Holton, a Winston-Salem native who graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Science in appropriate technology — a major now called sustainable technology — is a licensed electrician and senior crew leader in Tesla’s Milpitas, California, business unit. Sustainable Technology (BS) The Bachelor of Science degree in Sustainable Technology helps students develop the skills needed to design, build and maintain technological systems that will help create a more sustainable world. One of seven departments housed in the College of Fine and Applied Arts, the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment at Appalachian State University features an integrated array of programs spanning the fields of sustainable design and technology.