This course introduces students to sustainability and its connection to civil engineering infrastructure. Course topics are divided into environmental, economic, and social sustainability and include life cycle assessment, water and waste management, life cycle costing and techno-economic assessment, applying empathy in engineering, quantitative approaches for social sustainability, and decision-making across sustainability metrics. The course utilizes a combination of lectures, activities, guest lectures, current events debates, and field trips to introduce fundamental concepts and applications of sustainable engineering.

This course introduces students to sustainability and its connection to civil engineering infrastructure. Course topics are divided into environmental, economic, and social sustainability and include life cycle assessment, water and waste management, life cycle costing and techno-economic assessment, applying empathy in engineering, quantitative approaches for social sustainability, and decision-making across sustainability metrics. The course utilizes a combination of lectures, activities, guest lectures, current events debates, and field trips to introduce fundamental concepts and applications of sustainable engineering.