Spring 2012 Semester Courses at Norwalk Community College

ATTENTION Brokers and Salespersons, Appraisers and Architects: All three courses have been approved for continuing education for the 2011-2013 cycle.

I will be teaching three courses at NCC this Spring semester. The first is:  Understanding Green Building Certifications,  the second is: LEED Green Associate Core Concepts and the third is: Understanding a Sustainable Home. The explanation for each of these courses is listed below. If you have any questions about any course please don’t hesitate to contact me by commenting to this blog or by emailing me at: wjanhonen@wsjenterprises.com.

Understanding Green Building Certifications  RE- CEU: 3, APP-CEU:3, ARCH-:3

This course will provide any building, real estate or related industry professional, or any interested party, with an understanding of LEED, NAHB & EnergyStar building certifications, the measurements used to determine each certification, green washing,  how to evaluate green benefits, tax incentives and green insurance. You will learn the difference between “being green” and sustainability and the difference between conventional and green building methods. This is a “green basics” course and anyone will benefit by getting a better understanding of the information about sustainable living bombarding us daily.

CRN: TBD        One Session              Location: NCC  campus       Fee: $35.00

Saturday March 10, 2012                            Time: 9:00am -12:00pm

(contact Norwalk Community College at 203-857-7237 to register or 203-857-7080 for questions

or go to: www.ncc.commnet.edu and click on  Extended Studies from the top menu bar for all three courses)

LEED Green Associate Core Concepts   RE-CEU:6, APP-CEU: 18, ARCH-CEU: 6

This course provides an overview of sustainable building, including environmental imperatives driving the industry, the paradigm of integrated design, and the role of USGBC and the LEED Rating System. It explains the intent of each LEED Credit Category, identifying best practices, related key terms and concepts, regulation and incentives, and concepts in practice. This course will prepare you for taking the LEED Green Associate Examination and becoming nationally accredited as a LEED Green Associate, the first step in becoming a LEED Accredited Professional.

CRN TBD      5 sessions                                                           Norwalk  campus, RM  TBD

Time: 9:00am to 1:00pm               Dates:  3/12, 3/14, 3/16, 3/19, 3/21                 Cost: $395.00

This course consists of (5) five segments.  A list of collateral material is available for free download to students at this blog. You should review the two websites attached for more information concerning LEED accreditation: www.gbci.org and www.usgbc.org . This course will qualify you to sit for the LEED Green Associate exam.

Course segment schedule:

Segment One     Overview of LEED, USGBC, GBCI  and Sustainable Sites

Segment Two     Water Efficiency and Materials & Resources

Segment Three    Indoor Environmental Quality and Innovation in Design

Segment Four    Energy and Atmosphere

Segment Five     LEED App. process, Synergy,  Green Building Benefits

Understanding a Sustainable Home   RE-CEU: 6, APP-CEU: 12, ARCH-CEU: 6 

This course is designed to explain the elements that comprise a sustainable home. This course explains how “Green Homes” incorporate multiple components that when integrated, make the entire building energy-efficient, resource efficient and minimizes environmental impact. Categories include: Energy, Water, Materials and Resources, Indoor Air Quality, Siting the home and landscaping, Green products,  Understanding Green Building Certifications: LEED, NAHB and EnergyStar.  Key components of a green home will be covered in each segment. These will include methods and products that relate to each category. Guest lecturers may be included for their expertise including Solar thermal heating, Geothermal heating & cooling, Landscaping and Water efficiency. Builders, architects, home owners, appraisers, brokers and salespeople, interior designers and any person with the desire to become familiar with the rapidly growing area of green homes would benefit from this course. Collateral material will be provided.

CRN TBD     3 Sessions   Time:  9am-1pm

Norwalk Campus, Room TBD

Dates:  3/7, 3/8, 3,9

Fee: $175

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