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Research & InitiativesInhalation Exposure to Pollutants in the Sleeping Microenvironment
Adults spend an average of 7.5 hours in bed per night, which corresponds to approximately one-third of our life. Previous research has found that we are exposed to numerous pollutants while sleeping, notably airborne al... More
CoursesAdvanced Architectural Design Studio: Alley Flat Initiative (ARC 560R, ARC 696)
"The Alley Flat Initiative works to advance three goals--design innovation, environmental sustainability, and affordability. In the format of a design/build studio, students will be working closely with each other, the s... MoreCoursesAdvanced Architectural Design: Austin Studio (ARC 560R, ARC 696)
The UT Austin Campus Real Estate Office has been tasked with management of the development of 109 acres at MOPAC and Braker known as the Pickle Research Center West Tract or the MCC Tract. Their initial inclination is th... MoreCoursesAdvanced Design: Renewable Energy Innovation Lab (ARC 560R, ARC 696)
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is a nationally recognized leader in buildings research combining renewable energy with innovative technologies to significantly reduce energy consumption in buildings. Bas... MoreCoursesAdvanced Design: Sustainability Innovations Studio - Green Monsters (ARC 560R, ARC 696)
Sustainability Innovations is a studio sequence focused on achieving sustainable design solutions through a comprehensive, technologically progressive and a research oriented approach. MoreCoursesAdvanced Studio in Sustainable Design (ARC 696)
MoreCoursesAgenda 21: Sustainable Urbanism (ARC 386M)
This course will examine factors affecting the changing status of the 21st century city and the tactics used to mediate the effects of rapid urbanization by leaders in the environmental design professions. Key words: Lan... MoreCoursesAir Pollution Control (CE 396L.3)
Sources, transport, fate, impacts, characteristics, and control of air contaminants; source control and prevention; urban air quality; occupational and residential indoor air quality. Design of air pollution control sys... MoreCoursesAir Pollution Engineering (CE 369L: CE 396L)
Sources, transport, fate, impacts, characteristics, and control of air contaminants; source control and prevention; urban air quality; occupational and residential indoor air quality. May be repreated for credit when top... More
Degree Plans & CurriculumAir Resources Emphasis - Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (MSE/PhD)
Research in the Air Resources emphasis area, within the EWRE program, is an interdisciplinary effort that encompasses atmospheric chemistry, ambient air quality monitoring and modeling, indoor air quality, and air pollut... More
Faculty & StaffAlford, Elizabeth
Elizabeth has taught design studios at UTSOA for six years, as well as a seminar on construction systems for houses. She is currently at work on a book titled "Site::Offsite; Architecture and the Factory-Built House," fo... MoreResearch & InitiativesAlley Flat Initiative
The Alley Flat Initiative is a collaboration between the University of Texas Center for Sustainable Development, the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation, and the Austin Community Design and Development Center.... MoreFaculty & StaffAlmy, Dean
Applied Research in Sustainable Urbanism. Dallas Urban Laboratory MoreCoursesAustin Area Environmental Issues (UGS 302)
A freshman signature course. 18 students. Discussion format. Writing flag. Contents span a range of Austin environmental issues: water use, endangered species, green building, park management, recycling, etc. MoreFaculty & StaffBeaman, Michael
Professor Beaman focuses on outlier and theoretical design problems and their implications on the built environment, advanced technology, global culture and politics. His research focuses on theory and application of de... MoreCoursesBiological Systems in Sustainable Design (BIO 386)
MoreFaculty & StaffBlack, Sinclair
In Austin, Mr. Black is both professionally and personally involved with neighborhood groups, parks advocates, and the downtown business community, and has endeavored throughout his career to facilitate consensus on a wi... MoreCoursesBuilding Codes and the Environment (ARC 386M)
This course will be offered infrequently. Building and technological codes, too often ignored in design education, are the principal means by which societies attempt to shape the built environment. This seminar is histo... MoreDegree Plans & CurriculumBuilding Energy and Environments Program -- Architectural Engineering (MSE)
The Building Energy and Environments program (BEE) consists of faculty, staff and students who focus on a wide range of issues related to building environments. These issues include building energy usage, energy flows, a... MoreDegree Plans & CurriculumBuilding Energy and Environments Technial Area Option - Architectural Engineering (BS)
