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The National Sustainable Building Advisor Program (NaSBAP) offers a 9-month certificate training course and exam specifically designed for working professionals eager to apply sustainable concepts to the buildings they design, develop, and construct. The Sustainable Building Advisor (SBA) course welcomes a diverse range of students drawn from architecture and planning firms, engineering companies, developers and contractors, government agencies, research institutions, resource conservation organizations, utilities and environmental consulting organizations.

Through expert instructors and guest speakers, team projects, site visits to exemplary projects, and access to the latest in green building resources, the SBA course provides attendees the information they need to create buildings that are energy and resource efficient, healthy working and living environments, environmentally responsible and cost effective.

The SBA course provides students an integrated approach, tools and resources to accomplish the following:

• Identify and articulate key sustainable building practices and goals
• Analyze the costs and benefits of implementation
• Work with designers, architects, builders, operators, and utilities managers to achieve them in their projects
• Apply LEED, Built Green, and other relevant criteria and established guidelines effectively
• Take a leadership position in their organizations and communities in a rapidly growing field

View the course outline for a detailed overview of the nine course units.

Individuals successfully completing the course are eligible to take an exam and earn the designation CSBA (Certified Sustainable Building Advisor). Learn more about the benefits of becoming a CSBA.