New as of spring 2008, the Green Building and Community Design minor allows students to explore the integration of design principles and application of renewable energy, natural building materials, and ecological landscape into building design and community development. Course choices are many thanks to a unique partnership between the University of Vermont and Yestermorrow Design/Build School, and involvement from Diane Gayer, architect with the Vermont Design Institute.

Unique to Green Building and Community Design...

• Innovative construction techniques merged with community design and planning.
• Hands-on experience planning for and working with environmentally friendly materials.
• Holistic approach to design that incorporates functionality as well as landscape features and energy flows.
• Unique partnership with Yestermorrow Design/Build School.

Minor Requirements...

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Note: Semester designations are only a guide, please confirm the courses are available when you need them on the UVM course directory. In order to maximize your portfolio take as many studio classes as possible, which are labelled.

Required Courses (18 credits):

GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION (choose one course)
Pre-Requisite/TAKE THIS CLASS FIRST!

• CDAE 001 Drafting and Design Drawing (spring and fall)
• CDAE 101 Computer Aided Drafting and Design (DATACAD or ARCHICAD) (spring and fall)
• CDAE 195/118 Visual Presentation Techniques (spring) (Formally Sketch and Illustration)

GREEN BUILDINGS (choose three credits)

• CDAE 170 Solar Building Strategies (studio; 3 cr.- fall)
• CDAE 131 Light Frame Construction (3 cr.- fall every 2nd year '08, '10, ...)
• CDAE 295 Green Building Certifications (3 cr. spring 2010)
• Summer courses at Yestermorrow:
  • Yestermorrow (YM)/CDAE 095 Home Design/Build (3 cr.)
  • YM/CDAE 095 Home Design (2 cr.)
  • YM/CDAE 095 Intro to Cob Building (2 cr.)
  • YM/CDAE 095 Greenhouse Design/Build (1 cr.)
  • YM/CDAE 095 Home Design (with Tullio Inglese) (2 cr.)
  • YM/CDAE 095 Green Roof Design and Installation (2 cr.)
  • YM/CDAE 095 Green Building Materials (1 cr.)
  • YM/CDAE 095 Design for Deconstruction & Reconstruction (2 cr.)
  • YM/ENVS 095 Redesigning Wastewater (1 cr.)

RENEWABLE ENERGY (choose three credits)

• CDAE 006 Energy Alternatives (3 cr.- fall)
• CDAE 106 Renewable Energy Workshop (4 cr.- spring)
• ENSC 285 Renewable Energy Principles and Applications (3 cr.- spring)
• CDAE 295 Renewable Energy On The Farm (3 cr.- summer)
• Summer courses at Yestermorrow:
  • YM/CDAE 095 Biofuels (1 cr.)
  • YM/ENVS 095 Home Renewable Energy Options (1 cr.)

GREEN COMMUNITIES (choose three credits)

• CDAE 102 Sustainable Community Development (3 cr.- spring)
• CDAE 171 Community and International Economic Transformation (3 cr.- spring)
• CDAE 276 Community Design Studio (fall)
• CDAE 291 Community and International Development (3 cr.- spring)
• CDAE195/295 Community Design Studio (3 cr.- summer)
• Summer courses at Yestermorrow:
  • YM/CDAE 195 Community Design/Build (3 cr.)
  • YM/ENVS 095 Design for Watersheds, Ecosystems & Infrastructure (2 cr.)
  • YM/CDAE 095 Regenerative Design & Development (2 cr.)

GREEN LANDSCAPES (choose three credits)

• PSS 137 Landscape Design Fundamentals (fall)
• PSS 238 Ecological Landscape Design (spring)
• ENVS 177 Intro to Landscape Restoration (fall)
• RM 138 Park and Recreation Design (fall)
• PSS 156 Permaculture (spring)
• PSS 196 Organic Farm Planning (spring)
• Summer courses at Yestermorrow:
  • YM/CDAE 095 Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (2 cr.)

CAPSTONE (choose one course)

• NR 288 Ecological Design/ Living Tech (fall)
• NR/CDAE 289 Ecological Design Studio (spring)
• CDAE 273 Project Planning and Development (fall in alternate years '12, '14)

For Yestermorrow classes, click here for registration information and to confirm which classes are currently scheduled.

Green Building and Community Design Faculty and Staff...

• Jane Kolodinsky
• Josh Farley
• Charlie Ferreira
• Ted Montgomery
• Jane Petrillo
• External to CDAE, but involved:
  - AJ Rossman
  - Marc Companion
  - Gary Flomenhoft
  - Liz Calabrese