Green & Environmental
Online Classes
Biofuel Production
Operations
The Bio Fuel Production Operations Program will give you the training you
need to begin an exciting career in biofuel production. As a biofuel
production operator, your job will be to ensure the quality and purity of
the biofuel your plant produces. This involves inspecting and repairing
equipment, operating computer systems, and handling lab equipment. This
online course will ensure you have the skills you need to handle these
tasks.
Certified Green
Supply Chain Professional
Gain the skills and knowledge you’ll need to “green” an organization’s
supply chain with this Supply Chain Management Certification online training
program. This course gives you the specialized knowledge to enable a company
to achieve its environmental sustainability goals through global sourcing,
material management, procurement/buying, transportation and logistics, and
new product development.
Going Green at the Workplace
Learn how to position your business as a
responsible environmental leader in a world of green consumers and
carbon-conscious regulators. In this course, you'll discover how to save
energy, save money, and reduce your carbon footprint, all at the same time.
Going Green at Home
Step into a green lifestyle! In this course,
you’ll learn how to reduce your carbon footprint by making simple changes
that benefit the environment and your own health.
Green - Alternative
Energy Operations
Topics include: Power Generation, Turbine System and Control, Combustion
Turbine Fundamentals, Combustion Air and Flue Gas System, Boiler Fuel
Systems, Efficiency, Reliability and Environmentally Sensitive Operations,
Hydroelectric Power Plant Operations.
Green - Certified
Sustainability Professional Certificate
Our CSP certification program is designed to give our graduates a great
balance of core sustainability topics to enable them to stand out
individually or to step into a sustainability leadership role with
confidence.
Green - Energy Auditing
Software Training
Students learn to calculate and complete a heat load; and Audit short-cuts
for quick load calculations; and techniques for using the software as a
sales tool. Students, working with an instructor, will have the opportunity
to take building specifications and complete a load calculation on several
rooms using the software.
Green -
Energy-Efficient Design for Architects
This course is a US Green Building Council Approved Education Provider
Program and provides a firm foundation for LEED™. Standard 90.1 for
Architects is a concise online course to help architects understand, apply
and comply with the standard. It provides the information essential to
architects, with a brief overview of engineering that avoids the complex
details.
Green - Fundamentals of
Sustainable Buildings
A thorough introduction to green design practices, benefits, new green
building ideas, and an overview of the architectural decisions and their
impact on sustainable and green project goals.
Green - Indoor Air
Quality - Fundamentals of Standard 62.1
Properly designed ventilation systems are essential for the well-being of
building occupants, to minimize adverse health effects and improve
productivity of workers and students.
Green - Senior
Certified Sustainability Professional Certificate
Our SCSP certification program is designed to give our graduates a
comprehensive knowledge of sustainability across multiple functional areas
along with a balance of internal and external knowledge of sustainability
leadership and consultancy. Our online sustainability training is a leading
edge form of education that enables anyone around the world to learn about
sustainability and “green” topics anytime - anywhere 24/7.
Green Building for
Contractors
To become Green Builder certified, each enrolled user must complete the
first seven courses listed on the left. Each study course in this curriculum
addresses the fundamental principles of green building relating to energy
efficiency, building durability, indoor air quality, resource efficiency,
and water efficiency.
Green Building Sales
Professional
This program is specifically for individual professionals selling or
marketing a certified Green residential (Real Estate Professionals),
commercial or government project. Our goal is to provide homeowners,
developers, builders, investors, realtors and professionals with a resource
for clear understanding the in depth concept of green building and how it
applies to your projects, purchases, marketing and sales within the
marketplace.
Green Building
Technical Professional
This course provides you the tools needed to determine a Green Project.
Discover what the future may hold for a Green Lifestyle. This track is
designed specifically for those individuals who are involved in the nuts and
bolts of green building.
Green Supply Chain
Professional (GSCP)
Our GSCP certification program is designed to give our graduates a
comprehensive knowledge of the sustainability areas confronting supply chain
and operations professionals. This program will provide the graduate with
very unique credentials and experience.
