Educational Opportunities

Maho Bay

Green Building Certificate

Green Homes Certificate

Spring 2009
Mondays, 5:30 pm - 9 pm
Dates TBA
Denver, CO

The Institute for the Built Environment has created a program focused on sustainable residential building strategies and tools, including the major rating systems: LEED-Homes®, Built Green, and ENERGY STAR.

Our Green Homes Certificate Program targets homebuilders, interior and landscape designers, architects, homeowners, energy engineers, subcontractors, real estate professionals, developers, lenders, appraisers, and building inspectors—anyone interested in green home construction and remodeling.

Graduates will gain a working knowledge of green building from basic principles to an overview of the many disciplines involved. Leading experts in the field of green residential building will be brought in to teach the course.

EARNING THIS CERTIFICATE WILL

• Update you on environmentally sustainable construction from the Rocky Mountain region's leading university in green design and construction management education.
• Help you integrate environmental concerns with career goals.
• Connect you with regional experts in the industry, faculty at the Institute for the Built Environment, and fellow building industry professionals.

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

Our 13-week Green Homes Certificate Program includes a Saturday site visit and provides a comprehensive overview of this fast growing, dynamic field. Coursework focuses on the following topics in green residential building, new construction and remodeling:

• Site and Home Design
• Energy-Efficient Envelope
• High Performance HVAC systems for new, remodeled and existing homes
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Active Renewable Energy Systems
• Home Performance Testing Demonstrations
• Sustainable, Healthy Building and Finish Materials
• Natural Home Building Techniques
• Construction Waste Recycling, Deconstruction, Remodeling
• Economics of Green Homes
• Green Rating Systems: LEED-Homes, Built Green, ENERGY STAR

FACULTY

Paul Kriescher is the lead instructor of the Green Homes Certificate Program. He is the principal of Lightly Treading Energy & Design, a company that works to better the energy efficiency, safety, environmental impact, and comfort of homes and small commercial buildings. He is a board member of the Energy Efficient Business Coalition—Colorado Chapter, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver's Plan Review committee, the Advisory Board of the Colorado Earth Expo, and the Denver Home Builders Association's Energy & Environmental Affairs committee.

Brian Dunbar is program director, co-developer of the curriculum and instructor for the Green Homes Certificate Program. He is a professor in the Department of Construction Management at Colorado State University, and he is the Director of the Institute for the Built Environment (IBE), coordinating the graduate emphasis in Sustainable Building and researching healthy, sustainable construction practices. An internationally recognized champion of green building, Brian is a LEED-NC and LEED-CI Accredited Professional and is a national faculty member with U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Guest instructors include:

• Chris Achenbach, Zocalo Community Development
• David Adamson, EcoBuild, Inc.
• Mark Eatherton, Advanced Hydronics
• Jim Green, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• David Johnston, What’s Working
• Shelley Kawamura, Institute for the Built Environment
• Rich Moore, Residential Energy Conservation Consultation & Training
• Jeff Scott, SolSource, Inc.,
• Kristen Shewfelt, Architectural Energy Corporation
• Katherine Wagenschutz, CTG Energetics
• Neil Kaufman

TUITION & REGISTRATION

Tuition: $1,695
Includes texts and supplementary handouts, a framed Certificate of Program Completion.

Continuing Education Credit: $50.00
Additional fee for documentation of 4.2 CEUs

For more information, email ibeinfo@cahs.colostate.edu or call (970) 481-7819.

Last updated on August 20, 2008