Sustainable Building Project Leadership

Catalog description

Examines leadership skill sets, team competencies, and strategic methods for leading sustainable building construction projects and retrofits. AE 579 is focused on the cultivation of leadership competencies that enable the evolution of sustainable methods for design, construction, and operation of buildings. It is intended for students with backgrounds in design, construction, engineering, building operations, and facilities management. AE 579 focuses on the processes and analysis techniques required to lead sustainable projects. The course is intended to support the career advancement of building design and construction professionals, developers, operators, and energy managers. An emphasis is placed on the integrative processes required to design healthy and productive buildings and that promote regenerative effects on site, energy, materials, water, occupant health, and society. The goal of the course is to cultivate leadership and integration skills needed to spearhead the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of sustainable buildings. Course topics include the business case for high performance buildings; guiding metrics and frameworks, analysis tools; integrative team competency requirements, design and delivery methods, and recent research topics that have advanced the practices of high performance building delivery. The course is intended to build upon specialized programs of study in architectural engineering, architecture, and facilities management, and to provide students with an interdisciplinary and integrative perspective of building delivery.