Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.92
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date Aug. 19, 2014
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University of California, Santa Barbara
EN-11: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.43 / 5.00 Katie Maynard
Sustainability Coordinator
Geography & Sustainability
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
Yes

Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
15

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
185

A copy of the list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
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A list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:

ENV S X489 Sustainability: A Green Building Overview
ENV S X489.1 Energy Sources: Their End Uses and Impacts
ENV S X489.2 Green Building Materials
ENV S X489.3 Waste Management and Green Purchasing
ESM X489.4 Strategic Waste management
ENV S X489.4 Sustainable Water Management
ENV S X489.5 Sustainable Planning and Site Design
ENV S X489.6 Sustainable Landscape: Principles of Ecological and Efficient Design
ENV S X489.12 Fire Smart Design for Green Building and Landscape
ENV S X489.7 Designing Sustainable Gardens with Native and Edible Plants
ENV S X489.15 Marketing and Branding for Sustainable Business and Organizations
ESM X489.16 Solar Energy Solutions: An Introduction to Harnessing the Power of the Sun
ESM X489.18 The Elements of a Green Business
ENV S X489.17 Introduction to Building Energy Modeling
ESM X489.7 Designing Sustainable Gardens with Native and Edible Plants


Does the institution have at least one sustainability-themed certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program:

The Green Building and Sustainable Design Professional Certificate Program is designed to give participants introductory knowledge of sustainable building practice and green building certification processes throughout the country. (Information on the LEED rating system is presented.) Some required courses for the program include: Water Management, Planning & Site Design, and Sustainable Landscaping. Elective courses for certification range from "Fire Smart Design" to "Marketing and Branding for Sustainable Business and Organizations" and vary every year as new ones are introduced. The program covers courses pertinent to design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings, with particular attention to sustainability.

This certification program fulfills the eligibility requirements necessary to sit for the LEED Green Associate examination.


Year the certificate program was created:
2,010

The website URL where information about sustainability in continuing education courses is available :
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