CAT7-03 · Environmental Engineering, GIS & Safety

Green Building & Sustainable Construction (LEED)

Green building design principles, LEED credit categories, passive design strategies, sustainable materials and embodied carbon, water efficiency, and green roof and wall systems.

What you will learn

• Describe the LEED rating system categories and explain the credit scoring and certification pathway
• Apply passive design strategies (solar orientation, shading, natural ventilation) to a building design concept
• Identify sustainable materials and perform a basic embodied carbon assessment using standard methods
• Evaluate a building design against water efficiency, energy performance, and indoor environment quality criteria

Who it's for

Open to all FET students. Architecture, civil, or building services engineering background is helpful.