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Sustainable Construction Topics (ARCH 2220)
Total Credits:
2
Lecture Credits:
2
Description:
This course will analyze the construction technology necessary to assemble a commercial building that you program and design in
ARCH 2200 (taken concurrently). The course will address materials research and detail analysis that is necessary to generate construction drawings.
Topical Outline:
1. Integrated Building Design
2. Indoor Air Quality
3. Energy Conservation
4. Materials and Research
5. Community Development
6. Rating Systems
Learning Outcomes:
1. Solve technical construction details with a focus on sustainability
2. Describe and detail an assembly concentrating on energy conservation
3. Research a product and define its unique characteristics relative to sustainability
4. Describe the predominant rating systems and make design decisions based on improving a project’s rating within a system
Prerequisites:
ARCH 1220