NCCER Responds to Industry Call for Green Building Training

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has partnered with the Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Research Team of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., to create green training for the construction industry.

This curriculum, titled "Your Role in the Green Environment," provides fundamental instruction in the green environment, green construction practices and green building rating systems, according to a press release issued by NCCER.

"The primary purpose of this module is to provide craft professionals with a fundamental knowledge of green construction principles and methodologies," says NCCER president Don Whyte.

The 15-hour introductory course introduces the LEED Green Building Rating System™, helps identify construction activities that contribute to a project's LEED rating, and addresses common construction pitfalls to avoid in achieving LEED certification.

This course will be available beginning in August 2008 through Pearson Education.

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