New NSF Funding: Course Improvement Grant

Drs. Landis and Bilec in collaboration with Dr. Rizzo of Pitt's CEE Structures group were just awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to 'Integrate Sustainability into the Civil Engineering Curriculum Through Three Courses at the University of Pittsburgh.' We will be developing cross-course curriculum and laboratory activities for Design for the Environment (DfE), Introduction to Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring (NDE), and Green Buildings: Design and Construction. (See our education page for more info on our classes.)

Some examples of these innovative educational activities include teaching students in all three courses to conduct energy audits of buildings using Infrared Thermography. Students will also be installing sensors in the new building housing the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation in order to monitor indoor air quality in buildings.

Students Maria Fer Padilla and Kullapa Soratana using the IR Camera.
Dr. Landis (PI), Dr. Bilec, and Dr. Rizzo (Co-PIs, L to R).