Introduction to Net Zero Buildings
At the conclusion of the course you will be able to:
- Recite the broad definition of Net Zero building, and understand the variation on this definition
- Comprehend the different types of Net Zero techniques and technologies
- Recognize the importance of the marketability and affordability of Net Zero building
- List case study examples of world-wide application of Net Zero building

Dr. Young currently works as a Military Master Planner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the Planning, Environmental, and Regulatory Branch. Dr. Young is involved in a variety of work including a wide range of military planning, programming, and design projects. Project Management experience ranges from installation design guides to campus master plans. Projects also focus on the impacts of development on human health and the environment, and improvements through better siting, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of military projects.
Dr. Young is also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, School of Architecture. She teaches master’s level landscape architecture design studio course(s).