Registration Eligibility
None
Start Date
06/04/2019
End Date
06/04/2019
Description
This 6.0 hour live lecture presentation covers vegetated green roofs, living walls, stormwater planters, plants, engineered soil, drainage, and the ecological, environmental and commercial value of green infrastructure.
Location
Lombard, IL
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Sustainable Development & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
No
Hours
6.0
Learning Outcomes
Learners will be able to describe green design elements for building envelopes, including vegetated green roofs, living walls, stormwater planters, plants, engineered soils, and drainage components.
Learners will be able to explain the ecological, environmental, and commercial value of green infrastructure, including pollution control, CO2 sequestration, mitigating urban heating and cooling, urban agriculture, rooftop farming, increased value and marketability, and stormwater management.
Learners will be able to discuss the social and human element of green infrastructure, including the biophilic effects, including stress reduction, appreciation of life, feeling of well-being, heath.
Learners will be able to discuss with project owners the financial return on investment for undertaking a green building envelope project, taking into consideration initial cost, stormwater management, increased real estate assessment, and marketability/value upon resale.
Instructors
Mary Ann Uhlmann, Joanne Rodriguez
Course Codes
032819LOMB
Provider
HalfMoon Education Inc.