Introduction Of Sustainability To Civil And Construction Engineering Students

Recently, numerous civil engineering articles involve the concept of going green and sustainable development. Various papers related to sustainable development have been written but few relate to how civil engineering students can apply these innovations in their academic curriculum and assist them in discovering green technologies and their applications during a professional career. This paper is an effort to highlight the importance of knowledge regarding sustainability in the academic curriculum. Education now-a-days is not just about knowing conventional technologies, but also to discover alternate technologies to save vanishing natural resources. In other words, it may be also defined as “meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". The approach utilized to study sustainability at a specific institution is presented which may also be used in other institutions to present the concept of sustainability. Recently it has been estimated that the future sustainable (green) economy could create roughly four million jobs. This forecast should certainly be of interest to construction students and contractors.