GREEN BUILDER COLLEGE BOOSTS CURRICULUM DELIVERY

Green Builder Media Announces Enhanced Functionality on Green Builder College
June 3, 2010 (Green Builder Media)

"Green Builder® Media…announced that it has enhanced the functionality of its online educational platform, Green Builder College. Improvements to Green Builder College include expanded professional accreditations and continuing education units, upgraded website functionality, enhanced curriculum, and an increased number of participating academic institutions and industry partners."

[Butch Gaudette, chief development officer, Green Builder Media:] "We're extremely pleased with the rapidly accelerating momentum that Green Builder College is experiencing…Workforce education is changing, and building professionals are taking more courses online than ever before. Green Builder College offers the highest-quality building science content available online today."

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"Green Builder College's comprehensive curriculum covers topics including energy, water, materials, indoor environment quality, green design, operations/maintenance, and environmental impact. All courses are taught by acclaimed building professionals…"

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"…Level II of the Green Builder College curriculum…consists of six courses based on the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance's (EEBA) Houses that Work program…[and] provides students with Advanced Green Builder Certification, as well as accreditation from organizations including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Institute of Building Design (AIBD), Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET), Building Performance Institute (BPI), US Green Building Council (USGBC), and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)…

"…Green Builder College is offered as curriculum and/or continuing education at 150 colleges and universities across the country…[and] provides building professionals with the tools they need to improve their building practices and access green collar careers."