The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Sustainable Building Science Technology (SBST) program will prepare you to apply expertise and systems knowledge to support highly technical building operations.

The SBST degree, which builds on your prior education and work experience, positions you to launch a career where you understand building functions and finance in order to manage structures that are healthier and more durable, efficient, economical, and sustainable. This degree program offers you a pathway to becoming a skilled Building Science Professional. SBST emphasizes upper-division coursework that focuses on the complexities of building science, energy codes, building codes, and facility management.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Understand all operation and systems unique to sustainable buildings (old and new).
• Analyze, define and validate solutions.
• Deliver industry specific solutions from analysis.
• Utilize effective communication forum and techniques to facilitate all aspects of sustainable building management.
• Develop and lead a team of various personalities and skills.
• Work in a team and know how to collaborate, build functional work groups and take responsibility for outcomes.
• Anticipate, identify, troubleshoot, analyze, and solve problems and lead a project.
• Understand accounting, budgeting, real cost/return on investment, cost effectiveness and life cycle cost.
• Measure, diagnose and understand building system interactions and summarize results in order to compare to standards or specifications.
• Understand and analyze building profiles and identify opportunities for improving performance.
• Calculate, develop and understand codes and standards for construction of sustainable energy efficient buildings.