The cohort of students was 160 first year chemistry undergraduates
per year. This paper resorts the outcomes of the first
two years of implementation. They were divided into four
groups of 40 students each of which was run by a facilitator
and within each of these cohorts they were organised into
smaller groups of 4–6 participants. The students were introduced
to the activity with a short introduction to sustainability and were
then given their brief. The brief informed them that they had been
retained by a sustainable construction and consultancy company,
Global Sustainable. They were to assist with a major contract
and advise on design, economics, technology, energy and waste
management. Each project had to be delivered within a constrained
budget. Each 4–6 participant group then selected one of the four
scenarios to work on