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ARCH 2221 [0.5 credit] Ecological & Regulatory Systems


Lecture-based course considering buildings’ ecological  and climate change impacts. Course covers how regulations, material choices, siting, and assembly methods of small-scale buildings impact energy consumption, carbon footprints, and GHG emissions. Regulatory content includes applicable codes, regulations, best practices, universal design standards and life-safety systems principles.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Precludes additional credit for ARCC 2202, ARCC 5096.
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 1221 and ARCH 1222.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as ARCH 5221., for which additional credit is precluded.
Three hour lecture + three hour lab