Fwd: Fall 2013 Sustainable Design courses at BAC

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	BAC Sustainable Design Institute Fall Courses To read this email in your browser, click here.

	August 6, 2013

Dear Majesta, The Sustainable Design Institute at the Boston Architectural College (BAC) is pleased to announce its Fall 2013 courses. Registration is now open for both fall sessions. Registration for First Session courses will close on Monday, August 19. Session 01 classes start on Monday, August 26. The Sustainable Design Institute at the BAC continues to offer the most comprehensive curriculum available in sustainable design at any accredited college or university. The half-semester, graduate-level courses are online, instructor-led, interactive, asynchronous, and limited to 15 persons each. Instructors are building industry experts. Courses may be taken individually or as part of the Institute's sustainable design certificate program, which offers four possible graduate certificates (see www.the–bac.edu/green for details). The courses have been developed in collaboration with BuildingGreen, publishers of Environmental Building News and Greenspec. Up to 6 Institute courses are also transferrable as electives into the BAC’s Master of Design Studies in Sustainable Design (MDS-SD) degree (see www.the-bac.edu/sd for details). First Session, Fall 2013: August 26 – October 19 Environmental Systems (Prerequisite) Green Practice: Energy and Air Quality Principles Green Roofs/Green Walls Introduction to the International Green Construction Code Multiple Urbanisms: Divergence or Synergy Site Design, Landscaping and Site-Water Issues Solar Energy: Design with the Sun Sustainable Design and Building Information Modeling Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking Sustainable Design in Practice Sustainable Design of Healthcare Facilities The Urgent and Hopeful Future of Sustainable Design The Zero Energy Home: What, How and If Second Session, Fall 2013: October 21 – December 14 Building Envelope Daylighting and State-of-the-Art Electric Lighting Energy Modeling in Building Design Environmental Systems (Prerequisite) Global Perspectives on Sustainable Design Green Practice: Energy and Air Quality Principles Green Residential Remodeling and Renovation Greening Existing Buildings Greening the City Learning from Sustainable Design through History Marketing Sustainability Materials, Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality Passive Heating and Cooling Design (Prerequisites) NEW course for people who want to learn the nuts and bolts of passive design Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking Sustainable Neighborhoods To learn more (and register) go to www.the-bac.edu/green, call +1 617-585-0101 or send an email to the BAC's Director of Sustainable Design, Lance Fletcher, AIA, LEED AP. Yours, Alex Wilson Founder and Executive Editor BuildingGreen, Inc.

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