48-795 LEED, Green Design and Building Ratings
6 units, Carnegie Mellon University
If youre interested in sustainable infrastructure and community design, have you considered how green strategies may vary around the world Are there universal goals for the design of sustainable transportation, water systems or energy infrastructure, or must green goals and design approaches be adapted to a national or local context 48795 A4, LEED, Green Infrastructure and Community Rating in Global Context, is a graduate level minicourse that compares global community and infrastructure rating systems to gain perspective about sustainable infrastructure development and community design. The course uses two rating systemsthe US Green Building Councils Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED Cities Communities Rating System and the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure ISI Envision Rating Systemas springboards for exploration and discussion of other world rating systems that address these topics. Well consider how the goals and implementation of a rating system may reflect the national context in which the system was created and discuss emerging issues that may be omitted from these rating systems. The course provides a foundation for taking USGBCs LEED Green Associate andor LEED Accredited Professional exams, or the ISI Envision Sustainability Professional exam and is designed to hone your critical thinking about sustainable urban design and infrastructure development in a global context.
Prerequisites: 48-315
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