Sustainable Landscapes
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Course Description
This class will explore greenroof systems, living walls, gray water catchment systems, rain gardens, bioswales, water quality treatment with plants, phytoremediation (plants) and mycoremediation (fungi) techniques for treating contaminated soils, and a number of other approaches to create more sustainable landscapes and green infrastructure. Students will gain an understanding of how these approaches work, what is involved to design and build them, and how to assess construction materials and costs.
Minimum Credit Hours
3
Maximum Credit Hours
3
Lecture - Lab Hours
(3-0)
PCS Code
1.1
Requirements
Prerequisite: College Reading and Writing Readiness or concurrent enrollment in ENG 109 or ELI 109 or ELI 110 or ENG 100 AND appropriate score on the Math Placement Test or Basic Algebra Readiness