GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green

Program

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This course is ideal for anyone who needs a better understanding of high-performance building, including:

• Sales or administrative staff who work in real estate, construction, architecture, or engineering.
• Workforce development providers
• Facilities and operations staff
• College students interested in entering the building or construction industry

What participants learn

• The relationship between buildings and climate change
• Basic elements of green, high-performance construction, and building operations
• Roles of trades on high-performance job sites
• Energy-consuming building systems and a high-level overview of strategies to reduce building energy use