ENVS 3020 - Sustainable Construction

Course Description:
Sustainable Construction course addresses the application of the sustainable development principales to the built environment. It discusses the ethics of sustainability and explores the need for environmental, economic and social sustainability, and the implications for the construction industry. The course is designed to introduce you to environmental impact assessment, a management tool to ensure continued excellence in environmental management and to achieve sustainability reviewing issues relevant to current and past legislation. You will investigate an environmental impact report and its processes for predicting and evaluating the significant environmental consequences of a proposed action or undertaking. You will also gain insights into environmental management best practices such as environmental site assessment, environmental audit, emergency response plans, hazardous, spill prevention, and waste management in the context of their impact on project participants. Additionally, you will develop deliberative knowledge about concepts such as new urbanism, passive design strategies, ecological principles, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and energy conservation measures for high-performance and green buildings.

3 Credits

Prerequisite(s):

CIVL 2130
CIVL 1110