Online Professional Certificate in Green Building Construction
San Diego State University, College of Extended Studies is proud to partner with CSUSB College of Extended Learning in delivering this innovative green industry online certificate program. Based on growing demand in the green construction industry, the Online Professional Certificate in Green Building Construction is geared for those interested in the implementation of sustainable building tools and strategies. It is also recommended for professionals moving into fields that require knowledge of green building or sustainable design, or anyone who recognizes the emerging importance of sustainable design and its impact on our daily life.
How You Will Benefit
- Learn about environmentally sustainable construction in construction management education
- Expand your existing knowledge base to assist in the preparation for the LEED accreditation exam
- Earn three units of credit per course
- A Military Spouse and Workforce Partnership Approved program for no cost training
How to Earn the Certificate: Students are required to receive a passing grade in five courses. Courses include: “Fundamentals of Green Building Design and Construction,” “Construction Materials and Processes,” “Building Green Buildings—The Contractor’s Perspective,” “LEED for New Construction—Applying the Guidelines” and “Green Buildings Commissioning.”
Who Should Attend: Professionals in the design and construction industries who are seeking to further their careers, including:
- design professionals
- construction consultants
- contractors, subcontractors and builders
- planners and commissioners
- facilities managers and stakeholders
- environmental engineers and decision-makers
Winter/Spring 2010 Courses: “Fundamentals of Green Building Design and Construction,” “Green Building Commissioning (NEW),” and “Building Green Buildings--The Contractor’s Perspective.”
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Course Descriptions:
Fundamentals of Green Building Design and Construction
The purpose of this course is to give you an overview of design and construction delivery systems for high performance green buildings. We will look at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in some detail. Sustainability evaluation systems will be reviewed. Become familiar with the vocabulary associated with green buildings, understand the physical limitations of the materials we are studying, and learn about USGBC’s LEED suite of standards.
Green Buildings Commissioning
This course studies techniques to achieve the goals of green building standards during and after construction. Review the make up of smart buildings and the incorporation of commissioning throughout the building lifecycle. Identify and understand the objectives of integrated systems into building automation and the use of commissioning to verify the system performance. Focus is placed on introducing various automated systems and how they are integrated to achieve the best performance throughout the building’s lifecycle; and on understanding the interrelationship between the systems and monitoring for peak performance.
Building Green Buildings—The Contractor’s Perspective
The purpose of this course is to provide construction professionals with information that will help them to effectively bid, contract, build and close out green building projects. We will explore the green building process from the contractor’s and subcontractor’s point of view.
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