SUST 300 - Sustainable Design & Planning

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100 or permission of instructor
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course introduces key concepts for the sustainable design of our built environment to foster economic, social, and ecological well-being at a variety of scales from the materials we use to build, to how regions are developed. Students will develop skills in site analysis, and in evaluating plan proposals for the tenets of sustainability through hands-on projects, discussions, case studies, and field trips. The course will also look at issues New York State is facing as it plans for a sustainable future.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Apply the site analysis process to projects of differing scales.
Explain key sustainable design and planning concepts including the role of community participation in the planning process.
Identify sustainable materials and viable maintenance practices.
Compare and evaluate alternative proposals for the tenets of sustainability.
Debate sustainable design and planning issues currently affecting NYS and the Catskill Region.