Environmental Protection Virtual University online courses

Environmental Protection Virtual University Campus

Online Environmental Health and Safety Certificate Courses. Developed by Environmental Health and Safety Experts - OSHA accepted. Enroll now.

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1. ISO 9001:2000 – Internal Auditor Course enroll for only $159.95

2. Environmental First Responder Operations Level enroll for only $150.00

3. HAZWOPER 8 hr Refresher with Blood Borne Pathogens Module enroll for only $95.00

4. HAZWOPER 8 HR Refresher enroll for only $79.00

5. Stormwater Management during Construction enroll for only $95.00

6. Risk Management Program Compliance enroll for only $90.00

7. ISO-9001-2000 Introduction and Management Overview enroll for only $89.00

8. Environmental First Responder Awareness Level enroll for only $75.00

9. The Clean Air Act enroll for only $45.00

10. ISO 14000 enroll for only $25.00

11. DOT Hazmat General Awareness enroll for only $25.00

12. OHSAS 18001 enroll for only $25.00

13. Occupational Health & Environmental Controls enroll for only $20.00

14. Hazards of Asbestos in the Workplace enroll for only $20.00

15. General Safety- Beryllium and Cadmium Hazards in the Workplace enroll for only $20.00

16. Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Safety enroll for only $20.00

17. Industrial Hygiene enroll for only $20.00

18. Materials Handling & Storage enroll for only $20.00

NEW - Green Building Courses

Green Infrastructure Guidelines Certification Program enroll for only $420.00

Green Building Commercial Certification Program   enroll for only $250.00

Residential Green Remodeling - Design, Construction, and Certification enroll for only $155.00

Residential Green Building Design and Construction enroll for only $105.00

Green Infrastructure - Pavement Best Practices course + Quiz enroll for only $105.00

Green Infrastructure - Stormwater Management - Best Practices course + Quiz enroll for only $105.00

Green Infrastructure - Landscape - Best Practices course + Quiz enroll for only $105.00

Green Infrastructure - Infrastructure Guidelines course + Quiz enroll for only $70.00

Green Infrastructure -Streetscape - Best Practices course + Quiz enroll for only $70.00

Green Building: Building Energy Use enroll for only $70.00

Green Building: Commercial High Performance Guidelines   enroll for only $70.00

Green Building: Design Process enroll for only $35.00

Green Building: Site Design & Planning enroll for only $35.00

Green Building: Indoor Environment   enroll for only $35.00

Green Infrastructure - Construction Practices course + Quiz enroll for only $35.00

Green Infrastructure - Utilities - Best Practices course + Quiz enroll for only $35.00

Green Building: Water and Product Selection enroll for only $35.00

Green Building: Water Management enroll for only $35.00

Green Building: Construction Administration enroll for only $35.00

Green Building: Building Commissioning enroll for only $35.00

Green Building: Operations & Maintenance enroll for only $35.00

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The Training Bank is an authorized provider of these exceptional Environmental Health and Safety courses.

The courses offered in our Environmental Health and Safety Campus have been developed by a recognized leader in Health and Safety online training. Under special license arrangements with 360Training, The Training Bank is an authorized provider of these outstanding programs. Our OSHA 10 hr and 30 hr courses are OSHA accepted. All our programs are also recognized by IACET.

ISO 9001:2000 – Internal Auditor Course

Once a company has set up their ISO 9001 Quality System then there is a need for regular Internal Audits, to ensure that the newly implemented system is being effectively applied.

ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditor course is designed to give better Understanding of the Quality system structure, Audit Methodology & Techniques. Enroll for only $159.95

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Environmental First Responder Operations Level

This course is designed for all employees who respond to a hazardous materials emergency. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 indicates that all employees who respond to a hazardous materials emergency must receive training based on their level of activities at the incident. Awareness-level training is for responders who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous materials release and will initiate a response sequence by notifying the proper authorities of the release. Topics include defining hazardous materials, recognizing and identifying the presence of hazardous materials in an emergency, potential outcomes when hazardous materials are involved, use of basic information resources, and individual roles in an emergency situation. Awareness level responders recognize the presence of hazardous materials, isolate the scene and call for appropriate assistance. They do not participate in actual cleanup activities. The course covers the topics addressed in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120. Enroll for only $150.00

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HAZWOPER 8 hr Annual Refresher with Blood Borne Pathogens Module

This course meets the requirements in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for eight hours of annual refresher training for workers at hazardous waste sites. This course is designed for general site workers who remove hazardous waste or who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards. Topics include HAZWOPER regulations, safety and health plans, hazardous chemicals, safety hazards, air monitoring, medical surveillance, site control, decontamination, personal protective equipment, and respiratory equipment. This course covers the topics in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120. Prerequisites: Enrollment is open to those who have already completed the 40-hour or 24-hour HAZWOPER training.

