HP 300 - SUSTAINABILITY AND THE BUILT WORLD

College of Design

Credit(s): 3

Examines the relationship between sustainability and the built environment, with emphasis on construction, building operations, and community planning and development. Topics considered include green building and design, smart growth, embodied energy, adaptive reuse, whole life cycle assessments, energy-efficient retrofitting, social and environmental justice, and the role of heritage in fashioning durable commitments to place.