{"id":31327,"key":"Green_Building/Introduction_to_Green_Building","title":"Green Building/Introduction to Green Building","latest":{"id":1261618,"timestamp":"2026-08-18T15:01:08Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{Green Building navigation}}\n\n== Objectives ==\n\nBy the end of the {{SUBPAGENAME}} module, students will understand:\n\n# The application of \"Green Building\" and its relation to current building practices, personal lifestyle and the environment\n# Assessing properties, projects, and customers to develop appropriate structures\n# The appropriateness of various green building techniques and materials\n# Green sales and marketing\n\n== Goals ==\n\nThe following are some of the main goals for the {{SUBPAGENAME}} module.\n\n[[File:CCAT from BSS.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of [[CCAT]].]]\n\n=== Concepts ===\n\nBy the end of the {{SUBPAGENAME}} module, students will understand the following concepts (among others):\n\n* Why build green homes?\n* Building and construction evaluation, strategies, techniques and quality\n* Customer needs and desires\n* Appropriate application of methods and material\n* Building material salvage and reuse\n* Indoor air pollution\n\n=== Vocabulary and units ===\n\nBy the end of the {{SUBPAGENAME}} module, students will be able to confidently use the following vocabulary and/or units (among others):\n\n* Green, Sustainable, Appropriate Technology, Local, Lifespan, Cradle to Cradle, Net zero, LCA, VOC, Built environment, Natural, Passive\n\n=== Calculations ===\n\nBy the end of the {{SUBPAGENAME}} module, students will be able to do the following calculations (among others):\n\n* Scaling\n* Cost of materials\n\n=== How to ===\n\nBy the end of the {{SUBPAGENAME}} module, students will be comfortable doing the following (among others):\n\n* Analyze a site for solar potential, availability of material and integration\n* Use passive principles in design\n* Look at surrounding conditions to decide/determine approach to project\n* Compare conventional and green building technique and materials\n* Read construction plans\n\n== Field trips ==\n\nBy the end of the {{SUBPAGENAME}} module, students will be have gone on the following field trips (possibly among others):\n\n* Alchemy Construction\n* Alternative Building Center\n* [[Potawot]]\n* A [[CSA]] (e.g. Deepseeded)\n\n{{Page data}}\n\n[[Category:Construction]]"}