The implementation by Indiana teachers of nine key areas of LEED principles within the "Project Lead The Way" civil engineering and architecture course
Abstract
This descriptive study examined Project Lead The Ways' Civil Engineering and Architecture program to investigate the implementation of the nine key areas of sustainable construction practices within the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. The nine key areas were: 1) Sustainable Sites, 2) Water Efficiency, 3) Energy and Atmosphere, 4) Materials and Resources, 5) Indoor Environmental Quality, 6) Location and Linkages, 7) Awareness and Education, 8) Innovation in Design, and 9) Regional Priority. A survey instrument gathered data from Indiana PLTW's CEA teachers about three research questions: (One) questioned the implementation of resources covering each of the sustainable key areas into the PLTWs' CEA curriculum; (Two) identified whether or not their local community plans and developments are implementing the sustainable key areas; and (Three) determined if teachers implemented information in their class about the nine key areas of sustainable construction according to LEED. The results indicated that the CEA curriculum incorporated the sustainable principles implemented by the LEED rating system and that the CEA teachers implemented the principles as well. The data indicated that there was a lack of local implementation of these practices according to teachers' perceptions. Due to a low percentage of responses from the total population the results attained cannot be used to represent the total population.
Degree
M.S.
Advisors
Rogers, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Industrial arts education|Secondary education|Civil engineering|Architecture
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