Sustainable Design Strategies

Course aim

To provide an historical and contemporary context for sustainability in design processes and practice.

Course content

Students will gain skills in resource management in a historical, political, technological and social context. Paradigm shifts will be explored in relation to new ideas, new technologies, new materials in order to facilitate a sustainable way of life for a growing global community. They will study the concept of the "cradle to grave" product cycle, design for disassembly, life cycle cost, social and environmental cost, the toxicology of materials, issues relating to renewable and non renewable resources, ecological, social and industrial sustainability.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical analysis, Project 1, Project 2

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.