Green Building Design

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

Design and construction concepts including site sustainability, water efficiency, energy flows, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality. Life cycle analysis methods, including estimation of material and energy flows in the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the built environment. Innovative design and integration. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification criteria. * Indicates a 3 hour laboratory taken by students on alternate weeks.