The Building Environmental Systems area of practice involves the design of the building environment thermal comfort, acoustics and noise control, indoor air quality, illumination, and plumbing and electrical systems. Thi... MoreCoursesBuilding Environmental Systems (ARE 346N)
Planning and design of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; noise and vibration control systems; power distribution and lighting systems; introduction to plumbing systems. MoreCoursesBuilding Information Modeling for Capital Projects (CE 395 R7)
This course focuses on the skills and information needed to effectively use an existing Building Information Model (BIM) in plan execution for a building construction project. This is a project-based course where student... MoreCoursesBuilding-Integrated Photovoltaics (ARC 386M)
The seminar will focus on the options for the integration of PV systems in buildings. The integration of electricity-producing components in the building skin is a complex matter, as architectural aspects as well as t... MoreCoursesBuilt Environment and Public Health (CRP 384)
This course examines the relationship between the built environment and public health issues. Issues include the negative impacts of sprawl, residential segregation, accessibility of public transport, and access to susta... More
Centers & InstitutesCenter for Sustainable Development
The Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) is unique in its successful integration of diverse interests to develop creative, balanced, achievable solutions to the physical and social challenges facing the planning, con... MoreCoursesClimate Change and Cultural Theory (ARC 386M)
Application of theories from philosophy, political ecology, science and technology studies, discourse theory, anthropology, and sociology in order to sketch approaches to climate change beyond the divisions of nature and... MoreFaculty & StaffCorsi, Richard L.
Dr. Corsi's research focuses on the physics and chemistry of indoor air. He has served as principal investigator on over 60 research projects, ranging from the sorptive interactions between polar/non-polar VOCs and indoo... MoreResearch & InitiativesCSD Living Lab
The West Mall Building (where the Center for Sustainable Devleopment is located) is desperately in need of renovation. The space is poorly planned and inefficiently utilized. In conjunction with a major renovation plan f... MoreFaculty & StaffDangel, Ulrich
Undergraduate and Graduate Courses in Design, Construction, Architectural Detailing, Structural Design. Thermal Lab experimental research and simulation of architectural components. MoreCoursesDesign of Air Conditioning Systems (ME 374R)
MoreCoursesDesign of Energy Efficient and Healthy Buildings (ARE 370; ARE 381E; CE 381E)
Design of buildings for low energy use and optimal indoor air quality. Includes ventilation, energy efficiency, moisture problems, and prevention by design. MoreCoursesDesign of Wastewater and Water Treatment Facilities (CE 364)
Prerequisite: C E 356 and credit or registration for C E 342, or consent of instructor. MoreCoursesEmerging Technologies (ARE 377K; ARC 350R)
London is home to many of the world's most innovative and influential Architecture and Engineering firms. This course takes students behind-the-scenes to learn about the latest design technologies of world-class building... MoreCoursesEnergy and Indoor Air Quality: Field Measurements (ARE 383;CE397)
MoreCoursesEnergy Modeling and Design Process (ARC 350R; ARC 386M)
MoreCoursesEnergy Optimization in Building Design (ARC 350R; ARC 386M)
This course will introduce the student to whole-building energy simulation and energy optimization techniques using computer simulation, including the hourly simulation of dynamic thermal envelope loads, shading analysis... MoreCoursesEnergy Optimization in Building Design (ARC 386M; ARC 350R )
This course will introduce the student to whole-building energy simulation and energy optimization techniques using computer simulation, including the hourly simulation of dynamic thermal envelope loads, shading analysis... MoreCoursesEnergy Simulation in Building Design (ARE 371; ARE 383; CE 397)
Fundamentals of building energy simulations, analytical models for heat transfer in buildings, general numerical methods for solving equations from the analytical models, use of energy simulation tools in building design... MoreCoursesEngineering Professionalism (CE 171P)
The objective of this course is to present the fundamental non-technical aspects of civil, architectural and environmental engineering practice so that you develop an appreciation for the need to balance the demands of e... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Life Cycle Assessment (CE 397)
Life cycle analysis (LCA) identifies the “cradle to grave” environmental and sustainability impacts of a product, processes, or policy. This course teaches life cycle methods, including process-based methods, input-o... MoreFaculty & StaffFajkus, Matt
architectural design, daylighting, energy efficiency MoreFaculty & StaffFerron, Raissa