Enroll for only $95.00

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HAZWOPER 8 HR Annual Refresher

This course meets the requirements in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 for eight hours of annual refresher training for workers at hazardous waste sites. This course is designed for general site workers who remove hazardous waste or who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances or health hazards. Topics include HAZWOPER regulations, safety and health plans, hazardous chemicals, safety hazards, air monitoring, medical surveillance, site control, decontamination, personal protective equipment, and respiratory equipment. This course covers the topics in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120. Prerequisites: Enrollment is open to those who have already completed the 40-hour or 24-hour HAZWOPER training.

Enroll for only $79.00

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Stormwater Management during Construction

This course has been developed for the Erosion Control Supervisor Responsible for the proper installation, maintenance and inspection of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the control of erosion and sedimentation at construction sites. Enroll for only $95.00

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Risk Management Program Compliance

This training course consists of three parts. Part one will provide you with a general overview of the EPA Risk Management Program Rule and Requirements. - Overview of the EPA Risk Management Program Rule,   -EPA Risk Management Program Internal Compliance Auditing, -Maintaining Compliance with the EPA Risk Management Program Requirements

In Part two, using the EPA’s Risk Management Program inspection checklist, we will cover each of the requirements and clarify exactly what you need to do and document to meet EPA requirements and how to be prepared for a state or EPA inspection. Part three will provide with important tips and resources for achieving and maintaining compliance with the many Risk Management Program requirements.

Enroll for only $90.00

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ISO-9001-2000 Introduction and Management Overview

This course introduces the ISO 9001:2000 standard by presenting a brief history of the standard and then discussing the advantages this international model provides to any organization desiring to develop a quality management system built upon identifying the processes within a business, developing consistent production plans for that business and implementing structured improvements to succeed in today’s competitive marketplace. Enroll for only $89.00

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Environmental First Responder Awareness Level

This course encapsulates sensitive issues regarding emergency response level II. This is an advanced level in which responders are directly involved in the action of mitigating hazardous chemical release. Chemicals, if handled improperly, can become a hazard that could be a serious threat to human life and the environment. To reduce or eliminate these hazards, emergency response and awareness levels have been set up to recognize these hazards and minimize the risk to human life and environmental damage.

Enroll for only $75.00

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The Clean Air Act

This module contains information pertaining to the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act describes one of a number of pieces of legislation relating to the reduction of atmospheric pollution.
Learning Objectives
• Understand the Clean Air Acts of 1955, 1963, 1970, and 1990
• Describe the permit program
• Recognize the purposes of the CAA
• Describe how the CAA is protecting people
• Evaluate the New Source Review Program
• Explain the three types of permits
• List the changes implemented with the 1990 CAA Amendments

Enroll for only $45.00

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ISO 14000

This course has been designed to provide basic knowledge about the environment, environment management systems (EMS), ISO 14000, the relation between ISO 9000 and 14000, the integration of ISO 14001 and 9001, and the requirements of ISO 14001. The primary purpose of ISO 14000 series is to prevent pollution, protect the environment and improve the environmental performance of all kinds of organizations.

Enroll for only $25.00

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DOT Hazmat General Awareness

This course is designed to provide you the basic information about hazardous materials and Hazardous Material Regulations (“HMR”). Also, after completing this course, you will be able to determine the required shipping documents and other necessary requirements of dealing with the hazardous material.

Enroll for only $25.00

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OHSAS 18001

This course is based on the recognized assessment specification OHSAS 18000. Taking this course can reduce risk, help you and your company stay in compliance with legal requirements, and improve overall performance.

