Sustainable Design and Engineering

Priority given to seniors
Fulfills engineering requirement for the STEM Institute Certificate

This project-based elective course explores how engineers use sustainable design principles to design products, processes, and services in a way that reduces use of nonrenewable resources, 2026-2027 Upper School Curriculum Guide (c) = coordinated class February 28, 2026 25 | Page minimizes environmental impact, and connects people with the natural environment. Group and individual activities will allow students to investigate how sustainable design presents itself in various engineering fields and to explore design concepts such as life cycle assessment, trade-off management, computer-aided design, and open-ended problem solving. Topics include: types of engineering, technical communication, green architecture, materials and manufacturing, energy generation and efficiency, Autodesk Fusion design, and Revit Building Information Modeling (BIM) design.