CFM 333
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Sustainable Design and Architecture
Course Description
The application of fundamental architectural design processes, combined with key principles of sustainability, to design buildings for various commercial, residential, and institutional uses. The course includes elements of architectural design theory, building form-finding, integrating projects with the natural environment and community infrastructure/services, evaluating building envelopes and internal systems, analyzing embodied and operational carbon loads, and building life-cycle assessments.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
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3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Design Systems
Learning Outcome
Design buildings as integrated systems, synthesizing program, circulation, scale, form, precedent, and contextual constraints into coherent architectural solutions.
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Sustainable Decision Making
Learning Outcome
Analyze site, climate, and regulatory contexts to guide sustainable decisions in building siting, massing, access, and spatial organization.
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Communication
Learning Outcome
Communicate architectural design professionally through clear, accurate drawings, models, diagrams, and presentations that convey design intent and sustainability.
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Sustainable Strategies
Learning Outcome
Integrate sustainability principles into building form and systems, applying passive strategies, envelope design, and material assemblies to support coherent sustainability strategies.
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Lifecycle
Learning Outcome
Evaluate environmental performance and consider life-cycle impacts of design choices, including embodied carbon and material tradeoffs, to inform responsible architectural decisions.
