Professional Development Trainings
BGBG is committed to providing quality education that ensures our local workforce is well positioned to partake in the green economy and make green building common practice in our community. To that end we have partnered with the City of Boulder and Boulder County to offer ongoing in-depth green building education.
Check back for more trainings coming in 2010.
Upcoming Trainings
Both trainings are Eligible for Self-Report Credit through AIA and State CE Credits-
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Green Building 101
BGBG is now offering a green building 101 class for professionals on a regular basis. Trainings are scheduled for:
- January 22nd, 2010
- June 18th, 2010
- September 24th, 2010 (Training will be held in Longmont)
Green Building 101 is a densely packed 8-hour primer on residential green
building basics, and also teaches you how to meet the rigorous City of Boulder and Boulder County green
building codes. This workshop is for builders, designers, realtors, green building professionals and homeowners of all levels of
experience. It is especially useful
for any project or professional that wants to take advantage of the
Climatesmart loan program.
The
seminar will be split into two pieces, the first 4 hours will cover A to Z of passive and active solar systems,
insulation, windows, mechanical and electrical systems, alternative
construction methods, indoor air quality, moisture control, water
conservation, recycled & renewable materials, construction
recycling and deconstruction. Specific Topics include:
- Current City and County requirements
- HERS rating and energy modeling
- How to create a Net-Zero house
- Deconstruction and job site recycling
- Passive solar design
- Advanced insulation techniques
- Window selection
- Mechanical system specification
- Indoor air quality
- Advanced framing techniques
- SIPs, ICFs & strawbale
- Photovoltaics, solar hot water and ground source heat pumps (geothermal)
- Water conservation
- Specification of environmentally preferable materials
- Discussions of return on investment and “bang for the buck”
- Energy Star and LEED-H overview
- Reviewing local case-studies
- Answering your specific real-world, project specific questions (including those about incentives and rebates)
The second half will cover local case studies that demonstrate, in depth, how these strategies have been successfully applied in our community. One hour at the end of the training will
be dedicated to ensuring that you know how to take advantage of local
rebates and incentive programs. A handout on these opportunities will
be provided.
Cost
|
Early Bird
Full Day |
Full Day | Early Bird
Half Day |
Half day |
| BGBG members |
$60.00 |
$75
| $40
| $55
|
| non members |
$100.00 |
$115
| $80
| $95
|
If
you wish to join BGBG to take advantage of the lower rate go here and
sign up. Please also Email meagan@bgbg.org so we can expedite your
application and save you a spot! After you have paid your membership
fee you can register at the lower rate.
Cancellation Policy
We must receive your cancellation by one week before the training. No refunds will be given after that time.
BGBG also reserves the right to cancel and/or reschedule
the training if registration is low. Please see registration pages for each event for details on cancellation deadlines.
About the Trainers
Scott Rodwin, AIA, LEED AP,
is the Principal of Rodwin Architecture. Named AIA’s 2006 Western
Mountain Region Young Architect of the Year, Scott has been designing
some of Colorado’s greenest homes for more than a decade including
Colorado's 2nd LEED Platinum single family home.
Scott is also the President of
Skycastle Homes, a small local green construction
company.Ron Flax, Associate AIA, LEED AP, is an
Associate and Project Manager at Rodwin Architecture and has been a member of
the sustainable building community for the past 14 years.
Ron has extensive experience in both the construction and design
world, and is one of Boulder's leaders in Building Science. He is currently completing a deep green retrofit of his own
home, and exploring how to make sustainability truly affordable for
everyone.
Advance Indoor Air Quality
In the race to save energy and reduce carbon builders and
remodelers are running into many problems faced in the early ‘80s by the
response to the first “practice” energy crisis. Homes were insulated at higher
levels, air leakage reduced dramatically, and indoor air quality problems
skyrocketed. In a recent building science conference the focus was on deep
energy retrofits and much to the chagrin of the EPA IAQ program manager, indoor
air quality was only mentioned in regard to preventing mold. There are many
aspects to indoor quality both biological and chemical.
