Green Building Materials and Construction Methods
Learn how you can implement green building practices in homes, apartments, business complexes and office buildings. Utilize materials and techniques that promote healthy, durable and environmentally responsible construction. Increase your understanding of helpful tools and resources, including the green building rating system. Hands-on exercises will provide you with innovative solutions that you can put to immediate use. Using green materials in your building projects promotes conservation of diminishing nonrenewable resources and reduces environmental impact from the ground up. Get in on the ground floor of new green construction methods that are changing the landscape of the building industry.
Instructor(s):
Dan Burgoyne
is the sustainability manager for California's Department of General Services, where he works on sustainability programs for a wide variety of state focuses including building design, construction, operation and maintenance, procurement and internal operations. Burgoyne is a California licensed architect and LEED accredited professional with more than 22 years of experience in the design and construction industries as an architect, project manager, contractor and owner. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Green Building Council, as a vice-chair of the USGBC's government committee and on the board of the California Commissioning Collaborative.When:
Feb. 17-March 17: Wed., 1-5 p.m.
Technical requirements:
Certain elements of this classroom course will be conducted online. All materials will be available for download. Passwords and login information to access the course materials will be issued one week before the course start date. You must provide an email address when enrolling to receive your login information.
Where:
Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St, Sacramento, CA
Directions:
Fee:
$550.00 Includes course materials.
Special Discount fee:
10% discount for organizations enrolling three or more people at the same time in the same course. All registrations must be submitted at the same time and fees paid with one check, credit card or purchase order.
Credit:
2 quarter units academic credit, X421.5
Section:
093GBD104
Enrollment policies:
You must attend all course meetings in order to recieve a passing grade. Requests to withdraw with a refund (less a $30 processing fee) must be received seven days prior to the start date.
