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ARCHITECTURE (A46)  (Dept. Info)Architecture  (Policies)FL2011

A46 ARCH 336BDesigning Sustainable Environments3.0 Units
Description:The seminar introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the fundamental concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. Focus is placed on understanding natural systems, the development of the built environment within natural systems, and the economic, social, ecological, ethical, philosophical, political, psychological, aesthetic, and cultural issues that help shape design decisions. The course will allow students to evaluate a range of methods that will help them identify and select sustainable solutions to design problems, improve existing solutions, and develop critical thinking. The LEED Rating system will be presented within the context of its role in professional practice and larger issues of human and environmental health; we will discuss how LEED fits into the realm of high performance design and the effective use of the LEED Rating System and principles of sustainability. The course will be divided into three phases: 1) research current interpretations of sustainability in architecture, examining theories and practices that encourage the development of ecological consciousness as the context of Sustainable Design; 2) critical comparison of the underlying principles of sustainability and design proposed by the different rating systems available today and evaluation of the ways of assessing the sustainability of the built environment currently in use, including the LEEDTM rating system; and 3) discussion on the material presented on the GBCI Candidate Handbook. The final paper will consist of a critique of LEED as an overall rating system, based on: a. broader concept of sustainability; b. comparison to other rating systems researched; and c. material study for the LEED Green Associate Candidate Handbook.
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