Green Building Technology Diploma (GB12)  Diploma

Emphasizes the development and improvement of written and oral communication abilities. Topics include analysis of writing, applied grammar and writing skills, editing and proofreading skills, research skills, and oral communication skills.

Emphasizes human relations and professional development in today's rapidly changing world that prepares students for living and working in a complex society. Topics include human relations skills, job acquisition skills and communication, job retention skills, job advancement skills, and professional image skills.

Emphasizes the application of basic mathematical skills used in the solution of occupational and technical problems. Topics include fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, measurement and conversion, formula manipulation, technical applications, and basic statistics.

Introduces the fundamental concepts, terminology, and operations necessary to use computers. Emphasis is placed on basic functions and familiarity with computer use. Topics include an introduction to computer terminology, the Windows environment, Internet and email, word processing software, spreadsheet software, database software, and presentation software.

This course is designed to teach students 'whole-house systems approach' strategies, and construction methods and techniques necessary to design, manage and build crafted, resource efficient, healthy, comfortable, safe, affordable, durable, environmentally responsive houses, using appropriate climate specific building materials, systems, and technologies based on current applied building science principles and sustainable design/green building strategies, and implement them into mainstream construction practices. Students will learn to select building sites and properly orient the building to the site, identify good building design elevations and floor plan layouts, and choose green construction details and materials to build environmentally friendly building enclosures through dry-in, which includes foundation, floor, wall, and roofing systems and components. 

This course will provide students with skills necessary to design and build crafted, healthy, safe, durable, comfortable, green built houses for the 21st century using appropriate climate specific building materials, systems, and technologies, this is a progressive and innovative residential building course that teaches practical, applied hands-on skills to actually construct an environmentally responsive house on a residential building site. Students will clear and layout a house on a building site, rough-in temporary utilities, and select and install select building materials, systems and technologies to build a foundation, and construct a high performance building enclosure. Students will install house wrap, and rigid insulation sheathing to create thermal, air, and moisture barriers based on best building science practices and climate zone. Students will also correctly install doors, windows, and roofing materials, with proper flashing techniques, to dry-in a residential buildingenclosure. At a minimum, the goal is to have the house dried-in by the end of the course.

This course is designed to teach students about 'whole-house systems approach' strategies, and construction methods and techniques necessary to design, manage and build crafted, resource efficient, healthy, comfortable, safe, affordable, durable, environmentally responsive houses, using appropriate climate specific building materials, systems, and technologies based on current  applied building science principles and sustainable design/green building strategies, and implement them into mainstream construction practices. This course covers the entire interior and exterior residential building finish process beyond building enclosure dry-in. Emphasis is on understanding green building design and construction processes and strategies, finish building material and product selections and installation techniques, and the responsibilities of contractors and building code officials. Designing and building a 'house as a system' with specific performance criteria, based on applied building science, is one of the main goals of the finished product.

This course will provide students with skills necessary to design and build crafted, healthy, safe, durable, comfortable, green built houses in the 21st century using appropriate, climate specific building materials, systems, and technologies. This is a progressive and innovative residential building course that teaches practical, applied, hands-on skills to act6ually construct an environmentally responsive house on a residential building site. Students will complete the exterior and interior finish construction of a house. This includes installing exterior finishes such as: roofing materials, exterior windows and doors, thermal and moisture barriers, exterior trim and claddings, deck construction, concrete flatwork, and rain water harvesting system, etc. Students also install interior finishes such as: drywall, finish trim and hardware, floor coverings, bathroom accessories, lighting fixtures, shelving, appliances and painting, etc. Students assist subcontractors with installing: HVAC systems, electrical house wiring and finish, plumbing fixtures, insulation, cabinets, and the HVAC distribution system for air leakage, and verify  with select national energy efficient, green building and indoor air quality certification programs.

This course is primarily intended for those wanting to become residential and small comercial performance improvement technicians. The course prepares the technician to conduct a comprehensive energy audit and performance assessment of abuilding using state-of-the art diadnostic tools. The analysis include a comprehensive evaluation of the built environment, which includes assessment of the efficiency andsafety of the mechanical systems, applicances, lighting, and the building enclosure and it's components. Energy efficient assessments determine the buiding annual base and seasonal energy usage, and hel[ determine potential energy savings, and indoor environmental quality improvements. Building science fundamentals and house-as-a-system approach to identifying and solving indoor air quality, comfort, energy efficiency, and durability concerns in both new and exisiting  houses and buildings is emphasized. This training teaches skills that can help develop new business opportunitiesthat provide weatherization retrofit services to improve the health, safety, comfort, durability, and energy efficiency performance of existing h omes or buildings. This course also helps to prepare students for the national Building Performance Institute (BPI) exam.

This course focuses on residential estimating practices to produce construction quotes, bids, and proposals. Students will learn to read and interpret architectural drawings, written specifications and scopes of work to produce material quantity take-offs, estimate construction labor time and costs, and assess subcontractor's bid proposals and building material supplier's quotes. Students will also learn formulas to produce quantity take-offs, and quantify building areas and volumes. Students will determine appropriate overhead costs and profit margins to include in bids. This course emphasizes both paper and pencil and computer-assisted cost estimating and tracking.

This course is designed to train the next generation of residential energy auditors and designers to review new construction drawings, inspect existing homes, and input information into energy analysis software programs to determine either projected future enrgy use, or possible performance improvements for existing homes. REM/Design, Energy Gauge, and Energy-10 will be the primary energy analysis modeling softwareprograms used in this course. Field and lab training includes evaluating customers needs, visual inspections, diagnostic testing, numerical analysis gathering, and energy audits and modeling to prepare students to become proficient in identifying energy targets, calculate current and/or projected home buidlign energy use, propsoe cost efficient performance solutions, write scopes of work, and prepare comprehensive performance improvement reports in order of priorities.

This course will emphasize improving the energy efficiency, health, comfort, durability, and overall performance of both new and existing homes. Students are taught to conduct comprehensive existing homes performance assessments to determine performance improvements. Course includes: applied hands-on building diagnostics, commissioning, and weatherization retrofit  strategies. The course is designed for indivdiuals wanting to enter the energy efficiency assessment and retrofit industry, and for contractors wishing to become certified weatherization technicians, and/or energy auditors. this course helps to prepare those interested to take the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) nationsl rater's exam.

This course emphasizes building science principles and practices  as they apply to the design and construction operations and maintenance, indoor environmental quality, and energy effciency of either building new or improving the performance of existing homes. The concept of designing and building the ''house as a system'' approach to create comfortable, durable, healthy, energy  and resource efficient and environmentally responsive buildings that interact with its occupants and the natural environment is stressed. In order to guarantee the performance of a house, on has to understand how the house works as a system, and that whenever changes are made to existing buildings, or it's components, it can influence the heat, air and moisture flow, and indoor environment throughout the building in a negative or positive way. Buidlign science, applied correctly, can add years to the useful life of the building, and improve the quality of life for the occupants.

This course provides students with actual construction work experience in the occupational setting. Students apply acquired skills to build crafted, healthy, safe, durable, comfortable, green built houses for the 21st century using appropraite climate specific buildign materials, systems, and technologies. Students get practical, applied hands-on experience to actually construct environmentally responsive house on residential buildign sites.