Online Course Helps Build 30% Energy Savings into School Design

May 04, 2009

The U.S. Department of Energy, through its EnergySmart Schools program, is offering a no-cost, 2-hour, Web-based training course that helps building professionals implement the recommendations in the Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings. Members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) who complete the course and pass the quiz can earn 2.0 AIA/Continuing Education System learning units with credits for Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) as well as Sustainable Design (SD).

The course, which can be taken at the user's convenience, includes a recorded webinar that was presented to more than 1,100 attendees on April 16, 2009. Paul Torcellini and Shanti Pless, from the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, provide an overview of the guide, including recommendations to achieve 30% energy savings over the baseline standard in building projects. The 90-minute presentation is followed by a 30-minute question and answer session. Directions on how to receive AIA/CES learning units are displayed at the end of the webinar.

It's fast and free! Access more information and the actual course from the AEDG Webinar page on the Buildings Technologies Program's EnergySmart Schools Web site.