Sustainability Design (MIT)

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Course Features
- Selected lecture notes
- Projects and Examples

Course Description

The course considers the growing popularity of sustainability and its implications for the practice of engineering, particularly for the built environment. Two particular methodologies are featured: life cycle assessment (LCA) and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). The fundamentals of each approach will be presented. Specific topics covered include water and wastewater management, energy use, material selection, and construction.

LECTURE #

Introduction.
1 The Green Engineer. Chris Schaffner, The Green Engineer, LLP

2 Sustainability and the Building Industry. Prof. John Ochsendorf, MIT Architecture

3 Current U.S. Trends. Prof. John Ochsendorf, MIT Architecture

4 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Dana Ozik, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering

5 Sustainable Design in Practice. Mark Webster, SGH Consulting Engineers

6 The Genzyme Building. Rick Aimes, Next Phase Studios. Byron Stigge, Buro Happold Consulting Engineers

7 Student Presentations

8 Energy in Buildings. Prof. Leslie Norford, MIT Architecture

9 Materials. Prof. John Fernandez, MIT Architecture

10 Water and Sanitation. Dr. Eric Adams, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering

11 Stata Center Tour Robert Cunkelman, MIT

12 Project Working Session

13 Final Presentations 1
14 Final Presentations 2