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Paint and LEED V4 Paints and coatings, which impact a building’s overall sustainability, represent two LEED credits in LEED 2009: Low Emitting Materials and Heat Island Effect. In LEED V4, paints may contribute to five credits. These five credits include: Low Emitting Materials, Heat Island Reduction/Cool Roofing, Building Product Disclosure and Optimization, Environmental Product Declarations,... Learn More

Energy Efficiency Improvement – Petrochemical Industry Energy is the most important cost factor in the U.S petrochemical industry, defined in this course as the chemical industry sectors producing large volume basic and intermediate organic chemicals as well as large volume plastics. The sector spends billions of dollars on fuels and electricity every year. Energy efficiency... Learn More

Introduction to Offshore Wind Energy Offshore wind turbines harness the energy of ocean winds and turn it into electricity. Although land-based wind turbines are prevalent in the United States, there are no offshore wind farms in U.S. waters. However, projects are under development in the wind-rich areas of the East Coast, Great Lakes, and Pacific... Learn More

Overview of Solar Energy Solar energy is abundant and offers significant potential for near-term (2020) and long-term (2050) climate change mitigation. Solar energy conversion consists of a large family of different technologies capable of meeting a variety of energy service needs. Solar technologies can deliver heat, cooling, natural lighting, electricity, and fuels for a host... Learn More

Sustainable Buildings This course presents the sustainable buildings checklist with an emphasis on the major benefits and approaches to green and sustainable building design and construction. The course materials were developed by a countywide committee consisting of city planning and permitting staff, city recycling staff, local architects, nonprofit representatives, and builders. Many items on the... Learn More