Course Overview
The Sustainable Building Advisor Program (SBAP) is offered over the course of 9 months, with two full days of class each month. A 70% attendance record is required to be eligible for certification. Course content is delivered in lectures and site visits, and students enhance their learning through written assignments and a team project. The course culminates with presentations of the team projects, a certification exam, and a graduation celebration.
Having completed the Sonoran SBAP coursework, participants will have the knowledge, tools, and contacts to:
✓Identify and articulate sustainable building practices and goals
✓Identify and analyze costs and benefits of implementation
✓Communicate effectively with project stakeholders to promote economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable solutions
✓Understand when to apply LEED, Built Green, and other relevant frameworks to projects and operations
✓Take a leadership position in projects, organizations and communities in a rapidly important and complex field
Other details:
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•The course runs for 9 months, one weekend per month (Fri and Sat)
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•National certification exam upon successful completion of the Program (exam fee included in tuition)
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•The level of academic rigor in this course requires study time in addition to classroom time. Students have reported spending approximately 20-40 minutes of study time for every hour spent in the classroom.
...our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's futures...
~ John F. Kennedy
Speech at The American University, Washington, D.C., June 10, 1963
CE Credits
Earn 100 Continuing Education credits for LEED GA and AP and AIA™ through SoSBAP.
Federal Tuition Assistance for Job Seekers
Qualified students can receive a federal grant to cover 100% of SoSBAP tuition!
APS Tuition Assistance Program
APS provides 50% tuition reimbursement for APS Business Customers and approved Trade Allies. Learn more
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