CEE 6120A: Environmentally Conscious Design & Construction

Assignment Descriptions and Grade Breakdown

Assignment

Skills

Status

% of Grade

Assign Date

Due Date

Project Showerwatch

Experiment Design & Execution; Impact Monitoring; Documentation

Individual;

  • Lab report
  • Journal

10%

9/7/99

9/30/99

Source/Sink Facility System Assessment

Case study methods;

Professional Interaction; Multimedia Communication; Measurement;

Documentation and Reporting; Systems analysis

Paired individual;

  • Formal presentation
  • Web data submission
  • Supporting documentation

25%

9/9/99

10/14/99

LEED Critical Analysis

Critical Thinking;

Written Communication; Supported Argument

Individual;

  • 3 page written analysis
  • Group discussion

5%

9/16/99

9/21/99

Building Material/System Comparative Analysis

Problem framing & definition; Data collection & analysis; Professional Interaction; Multimedia Communication

Individual;

  • Web data submission
  • Supporting documentation
  • Display
  • Informal briefing

20%

9/23/99

10/21/99

Design of a Sustainability Improvement Plan

Team skills;

Solution integration; Comparative analysis;

Problem solving;

Multimedia Communication; Process documentation;

Supported Argument/Persuasion

Interdisciplinary Group

(3-4 people);

  • Formal report
  • Formal briefing
  • Process analysis
  • Supporting material (models, displays, etc.)

40%

10/26/99

12/10/99