. Industry challenges; presents fundamental principles of building science and demonstrates their application to the design, repair and maintenance of buildings; building systems; how environments affect material performance. May not be held with BIOE 4412 or BIOE 4700.