Green Building Practices and Certification, is a 2-day training geared toward builders, architects, contractors and trades people who need a more in-depth understanding of how to build green and how to meet city of Boulder Green Points, and Boulder County BuildSmart green building codes. Participants will learn how to approach a home from the green building mindset. Students learn to view a home in terms of interrelated systems. From foundations to flooring, from roofs to HVAC systems, students learn that all aspects of design and construction must function together in order to build a green home.

We will emphasize the best available green building practices available for implementation and build professional’s capacity to retrofit homes and build new homes to be more energy efficient, improve indoor air quality and enhance the environmental performance with various levels of sophistication. This class will build upon the introductory class or be the next step for those professionals who have had a basic 101 green building training previously.

The second part of this class will be held Friday the 26th at the Kaiser Conference Room: 2525 13th St. 2nd Floor

Upon completion of this training, attendees have the opportunity to take a certification test through GreenAdvantage for an additional $175 fee.