Building Science and Sustainable Design
School of Construction & Design Technologies
Lifelong Education Center, Rm. C156 · (570) 327-4518
Career Opportunities for Building Science and Sustainable Design Graduates
Successful completion of the Building Science and Sustainable Design degree qualifies you to work in a private practice or public sector business as:
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)* specialist
- Sustainable housing specialist
- Solar project manager
- Green building analyst/consultant
- Building science/sustainability researcher
- Sustainable designer
- Architectural project team member
- Sustainability contractor
- Sustainable HVAC technology leader
- Building commissioning specialist
If you’re a Building Science & Sustainable Design: Architectural Technology concentration graduate, you can also further your education, earning an accredited Master of Architecture (M. Arch.) degree in approximately 2 to 3.5 additional years; the length of time depends on the criteria of the school to which you’re transferring. View the Job Opportunities for the Construction Industry page for additional information about the various opportunities in the construction industry.
*LEED provides standard benchmarks by which sustainable buildings can be measured.