Public infrastructure designed by civil and environmental engineers underpins modern society. However, day-to-day, its benefits often are taken for granted and its hidden costs become more evident over time. In this introductory course to the Environmental Engineering and Infrastructure Engineering Core Engineering Sequences, students will discuss the maintenance of public trust through the inclusion of resilience and sustainability concepts in infrastructure design and design implementation. Students will study methods to qualify and quantify the social, economic, and environmental benefits and costs of infrastructure emplacement and operation. Students will be introduced to the engineering design process in which they will seek to minimize examined costs and maximize value to partners using a methodical decision-making process. The course will culminate with a term project addressing an Army Civil and/or Environmental Engineering need. **This is a pilot course and will need review by the Curriculum Committee NLT AY27-2 to continue.**