Rheology, Characterization of Fresh Concrete Micro/nano-Structure, Cement Chemistry and Aggregation Mechanisms, Self-Consolidating Concrete, Affordable Sustainable Housing Materials MoreCoursesFoundations of Sustainable Design Seminar (ARC 350R; ARC 386M)
MoreFaculty & StaffGale, Frances
Fran Gale is an architectural conservator with over twenty years experience in the restoration of historic buildings and monuments. Fran teaches materials conservation in the Historic Preservation Program at the Universi... MoreFaculty & StaffGarrison, Michael
Professor Michael Garrison is currently active in the design and construction of sustainable buildings. He has served as the faculty sponsor of the 2002, 2005, and 2007 Solar Decathlon competitions administered by the U.... MoreDegree Plans & CurriculumGraduate Portfolio Program: Sustainability
The Graduate Portfolio Program in Sustainability provides Master and Doctoral students with a trans-disciplinary framework to study and research issues related to sustainability. Sustainability is an emerging discourse t... MoreCoursesGrowth Management Seminar (CRP 381)
MoreFaculty & StaffHarpman, Louise
Design/Build, architectural design, community engagement, prefabrication MoreResearch & InitiativesHistoric Preservation Knowledge for Sustainability Practice
Sustainability on the UT campus means sustaining a particular iconic place, saturated with cultural significance rooted in its history. The campus is a particularly hospitable environment for sustainability and preservat... MoreFaculty & StaffHoidn, Barbara
Barbara Hoidn studied Architecture and City Planning at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. She worked as a project architect for the Public Building Administration in Frankfurt/Main and for several years as a projec... MoreFaculty & StaffHolleran, Michael
Historic Preservation; History of Urban Design & Development; Vernacular Landscapes; Water History MoreCoursesHousing, Landscape, and Urbanism (ARC 386M; LAR 388)
MoreCoursesHuman Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution (CE 396L.6)
This course will focus on human inhalation exposure to pollution in both the gaseous and particle (liquid and solid) phases. The emphasis will be on non-industrial indoor environments, but the underlying principles and t... MoreCoursesIndoor Air Quality: Physics and Chemistry (CE 396L.4)
Sources, transport, and fate of indoor air pollutants. Interactions between indoor pollutants and indoor materials. Indoor air chemistry. Human exposure to pollutants in indoor environments. MoreCoursesIndoor Air Quality: Transport and Control (CE 389T; ARE 389T)
Transport and control of indoor pollutants. Includes particulate removal and pollutant transport into and within indoor environments. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in archit... MoreDegree Plans & CurriculumIndoor Environmental Science and Engineering Program (IGERT)
The mission of this program is to provide a unique and interdisciplinary educational experience focused on indoor environmental science and engineering. Our program is grounded in scientific principles and the developme... MoreCoursesInformality: The Global Housing Challenge (ARC 350R; ARC 386M)
Approximately 2 billion people of the world's population live in substandard housing; 1 billion of these people reside in urban slums (UN Habitat). In the US alone about 40 million people live below the poverty line (Uo... MoreCoursesIntelligent Building Skins (ARC 350R, ARC 386M)
In this course, students will explore the functional, assembly, and detailing criteria that are considered when developing concepts for the building envelope. The semester will begin with a series of exercises to gain a ... MoreCoursesIntroduction to Risk Management and Insurance (RM 357e)
The Introduction to Risk Management & Insurance course is designed for upper division students interested in Enterprise or Strategic Risk Management decision-making. The course of study includes work with public policy c... MoreFaculty & StaffKinney, Kerry
Dr. Kinney's research in environmental engineering focuses on the beneficial application of microorganisms to the treatment of pollutants in the environment. Her research team develops biological treatment systems for co... MoreCoursesLandscape, Meaning, and Society (GRG 390C)
The creation, transformation, and meaning of landscapes within different societies through time. Iconographical analysis of the built environment; impress of belief and ideology on landscape; analysis of nationalistic an... MoreFaculty & StaffLanoux, Steven M
Design and construction of Estuarine Research Center, a LEED Gold bilding, with hurricane resistant envelope, designed to withstand daily assault from coastal environment, and significant sustainability features incorpor... MoreFaculty & StaffLee, Gloria
Gloria Lee, a graduate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Political Science), and the Yale School of Art (M.F.A. Graphic Design), founded the design studio, Buds Design Kitchen, which works in software pro... MoreFaculty & StaffLeite, Fernanda L.
