Energy, Matter, Code: Systems design for sustainable innovation
Learn integrative design for energy efficiency – buildings, mobility, industry and electricity
About the course
Integrative design treats buildings, vehicles, factories and processes as whole systems instead of separate parts, which can make energy efficiency several times larger, and cheaper, than usually assumed. Amory Lovins developed the method and taught it 11 times at Stanford University. Here he leads a condensed version at Chalmers, together with Chalmers teachers and researchers. Through lectures and small-group design exercises you apply the method to buildings, mobility, industry and electricity, and look at disruptive energy futures and implementation at scale. The course brings students and professionals from different disciplines together.
Who can apply
Everyone is welcome to apply: Chalmers students, PhD students, alumni and professionals, whatever your background. Each group applies in its own way, described under How to apply below.
Tracks – a unique concept
These courses provide hands-on experience solving real-world problems, fostering a collaborative mindset, and expanding your professional network. Operating in close partnership with industry, society, and cutting-edge research, Tracks courses are also continuously changed to be as up to date as possible.
Collaboration and entrepreneurship
With a Tracks course, you will become better at collaborating with people from different countries and backgrounds. You will also learn more about ethics, communication, and entrepreneurship. These skills will equip you with a head start in working life. When you take a Tracks course, you also work in our brand-new makerspace: Fuse, which is a creative meeting place with 3D printers, a variety of studios, and workshops where your creativity can flourish.
If you have already attended Chalmers and chosen to take a Tracks course, you will have the advantage of familiarizing yourself with a current critical subject and building on your current knowledge. Together with other engineers, architects, and entrepreneurs of the future, you will gain new perspectives in your future professional life.
Most Tracks courses use Chalmers makerspace Fuse – a creative meeting place where education, research, industry and the community come together to test and implement ideas.
How to apply
Tracks courses are applied for through Chalmers, and students, PhD students, alumni and professionals each follow their own process. You’ll find the steps under How to apply for Tracks courses. Dates, teachers and other details for this course are on the course page at chalmers.se.
Tracks – a unique concept
These courses provide hands-on experience solving real-world problems, fostering a collaborative mindset, and expanding your professional network. Operating in close partnership with industry, society, and cutting-edge research, Tracks courses are also continuously changed to be as up to date as possible.
Collaboration and entrepreneurship
With a Tracks course, you will become better at collaborating with people from different countries and backgrounds. You will also learn more about ethics, communication, and entrepreneurship. These skills will equip you with a head start in working life. When you take a Tracks course, you also work in our brand-new makerspace: Fuse, which is a creative meeting place with 3D printers, a variety of studios, and workshops where your creativity can flourish.
If you have already attended Chalmers and chosen to take a Tracks course, you will have the advantage of familiarizing yourself with a current critical subject and building on your current knowledge. Together with other engineers, architects, and entrepreneurs of the future, you will gain new perspectives in your future professional life.
Most Tracks courses use Chalmers makerspace Fuse – a creative meeting place where education, research, industry and the community come together to test and implement ideas.
Patrik Rosina: "A whole new toolset to address certain challenges”
"I learned a lot about integrative design. The course was very rich in theory, but I also learned to see challenges differently and practiced applying the principles of integrative design, which provided me with a whole new toolset to address certain challenges."
What was your favourite thing about this course?
"The opportunity to collaborate on the puzzlers with people with different specializations was enjoyable. To see the different perspectives of people who are educated in certain areas, compared to people who have no specific knowledge. It provided a very good dynamic and opened my eyes to see different solutions to problems I thought I knew how to solve."
How will this course benefit you in your future career?
"I will carry the experience from collaborating with people from different disciplines and approach challenges in a more open minded way."
Patrik Rosina
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