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In GPRO Fundamentals of Building Green, students will learn how to see buildings differently and understand foundational strategies that make them efficient, healthy and resilient.

This course is ideal for anyone who needs a better understanding of high-performance building, including:

  • Sales or administrative staff who work in real estate, construction, architecture or engineering.

  • Workforce development providers

  • Facilities and operations staff

  • College students interested in entering the building or construction industry

This certificate course runs four to six hours depending on the audience. It can be scheduled to meet the needs of your organization and includes the GPRO exam session.

SIGN UP FOR A CLASS

Attention California students! USGBC Los Angeles is hosting online classes:
September 1, 2023 | 3:00pm - 7:00pm PT
December 1, 2023 | 9:00am - 1:00pm PT

Stay tuned for more NYC based classes.

 
 
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WHAT STUDENTS LEARN

  • The relationship between buildings and climate change

  • Basic elements of green, high-performance construction and building operations

  • Roles of trades on high-performance job sites

  • Energy-consuming building systems and a high-level overview of strategies to reduce building energy use

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

GPRO Fundamentals qualifies for 4 AIA and GBCI CE Credits.
See gpro.org/faq for details.

SUBSIDIZED TRAINING

NYSERDA fully subsidizes the cost of this training for anyone in one of the below groups who lives or works in New York State. Please reach out to gpro@urbangreencouncil.org for details on how to register. This subsidy applies to Urban Green hosted public classes.

  • Veterans;

  • Native Americans;

  • Individuals with disabilities;

  • Low-income individuals, whose household’s total income is below or at 60% of the State Medium Income, or whose household has been determined eligible for or is receiving assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or other human service benefit programs;

  • Incumbent or unemployed power plant workers;

  • Previously incarcerated individuals;

  • 16- to 24-year-olds who are enrolled in or have completed a comprehensive work preparedness training program such as those offered by Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), technical high schools, Conservation Corps, Youthbuild, and AmeriCorps. The training program must include a combination of rigorous clean energy education with hands-on technical training. Eligibility of work preparedness programs under this category will be considered on a case-by-case basis.;

  • Homeless individuals;

  • Single parents.