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CD245T
Sustainable Design
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Course Description:
This course examines a variety of issues surrounding the subject of sustainability. Students will
explore the history of sustainability and current trends as they apply to design. Topics will
include materials, manufacturing techniques, new technologies, renewable resources, and
product life cycle analysis.
Prerequisite(s) and/or Corequisite(s):
Prerequisites: CD230T Architectural Drafting II
Credit hours: 4
Contact hours: 60 (36 Theory Hours, 24 Lab Hours)
Sustainable Design
Syllabus
Syllabus: Sustainable Design
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Major Instructional Areas
1. How sustainable design impacts the environment
2. Historical development of the field of sustainability as applied in design
3. Using the whole systems approach to design sustainable projects
4. Current materials and production techniques that aid in sustainable design
5. How a sustainable design project affects the user and the environment
6. How a product can make a building sustainable through product life cycle analysis
Course Objectives
1. Describe historical developments and sustainable trends that influence design and the
processes that make up the foundations of sustainability.
2. Demonstrate the differences between generative and degenerative resources.
3. Use the concept of whole systems thinking to design a sustainable construction project.
4. Design a sustainable construction project using a built environment charrette.
5. Explain how sustainable green concept processes are used to implement site and natural
energy resources.
6. Demonstrate how LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) criteria are used
to establish water (hydrologic) resources and sustainable landscaping.
7. Demonstrate the placement for building orientations, renewable energy/storage, and HVAC
(heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems using LEED planning criteria.
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8. Demonstrate the use of materials and resources in a green building project as they are
specified by LEED criteria.
9. Demonstrate the use of indoor quality of air, light, and views as they are specified by LEED
criteria.
10. Use different standards to measure how eco-friendly a building is.
11. Describe the key points related to the economics of green buildings.
12. Describe management of innovation processes for sustainable products, from product
definition to sustainable manufacturing.
SCANS Objectives
SCANS is an acronym for Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills. The
committee, created by the National Secretary of Labor in the early 1990s, created a list of skills
and competencies that the committee feels are necessary for employees to function in a hightech job market.
1. Select relevant, goal-related activities; rank them in order of importance, allocate time to
activities, and prepare and follow schedules.
2. Apply and adapt new knowledge and skills in both familiar and changing situations.
3. Demonstrate competence in applying technology to task.
4. Employ computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information.
5. Select and analyze information and communicate the results using oral, written, pictorial, or
multimedia methods.
6. Comprehend and use effective and efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new
knowledge and skills.
Course Outline
Note: All graded activities, except the Project, are listed below in the pattern of <Unit
Number>.<Assignment Number>. For example, Lab 2.1 refers to the 1st lab activity in Unit 2.
Unit
Activities
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Unit
1—
Introduction and
Overview of
Sustainability
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Activities
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Content Covered:
Sustainable Construction and Design:
o
Chapter 1, “The Foundations of Sustainability”
o
Chapter 2, “Nature’s Conscious Representatives”
Unit 1 Handout
2—
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Assignments: 1.1-1.3
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Labs: 1.1
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Read from Sustainable Construction and Design:
Sustainability: Then
and Now
3—
o
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Read Unit 2 Handout
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Assignments: 2.1 and 2.2
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Labs: 2.1
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Read from Sustainable Construction and Design:
Waste to Sustainability
4—
Charrettes and Green
Design/LEED
5—
Chapter 3, “Generative Versus Degenerative
Design”
o
Chapter 4, “Whole Systems Thinking”
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Assignments: 3.1 and 3.2

Labs: 3.1
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Read from Sustainable Construction and Design:
o
Chapter 5, “Collaboration as Sustainability in Action”
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Read Unit 4 Handout
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Assignments: 4.1 and 4.2
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Labs: 4.1
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Quizzes: 4.1
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Read from Sustainable Construction and Design:
Sustainable Sites
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Chapter 6, “Site and Natural Energy Mapping”
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Unit
6—
Sustainable
Landscaping and
Hydrologic Systems
7—
Syllabus
Activities
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Read Unit 5 Handout
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Assignments: 5.1 and 5.2
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Labs: 5.1
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Quizzes: 5.1
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Read from Sustainable Construction and Design:
o
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Read Unit 6 Handout
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Assignments: 6.1
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Labs: 6.1
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Read from Sustainable Construction and Design:
Environmental Design
Factors
8—
Closing the Materials
Loop
9—
Indoor Environmental
Quality
Chapter 7, “Water Resources and Sustainable
Landscaping”
o
Chapter 8, “Building Orientation, Renewable Energy
and Storage, and HVAC Systems”
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Read Unit 7 Handout