Enroll for only $25.00

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Occupational Health & Environmental Controls

This course is designed for people working in the construction industry who are exposed to health hazards and chemicals during the course of their work. Topics include definitions, hazard communication standard, asbestos standards, MDA, lead, worker protection programs, process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals, and cadmium. This course focuses on the topics covered in OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart D. Enroll for only $20.00

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Hazards of Asbestos in the Workplace

Asbestos is a substance that has been used for centuries. Its heat-resistant properties make it almost indestructible; due to this property, asbestos have been widely used in the construction industry, especially for pipe and boiler insulation. Before 1973, asbestos was sprayed onto different surfaces for fire protection purposes, but this practice was banned due to the hazardous nature of asbestos. Furthermore, it is no longer used for insulating pipes and boilers. However, asbestos can still be found in many older buildings. Those who work in construction, repair, demolition and renovations are at a greater risk of contracting asbestos-related diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. There is no safe level for exposure to asbestos. This course introduces the students to the hazards of asbestos in the workplace and provides information about the measures that must be taken in order to minimize the effects of exposure to asbestos. Enroll for only $20.00

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General Safety- Beryllium and Cadmium Hazards in the Workplace

There are hundreds of workplaces and thousands of employees that are exposed to beryllium and cadmium hazards every day. This course gives you a basic knowledge of beryllium and cadmium hazards present at various industrial workplaces, how you can minimize your exposure to them, different acute and chronic problems caused by beryllium and cadmium, and what precautionary measures you should take in order to avoid injuries and fatalities at beryllium and cadmium exposed workplaces.

Enroll for only $20.00

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Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Safety

Personnel working in areas where they could be exposed to radiation need to be aware of the associated hazards and preventive or control measures. This course covers information about radiation, kinds of radiation found in workplaces, effects of radiation on human health, and the preventive measures that could be adopted to control radiation in the work areas. This course will be helpful for those who are directly or indirectly involved with radiation in their workplaces. Enroll for only $20.00

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Industrial Hygiene

This course attempts to introduce the content of OSHA 1910 Subpart Z, which deals with toxic and hazardous substances.

This course will focus on the aspects of Subpart Z which deal with keeping hazardous chemicals and materials from negatively affecting your health. This includes the use of personal protective equipment, cleaning procedures in the event of exposure to hazardous materials, and the procedures in place for conducting first aid and recording an incident of exposure in the workplace. Enroll for only $20.00

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Materials Handling & Storage

This course specifies the materials handling and storage procedures developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to reduce injuries resulting from mishandling or improper storage.

Enroll for only $20.00

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Green Infrastructure Guidelines Certification Program

This program outlines the range of "Green" possibilities available in Infrastructure. Special consideration has been given to urban variables, such as scale, age, and proximity. Consideration has also been given to the type of infrastructure work addressed in order to illustrate practices that promise the most benefits.

It is for those involved in Infrastructure planning, design, construction and maintenance.

After completing this course you will be able to:

Assess sites and identify opportunities to implement Best Management Practices (BMP’s)including soil testing, hydrologic analysis, vegetation assessment, and invasive species evaluation

Have working knowledge of a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts applicable to cities and municipalities.

Understand pavement lifecycles, pervious vs. impervious pavement, albedo or reflectivity of pavement, pavement materials, devising a materials program, and different material applications.

Understand mechanisms to affect right-of-way construction by private utilities, technology to minimize pavement damage and degradation, and the upgrades to utility installation and maintenance.

Understand integrated stormwater management planning, water pollution prevention, construction runoff prevention, surface pre-treatments for filtering runoff, catch basin inserts and water quality inlets, detention and infiltration structures, and constructed wetlands.

Understand construction practices such as site protection, plan development, protecting water sources and planted areas, developing waste management and recycling plans, and minimizing construction and recycling impacts.

Course Topics:

This program includes the following modules to give the student a complete overview of Green Infrastructure Guidelines:

Green Infrastructure 1: Introduction to High Performance Guidelines

Green Infrastructure 2: Best Practices for Site Assessment

Green Infrastructure 3: Best Practices for Streetscape

Green Infrastructure 5: Best Practices for Utilities

Green Infrastructure 6: Best Practices for Stormwater Management

Green Infrastructure 7: Best Practices for Landscape

Green Infrastructure 8: Best Practices for Construction Practices

For detailed course descriptions, to preview a course demo or to enroll click here or click on the enroll button. Enroll for only $420.00

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Green Building Commercial Certification Program

High performance buildings maximize operational energy savings; improve comfort, health, and safety of occupants and visitors; and limit detrimental effects on the environment. This program provides instruction in the new methodologies that form the underpinnings of high performance commercial and municipal buildings. Coverage includes how these practices may be implemented within existing frameworks of municipal capital project administration and facility management.