The workshop will look at all aspects of indoor
environmental quality from daylighting to comfort, chemical issues related to
building products and finishes, mold and prevention strategies, and how to know
whether you have done the job, testing and analysis. EPA is introducing new
programs that will be incorporated in the workshop including the new “mold
certification” requirements facing all remodelers.
Join David Johnston for this action packed, fun filled day
on the dirtiest little secrets in the building industry.
Cost
|
| Early Bird | After 7/5 |
| BGBG members | $60.00 | $75
|
| non members | $100.00 | $115
|
Green Building Practices and Certification
Green Building Practices and Certification is a 2-day training geared toward builders, architects, contractors and trades people who need a more in-depth understanding of how to build green and how to meet city of Boulder Green Points, and Boulder County BuildSmart green building codes. Participants will learn how to approach a home from the green building mindset. Students learn to view a home in terms of interrelated systems. From foundations to flooring, from roofs to HVAC systems, students learn that all aspects of design and construction must function together in order to build a green home.
The Green Building Tripod guides every design decision and construction detail. The Tripod consists of:
- Energy-Efficiency
- Resource Conservation
- Indoor Air Quality
We will emphasize the best available green building practices available for implementation and build professionals' capacity to retrofit homes and build new homes to be more energy efficient, improve indoor air quality and enhance the environmental performance with various levels of sophistication. This class will build upon the introductory class or be the next step for those professionals who have had a basic 101 green building training previously.
Upon completion of this training, attendees will have the opportunity to take a certification test through GreenAdvantage for an additional $175 fee. The test will be given locally and is scheduled for soon after this training.
About the Trainer
David Johnston, President,
What's Working, LLC, has been training the residential building industry for 30 years. Skilled as a communicator, teacher and trainer, David is able to communicate with people from a variety of professional and non-professional backgrounds and inspire them to build and live green. He was an award-winning remodeling contractor in the Washington DC metro area for 10 years.
Johnston is relentless in his drive for market transformation in cities, counties and states in the US and Canada. He conducts training for hundreds of building industry professionals each year and is one of the founding trainers for the Green Advantage Certification for green builders. While developing different green building programs around the nation, Johnston has incorporated a wide ranging set of experiences and a wealth of knowledge to the benefit of the building professionals he trains. One of the purposes of his training seminars is to share this vast knowledge with his audience while making the trainings specific to what they can do differently Monday morning. Primarily, he teaches people not to see different parts of the building industry as independent and siloed, but as a whole, and also how this whole fits into the larger community. He not only teaches how to connect the dots, but also what directions to take, what next steps are in order, and how to get from here to there.
- Consultant, US Department of Solar Energy Program
- Founder, Passive Solar Industries Council
- Founder of Lightworks Construction, inducted into the Remodeling Hall of Fame
- Founder and President, What’s Working, internationally recognized sustainability consultancy
- Co-founder of the California Build It Green Program
- Co-founder, Denver Homebuilders Built-Green program, the largest in the country
- Developer of the Boulder, Colorado green building code, the first in the country
- Co-Founder, Boulder Green Building Guild
- Co-director for USGBC LEED for Homes
- Marketing program development, LEED NC US Green Building Council
- Co-director Integral Institute Sustainability Domain
- Co-Developer, Boulder Colorado Green Building Guild
- Tipping Point Network, Coordinating Council Member
- Speaker and Contributor to the UN Earth Summit, Johannesburg, South Africa
Cost (Early Bird Date Ends February 10th)
|
Early Bird
Rate |
After February 10th
|
| BGBG members |
$285.00 |
$335
|
| non members |
$325.00 |
$375
|
If you wish to join BGBG to take advantage of the lower rate go here and sign up. Please also Email meagan@bgbg.org so we can expedite your application and save you a spot! After you have paid your membership fee you can register at the lower rate.
Cancellation Policy
We must receive your cancellation by February 15 at noon for a full refund. No refunds will be given after that time.
BGBG reserves the right to cancel this class if minimum registrations are not met by February 16. If the class is canceled, all associated costs will be refunded.
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