Education

Sustainability classes offered by SGD at Pitt:

Design for Environment

Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment

Advanced Life Cycle Assessment

Green Buildings: Design and Construction

CEE 1210...

 Design for Environment (DfE) CEE 1218/2218

Instructors: Drs. Bilec and Landis
Term: Spring
Summary:  This course is funded by the NCIIA; ultimately students tackle sustainability challenges and create solutions for Pittsburgh-area nonprofits.
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 Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) CEE 1209/2209

Instructor: Dr. Landis
Term: Fall
Summary: Students learn to conduct an ISO 14040 process LCA. This is a project-based course; students conduct a comparative LCA for a client. Past clients have included Bayer, GTECH Strategies, UPMC, and the Urban Ecology Collaborative.

 Advanced Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) CEE 3209

Instructor: Dr. Landis
Term: Spring
Summary: Students learn advanced LCA topics such as allocation, hybrid LCA, sensitivity analyses, etc. The aim of this course is to enable graduate students to apply LCA to their research. Students typically develop a chapter of their thesis and/or a peer-reviewed publication after completing this course. 

 Green Buildings: Design and Construction CEE 1217/2217

Instructor: Dr. Bilec
Term: Spring
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 Course Title... CEE 1210/2210

Instructor: Dr. Bilec
Term: Fall
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