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"Open Book" Exam for Green Advantage Certification May Be Discontinued

Types of Training


• Commercial Building & Construction
• Residential Building & Construction  
• Green Building for Code Officials
• Green Associate
• LEED AP BD+C
• LEED AP EB+OM
• Green Building Rating Round-Up

Commercial Building & Construction

The Green Building Education Commercial Training Program presents sustainable construction in a holistic way – exposing contractors, trades-people, engineers, and architects to a progressive system that builds upon their knowledge base of construction. Information is presented in a logical order as one would build a building – and it is complementary to the LEED® system. Trainees receive an essential “understanding” and a level of familiarity with LEED®, its credit intents, requirements, costs and benefits by presenting it as an integral part of the construction process. It is important to note that LEED® was initially developed for the design community and therefore does not intuitively connect with the construction audience. Presenting LEED® as a “vehicle” to achieve a green building has proven to be one of the most successful aspects of this training program. The final product is designed to prepare trainees for the Green Advantage Certification Exam and the LEED® Green Associate.

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Residential Building & Construction

Green Building Education has developed a training program, “Building the Green Home”, which is beneficial for not only contractors and trades-people in the residential building construction industry, but also for developers and homeowners. The Residential program was developed through collaboration between home builders/developers and crafts persons. This curriculum is essentially industry specific to new construction, but it also contains aspects of renovation/additions and modular/manufactured housing. It gives the attendees knowledge of current ratings systems and explores the categories of rating systems and tools. It also affords an understanding of the prescriptive systems that assign points to various conservation features, computational systems which use tools to estimate energy consumption and performance systems that assess the energy efficiency ratings based on past fuel consumption. The extent of field validation/verification of individual systems and tools is discussed. An overview of the use and implementation of a home energy rating systems; LEED®, Green Globes®, NAHB®, Energy Star, RESNET®, HERS® is also included. The Residential program meets the same high standards as our commercial offering and can adequately prepare the attendee for many of the industry’s certification tests.

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   Green Building for Code Officials

Green building methodologies are well on their way to becoming the standard for new construction and the rehabilitation of buildings and homes. No longer a passing fad States, Municipalities as well as both public and private entities are reaping the benefits of going green. Green Saves Safely™ will prepare code officials, building inspectors, elected officials, planners, and design and construction professionals to recognize and understand green building elements and systems. The seminar begins by defining green building, introducing key principles and an exploration of building components: Site, Resource Efficiency, Energy and Renewables, Water Efficiency, and Indoor Environmental Quality. Attendees will be shown the most current and leading edge construction products and techniques. In the second half of Green Saves Safely™ participants learn about the next generation of green buildings, examples include: Living Buildings, Carbon and Water Neutral, and Passive Survivability. The next section, “Integrating Green into the Regulatory Process” addresses green building as it relates to the I-codes, the NEC, NFC and NSPC. Course instructors will demonstrate how code and code official’s play a role in tackling the most challenging environmental and national security issues. The day concludes with an overview of national green building and energy programs; building and employee certifications; and finally Federal Policy and Incentives for energy and green initiatives.

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This three session course provides professionals wishing to earn the LEED AP Operations + Maintenance (O+M) credential with an overview of the credentialing process and helpful tips and resources for passing the exam.  This course will review logistics of taking the exam, including format and content, provide tips on how to prepare for the exam, and provide you with sample questions.  No course can provide “all the answers to the exam,” and in order to pass you will still need to spend additional study time outside this review course in order to prepare for the exam.

This one session course will provide an overview of the various green building rating systems available on the market today. Discussion will focus greatly on the USGBC and its LEED Rating system, while touching base on other rating systems like Green Globes and Energy Star. There will also be an introduction to the credentialing opportunities available to individuals, such as becoming Green Advantage certified, or a LEED Accredited Professional.