Educators Issue a Call for More Programs That Coordinate with Many Disciplines
“Sustainability” may be the latest buzzword at engineering, architecture and construction management schools across the country. But talk is cheap. Though the numbers are growing, not many universities offer degrees in sustainable design and construction.
“There is a real need to get beyond institutional barriers to build interdisciplinary education into the engineering as well as architecture curriculum,” says Kira Gould, a senior associate at Boston-based Gould Evans and 2007 chairwoman of the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment (COTE).