ARPL 538 LEED Lab: Sustainable Campus Building Assessment
LEED Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory for students to experiment with various quantifiable synergies, policy revisions, and system tracking, meeting the demands of performance-driven sustainable facilities through actual third party LEED Certification.
The course implements the LEED Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance (EB:O+M) rating system to existing CUA campus buildings seeking LEED certification for the first time and existing LEED Certified buildings seeking recertification.
The goals of this course will be mutually beneficial for students and the campus. First, the class creates a platform for direct student collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), CUA Green Club, USGBC Students, and many departments and schools within the university. Next, experience gained from this course qualifies as a prerequisite for the LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) examination, meeting market demands for young professionals. Lastly, it enables the first LEED EB:O+M Certification of a campus facility solely by students and pioneers existing facility certification on the entire CUA campus.
Cross Listed Courses
ARPL 438 & ARPL 538