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This elective seminar will provide a deeper dive into issues of evidence-based, high-performance, ecological building design.The course is intended for MArch students, MDes students, and anyone with an interest in the environmental performance of buildings.  Diverse problem-solvers, with any on...

This course introduces graduate students to operational issues in sustainable electric energy systems. The first part covers basic electrical engineering, optimization, and economic concepts. The second part examines the “modular” view of energy processing components (e.g., generators, transmission ...

Part 1: Intersection of environment/industry, including decarbonization of the materials industry. Chemistries for cement and steel production without carbon dioxide emission, the smelting industry for extraction of metals from ores, present-day and possible futures for chemistry of a hydrogen econo...

This course introduces electrochemical systems through the lens of thermodynamics, kinetics, and transport. We begin by asking what fundamental role an electron plays in a chemical reaction, then we move to methods to treat electrons through traditional chemical kinetic theories, and last, we discus...

Purpose: This course is the second of a two-module sequence in building technology (6121, 6122) and constitutes part of the core curriculum in architecture.Objective: To continue the study of environmental considerations in architectural design.Content: The course will cover building systems and the...

Recent years have seen AI successfully applied to societal challenge problems. Indeed, recognizing the potential of AI for tremendous social impact in the future, "AI for social impact" is growing as a subdiscipline within AI. In this course, we will discuss successful case studies of  use...

In the face of crises spanning pandemics, political turmoil, and the rapid degradation of the planet’s natural systems—all within a backdrop of myriad inequalities—the power of plants in shaping human experience has been proven. Erosive pressures associated with changes to climate have placed global...

GSD 6333 covers water across the globe in relation to (1) land-water interactions, emphasizing hydrology and water quality, (2) aquatic ecology, and (3) human activities, including design questions and methodologies. While the course will focus on fresh waters, there will be limited coverage of near...