The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) is launching the Sustainable Building Advisor (SBA) program beginning March 23 at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works. The SBA course is the latest offering from the CaGBC – Canada’s most trusted source of green building education.
The SBA is a comprehensive nine-month course with only two in-class sessions per month, making it ideal for professionals who want to expand their green building knowledge while working full time.
This program, being offered for the first time in Ontario, is unique in that it requires no existing green building education or experience and is focused on practical, forward-thinking ways to design, construct and manage buildings that are resource efficient, environmentally responsible, cost effective, and healthy for all occupants.
“We are thrilled to deliver the SBA program as part of our roster of educational offerings,” said Cynthia Bland, Manager, Education and Delivery, CaGBC. “The SBA course’s unique structure and curriculum clearly speak for itself – our inaugural course in March is already over 60 percent full. Newly signed up participants are telling us that they are excited not just by the format, but by the new benefits the SBA course brings forward.”
The SBA course provides an opportunity for students from a variety of disciplines and knowledge areas to learn together, not just about the basics of green building, but how to approach sustainability from a wider perspective.
The CaGBC has selected Jeff Ranson as the Lead Instructor for the program in Toronto. Jeff brings with him a wealth of experience as both a project manager for several commercial building projects in downtown Toronto, and with various green building events in Canada.
His work has included: managing the Green Building Festival; developing green building showcases for RBC’s Olympic Torch Relay and for CMHC’s EQuilibrium Zero Energy Homes pilot. Jeff will be joined by other Canadian expert instructors and guest speakers to be announced at a later date.
Upon completion of the SBA course, graduates earn the designation of a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA) and will achieve 100 CE hours toward their LEED Professional credential maintenance. Canadian architects are also awarded core Continuing Education Learning Units in many provinces.
The SBA course will also be offered by CaGBC in Quebec and Manitoba in the future.
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