Center on Sustainable Communities, Residential Building Education, Building Green Neighborhoods, Iowa

COSC's 4th Annual Building a Sustainable Iowa Professional Training Workshop will be held the week of November 9th through 15th in three locations this year. We are excited to bring Marc Richmond, a national leader in the green building movement, back to Iowa to present this two day course in Cedar Falls, Ankeny and Fairfield. This course is recognized by the building community as the most comprehensive residential green building training course offered in the state so plan to attend!

"COSC's 'Building a Sustainable Iowa' training has been invaluable to our team. Our design, sales and production managers attended the workshop and use the knowledge we gained about energy efficiency every day. We have found it such a benefit that we are sending our draftsmen and project managers to the workshop this year."

Devan Kaufman, CGR

Kaufman Construction Design & Build

"I have never attended a workshop so packed with useful information. Understanding how buildings work is critical to my business. Knowing how and where the industry will inevitibly go is part of my own continuing education. I'd urge any real estate agent whether you work with new construction, resales or buyers to take the time to attend this conference. Knowledge is power and you will come out of this workshop with more power than anything you've learned in a long time."

Susan E. Webster, Realtor® | Metro Office

Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group, Realtors®

"While attending the 'Building a Sustainable Iowa' Workshop I was provided with the tools I needed to raise awareness of concerns regarding environmental degredation related to traditional building practices as well as obtaining valuable information regarding green building - information which I use to assist my business, organizational and industrial clients to implement building policies and strategies that sustain both the environment and their budgets."

Shelene Codner, Financial and Business Assistance

Iowa Waste Exchange

Speaker Marc Richmond, President of Practica Consulting, Austin, TX will teach a series of workshops for residential building professionals and homeowners. For more than 15 years, Richmond has played an integral role in green building program development around the country from Austin and San Francisco to Boston. He is the former manager of the Austin Green Building Program (the oldest in the U.S.) and the past chair of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED-Home Steering Committee.

Participants will engage in sessions covering various aspects of residential sustainable building. Those who take the class and pass the final exam at the end of the second day receive COSC recognition as a Sustainable Building Professional, differentiating them in the marketplace. Those seeking Continuing Education Credits may request a form when registering. Sixteen hours of Continuing Education Credits are available for the basic workshop, and eight hours of Continuing Education Credits are available for the advanced day.

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"Site Preparation & Waste Management Hands-on Workshop" presented by David Hade, Iowa Home Crafters and Shelly Codner, Iowa Waste Exchange. Dinner was sponsored by Metro Waste Authority.

This Affordable Green Demonstration Home project was the result of a partership between COSC, the City of West Des Moines, and HOME, Inc. Funding and donation support for these projects comes from Greater Des Moines Community Foundation, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Principal Financial Group, and MidAmerican Energy. Additional support for the West Des Moines home is provided by Gilcrest Jewett, Windsor Windows, BSB Architects, and COSC's Builder Advisory Council (BAC). For more information on the demo home projects, click here.

This was the first in our series of hands-on workshops at the affordable green demonstration homes in the Des Moines metro area.

3rd Annual 'Building a Sustainable Iowa' Residential Green Building Workshop - Des Moines and Cedar Rapids

2nd Annual 'Building a Sustainable Iowa' Residential Green Building Workshop - Des Moines

1st Annual 'Building a Sustainable Iowa' Residential Green Building Workshop - Des Moines

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