These Guidelines promote careful study of all stages in project development to ensure the fiscal integrity of the commercial project. They also encourage the formulation of responsible budgets at the planning stage. Further, they help the design team to identify any high performance cost premiums (together with cost savings) and to justify them to the Owner’s satisfaction. This course is valuable to those in Architecture, Project Management, and Engineering who will likely be involved in developing applications for LEED certification for their buildings.

Course Topics:

After completing this course you will be able to:

Describe Green Building Principles and Practices as they apply to Commercial Buildings

Recognize how to raise expectations for the facilities performance.

Implement these improved practices that improve the capital budgeting design and construction practices, thus promoting investments that make economic and environmental sense.

Implement these improved practices through:

Comprehensive pilot high performance building efforts

Incremental use of individual high performance strategies on projects of limited scope.

Create partnerships in the design and construction process around environmental and economic performance goals.

Save money through reduced energy and material expenditures, waste disposal costs and utility bills.

Improve the comfort, health, and well being of building occupants and public visitors.

Design buildings with improved performance that can be operated and maintained within the limits of existing resources.

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Residential Green Remodeling - Design, Construction, and Certification

This 6-hour program provides a comprehensive treatment of Green Remodeling. Emphasis is on how Green Remodeling differs from Green Building. The unique aspects of Green Remodeling are treated in detail, with particular emphasis on building evaluation, deconstruction, handling of hazardous waste, materials recycling and reuse, energy conservation, indoor air quality, use of environmentally safe products, design principles, system planning and construction best practices. An overview of personal and building certification programs is complemented by a discussion of incentives available from government sources.

This course is particularly valuable to individuals who need an overview of Green Building as it relates to remodeling of existing residences. This includes fields such as construction worker or manager, realtor, house inspector, landscape architects, interior designer, HVAC specialist, facility manager, mechanical engineer and civil engineer.

Course Topics:

After completing this course you will be able to articulate and implement:

1. Green Building Design Principles and Practices

2. Sustainable Design Concepts

3. Deconstruction and Recycling Methods

4. Green Construction Techniques

5. Green Building versus Green Remodeling

6. Green Energy Management and Optimization

7. Certification Options for Individuals and the Home

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Residential Green Building Design and Construction

Green Building is rapidly becoming mainstream, mostly due to increasing environmental concerns, a desire to develop healthier structures and increasing regulation from permitting authorities. This course takes a close look at green building in relation to main aspects of design and construction, including issues dealing with sites, landscaping, foundations, frames, exterior finishes, plumbing, appliances, insulation, ventilation, windows, finishes, and flooring.

This course is particularly valuable to individuals who need an overview of Green Building as it relates to new residential construction. This includes fields such as construction worker or manager, realtor, house inspector, landscape architects, interior designer, HVAC specialist, facility manager, mechanical engineer and civil engineer.

Occupational Outlook:

Green jobs have been growing rapidly in the US. According to a recent report by the Pew Charitable Trust, green jobs have increased by over 9% a year since 2000, compared just 3% for the overall economy. This trend is expected to continue as spending on new green construction and on green renovation is expected to double over the next 5 years. Those whose jobs include building, maintaining or selling residential or commercial properties are well advised to get training on green techniques in order to be prepared for the changes that are coming.

After completing this course you will be able to:

Describe Green Building principles and practices

Discuss Green Energy Management and Optimization

Explain Sustainable Design concepts

Implement Green Building Design Principles

Describe Green Construction techniques

Choose Certification options for both individuals and the organization

This course concludes with information on testing, certification, and accreditation, including a look at the LEED program and the NAHB Green Home Certification Program.

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Green Infrastructure - Pavement Best Practices course + Quiz

This course is one of an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts as they apply to cities and municipalities.

