Pitt-Bradford to Offer 'Green'
Building Course November 12
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is holding a course on “green” building for local commercial contractors, residential homebuilders, real-estate agents, bankers and interested members of the public.
Jerry Leach, director of building codes and National Association of Home Builders- accredited instructor for the Pennsylvania Builders Association, will teach “The ABCs of Green Building” from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, in Room 237 of Swarts Hall. The cost is $20 for builders association members and $30 for nonmembers.
“Green” building is the practice of creating healthier and more resource/energy-efficient models of construction, renovation, operation, maintenance and demolition.
“All of the rage seems to be in ‘going green,’” said Ann Robinson, director of the Pitt-Bradford’s Business Resource Center. “We selected this course to introduce builders and homeowners to the concept of ‘green’ building.”
Topics of discussion include site orientation, design and planning, energy and water efficiency, recycling, sustainability, verification and certification. Participants will learn how to save money and expand business opportunities by “going green.”
“If the course goes well and sees a good number of attendees, there is a good possibility that we can bring a nationally recognized certification program here to Bradford that would certify a person as a Green Building Professional,” said Robinson.
For more information, please contact the Pitt-Bradford Outreach Services Office at (814)362-5078 or e-mail reach@pitt.edu.
For disability-related needs, contact the Office of Disability Resources and Services at 814-362-7609 or arj4@pitt.edu.
Jerry Leach, director of building codes and National Association of Home Builders- accredited instructor for the Pennsylvania Builders Association, will teach “The ABCs of Green Building” from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, in Room 237 of Swarts Hall. The cost is $20 for builders association members and $30 for nonmembers.
“Green” building is the practice of creating healthier and more resource/energy-efficient models of construction, renovation, operation, maintenance and demolition.
“All of the rage seems to be in ‘going green,’” said Ann Robinson, director of the Pitt-Bradford’s Business Resource Center. “We selected this course to introduce builders and homeowners to the concept of ‘green’ building.”
Topics of discussion include site orientation, design and planning, energy and water efficiency, recycling, sustainability, verification and certification. Participants will learn how to save money and expand business opportunities by “going green.”
“If the course goes well and sees a good number of attendees, there is a good possibility that we can bring a nationally recognized certification program here to Bradford that would certify a person as a Green Building Professional,” said Robinson.
For more information, please contact the Pitt-Bradford Outreach Services Office at (814)362-5078 or e-mail reach@pitt.edu.
For disability-related needs, contact the Office of Disability Resources and Services at 814-362-7609 or arj4@pitt.edu.
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