This program is offered in multiple terms:
The Certificate
To earn the certificate, the student is required to receive a passing grade in five courses. Courses include: Fundamentals of Green Building Design and Construction, Construction Materials and Processes, Building Green Buildings – The Contractor’s Perspective, LEED for New Construction – Applying the Guidelines, and Green Building Commissioning.
Certificate Courses: Current dates and future semester offerings (✔)
<strong>Why this certificate?</strong>
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This program is geared for those interested in the implementation of sustainable building tools and strategies. It is also recommended for professionals moving into fields that require knowledge of green building or sustainable design, or anyone who recognizes the emerging importance of sustainable design and its impact on our daily life.
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<strong>Textbook Required:</strong> Textbook/course material information is available at www.sdsubookstore.com/es; just use your five digit schedule number when selecting a course.<br />
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<strong>Workplace Benefits</strong>
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<li>Learn about environmentally sustainable construction in construction management education.</li>
<li>Expand your existing knowledge base to assist in the preparation for the LEED accreditation exam.</li>
<li>Three units of credit per course.</li>
<li>A <a href="/Pages/Engine.aspx?id=555">Military Spouse</a> and <a href="/Pages/Engine.aspx?id=550">Workforce Partnership</a> approved program for no cost training.</li>
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<strong>Who Should Attend</strong><br />
Professionals in the design and construction industries who are seeking to further their career, including: design professionals, construction consultants, contractors, subcontractors and builders, planners and commissioners, facilities managers and stakeholders, environmental engineers, and decision-makers in the construction field, and anyone interested in getting into the green job market.
Course Descriptions
The purpose of this course is to give the student an overview of design and construction delivery systems for high performance green buildings. The US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) will be reviewed in some detail along with sustainability evaluation systems, the vocabulary associated with green buildings, and an understanding of the physical limitations of the materials studied.<br><br>
<a href="http://www.sdsubookstore.com/es/" title="SDSU Bookstore site" target="_blank">Textbook Required</a>
Prerequisite Information
Requires a computer with Internet access.
The purpose of this course is to provide construction professionals with information that will help them to effectively bid, contract, build, and close out green building projects. We will explore the green building process from the contractor's and subcontractor's point of view. You will learn how to work with an outside commissioning authority to complete the job.<br><br>
<a href="http://www.sdsubookstore.com/es/" title="SDSU Bookstore site" target="_blank">Textbook Required</a>
Prerequisite Information
Requires a computer with Internet access.
This course reviews the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Credit System. The foundation of the course will identify and help to understand the objectives of sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation and design process credits and prerequisites. Focus is placed on a systematic view of green building, sustainability, low-impact development, and storm water issues.<br><br>
<a href="http://www.sdsubookstore.com/es/" title="SDSU Bookstore site" target="_blank">Textbook Required</a>
This course studies techniques to achieve the goals of green building standards during and beyond the construction of the building. It reviews the make-up of smart buildings and the incorporation of commissioning throughout the building lifecycle. Students will learn to identify and understand the objectives of integrated systems into building automation and the use of commissioning to verify the system performance. Focus is placed on understanding the interrelationship between the systems and monitoring for peak performance. <br><br>
<a href="http://www.sdsubookstore.com/es/" title="SDSU Bookstore site" target="_blank">Textbook Required</a>
Courses are offered in cooperation with the San Diego Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America.
"We are pleased to be partnering with SDSU on the cutting-edge, Online Green Industry Careers Program. This innovative program will help encourage sustainability efforts and develop a green workforce, which is vital to attracting and retaining cleantech companies in the region."
-Mayor Jerry Sanders
CES Green Sustainability Advisory Board
Terry Mohn BAE Systems, Jay Bart Barona Valley Ranch, Judy Muller-Cohn Biomatrica, Inc., Andrea Cook, Terry Clapham, Ashley Watkins California Center for Sustainable Energy, Kim Valenzuela, Dwayne Boettcher Cannon Power Group, Jacques Chirazi, Shaina Brown, Holly Lepre, Lisa Bicker Cleantech San Diego, Lisa Carp, Mark Tholke ENXCO, Courtland Weisleder Greener Dawn, Jennifer Owens Green-Spark, Paul Cleary GRID Alternatives, Ian Gardner Helix Wind, Joseph Lucido Joseph Lucido Assoc. AIA/LEED AP, John Freeman Knight & Carver Wind Group, Carol Roberts Pazzo di Terra, Shari Joyce Pegasus Building Services, Dadla Ponizil Ponizil Energy, Peter MacLaggan Posiedon Resources, Elizabeth M. DeSouza, Ph.D., Brian Herndon, Mike Owen Premium Efficiency Cooling Program, Marty Leavitt Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County, Jason Anderson, Jennifer Henry San Diego EDC, Stephanie Jungersen San Diego North EDC, Vince Mudd San Diego Office Interiors, Elaine Rosenberger San Diego Regional Sustainability Partnership, Cheryll Stewart, Larry Purcell San Diego Water Authority, Susan Freeman SANDAG, Sally Muir, Margy Brookes SDG&E, Sempra, Geoffery Chase SDSU, Stephen L. Kapp Siemens Industry, Inc., Dan Sullivan Sullivan Solar Power, Easton Gardner USGBC, San Diego, Jeff Adams Wavecrest, Keith Schneringer Waxie Sanitary Supply, Howard Makler WePower, Reg Javier Workforce Partnership, Dean Joe Shapiro, Wendy Evers SDSU, CES
The College of Extended Studies is a State-approved provider for the Federal Workforce Investment Act for this program.