This 3hr online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. You'll get:

Pavement lifecycle

Pervious vs. impervious pavement

Albedo or Reflectivity of pavement

Pavement materials

A materials program

Material applications

For detailed course descriptions, to preview a course demo or to enroll click here or click on the enroll button. Enroll for only $105.00

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Green Infrastructure - Stormwater Management - Best Practices course + Quiz

This 3-hour online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. You'll get:

Integrated stormwater management planning

Water pollution prevention

Construction runoff prevention

Surface pretreatments for filtering runoff

Catch basin inserts and water quality inlets

Detention and Infiltration structures

Constructed wetlands

For detailed course descriptions, to preview a course demo or to enroll click here or click on the enroll button. Enroll for only $105.00

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Green Infrastructure - Landscape - Best Practices course + Quiz

This 3-hour online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. You'll get:

Citywide landscape planning

Maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecology

Landscapes capable of high rates of stormwater absorption, infiltration, and treatment

Tree planting for quantity, density and diversity

Turfgrass reduction

Plant selection

Designing water-efficient landscapes

Pest Management

For detailed course descriptions, to preview a course demo or to enroll click here or click on the enroll button. Enroll for only $105.00

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Green Infrastructure - Infrastructure Guidelines course + Quiz

Coming Soon

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Green Infrastructure -Streetscape - Best Practices course + Quiz

Infrastructure is the complex, interdependent system that supports our way of life. You can take advantage of a wide range of opportunities to build and re-build a "Green" Infrastructure - if you have the right template. This course is one of an eight course series on Green Infrastructure that provides a template for design and implementation of Green Building concepts applicable to cities and municipalities.

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Green Building: Building Energy Use

In this module you will explore today’s world view of energy efficiency is very different from the energy conservation mentality of the 1970s, which is recalled by those of us who were around then as a time of long lines at the gas pumps and diminished comfort in our homes and places of work. The energy efficiency model of today involves benefits, not sacrifices. In high performance buildings, energy efficient design begins with a methodical reduction of the building’s heating and cooling loads – those imposed by climate and those generated by people and equipment. With all loads minimized, mechanical systems are then selected based on highest output for lowest fuel consumption.

The new efficiency means optimizing the performance of each of the building’s components and systems both individually and in interaction with other energy consuming systems – air conditioning, lighting, domestic hot water, etc. This is known as the practice of ‘design integration.’ In tandem with other energy efficient practices, building systems integration can provide excellent returns on the initial investment. Current practice also embraces the use of renewable energy technologies that reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and help alleviate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Building: Commercial High Performance Guidelines

In this module the guidelines presented by this program outline strategies and techniques that provide a range of ’best practices‘ for planning, designing, constructing and operating healthier, more energy efficient and resource efficient commercial facilities. Such high performance buildings can produce long-term life cycle savings for the Owners, and may also help stimulate the markets for environmentally efficient technologies. This is also true of government and municipal projects. By integrating high performance features into its capital projects, cities and municipalities can add value to the capital assets while helping to protect the environment and support local economic activity. The High Performance Building Guidelines help each participant better understand their role in producing improved, more efficient buildings with reduced environmental impacts.

These Guidelines provide guidance about best practices that must be adopted in order to realize environmental and efficiency goals and achieve the higher degree of collaboration necessary to reach the targeted performance objectives.

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Green Building: Design Process

In this module the delivery of a high performance project calls for significantly increased collaboration among the various design disciplines. A focused goal-setting session should help develop a work plan for incorporating high performance objectives.

The emphasis on interdisciplinary design and resource management, together with use of new design tools, distinguishes high performance from conventional processes. Design thinking should be informed by the traditional efficiency methods and techniques employed by older or vernacular buildings, where forms, building materials, and means of achieving comfort respond to local climate and acknowledge the location of the sun.

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Green Building: Site Design & Planning

In this module you will learn the Important and often overlooked benefits of good site design – during construction and in ongoing building operations are:

Preservation of site resources and Conservation of energy and materials

Sustainable site planning identifies ecological, infrastructural, and cultural characteristics of the site to assist designers in their efforts to integrate the building and the site. The intent is to encourage optimum use of natural and existing features in architectural and site design, thus reducing building energy use and minimizing environmental degradation.

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Green Building: Indoor Environment

In this module we will review how high performance buildings reflect a concern for the total quality of the interior environment. By definition, they provide supportive ambient conditions, including thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality, visual comfort, and appropriate acoustical quality.

