New United States Courthouse - A Case Study

Objectives

1. Identify and understand the AIA COTE measures of sustainable design.
2. Analyze each measure of sustainable design through project specific examples as it relates to the US Court House Project in Los Angeles.
3. Using the sustainable measure of community and ecology, identify and recognize how the US Court House Project in Los Angeles addresses social equity and how it actively fosters learning through environmental living
4. Identify and understand some of the strategies employed by the US Court House Project in Los Angeles to achieve the sustainability goals set out for the project.