Sustainable Construction

1.5 credits · Graduate

Sustainability in urban and remote communities, case studies to highlight some of the recent trends in sustainable construction in North America and around the globe. Topics for case studies include (but are not limited to): light gauge steel technology for mass construction, insulated stay-in-place formwork technology for mass construction, shotcrete, precast and prestressed construction and rammed earth construction. Also includes an introduction to use of BIM for managing construction projects.