University of California, Santa Barbara
PAE-21: Sustainability in Continuing Education

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.

Though only 8 courses will offered in the year that we are reporting on, there are currently 10 courses related to sustainability: Complete Course Selection: 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 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