Human Dimensions of Sustainable Building

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This course discusses critical barriers for delivering sustainable and net-zero buildings, and brings attention to multiple points of intervention that relate to the role of human being in building practice, for significant improvement in quality of built environments, building energy performance, and the overall environmental impact of the building sector. Strategies at different stages of building lifecycle, including planning, design, finance, construction, operation, and retrofit processes that affect climate change mitigation and resilience building will be explored.