Dr. Leite's research interests include: computer-aided engineering and design; product and process modeling; construction management; building information modeling; information technology for project management; life-cyc... MoreFaculty & StaffLevy, Francois
Levy's teaching centers on Environmental Control of buildings and technology integration. His research is related to passive and active environmental control systems in buildings, space architecture and regolith mitigati... MoreCoursesLight and Sustainable Design (ARC 350R; ARC 386M)
MoreCoursesModeling of Air and Pollutant Flows in Buildings (ARE 383; ARE 372; CE 397)
Fundamentals of indoor airflow modeling, use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for air quality and thermal comfort analyses, application of CFD for analysis of air velocity, temperature, humidity, and contaminant dis... MoreFaculty & StaffNovoselac, Atila
His area of research includes studies related to improvement of indoor environment and development of energy efficient building environmental systems. By combining experimental studies and computational modeling, he is d... MoreResearch & InitiativesPecan Street Smart Grid Demonstration Project
UT faculty and students are providing research support for the DOE sponsored smart grid demonstration that was awarded to the Pecan Street Project ($10 million over five years). In the smart grid demonstration project at... MoreDegree Plans & CurriculumPost Professional Degree Program in Sustainable Design (M.Arch II, PP)
This degree program is intended for those students who have previously received a Bachelor of Architecture Professional Degree, or BArch, from an accredited university and who wish to conduct graduate level research in s... MoreCoursesProject Management and Economics (ARE 323 K)
Solving economic problems related to construction and engineering; construction project management techniques; characteristics of construction organizations, equipment, and methods. In relation to sustainability, student... MoreCoursesResearch Seminar: Sustainable Preservation (ARC 386M, CRP 381)
This seminar seeks to explore the evolving state of knowledge at the intersection of preservation and sustainability; to chart the gaps, contradictions and uncertainties, and then to formulate ways of resolving them. It ... MoreCoursesSkyscrapers and Polar Bears (UGS s303)
Sustainable design increasingly pervades all aspects of contemporary life, from the buildings we build, to the clothes we wear, to the food we eat. The interdisciplinary course “Skyscrapers and Polar Bears: Perspective... MoreResearch & InitiativesSmart Building Initiative
Tools are now available that offer real-time data for people who want to learn how their personal choices impact energy consumption at the room level. In a year-long project, the Smart Building Initiative marries this te... MoreCoursesSolar Geometry and Energy Flow in Buildings (ARC 350R, ARC 386M)
This course seeks to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of how buildings interact with their energetic environment, i.e. the natural energy that flows around and through them. MoreCoursesSources of Indoor Air Pollution (CE 397)
MoreCoursesSpecial Topics in Skin Design (ARC 386M)
MoreFaculty & StaffSteiner, Frederick
Dean Steiner has worked with local, state, and federal agencies on diverse environmental plans and designs. These activities include analysis of watershed level growth management for the upper San Pedro basin on the U.S.... MoreResearch & InitiativesSustainability of Low Income Housing in Texas and Latin America
We are exploring ways in which sustainable applications can be extended to low income home owners in self build and self managed communities in Texas (colonias) and Latin America (irregular settlements. It embraces susta... MoreCoursesSustainable Cities (CRP 391D)
MoreResearch & InitiativesSustainable Cities Doctoral Research Initiative
The Sustainable Cities Doctoral Research Initiative focus on the integration of cutting edge research and practice in the fields of urban planning, architecture, environmental and architectural engineering, landscape arc... MoreDegree Plans & CurriculumSustainable Design (MSSD)
This degree plan is intended for those students who wish to prepare for a related PhD program, plan to work in public policy, or pursue activism related to sustainable architecture or urbanism. It is a non-professional r... MoreDegree Plans & CurriculumSustainable Design Emphasis - First Professional Degree Program in Architecture (M.Arch. I, E)
This degree program is intended for those students who hold a Bachelor of Arts or Sciences degree and intend to practice architecture as a licensed professional. No background in architecture or design is required, but a... MoreDegree Plans & CurriculumSustainable Design Specialization - First Professional Degree Program in Architecture (M.Arch. I, S)
This degree program is intended for those students who hold a Bachelor of Arts or Sciences degree and intend to practice architecture as a licensed professional. MoreResearch & InitiativesThe Greening of the University of Texas at Austin Main Campus
