NeighborWorks America's Green Agenda: Training and Certification

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As the leading educator in the community development industry, NeighborWorks America is raising the bar even higher by including a comprehensive green curriculum of coursework with a certification program. These courses, featuring ideas and best practices, allow NeighborWorks America to provide a direct and substantial return to the industry in the development of healthier, more efficient homes and rental properties for low- to moderate-income residents.

Training Courses

NeighborWorks offers a comprehensive curriculum of green courses in the following areas. Courses are offered on a rotating basis at our quarterly NeighborWorks Training Institutes and at place-based trainings on request from partner organizations.

Green building science
Single-family green construction and rehabilitation
Multifamily green construction and rehabilitation
Green asset and property management practices
Greening homeownership education and counseling
Planning and organizing for more livable communities
Greening your organization

For more information on our full range of green/sustainable/healthy homes-focused corses, download our green and sustainability brochure.

Professional Certificate in Green and Sustainability

The professional certificate courses are designed to educate individuals seeking a comprehensive overview of the major components of the green building industry, with an emphasis on green materials and methods of construction and rehabilitation for affordable housing. The program also offers a comprehensive approach to greening your organization and lines of business to promote sustainability leading to long-term economic, environmental and social equity impacts in your community.

Information on registering for the Green and Sustainability Specialist Certificate

NeighborWorks Green Symposium Series

GREEN CHOICES, GREEN VALUE, FOR THE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE (March 2011)

Green Choices, Green Value Symposium Resources

GREENING YOUR ROAD MAP TO SUCCESS IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE: IN TODAY'S ECONOMY YOU CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO BE GREEN! (May 2009)

Greening Your Roadmap Symposium Resources

GO GREEN NOW: EMBRACING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, HEALTHY HOUSING AND GREEN BUILDING (February 2008)

Go Green Now Symposium Resources (February 2008)

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