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Green Training and Certification
Green homes are the only good news in today's housing market. Green remodelers are busy coast to coast. Today’s consumers want comfortable homes, lower energy bills, healthy air for their children to breathe and the peace of mind that comes with knowing their home will last a lifetime. Trained green building professionals are uniquely positioned to deliver on homeowners’ desires.
In this two-day course, What's Working's expert trainers teach participants how to approach a home from the green building mindset. Instead of seeing the house just as a conglomeration of parts, students learn to view a home in terms of interrelated systems. From foundations to flooring, from roofs to HVAC systems, students learn that all aspects of design and construction must function together in order to build a green home. Just because you build it doesn't mean they will come. This training teaches companies how to market green homes and remodels in language and approaches their market responds to.
The Green Building Tripod guides every design decision and construction detail.
- Energy-Efficiency
- Resource Conservation
- Indoor Air Quality
Come learn how to achieve all three goals while building beautiful, durable, affordable homes. Find a Green from the Ground Up training near you at greenbuilding.com.
Energy Retrofit from David Jonhston
Find other tools and resources for your green building project at greenbuilding.com.
Builders: Get Certified!
The housing market is increasingly demanding Green Homes. If you want
to pull ahead of your competition and give your client's what they
want, get Green Advantage Certified. Click the link above for more
information.
"This seminar has helped rekindle the flame; I will run my remodeling company with a renewed sense that I can make a difference... Nice job David."
— DAVID CALLAHAN, Callahan & Petcas, Inc.
"What’s Working's training is an excellent overview on "Green Remodeling" and gives many specifics to implement in all areas of remodeling, from foundation to finish. I have sent all of our key employees to your trainings, and recommend the trainings to any building professional who is serious about going 'green.'"
— JOHN SHURTZ, President, Green Builders of Marin
"What’s Working has done a great job teaching the Certified Green Building Professional course here in the Bay Area. The classes are packed with interesting information that brings remodelers up to speed on building green, including segments on Indoor Air Quality, Energy Efficiency, and Resource Conservation."
— MICHAEL MCCUTCHEON, President, McCutcheon Construction, Inc.
"What’s Workings presentations are both motivational and fact-packed. Not only will you learn why green remodeling is good for the earth, but you will learn which materials are really green, green remodeling techniques needed in your climate, and various pitfalls and hazards to avoid in green remodeling. Many attendees find your seminars life-changing."
— DAN TADDEI, BCA, Director of Education, National Association of the Remodeling Industry
