News from the Green Builder College front...
Green Builder® Media, the leading North American media company focused on sustainable development, recently announced that it has enhanced the functionality of its online educational platform,
Green Builder College . Improvements to Green Builder College include expanded professional accreditations and continuing education units, upgraded website functionality, enhanced curriculum, and an increased number of participating academic institutions and industry partners.
"We're extremely pleased with the rapidly accelerating momentum that
Green Builder College is experiencing," said Butch Gaudette, Green Builder Media's chief development officer. "Workforce education is changing, and building professionals are taking more courses online than ever before. Green Builder College offers the highest-quality building science content available online today."
Green Builder College's comprehensive curriculum covers topics including energy, water, materials, indoor environment quality, green design, operations/maintenance, and environmental impact. All courses are taught by acclaimed building professionals. "We're particularly excited about Level II of the Green Builder College curriculum, which consists of six courses based on the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance's (EEBA) Houses that Work program," noted Gaudette. "This track provides students with Advanced Green Builder Certification, as well as accreditation from organizations including the
American Institute of Architects (AIA),
American Institute of Building Design (AIBD),
Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET),
Building Performance Institute (BPI),
US Green Building Council (USGBC), and
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)."
In addition to these accreditations, Green Builder College is offered as curriculum and/or continuing education at 150 colleges and universities across the country.
Green Builder College provides building professionals with the tools they need to improve their building practices and access green collar careers.
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