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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 College Catalog
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CTM 131 - Green Building Introduction
Credits: 1
Lab/Lecture: One lecture.
Introduction to Green Building presents the Core Concepts and underlying reasons for approaching construction from a Sustainable methodology perspective. Several Categories of Green Building are introduced and explored. Categories include Building Site, Energy performance concepts and issues, Water Utilization, Indoor Environment, Materials resourcing and Recycling approaches. Green Building myths are dispelled.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of the Core concepts of Green Building;
- identify the differences in several Categories of Green Building;
- identify how & why each category is relevant to building;
- explain sustainability;
- explain the fundamentals of Sustainable Issues and Consequences;
- explain fundamental Building Site Green design considerations;
- identify basic Modes of Heat Transfer;
- determine proper R values for building envelope systems;
- calculate Energy performances;
- solve calculations for specific Energy loads of Buildings;
- identify water consumption patterns;
- identify water conserving implementation methods;
- identify why a building material is considered to be Green;
- identify efficient building Materials & Uses;
- explain the concept of Good Indoor Air Quality;
- explain several issues related to poor Indoor Air Quality;
- identify specific types recyclable materials from construction processes;
- explain how to minimize waste of materials;
- explain how waste materials can be recycled or reused;
- identify & dispel several green Building Myths.
Corequisite(s): CTM 123 or construction experience.
Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
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