Designing for Sustainability:

Project-based Seminar Series

Brenda Young & Kevin Kegler

• Courses: Core, Sustainability, Concentration

• Global study with hands-on community projects

• Local community connections through coursework

• Capstone research

Sustainability Courses• Introduction to Sustainable Communities• Specialized courses in sustainability• Sustainable Design Seminar Series- 4 yr

Seminar Series• Sequential skill building

– Intro to design process– Community needs assessment– Data analysis and communication– Leadership

• Problem-solving• Teamwork

Format• Class meetings

– Yearly cohort session– All years’ session

• Readings/discussions• Online reflections• Field trips/ project activities

Spring 2013- Campus Focus• Identify problem and target audience• Project brief• Research• Implementation• Reflection

Yes, and…..Yes, but….

Recycling Confusion

Compromise

Lessons Learned• Structure- out of the box comfort• Defining problem and target audience• Timelines and progress• Peer critique

byoung@daemen.edu