Extra Courses

Presented by Hilary Harris & Paul Leveille • Thursday, 10:30am – 3:30pm

This training will introduce you to the basics of the US Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes program (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). You’ll learn the process and steps involved in getting a home certified and gain a clearer understanding of the importance of integrated design and durability planning. For more click here

Presented by Justin Wilson • Tuesday, 9:00am – 5:00pm

In this session participants learn how the many complex changes in home design, building materials, mechanical systems, appliances, consumer lifestyles, and expectations over the last 30 years make every builder’s, supplier’s, and trade contractor’s job more complex and demanding. The segment outlines the basic building science physics of air, heat, and moisture flow that every builder should know so he or she can understand why some buildings work and others don’t. For more click here

Presented by Rich Morin • Tuesday, 9-5 and Wednesday, 8-4:30

Implementing cost-effective green building into your construction practices begins with up-front planning that examines the whole house and the building science behind it. In these two days, you will learn how to apply the ANSI-approved National Green Building Standard in the construction of a new home, remodel, site development or multi-family project. With a focus on flexibility and a sound knowledge base, the course provides the tools for a successful green project. For more click here

Presented by Kate Kirkwood • Wednesday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

The Renovate, Repair and Paint rule took effect on April 22, 2010. This rule requires anyone who is disturbing paint in a house, or child-occupied facility, built before 1978 to have one-day training, pass a test, and obtain certification. It’s the law.

Renovation creates dust. In an old house, that dust is made up of lead paint. When we leave that toxic dust behind, kids (and pets and adults) get sick. We are required to obtain EPA/HUD certification to learn how to avoid this problem. The RRP rule applies to anyone who is working in pre-1978 buildings for compensation. This includes landlords, property management companies, contractors, painters, electricians, and plumbers. If you drill, scrape, sand or in any way disturb paint, this training is for you. For more click here

Presented by Alan Hanbury • Wednesday, 9:00am – 5:00pm

Design solutions and building issues that are different for the Aging in Place market are investigated with actual redesign work done in class. Codes, standards, HIPAA issues, contractual and job site implementation issues are covered. Health Care Professionals are teamed with builders and designers to develop strategies and solutions to common problems in existing housing and thoughtful design of new spaces. For more click here

Presented by Alan Hanbury • Tuesday, full day, 9:00am

Marketing and communicating skills have to be adapted to our aging population. This class gives us some sensitivity training, marketing hints, demographic research sources, partnering organizations, and other ways to make the best possible use of your marketing budget. Actual sales tips and techniques for reaching Aging in Place clients are played out in the class. Partnering with health care professionals is stressed, and how to work together is discussed. For more click here

Presented by Alan Hanbury • Thursday, 9:00am

Business Management for Building Professionals is a required course for both CAPS and Green Building designations and it is a thorough overview of the tools and skills needed to run successful endeavors. It is written by building practitioners and touches on the core skills for success. This course is even good for business trained individuals as we give real life examples and dashboard targets for many benchmarks. Non-owners can use the skills to help in personal finance or to better understand upper management’s terminology and thought patterns. For more click here

Presented by Peter Yost • Wednesday, 8:00am

Existing homes work, sometimes not well perhaps, but they do. Green remodeling has to be about improving, not screwing up, the performance of the home. Come learn how to get the building science of remodeling right and then market that to your remodeling clients. We will be covering everything from green kitchen additions to gut rehabs and touch on new programs, such as REGREEN. For more click here

Presented by William Asdal • Thursday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

The goal of this course is to help the real estate developer gain a greater understanding of the process from land acquisition to a deposit slip. Novices will find the content practical and logical. Experienced developers will enjoy the information exchanged and case studies of value. For more click here