ENGS-44   SUSTAINABLE DESIGN    Winter 2009

 

SCHEDULE

 

Lectures and other activities:

Tuesday & Thursday from 10:00 to 11:50am

X-hour on Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:05pm

 

----- WEEK 1:

 

Tuesday, Jan 6             Cushman-Roisin:   Course overview

                                                                  Sustainable Design Principles, Historical Perspective

                                    Karol Kawiaka:     Description of projects

 

Wednesday, Jan 7        Field trip: AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH (Stu White, architect)

 

Thursday, Jan 8            Cushman-Roisin:   Building energy needs and energy conservation

                                    Kawiaka:               Design Process & Case Studies

                                    Reading set 1 assigned

 

----- WEEK 2:

 

Tuesday, Jan 13           Cushman-Roisin: Solar energy

 

Wednesday, Jan 14      Movie projection: “Blue Vinyl”

                                       by Judith Helfand and Daniel B. Gold

                                       http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/bv.html

                                   

Tuesday, Jan 15           Cushman-Roisin: Solar energy utilization

                                    Reading set 1 due – Homework set 1 assigned

 

----- WEEK 3:

 

Thursday, Jan 20          Andrew Shapiro: Energy efficient buildings, co-housing

                                       Questions & Answers

 

Wednesday, Jan 21      Movie projection: “The Next Industrial Revolution”

                                       by Bill McDonough and Michael Braungart

                                       http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/next.html

 

Thursday, Jan 22          Bill McDonough: His current projects

                                       Questions & Answers

                                    Homework set 1 due – Reading set 2 assigned

 

----- WEEK 4:

 

Tuesday, Jan 27           Bo Petersson: Energy issues at Dartmouth College

                                       Questions & Answers

 

Wednesday, Jan 28      Field trip: Straw-bale house in Norwich, VT (postponed)

 

Thursday, Jan 29          Field trip: Visit of living machine at Vermont Welcome Center along I-89

                                            and of Oakes Hall on VLS campus, South Royalton, VT

                                    Reading set 2 due – Homework 2 assigned

 

----- WEEK 5:

 

Tuesday, Feb 3            Teams: 1st progress oral report

 

Wednesday, Feb 4       Field trip: Straw-bale house in Norwich, VT (at noon)

 

Thursday, Feb 5           Jim Merkel: Eco-footprint, Global Living Project, Dartmouth College

                                       Questions & Answers

                       

----- WEEK 6:

                                               

Tuesday, Feb 10          Cushman-Roisin: Active solar systems

                                    Homework 2 due – Reading Set 3 assigned

 

Wednesday, Feb 11     Malcolm Lewis & Teams: Project reviews and feedback

 

Thursday, Feb 12         Malcolm Lewis: Zero-energy buildings, carbon-footprint reduction,

                                          and LEED certification

 

----- WEEK 7:

 

Tuesday, Feb 17          Teams: 2nd progress oral report

                                    Reading set 3 due – Homework 3 assigned

 

Wednesday, Feb 18     Optional: Free time for project review with Prof. Kawiaka

 

Thursday, Feb 19         Lew Harriman: Building envelope, condensation issues

                                       Questions & Answers

 

----- WEEK 8:

 

Tuesday, Feb 24          Dori Wolfe: Active solar energy technologies

                                       Questions & Answers

                                    Homework 3 due

 

Wednesday, Feb. 25    Field trip: Tour of Dori Wolfe’s house in Strafford, VT

 

Thursday, Feb 26         Kawiaka: Choice of materials – Design process

                                    Cushman-Roisin: Water – Procurement, conservation & treatment

 

----- WEEK 9:

 

Tuesday, Mar 3            Calen Colby: Green building projects, from start to finish

                                       Questions & Answers (incl. making money in engineering consulting)

 

Wednesday, Mar 4       Teams: Final project presentations (first 3 groups)

 

Thursday, Mar 5           Teams: Final project presentations (last 3 groups)

 

----- WEEK 10:

 

Tuesday, Mar 10          BuildingEnergy09 Conference

                                    Northeast Sustainable Energy Assoc., Boston

 

Friday, Mar 13             Final written project reports due

 

 

NOTE: 

Some lectures may be concluding with segments from:

            “The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious”

            PBS Home Video – design e2 ©2006

            http://www.pbs.org/e2/