Graduate Degree Programs
M.P.S, M.S. & Ph.D. in Sustainable Construction
This option is for students interested in sustainable construction practices including topics such as energy use in buildings, material use in sustainable construction, life cycle analysis, environmental rating systems and environmental performance measures.
Students with a strong background in science are given greater consideration.
M.S. Degree
Applicants for the Sustainable Construction area of study leading to an M.S. degree are required to have a bachelor's degree in one of the following: science, construction management, architecture or engineering. It is preferred that students have a science background and to have completed courses in physics, chemistry and calculus.
Topics for the M.S. or Ph.D. research may include the following: Energy systems in buildings, Sustainable materials, Environmental performance measures, Building codes, Renewable materials, Deconstruction and reuse, Life cycle analysis, building performance.
M.P.S. Degree
The M.P.S. degree is open to students with a demonstrated interest in sustainable construction such as properties of construction materials, energy systems in buildings, rating systems and building performance. A bachelor's degree in one of the following is strongly recommended: science, construction management, architecture, engineering, or related degree. It is preferred that students have a science background and to have completed courses in physics, chemistry and calculus.
Coursework
- Required: 12 cr hrs
- Directed Electives: 6-12 cr hrs
- Open Electives: 3-9 cr hrs
- Practicum/Synthesis Project: 3-6 cr hrs
- Total credit hours: 30 cr hrs
Coursework requirements for are described in the Academic Catalog.
Ph.D. Degree
Please contact the faculty member of interest for more information
Participating Faculty
- Paul Crovella; [email protected]; Sustainable Construction and Healthy Buildings
- Md. Uzzal Hossain; [email protected]
Sustainability in built environment; Low carbon materials, buildings, and infrastructures; Building energy simulation and modelling; Resource recovery and circular economy; Lifecycle assessment; Techno-economic assessment; Urban stock and flow analysis - Shayan Mirzabeigi; [email protected]
Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment, Sustainable Construction, Human-Building Interaction, Building Envelope Systems, Indoor Environmental Quality, Construction Automation - Endong Wang; [email protected]
sustainable infrastructure systems, life cycle assessment, BIM, benchmarking, stochastic process, construction safety