University of Tennessee Certificate in Sustainable Design & Green Buildings Level 1

Design high performance buildings, reduce your impact on the environment, and prepare for the LEED Exam!

This University of Tennessee Online Certificate  is developed to deepen your knowledge of the LEED measurement system, broaden your sustainable design skills, start you thinking about green strategies, and put you on the path to integral thinking.  It gives a comprehensive review of the exam point categories on the LEED AP Exam and is designed to enhance your knowledge, skills and leadership in LEED concepts and sustainable design. It is made up of 10 courses which cover topics such as sustainable design awareness, sustainable design culture, innovation and design process, sustainable sites, water efficiency, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and energy and atmosphere. This is a non-degree program.

Courses in the Online Certificate:

1. Green Design: Introduction to Sustainability & Measurement Systems (1 hour)
2. Green Design: Introduction to Integral Sustainable Design (4 hours)
3. Green Design: Introduction to Sustainable Design Materials and Resources (3 hours)
4. Green Design: Introduction to Indoor Environmental Quality (3 hours)
5. Green Design: Introduction to Sustainable Water Systems I (2 hours)
6. Green Design: Introduction to Sustainable Sites (1 hour)
7. Green Design: Levels of Complexity Theory (3 hours)
8. Green Design: Introduction to High Performance Building Design (4 hours)
9. Green Design: Designing Relationships to Nature (3 hours)
10. Green Design: Perspectives on Innovation (1 hour)