The unique Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Communities course shows you how to master the complex interdisciplinary challenges of real-world sustainability. The curriculum examines key environmental planning and design processes, and showcases actual applications of sustainable engineering by some of the leading practitioners in the United States.

By participating in this comprehensive and timely course program, you will:

• Understand the opportunities in sustainable development.
• Assess major challenges facing business and government relevant to sustainable facilities and infrastructure.
• Examine national and international metrics for sustainability.
• Learn how to use new tools for conducting sustainability audits.
• Apply life-cycle analyses to projects and programs.
• Explore how to inaugurate or expand a business practice in sustainable engineering, design and construction.
• Investigate reent sustainable transportation, buildings, and water projects and degree of success obtained.

This certificate course is appropriate for engineers and planners in the many disciplines and professions involved in the built and natural environment.

Session headings for the four-day program:

• Sustainable Development: The Business Context
• Sustainable Design Tools and Techniques
• Impacts of Development and Projects on the Environment
• Field Trip: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' $1.3 billion Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lake Borgne Storm Surge Barrier project private tour; 9th Ward's 'Field of Dreams' athletic fields rebuilding project
• Sustainable Design and Construction for Specific Engineering Markets

For PDF of course brochure, click on brochure cover.

Through January 29, 2010:
$1,545 ACEC Member
$1,745 ACEC Non-member

After January 29, 2010:
$1,745 ACEC Member
$1,945 ACEC Non-member

Click here to download registration form.