​Course Description: "In this foundational course students are introduced to hands-on and holistic approaches to sustainability. This course covers current sustainability frameworks, principles, and materials assessments, as well as the history and logic behind them, providing students with useful research tools to apply to the ever-changing demands of sustainable design, business, development, and policy-making." 

Sustainability Focus: Learn how to map the lifecycle of a material

Objective: Examine the inputs, outputs, process, and hot spots around silk production in order to identify opportunities for positive change