Life Cycle Assessment and Design. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: ARCH 500G and ARCH 555G or equivalent (or ARCH 396 , or INT 364 , or ID 364 ). This course tracks Life Cycle concepts as first applied to inanimate objects and systems by the U.S. military in the mid 20th Century through their development as an important part of the modern global environmental movement. It also provides opportunities for architecture and design students to integrate data driven design decisions through methodologies and tools that translate formal Life Cycle Assessment into their own design workflows.