Course Catalog Information (24-25)
ES 71
Introduction to Sustainable Buildings
Course Description
This course presents a holistic overview of sustainable building design. Specific topics to be covered include the environmental and human impacts of buildings, sustainability principles applied to building design, typical sustainable building design strategies, and a brief introduction to other systematic design approaches to sustainable buildings.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Account for the impact of buildings on the natural environment and humans.
- Describe the concepts of sustainability and how they pertain to buildings.
- Explain some of the typical sustainability design strategies of buildings.
- Identify other more comprehensive building design approaches.
Course Details
- Units
- 2 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 2
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- Non-GE Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to CSU only
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory(ies)
- ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Prerequisite(s)
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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