Abstract
A hands-on group project for the first-year course Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering which acquaints students with the concepts of green design was implemented. The goals of the project were to teach students the basic ideas of life cycle analysis and environmentally conscious decision-making and to encourage them to think about how products are designed. To examine the effectiveness of this project, a detailed survey was conducted to the students after the completion of the project. Results show that the project allowed students to discover for themselves the challenges of designing a product to be environmentally benign. This project can be modified using other appliances.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Pages | 1201-1205 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 3 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1997 27th Annual Conference on Frontiers in Education. Part 3 (of 3) - Pittsburgh, PA, USA Duration: Nov 5 1997 → Nov 8 1997 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1997 27th Annual Conference on Frontiers in Education. Part 3 (of 3) |
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| City | Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| Period | 11/5/97 → 11/8/97 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering