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!

  • Home Owners Series
  • National Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate Program
  • Online Courses

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 in September and generally meeting the third or fourth weekend for the following eight months.

New session begins September 18th! Registration opens June 1st.

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






ONLINE TRAINING SERIES

BCT in partnership with Protrain Online is your solution for your Green/Renewable Energy training! With online training you have flexible anytime, anywhere learning. Take a look at what we have to offer and start training today! www.theknowledgebase.org/spokane/

ProTrain’s certificate programs will help you learn the skills you need to excel in the growing environmental compliance industry. Then, if you choose, you can take this knowledge and advance to professional certification by sitting for formal examinations through certifying agencies. Click here for the Green Catalog





HOME OWNERS SERIES

ENERGY OPTIONS FOR YOUR HOME

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Achieve energy efficiency in your home. This class covers the basic dynamics of energy and home energy options, including the costs, incentives, merits and potential applications of various energy systems such as high efficiency gas furnaces, heat pumps, solar, wind, geothermal and small hydro.

R208 Apr 21 T 6-9pm SUST 102 $49

DESIGNING YOUR HOME FOR FREE HEATING, COOLING AND DAYLIGHTING

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Passive design is fundamental to green building, takes maximum advan-tage 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.

R210 May 19 T 6-9pm SUST 102 $49

 

THE GREEN GARDENER new!

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Design a yard and garden that is water efficient, organic, and beautiful! Learn how to incorporate the principals of the xeriscaping and permaculture by taking advantage of natural systems; selecting native and drought tolerant plants, and designing appropriate and efficient irrigation systems and watering techniques.

R209 May 5 T 6-9pm SUST 102 $49