Air temperature, mean radiant temperature, air speed, and humidity are all factors that affect thermal comfort. Dissatisfaction with thermal conditions is the most common source of complaints in office buildings.

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Green Infrastructure - Construction Practices course + Quiz

This 1-hour online course gives you the information and action items to assess sites and identify opportunities to use Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. You'll get:

Site Protection

Plan development

Protecting water sources and planted areas

Developing waste management and recycling plans

Minimizing construction and equipment impacts

For detailed course descriptions, to preview a course demo or to enroll click here or click on the enroll button. Enroll for only $35.00

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Green Infrastructure - Utilities - Best Practices course + Quiz

This online course gives you the information and action items for assessing sites and identifying opportunities to implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) in “Green” planning, design and construction. You'll get:

Mechanisms to affect right-of-way construction by private utilities

Technology to minimize pavement damage and degradation

Upgrades to utility installation and maintenance

For detailed course descriptions, to preview a course demo or to enroll click here or click on the enroll button. Enroll for only $35.00

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Green Building: Materials and Product Selection

In this module we will review the process of selecting materials and products for high performance buildings involves consideration of environmental and health issues in addition to more traditional criteria such as cost, durability, performance, and aesthetics. While methods for evaluating products based on these criteria are still evolving, the number of available building products with improved environmental and health characteristics has been steadily increasing. Markets are responding to meet the demands of government, businesses, and consumers who are increasingly aware of health and environmental concerns. Because of the complexities surrounding evaluation of appropriate materials, consultants should have a working familiarity with the key health and environmental issues associated with specific material types. This dynamic and growing field includes new concepts in materials assessment such as embodied energy and product life cycle assessment.

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Green Building: Water Management

In this module we will cover how plumbing systems have evolved from being a simple means of distributing water and collecting wastes into increasingly sophisticated systems that must also address environmental concerns. The design of a plumbing system must incorporate not only traditional issues of sanitation, flow, and pressure, but also environmentally based preferences for recycling wastewater, use of non-utility water, and different treatments for potable and non-potable water.

New technologies, responses to water efficiency concerns, and community-based water quality goals pose numerous challenges for 21st Century plumbing design. These challenges are often exacerbated by stresses induced by rapid development.

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Green Building: Construction Administration

In this module we will review the construction and demolition debris that is transported into the waste streams generated by new construction, by renovation, and by the demolition of existing buildings.

Building construction and renovation activities alter the urban environment, generating noise, waste, and air pollution that can stress the building’s occupants and neighbors. High performance construction practices can help reduce adverse effects during construction while improving the building’s long-term environmental performance. In particular, construction and demolition (C&D) waste has become an increasing environmental and municipal burden, equaling up to 30% of the municipal solid waste stream. The majority of this waste is generally disposed of by private haulers engaged by demolition subcontractors and land filled in or out of state, at increasing cost to taxpayers. The strategies that follow can reduce the amount of C&D waste generated at the start.

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Green Building: Building Commissioning

In this module we'll review the commissioning process assures the building owner that the equipment, systems, and controls providing light, heat, cooling, and ventilation are effectively working together in conformance with design intent. Commissioning determines whether the systems need to be adjusted to improve efficiency, indoor air quality, and acoustic performances.

The commissioning process encompasses–but also surpasses–the normal testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) activities commonly performed in inspections. Commissioning also involves comprehensive functional testing to determine how well mechanical and electrical systems work together. Because so many building systems are now integrated, a deficiency in one component can result in substandard operation and performance among other components. In general practice, a commissioning agent assists the construction team in substantively reducing and eliminating defects before the building is turned over to its occupants. Commissioning may also occur based on a partial system upgrade.

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Green Building: Operations & Maintenance

In this module we will review a critical component of high performance design and construction is adequate planning for the efficient operation and maintenance of a building and its systems. Design strategies that address operations and maintenance (O&M) issues can result in reduced custodial costs and lower energy consumption. Exposure to physical and chemical hazards, toxins, odors, and potential asthma ‘triggers’ can be reduced or eliminated. Efficient operation and maintenance also enhances the indoor environment and may contribute positively to the occupant’s well being and productivity.

To achieve successful operations and maintenance, it is important to ensure that planned systems and strategies are consistent with available resources.

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