此选项适用于对可持续建筑实践感兴趣的学生，包括诸如建筑物中的能源使用，可持续建筑中的材料使用，生命周期分析，环境评级系统和环境绩效指标等主题。具有深厚科学背景的学生将得到更大的考虑。硕士或博士学位的主题。研究可能包括以下内容：建筑物中的能源系统，可持续材料，环境绩效措施，建筑规范，可再生材料，解构和再利用，生命周期分析，建筑物性能。
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 . 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.