Green Sustainability -
Carbon Strategies
This course provides an overview of the World Resources Institute (WRI)
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative and describes various components of a
climate-related strategy.
Green Sustainability -
Green Purchasing Fundamentals
Organizational purchasing has evolved tremendously over the last decade
shifting from an administrative function to a strategic role. The changing
dynamics of the global economy altered the skills of procurement
professionals amplifying the importance of conditions such as quality, cost,
and delivery.
Green Sustainability -
Sustainability 101
Our Sustainability 101 & CSR Essentials course establishes a common
framework for employees at various levels and roles of the organization,
while bringing together a global set of lenses to look through. It’s easy
for people in organizations to move in the same direction when everyone
understands the same need and information.
Green Training -
Certified Indoor Air Quality Manager (CIAQM)
The course gives you practical steps to establish an IAQ Management Plan for
your facility that will help you collect, log and resolve air quality
complaints. The course also prepares you for the only accredited
certification specifically designed for those that manage indoor air quality
problems, sponsored by the American IAQ Council.
Green Training -
Certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE)
The Certified Indoor Environmentalist Course Online is an in depth program
teaching you the core skills needed to perform indoor environmental
assessments of all building types.
Green Training -
Certified Microbial Investigator (CMI)
Take your HVAC or mold inspection services to a new level by learning the
latest advances in the industry and while you're at it, getting the
industry's most recognized microbial certifications, Council-certified
Microbial Investigator (CMI) and Council-certified Microbial Consultant
(CMC).
Green Training -
Fundamentals of Solar Hot Water Heating
This online course concentrates on the basics of installing code compliant
solar hot water systems. This course will be useful for people who currently
work in or plan to be employed in the solar hot water industry.
Green Training - Home
Energy Analyst (HERS)
The Building Analyst and HERS Rater course is based upon a broad building
science curriculum. It presents a solid scientific foundation upon which
inspectors and auditors can build an accurate understanding of modern
buildings. Each topic includes an overview of the technology, examples of
typical installations and their defects, procedures for performing audits,
and guidelines for analyzing potential retrofits.
Green Training - Intro
to Building Energy Efficiency
This course provide you with the knowledge and skills they need to run a
more energy efficient and safe building. Introductory course that covers
topics such as; Building Science, Building Shell, Heating and Cooling,
Energy Usage and Energy Auditing.
Green Training - LEED
for New Construction v2.2 Exam Prep
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building
Rating System® is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for
developing high performance, sustainable buildings. "Building green" can
have environmental, economic, and health and safety benefits.
Green Training -
Photovoltaic System Design & Installation
This online course will provide the student technician with the fundamental
knowledge of photovoltaic system design and installation. This course will
be suitable for a supervised, entry level position with a dealer/installer
or other photovoltaic industry company. Student technicians will learn the
practical design criteria, installation guidelines, safety issues,
maintenance, and legal considerations of photovoltaic systems.
Green Training -
Weatherization Energy Auditor
This course is specifically designed to help a person to prepare for the BPI
Envelope Professional Written and Field Examinations. If you are interested
in working as a shell technician or installer for helping weatherize homes,
use our materials to get the training to help prepare you for working as a
shell technician and to prepare for the Envelope Professional Field Exams.
Learn how a house and its ducts are tested for leakiness. Learn about
energy in the home and where to look for reducing air infiltration and
increasing insulation to reduce energy bills. This program also includes a
valuable residential basic training package (8 DVD’s and a manual) to
help you understand how the components in a house work and what they
actually look like with over a thousand real life scenes from actual homes.
Some additional field work/training is extremely helpful but not
required before the BPI certification can be obtained.
Natural Gas Plant
Operations
The Natural Gas Plant Operations online course provides the knowledge and
skills you'll need to begin an exciting career in natural gas plant
operations. Natural gas has two things going for it. First, it provides
clean energy. Second, it is plentiful in the United States. For decades to
come, natural gas will be produced and consumed in the United States -
creating ongoing demand for natural gas plant operators.
