Sustainable Building Construction – Associate in Science Degree, Certificate of Achievement

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The Sustainable Building Construction program equips students with essential skills for pursuing a career in the fields of green building design, planning, construction and maintenance. Program curriculum will cover a contemporary range of building design strategies, sustainable development, and technologies, with an emphasis on those that reduce environmental impacts and make our buildings and communities healthier, equitable, and more livable.

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

  • Describe contemporary and emerging high-performance building codes and standards.
  • Recall common terminology used in energy efficiency, energy production, and renewable energy systems.
  • Analyze and select sustainable materials appropriate for a specific project.
  • Identify appropriate and efficient heating, cooling, and air quality control systems for a building, including heat recovery ventilation, passive, and insulation systems.
  • Apply the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design® (LEED) rating system to a building project to assess sustainability, and properly document the assessment and prepare for the LEED Green Associate Examination.

Requirements for the Certificate of Achievement

BLDG 212PRINT READING FOR CONSTRUCTION3
BLDG 213BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CODES AND STANDARDS3
BLDG 214MATERIALS & PROCESSES OF CONSTRUCTION: SUB GRADE TO ROOF FRAMING3
BLDG 222SUSTAINABLE PLANNING AND ZONING PRINCIPLES3
BLDG 225GREEN BUILDING AND ENERGY EFFICIENCIES3
DT 110SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES3
Total Units18

General Education Requirements for the Associate in Science Degree