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Green Homes Certificate

Spring 2010
Wednesday evenings
February 17- May 5, 2010
CSU Denver Learning Center

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, ENERGY STAR, and ENERGY STAR Indoor airPLUS.

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.

Participants 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 sustainable technologies 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.
• Prepare you to be ready for the emerging green economy.

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.
• Dan Chiras, Evergreen Institute
• Mark Eatherton, Mark Eatherton and Associates
• Jim Green, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Kathleen Hoxworth, Excel Energy
• David Johnston, What’s Working
• Shelley Kawamura, Institute for the Built Environment
• Rich Moore, Residential Energy Conservation Consultation & Training
• Jammie Sabin, Aspen Homes of Colorado
• Jeff Scott, SolSource, Inc.,
• Kristen Shewfelt, Architectural Energy Corporation

TUITION & REGISTRATION

Tuition: $1,695 --- Early-bird discount: $1,595 (SAVE $100 if you register by January 27, 2010)

$50 additional fee for 4.2 Continuing Education Units

Register Today!!

For content information, email skawa@cahs.colostate.edu or call (970) 491-3260.

For registration information, contact Mary Colasanti at mcolasanti@learn.colostate.edu or (303) 376-2607.

NOTE  :If you need to withdraw from the course, a written request must be received by February 23, 2010 to receive a full refund less a $100 withdrawal fee. Non-attendance does not constitute a withdrawal.

Last updated on November 19, 2009