Sustainable and Renewable Technologies

This course introduces students to the historic, economic, political, environmental, and cultural issues that impact the global community and its’ future. Students will address issues affecting the health of our environment and explore solutions offered by sustainable agriculture, energy efficient building design, and renewable energy sources. Students will enhance their carpentry skills as they learn about and build structural models and/or prototypes with an emphasis on materials science, renewable energy systems and sustainable technologies, and the related industries. Students will investigate relevant jobs in architecture, architectural engineering, civil engineering, carpentry, electricity, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, surveying, contract management, masonry, and construction engineering and construction management, and environmental management. Students build and test scale-model structures, plan site preparation, design structures and infrastructure projects, and utilize computer software and other appropriate tools used in these careers.