Measuring Sustainability

Catalog description

Students will review and critically assess the practice of measuring the environmental and sustainable attributes of a product. institution or community. We will study key frameworks and tools used by sustainability professionals today. including greenhouse gas emissions inventories. the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Green Building Rating system. ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. and Life Cycle Assessment. Through a critical examination of the tools used to assess sustainability. the course seeks to help students understand key sustainability concepts and to develop their own definition of a sustainable institution or community.