GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES & BUILDINGS

Save money, conserve resources, protect the environment and contribute to personal health and well-being – BUILD GREEN!




COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

National Sustainable Building Advisor Program

Designed for building professionals, this nine-month, specialized training program enables graduates to advise employers or clients on strategies and tools for implementing sustainable building.

Participants generally meet all-day Friday (8:30 am - 4:30 pm) and Saturday (8:00 am - 1:00 pm) one weekend per month; starting September 21st and generally meeting the third or fourth weekend for the following eight months.


Click here for additional program information and call or email Theresa Mangrum at 509-533-4717.


  • 2008-2009 R202 Sept 26, 2008 - May 16, 2009 F/Sa 8:30-4:30/8-1 CONST 130 $1950



HOME OWNERS SERIES


Summer Green Building Workshops

INTRODUCTION TO STRAW BALE BUILDING

This hands-on course will give you both the knowledge and practice you need to tackle your own small straw bale construction project. Kelly Lerner, eco-architect and leading expert in straw bale construction, will teach you the latest innovations in this constantly evolving building technique.

Through lecture, hands-on experience and tour, this course covers:

  • Design for straw bale homes
  • Basic straw bale construction methods
  • Foundation systems
  • Framing for windows and doors
  • Roofing materials and roof-bearing assemblies
  • Interior details
  • Building to code

*FREE FRIDAY STRAWBALE LECTURE, 7-8:30pm, July 18th at CenterPlace in the Valley.

Interested in straw bale construction? This lecture is free and open to the public regardless of participation in the Saturday workshop, however it is required for workshop participants. *Lecture attendance is prerequisite for Saturday workshop.

Instructor: Kelly Lerner a leading U.S eco-architect and principal of One World Design and author of Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House

R213 July 19 Sa 8:30a – 4:30pm SUST 102 $99 Register Now!

EARTH PLASTERS

This hands-on course with give you both the knowledge and practice you need to tackle your own small earth plastering job. Earth plasters can be used over regular interior gypsum board walls, and are attractive, non-toxic, healthy, and help regulate interior humidity levels.

The course covers:

  • formulating your own earth plasters
  • colorants
  • application of earth plasters on interior gypsum board walls
  • considerations for exterior earth plasters

Instructor: Kelly Lerner a leading U.S eco-architect and principal of One World Design and author of Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House

R214 Aug 16 Sa 9-4pm SUST 102 $89*Register Now!

*Includes materials fee.

Fall Green Building Classes

New! GREEN BUILDING 101

What is a green building? This 3-hour class explores the benefits and provides answers to many of the big-picture questions about building or remodeling a green home, including sustainable design elements, considerations and strategies.

R208 Oct 7 T 6-9pm SUST 102 $49

New! HIRING AN ARCHITECT & CONTRACTOR FOR YOUR GREEN BUILDING PROJECT

Designing and building green is fundamentally different from conventional approaches. Its integrated, holistic nature requires early and ongoing involvement by all parties (owner, architect, contractor, landscape architect, and any specialists or engineers) to brainstorm innovations, agree on the design, and avoid potential obstacles. As a client, you need to be able to identify a skilled and experienced building professionals and be able to communicate your wants and needs. This 3-hour program will help you know the questions to ask and give you a framework for this critical decision.

R211 OCT 21 T 6-9pm SUST 102 $49

DESIGNING YOUR HOME FOR FREE HEATING, COOLING & DAYLIGHTING

Passive design is fundamental to green building, takes maximum advantage of sunlight and overall climate, and can be implemented with little or no extra cost! Learn strategies for passive heating & cooling of your home, including: site analysis, ventilation, managing solar heat gains, thermal mass, daylighting, and landscaping.

R209 Nov 4 T 6-9pm SUST 102 $49

THE FINANCES OF GREEN BUILDING

Understand the costs & benefits associated with building a green home. Includes a comparison of various building techniques and systems, incentives, rebates, and understanding life-cycle cost analysis.

R210 Nov 18 T 6-9pm SUST 102 $49

Coming 2009:

New! HOMEOWNER ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PLANNING COURSE

Funded by a Department of Ecology Public Participation Grant (PPG) in partnership with the Inland Northwest Ecobuilding Guild this 21-hour course is designed to help homeowners raise awareness of how their actions affect the environment and how to adopt responsible practices. This course will be a series of seven classes in which participants work with program facilitators to create Environmental Stewardship Plans that reflect their unique values, goals and living situation.

Feb 10 – March 24, 6-9pm, Tuesdays

Additional Classes Coming in 2009

  • January 13th, 6-9pm Natural Building 101 New!
  • January 27th, 6-9pm Super-Insulated Wall Systems
  • April 7th, 6-9pm Water Stewardship & Efficiency Energy Options For Your Home New!
  • April 21st, 6-9pm Energy Options For Your Home
  • May 5th, 6-9pm Green Materials 101 New!
  • May 19th, 6-9pm Water Efficient Landscaping New!

For additional program information and call or email Theresa Mangrum at 509-533-4717.