| Course ID: | LAND 4730/6730. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Issues and Practices in Sustainable Design |
Course
Description: | The issues and practices used in contemporary green buildings,
including the United States Green Building Council's
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating
system. Prepares students to take the LEED accreditation exam,
if they so choose, after the course is completed. |
| Oasis Title: | Issue Pract Sustainable Design |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. Understanding of the issues and practices used in
contemporary green buildings.
2. Understanding of the process of implementing green building
strategies to real projects.
3. Understanding of the LEED Rating System
4. Preparation to take the LEED Accreditation Exam after the
course is complete. |
| Topical Outline: | Week Description
1 Introduction to high-performance green buildings
2 Impacts of building construction, operation, and disposal
3 Methods and tools for building assessment (LEED, SITESS,
etc)
4 The green building process
5 LEED Documentation responsibilities
6 LEED Sustainable Site strategies
7 LEED Water Efficiency strategies
8 LEED Energy and Atmosphere stragegies
9 LEED Materials and Resources strategies
10 LEED Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) strategies
11 Guest speakers on Atlanta's LEED buildings
12 Construction team responsibilities and controls
13 LEED Documentation submittal and certification process
14 Economic issues and analysis
15 Future directions in green high performance building
technologies |