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ENV 6932:GREEN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITYThe
University of FloridaDepartment of Environmental Engineering
Sciences
Professors: William A. Wallace Teaching Asst: TBADepartment of
Environmental Department of Environmental
Engineering Sciences Engineering Sciences
PHONE: (970) 879-1122FAX: (970) 871-7923EMAIL:
[email protected] EMAIL: TBAOffice Hours: TBA Office
Hours: TBAOVERVIEW: Over the last decade, the notion that societys
current model for economicdevelopment is not sustainable has moved
from extremist thinking into mainstream opinion.Resources, once
thought of as effectively inexhaustible, are now seen as finite
andincreasingly scarce. Ecological carrying capacity, once thought
of as essentially boundlessand infinitely self-repairing, is now
seen as limited and subject to damage by human activity,perhaps
irreversibly. In response, design criteria for products, processes,
facilities andassociated infrastructure are expanding, bringing in
broad environmental and socialconsiderations as well as the
traditional economic concerns.
This course, Green Engineering Design and Sustainability, is
designed to introduce theparticipants to this new and evolving form
of engineering design. Aimed at upper-levelundergraduate and
entry-level graduate students, the course offers a systems-level
approachto engineering design in which environmental aspects and
social concerns are not seen asconstraints, but as opportunities
for improving resource efficiencies, cost savings
andcompetitiveness. The overall goal of the course is to introduce
the student not only to theconcepts of sustainability, but the
consequences of operating under a non-sustainable modelof
development. Effects on societies in 1st, 2nd and 3rd World nations
is also presented alongwith their respective challenges and
considerations in engineering design. How industry andgovernment
sectors have responded will also be address, as these institutions
have andcontinue to make changes in engineering design and
performance requirements.
Students will become familiar with how these sectors are
changing their approaches forengineering design to improve their
sustainable performance. Tools such as sustainabilitymetrics, life
cycle assessment, energy auditing and carbon footprinting will be
introduced.
Finally, new techniques delivering projects that maximize
contributions to sustainableperformance will be introduced along
with methodologies for whole systems design.
Importantly, this course is designed to break the prevailing
notion that adding so-calledgreen features to an organization and
its facilities and processes is an appropriate routetowards
conditions of sustainability. Achieving sustainability will be a
long journey,requiring close attention not only to improved
performance but to the chosen technologicalpathways.
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OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE:1. To introduce the concepts of
sustainable development and sustainability in its proper
form, separating them from the popularized and largely
inaccurate notions about beinggreen to ones that have a scientific
and engineering basis.
2. To convey an understanding of what is really required to
achieve conditionssustainability through principles such as The
Natural Step, and Herman Dalysthermodynamic definitions of
sustainability. Introduce the production-consumption flowmodel and
the Five Capitals model as a way of thinking about
sustainability.
3. To understand the trends and forces shaping our world induced
by a non-sustainableeconomic model for growth and development.
Offer a view the salient events in thedevelopment of our current
concepts of sustainability.
4. To understand the effects of non-sustainability on the
developed, developing andunderdeveloped (Worlds 1, 2 and 3) nations
of the world and learn about the engineeringchallenges specific to
each.
5. To learn about the causes, effects and consequences of
climate change including the itsattendant controversies, and to
place possible solutions in context with the Tragedy ofthe Commons
problem, conserving commonly-shared resources.
6. To characterize the trends and drivers that are shaping
industry and governmentalresponse to the consequences of
non-sustainability.
7. To observe the degree to which various industry and
government sectors, cities andcommunities understand the issues and
consequences of non-sustainable behavior andhow they are
responding.
8. To define and explore the principles of industrial ecology
and by-product synergy and seehow they are being applied.
9. To survey the current laws, regulations and standards that
are being conceived and putin place to address the various
dimensions of sustainability.
10.To comprehend and place in context the various systems for
measuring sustainableperformance.
11.To perform and gain experience in using the various tools and
techniques available fordesigning and implementing energy
conservation measures, conducting life cycleassessments,
calculating carbon footprints, and more.
12.To understand performance and pathway contributions for
improving sustainableperformance on engineering projects. To learn
how to increase opportunities forperformance improvement. To
understand the importance of setting performance goalsthat are
restorative.
13.To learn how industries in various sectors are incorporating
sustainability principles intotheir strategies and operations.
14.To apply whole systems design methodologies to sustainable
engineering projects.
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Instructor Bio: Bill Wallace
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BillWallaceWilliam A. (Bill) Wallace provides consulting
servicescovering emerging trends and issues analysis,
strategicplanning and the development of profitable newventures. He
is a recognized industry leader in thefield of sustainable
development, serving onpreparation of policies and guidance. He
also assistspublic and private organizations apply
sustainabilityprinciples to their operations. His book, Becoming
Partof the Solution: The Engineers Guide to SustainableDevelopment,
has been labeled a best seller by theAmerican Council of
Engineering Companies (ACEC).Today, this book is used by companies
as a resource for establishing practices in
sustainable engineering. He is now working on a second book,the
working title of which is Rational Sustainable Engineering:Pursuing
Project Sustainability As If You Really Meant It.
After retiring from CH2M HILL, Bill established his
ownconsulting practice, providing consulting services in
sustainableengineering to both U.S. and international clients. He
has been akeynote speaker at professional society and trade
associationmeetings and universities. His engagements included
invitedkeynote presentations on sustainable engineering for the
CarnegieMellon University Spring 2009 Distinguished Lecture Series,
and
to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Board of
Direction.
Bill chairs International Federation of Consulting Engineers
(FIDICs) SustainableDevelopment Committee and is the primary writer
of FIDICs Project Sustainability
Management Guidelines. These Guidelines are slated for
publication and presentation inNew Dehli, India in the fall of
2010. Bill also designed and acts as lead instructor in thehighly
acclaimed 4-day ACEC course, Green Infrastructure and
SustainableCommunities.
Contact information:William A. Wallace, PresidentWallace Futures
Group, LLC1400 Overlook Drive, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA
80487Tel +1(970)879-1122, Fax +1(970)871-7923, Mobile
+1(970)819-2188email: [email protected]