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Assignments: 7.1 and 7.2
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Labs: 7.1
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Quizzes: 7.1
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Read from Sustainable Construction and Design:
o
Chapter 9, “Materials and Resources”
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Read Unit 8 Handout
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Assignments: 8.1-8.3
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Labs: 8.1
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Read from Sustainable Construction and Design:
o
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Chapter 10, “Indoor Quality—Air, Light, and Views”
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Unit
Syllabus
Activities
10—
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Assignments: 9.1-9.2
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Labs: 9.1
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Read from Sustainable Construction and Design:
Beyond the Carbon
Footprint
11—
o
Chapter 11, “Innovation and Design”
o
Chapter 12, “Sustainable Construction: A
Collaborative Project”
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Read Unit 10 Handout
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Assignments: 10.1
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Labs: 10.1
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Final Exam
Final Exam
Instructional Methods
The course incorporates various learning strategies, such as chapter reading questions,
quizzes, assignments, laboratory exercises, and a final exam, to aid in the understanding of the
concepts. Each chapter unit includes an assignment—writing answers to end-chapter questions
or researching the ITT Tech Virtual Library, for example—based on the concepts covered in that
unit. Quizzes and the final exam will be used to analyze and reinforce material content and
learning for concepts previously taught. Each unit has a laboratory exercise in which you will
create various individual and group projects, utilizing software applications such as AutoCAD or
Revit.
Instructional Materials and References
Student Textbook Package
Leffers, Regina. Sustainable Construction and Design. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,
2010.
References
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ITT Tech Virtual Library
Log on to the ITT Tech Virtual Library at http://www.library.itt-tech.edu/ to access online
books, journals, and other reference resources selected to support ITT Tech curricula.
School of Study Links
You may click School of Study and select School of Drafting and Design or use
the “Search” function on the home page to find the following links:
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Professional Organizations
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American Design Drafting Association
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American Institute of Architects
Recommended Links
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Architectural Community Information
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New Building Institute
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BuildingGreen.com
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Greener Buildings
Other References
The following resources may be found outside of the ITT Tech Virtual Library, whether
online or in hard copy.
Books
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Eastman, Chuck, Paul Teicholz, Rafael Sacks, Kathleen Liston, et al. BIM
Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners,
Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Contractors. Hoboken, NJ: John
Wiley and Sons, 2008.
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Jernigan, Finith E. Big BIM little bim, 2 nd ed. Salisbury, MD: 4Site Press,
2008.
Web sites
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U. S. Green Building Council
www.usgbc.org/
This site provides both print and electronic resources to help design and
build construction projects from a whole-systems perspective with an
integrated design approach to minimize ecological impact and maximize
economic performance. LEED information is also available here.
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123 Revit
aec.cadalyst.com/
This site has various links to the Cadalyst online magazine, as well as tips
and tricks for architectural design.
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AECbytes
www.aecbytes.com/
This is the home page for a monthly newsletter containing BIM
information, software reviews, and tips and tricks for the AEC
(architecture/engineering/construction) industry.
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Architectural Record
archrecord.construction.com/
This online monthly magazine provides articles on topics related to design ideas and trends,
building science, business and professional strategies, exploration of key issues, news
products, and computer-aided practice.
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CADinfo.net
www.cadinfo.net/
This site offers information on computer-aided design, computer-aided
manufacturing, computer-aided engineering, design, technical drawing,
drafting, delineation, visualization, and manufacturing.
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Ed’s Independent Voice
www.hegra.org
This monthly newsletter aimed at the digital AEC industry discusses BIM
and new and important BIM software products.
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National BIM Standard
www.buildingsmartalliance.org/nbims/
This Web site has information about the National Institute of Building
Sciences (NIBS).
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TenLinks
www.tenlinks.com/
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This electronic daily CAD magazine includes information about the CAD industry as well as
tutorials, tips, and tricks.
All links to Web references outside of the ITT Tech Virtual Library are always subject to
change without prior notice.
Course Evaluation and Grading
Evaluation Criteria Table
The final grades will be based on the following categories:
CATEGORY
WEIGHT
Quizzes
10%
Assignments
35%
Labs
35%
Final Exam
20%
Total
100%
Note: Students are responsible for abiding by the Plagiarism Policy.
Grade Conversion Table
The final grades will be calculated from the percentages earned in the course, as follows:
A
90–100%
4.0
B+
85–89%
3.5
B
80–84%
3.0
C+
75–79%
2.5
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C
70–74%
2.0
D+
65–69%
1.5
D
60–64%
1.0
F
<60%
0.0
(End of Syllabus)
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