Certified Green Professional

Learn how green homes provide buyers with lower energy costs and higher value. This 2-day course for building professionals discusses strategies for incorporating green-building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction. You will learn how green homes provide buyers lower maintenance, better indoor air quality and better long-term value. Techniques are also discussed for competitively differentiating your home products with increased indoor environmental quality as well as energy and resource efficiency.

As a graduate of this course, you will be able to:

Locate and design green building development sites.
Control moisture and durability for each component of the building envelope effectively.
Employ resource-efficient materials to achieve comfortable, safe and sustainable buildings.
Strategize ways to meet, exceed and verify green building energy efficiency requirements.
Implement indoor and outdoor water conservation practices.
Achieve indoor air quality.
Consider green building objectives in a remodeling project.
Explain a homeowner's and builder's role in effective operation and maintenance of a green home.
Apply successful business management, marketing and sales strategies to sell green.

Designations: NAHB CGP; NCBI Accreditation Program: (AB, AA: 100/200)

*** Additionally, completion of NAHB's Business Management for Building Professionals (8 hour course) is required to receive your CGP (see section below for details and info)

HOW DO I EARN MY CGP?

To earn the CGP designation you are required to:

Complete NAHB's Green Building for Building Professionals (2 day course) AND
Complete NAHB's Business Management for Building Professionals (1 day course)
Have a minimum of 2 years of building industry experience
Submit a signed copy of the Code of Ethics Pledge

COURSE INFORMATION & LOCATIONS - REGISTER NOW!!

NAHB's Green Building for Building Professionals (2 day course)

Offered by: LNHBA University

Dates: Thursday, July 17 - Friday, July 18, 2008

Time: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Cost: $325.00 for both days (includes material and lunch) PAYABLE TO LNHBA

Location: Mitchell Community College - Mooresville Center, 219 N. Academy St, Mooresville NC

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NAHB's Business Management for Building Professionals (1 day course)

Offered by: NCHBA at the 21st Century Building Expo in Charlotte

Date: Friday, September 12, 2008

Time: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Cost: $195.00 (includes material) PAYABLE TO NCHBA

Location: Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S. College Street, Charlotte NC

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CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

To maintain your CGP designation you are required to complete twelve (12) hours of continuing education every three (3) years. A minimum of six (6) hours is required to come from the NAHB University of Housing educational activities. A minimum of eight (8) hours is required to come from green building industry related educational activities.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Michael Chandler, President, Chandler Design-Build
Michael Chandler has been building solar and green homes for over thirty years and has been working with the NAHB-ICC ANSI standard task group to help create the new National Green Building Standard. For Michael's full bio, click here.

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