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Green Infrastructure 4: Best Practices for Pavement >> Solar Electric Generation: Technologies
Green Infrastructure 4: Best Practices for Pavement
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This course is one of an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts as they apply to cities and municipalities. This 3-hourinteractive online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction.
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Green Infrastructure 5: Best Practices for Utilities
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This course is the sixth of an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts as they apply to cities and municipalities. This 3-hour interactive online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction.
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Green Infrastructure 6: Best Practices for Stormwater Management
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Materials with low environmental impact that contribute to the creation of healthful, energy efficient buildings both now and in the future have the affect of moving our system of construction toward a condition of sustainability. This 3-hour interactive course is intended to be an introduction to the study of those materials and techniques that are both ecologically efficient and ecologically effective. Topics covered include: life-cycle analysis and defining characteristics of sustainable materials, environmental, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits, selection and analysis techniques, design for material and building reuse, construction waste management, regional and renewable resources, certified wood, and an overview of LEED MR
(materials and resources) credits.
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Green Infrastructure 7: Best Practices for Landscape
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This course is seventh in an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts as they apply to cities and municipalities. This 3-hour interactive online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction.
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Green Infrastructure 8: Best Practices For Construction
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This course is the last in an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts as they apply to cities and municipalities. This 1-hour interactive online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction.
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High Performance EIFS for Sustainable Construction
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This 1-hour interactive online course begins with a discussion regarding ways that sustainability concerns are changing the lowest initial-cost design philosophy that has been prevalent in the American construction industry. It outlines key architectural decisions related to EIFS, and illustrates how architects can incorporate EIFS into building designs that maximize aesthetic value, building longevity, sustainability, LEED ratings and cost-effectiveness.
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Renewable Sources of Energy: Wind Power
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By emphasizing the economic and environmental benefits of wind power to both the consumer and distributor of electricity, this 3-hour interactive online course answers the question, 'Why are consumers and utilities choosing wind power as a Renewable Source of Energy?' This course explains what wind energy is and how it is converted to electricity through the mechanics of wind turbines. In its examination of the economics of wind power, it addresses such issues as Net Metering and Interconnection Requirements as they pertain to small-scale wind turbines, and the Renewable Portfolio Standard, Renewable Energy Credits, and Green Power as they pertain to utility-scale wind turbines. It also outlines recent developments in Wind Power in conjunction with the Wind Powering America Initiative.
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Residential Green Building: Design, Construction, and Accreditation
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Green Building is rapidly becoming mainstream, mostly due to increasing environmental concerns, a desire to develop healthier structures, and increasing regulation from the permitting authorities. This 4-hour interactive online course starts by debunking many green building myths and then moves into a comprehensive discussion of its elements. The course takes a close look at green building in relation to many aspects of design and construction including issues dealing with sites, landscaping, foundations, frames, exterior finishes, plumbing, appliances, insulation, ventilation, windows, finishes, and flooring. The course wraps up with information on testing, certification, and accreditation, including a look at the LEED program and the NAHB Green Home Certification Program.
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Residential Green Remodeling: Design, Construction and Accreditation [V.2]
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Green Building — It’s not a fad and it will not go away. Yes, it’s good for the environment and ultimately results in a healthier house to live in, but, if a program is implemented effectively, it’s also good for the Remodeler’s bottom line. The Green Building and Remodeling market is going to grow, and ultimately it will be the only way to build. It’s the wave of the future.
Green Remodeling differs from Green Building. This 6-hour interactive online course provides a comprehensive treatment of the unique aspects of Green Remodeling with particular focus on building evaluation, deconstruction, handling of hazardous waste, materials recycling and reuse, energy conservation, indoor air quality, use of environmentally safe products, design principles, system planning and construction best practices. The course is presented in three sections with an exam at the end of each lesson. At the conclusion, there is an overview of personal and building certification programs and incentives available from government sources.
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Solar Electric Generation: Technologies
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Solar energy is an abundant and underutilized energy source in the West. Solar conditions are optimal in the Desert Southwest and, given the geographic and climatic conditions, potentially the best in the world. In addition, these areas of premium, excellent, and good solar resources are located near major metropolitan areas. This 5-hour interactive online course discusses the different types of solar generating technologies and their potential for producing clean, renewable, affordable energy in the West.
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