This paper briefly describes UTSOA student team documentations of proposed strategies for a greening of the University of Texas at Austin main campus. The investigations use the campus as a laboratory to explore how to e... MoreCoursesThe Modern American City (GRG 337; GRG 396T; URB 352 1; ARC 350R 1)
Issues concerning the built environment and urban infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and the public policy framework designed to manage the challenges presented by these issues. Issues facing residents of U.S.... MoreCoursesTopics in Architectural Theory: Sustainable Architecture (ARC 350R; ARC 386M)
This class proposes to establish a goal of investigating applied research green building systems that could be utilized as resource conservation strategies for the greening of the main campus at the University of Texas a... MoreCoursesTopics in Environmental Science (LAR 385)
Elective seminars in aspects of environmental analysis, ecological and systemic approaches, sustainable development, and applied methods of geographic information systems. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.... MoreResearch & InitiativesUniversity Co-op Materials Resource Center
The Materials Lab collection is one of the largest and most comprehensive material collections of its kind at any college or university in the country, if not the world. Currently, the Materials Lab has a growing collect... MoreCoursesUrban Design Practice (URB 352 3; ARC 350R 3)
Issues concerning the built environment and urban infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and the public policy framework designed to manage the challenges presented by these issues. Issues facing residents of U.S.... MoreResearch & InitiativesUrbanization Working Group, ESI
The goal of the Urbanization Working Group is to study environmental effects of urbanization and find paths to solutions. The Urbanization Working Group connects state, national, academic, and private interests and seeks... MoreResearch & InitiativesUT Solar Decathlon
The Solar Decathlon is a university competition in which engineering and architectural teams from participating schools design, construct, transport and erect completely sustainable solar homes and display them on the Na... MoreResearch & InitiativesUTest House
The UTest house is a 1300 ft2 manufactured home located at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus at the University of Texas at Austin. The house is a three bedroom/two bathroom home built with conventional materials and has tw... MoreCoursesVertical Design Studio (ARC 393, ARC 394)
The course introduces students to an expanding understanding of the use of materials and methods of green building and their application to details. A major dimension of the project will be to integrate the design of tec... MoreCoursesVertical Studio: PARA_SITES (ARC 393)
The redevelopment and re-vitalization of the downtowns of our cities play an important role in the promotion of more sustainable living habits. In an effort to increase urban density, infill construction, additions, and ... MoreCoursesVertical Studio: Sustainability and Desire (ARC 393)
It may be that construction and program - that is, technology and desire - chicken and egg endlessly in architectural design, but the argument could be made that, when it comes to actually committing to building, desire ... MoreCoursesVertical Studio: Sustainable Form (ARC 391)
Through a series of projects, lectures and readings this semester's studio work will concern itself with the purposeful inquiry of sustainability and form. Two different intentions of/for making form will be examined. Th... MoreCoursesVertical Studio: The Child in the City (ARC 395)
The small American town and city formed a tight spatial, economic, and social grouping. People chose to live close to the action. There developed a business marketplace of one-on-one communication, where law and politics... MoreCoursesWater and Wastewater Treatment Engineering (CE 342)
Prerequisite: C E 341 and credit or registration for C E 319F, or consent of instructor. MoreCoursesWater and Wastewater Treatment: Biological Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Processing (CE 385L.2 )
Application of Biological Chemical and Physical Principles to the Analysis and Design of Biological Processes for the Treatment of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater and Sludge. MoreCoursesWater Treatment And Wastewater Treatment Plant Design (CE 386M )
Design of water and wastewater treatment facilities; pumps and hydraulic considerations; design of wasterwater collection systems; design of systems for handling and disposal of residuals. Specific facilities may be sele... MoreFaculty & StaffWhitsett, Dason
Dason Whitsett is a Principal of Pollen Architecture in Austin and serves as Ajunct Lecturer in the Graduate Program in Sustainable Design. His teaching and research center on solar geometry, the thermal modeling and tec... MoreFaculty & StaffWilson, Barbara
Wilson oversees the research, educational and community outreach programs at the CSD. Her background in grant writing and sustainable community development inform her work facilitating the many projects underway at the C... MoreFaculty & Staff