Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate Program
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The Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate Program will benefit you, your organization and the environment in many ways.
The Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate Program is a nine-month, specialized training program, designed to enable graduates to advise employers or clients on strategies and tools for implementing sustainable building. In this program, you will learn knowledge and skills that respond to Washington state's new high performance for state-funded building and the growing green building movement.
A Learning Experience Designed for Professionals
Expert Instructors:
Expert in their fields will present the proven and latest in sustainable design, construction and operation techniques with an emphasis on both practical applications an underlying theories.
Interactive Format:
Interactive class discussion and rigorous inquiry will be integrated throughtout the course. Participation will be encouraged and expected to enhance a cooperative, fun learning experience.
Hands-on Exercises:
Each unit will include an in-depth small group project that will reinforce technical concepts and develop competencies in applying LEEDT, Built GreenT, and other sustainable criteria.
Demonstrated Competencies:
Small group project presentations and written papers summarizing results will be required for each unit to document learning and for credit.
Field Trips:
Site visits to exemplary projects will provide opportunities to test conceptual understanding with the real thing.
Integrated Approach:
Units will be fully integrated by the lead instructor to reinforce learning and provide familiarity with cross-diciplinary aspects of applied sustainability.
Readings:
Focused reading selections will be assigned for further learning.
Resources:
Internet and other resources will be integrated in the classroom experience.
Cross-Sector Applicability:
Course content (including case studies and project-based exercises) will address various types of construction (commercial, residential, renovation, and new) and development (greenfield, redevelopment).
Program Benefits
By the end of this program, participants should be able to:
* Identify and discuss key practices of sustainable building
* Establish competencies in applying LEED™, Built Green™, and other relevant criteria and established guidelines
* Analyze the costs and benefits of incorporating sustainable building measures
* Take advantage of financial incentives and technical assistance offered by government, utilities and non-profit organizations
* Work with architects, designers, builders, building operators, and utilities to improve a building's performance
* Establish a sustainable design goal for project development
* Assist in the education and training of staff in sustainable building
Who Should Participate
* Architects and Engineers
* Tenant and Developer Representatives
* Project Managers
* Other Building Industry Professionals
* Resource Conservation Specialists
Program Details
Classes meet one weekend (Friday and Saturday) per month for nine months.
Fridays, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (subject to change)
Due to limited space, early registration and payment is recommended.
Classes are held on the award-winning Olympic College Poulsbo Campus.
Program Course Syllabus (PDF draft version)
Program Presentation
For more information or to receive an information packet, please contact:
ContinuingEd@olympic.edu or 360.394.2702