Sustainable Technologies for Built Environments

Catalog description

This course introduces engineering and non-engineering students to innovative technologies that must be employed to sustain the human species on Earth by reducing the impact of urban communities. After an introduction to Sustainability, technologies will be considered in five areas related to the built environment: environmental protection, energy, water, shelter, and transportation. The course is designed to increase students' understanding of sustainable technologies and ability to incorporate such technologies into programs to improve sustainability.