Sustainable Built Environment

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course provides an overview of the core sustainability and life cycle-thinking concepts to promote sustainable and environmentally-friendly solutions for the built environment. The course examines life cycle assessment, life cycle cost, and social life cycle assessment methods, as applied to buildings and civil infrastructure. Additional topics include rating systems, policies regarding sustainable development and construction, and assessment methods and application of circular economy, BIM, and AI in sustainability assessment of the built environment. Prerequisite(s): 90 credit hours, or 60 credit hours with Instructor’s approval Prerequisite(s) with concurrency: ENGR 300-3 Preclusion(s): ENGR 626-3