Principles of
Green Buildings
The Principles of Green Buildings course is designed to teach an individual
in the building, remodeling, or trade industry the principles they must know
to make buildings perform more efficiently. It was developed and written in
partnership with nationally recognized building science experts from
Advanced Energy of North Carolina and is full of scientific facts, pictures,
videos, graphics, and text. Everything an individual in the building,
remodeling, or trade industry needs to know to make buildings perform more
efficiently is introduced in this course. The Principles of Green Buildings
course has also been designed to help prepare individuals for various NATE,
NARI, BPI, RESNET, and other industry credentials for green building. This
course is NATE recognized for 28 hours of continuing education units (CEUs)
applicable to NATE recertification. Materials are included This online
certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges,
universities, and other accredited education providers.
Senior Certified
Sustainability Professional
This online Senior Certified Sustainability Professional training and
development program will prepare you for an exciting career as a leader in
the green collar economy. As a Certified Sustainability Professional, you
will be responsible for setting the course and coordinating an enterprise’s
sustainability strategy. Millions of new jobs in this rapidly growing sector
will be available to people that set themselves apart from the crowd by
earning the professional credentials and skills they need to lead
sustainable business practices.
Solid Waste Operations
Certificate
This four course program includes: landfill
operations, composting operations, household hazardous waste and wastewater
treatment II.
Wastewater Treatment
Operations Certificate
Clean water is essential for everyday life. Water treatment plant and system
operators treat water so that it is safe to drink. Most State drinking water
and water pollution control agencies require courses to improve operators’
skills and knowledge.
Water - Coagulation &
Flocculation
This course teaches you to describe the need for coagulation and
flocculation, how to perform a jar test, how to select the proper coagulant
and determine the dosage and how to adjust chemical feed rates.
Water - Disinfection &
Chlorination
This course explains the principles of wastewater disinfection with
chlorine, teaches the operator on how to control the chlorination process to
obtain the desired effluent disinfection and how to handle chlorine safely.
Water - Filtration
This course describes the various types of potable water filters and how
they work and explains how other treatment processes affect the performance
of the filtration process.
Water - Fixed Film
Processes
This course explains the principles of the trickling filter treatment
process and the operation of the process. The operator trains on how to
inspect a new trickling filter for proper installation, how to place a new
filter in operation and how to schedule and safely conduct operation and
maintenance duties.
Water - Fluoridation
This course explains the reason for fluoridating drinking water describes
how fluoridation programs are implemented and lists the compounds used to
furnish the fluoride ion.
Water - Iron &
Manganese
This course identifies and describes the various processes used to control
iron and manganese. It explains how to collect samples for analysis or iron
and manganese and how to troubleshoot red water problems.
Water - Pollution
Control
This course gives reasons for preventing pollution and identifies various
types of waste discharges. It helps the operator recognize the effects of
waste discharges on receiving waters.
Water - Pond Systems
This course explains how wastewater stabilization ponds work and what
factors influence and control pond treatment processes.
Water - Preliminary
Treatment
This course explains the purposes of racks, screens, communitors, grit
channels, grit separators and pre-aeration. The operator learns how to
properly start up, operate, shut down and maintain the preliminary treatment
process.
Water - Sedimentation
This course identifies factors affecting the performance of sedimentation
basins, describes various types of sedimentation basins and how they work,
explains how to start up and shut down sedimentation basins and how to
operate and maintain a sedimentation process and basins.
Water - Suspended
Growth Systems
This course explains the principles of the activated sludge process and the
factors that influence and control the process. The operator learns to
inspect a new activated sludge facility for proper installation, place it in
service and schedule and conduct operation and maintenance duties.
Wind Energy
Technician
Wind energy companies are growing exponentially to meet America's demand for
clean, renewable, and domestic energy. This entry level Wind Energy
Apprentice online training course prepares you for a career in the wind
energy industry.
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