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Length: 66 minutes

Credit: 1-1.25 (AIA | Focus | WI-COM)

Cost: $49

Robin Pharo defines green building and separates the process into manageable pieces to show builders how to make it part of their home building practice.

Overview

Learn how green building provides environmental and economic benefits for builders and homeowners. Discover how to incorporate green building strategies and technologies into your projects and navigate through green building certification.

Learner Objectives

By the end of this webcast, participants should be able to:

Describe the benefits of green building
Identify the 12 building blocks of green building
Explain green building certification

Who should view this webcast?

Residential builders and remodelers, contractors, designers and architects, code officials and building performance consultants

Agenda

What is green building
Why you should care
12 areas that define "green"
Explaining Green Building Certification

Credits

This webcast will take you approximately 1 hour to complete and is an audio-visual presentation. Once you have completed the course, and passed a 10 question quiz, members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) will receive 1.25 HSW/SD/LU (learning units). The Wisconsin Department of Commerce will award the following credits: Dwelling Contractor Qualifier (1 hour of credit) and UDC-Construction Inspector Certification (1 hour of credit). Focus on Energy will award 1 hour of credit. Registration is required to view the webcast and receive credit.

The Energy Center is an Authorized Provider for the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and is committed to developing quality learning activities.

Cost

This on-demand webcast is $49.

Introduction to Green Building