Please find a list of courses below that can contribute to research excellence in the Michigan Tech Open Sustainability Technology Group:
Undergrad Courses
- CE 4050 - Green Building Design: An overview of practice for designing and constructing sustainable building following Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines. Intensive two week class will include hands on practice with LEED, energy modeling, and an exploration of sustainable construction.
- CMG 4800 - Sustainable Construction: An introduction to the philosophy and practice of sustainable building construction with emphasis on underlying socio-environmental philosophies, sustainable directed building technologies and materials, and case studies of contemporary green buildings to culminate in a simple sustainable design project.
- EC 4640 - Natural Resource Economics: Studies the economics of nonrenewable resources (energy and minerals) and renewable resources (water, fisheries, forests and species). Discusses the economics of land use change, macroeconomic topics such as economic growth, sustainability and green accounting.
- EE 4000 - Undergraduate Research with Dr. Pearce
- MY3701 Semiconductors by Dr. Pearce
- MY 4190 - Environmental Engineering for Materials Processing Industries: Assessment and analysis of environmental impacts from materials processing industries. Regulations, permits, and industrial practices for monitoring and solving air, water, and solid environmental issues. Pollution prevention. Life cycle analysis. Material flow analysis.
- MY 4990 - Undergraduate Research with Dr. Pearce