Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: CASE STUDIES IN SUSTAINABILITY: THE HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING

Department: Environmental Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The project-based seminar will provide a means by which all those with an interest in the building science entailed in the design of commercial, institutional, and residential structures can investigate common issues, obtain information, discuss local strategies, and otherwise address subjects relating to building or campus performance over its lifecycle. To develop an approach of taking an existing Rice University building an optimizing its use via "repositioning" or redesign the class will create an interdisciplinary forum where students of architecture, engineering (structural, mechanical, etc.), and human sciences will potentially collaborate with professional building consultants, materials manufactures, contractors, developers, owners, and Rice campus facility managers Cross-list: ARCH 621, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ENST 321. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ENST 621 if student has credit for ENST 321.