PrintThe focus of this lesson is on ways to evaluate the sustainability of buildings.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
- Identify and describe the five passive solar principles.
- Describe the benefits of passive design.
- Describe how LEED certification works.
- Describe what is required for a building to achieve Living Building Certification.
- Evaluate pros and cons of LEED vs. Living Building Certification.
- Describe principles of Energy Star buildings, Passive House Certification, and Energy Use Index.
- Describe the energy efficiency benefits of benchmarking.
- Evaluate the sustainability of cob, straw bale, cooperative housing, and tiny homes.
Lesson Roadmap
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