Building & Construction Tech 490A - DesignBuild Design

This is the first course in a two-course sequence where students will work collaboratively to design and build a modest house for a community based affordable housing provider. Students will engage in critical, process-based strategies for designing small, sustainable housing, and will actively engage in all phases of architectural design including schematic design, design development, and construction documentation. There will be a strong emphasis on equity in housing, affordable housing, low-carbon design, energy efficient design, and detailing for construction. Students will also engage in construction scheduling and cost estimating.

Open to junior and senior BCT and ARCH students. Restricted to BCT Juniors & Seniors; ARCH Juniors & Seniors; Five College Architecture Study Juniors & Seniors.
Enrollment is quite limited. Eligible students must submit an application requesting enrollment in this course. Contact the course instructor for an application. The priority deadline for applying is November 18th. Prospective students will be interviewed following initial application review. Successful candidates will be contacted and subsequently enrolled in the course by the department.