Doomed by Design: Entropy Unleashed
GreenCE’s mission is to support the necessary transition to a sustainable built environment by empowering design professionals to address the environmental, economic, and social impacts of buildings. GreenCE’s course catalog includes LEED exam preparation, continuing education to maintain your AIA or LEED credential, as well as specialty education focused on topics such as ADA/Barrier-Free requirements. We are committed to designing the highest quality continuing education programs in the construction industry.
Ready to revolutionize your design practice by partnering with the most powerful force in the universe? This dynamic course reveals how entropy—the same principle that governs stars, storms, and ecosystems—has been quietly shaping architecture's most beloved and resilient buildings for decades. Through engaging case studies of radical architects who embraced uncertainty, hands-on analysis of buildings that actually improve with age, and practical strategies for creating spaces that dance with time rather than resist it, you'll master the art of entropy-conscious design. Whether you're tired of buildings that look dated the moment they open, frustrated by maintenance nightmares, or excited about creating architecture that heals ecosystems while delighting users, this course transforms entropy from your secret enemy into your most powerful creative collaborator—because the buildings that last are the ones designed to change.
- Analyze the relationship between entropy principles and building performance over time, including how thermodynamic forces affect material degradation, energy consumption, and spatial adaptation in sustainable design practice.
- Evaluate existing buildings and design proposals using entropy-based criteria to assess their resilience, adaptability, and environmental impact throughout complete building lifecycles, from construction through end-of-life scenarios.
- Apply entropy management strategies to create sustainable design solutions that work with natural forces, including passive systems, adaptive reuse approaches, and regenerative design principles that enhance rather than degrade ecological systems.
- Synthesize temporal design frameworks that integrate entropy principles with climate resilience strategies, combining biomimetic approaches, circular material flows, and event-based architecture to create buildings that improve performance and community value over time.
