Online Green Building Certificate

Faculty

You'll learn from the respected faculty of CSU's Institute for the Built Environment (IBE) and industry experts who are leaders in research and study of environmentally sustainable construction practices. The IBE brings together professionals and students from design and construction to solve problems through research related to the built environment.

Cody Farmer is the online class coordinator for the online Green Building Certificate. A Colorado native, Cody is a business graduate of the University of Northern Colorado's Monfort College of Business, and is currently set to graduate with a Master of Science in Construction Management, Sustainable Building at Colorado State University in December 2010. His research focuses on Economic Development and Recovery Money in the Residential Green Marketplace. Cody joined IBE to coordinate the development and implementation of online green building courses. Contact Cody at (303) 912-4833 or cody.farmer@colostate.edu.

Guest instructors include other IBE faculty and some of the top green building professionals in the industry. Here are a few highlights from their extensive resumes:

• Steve Byers is a principal at EnergyLogic, Colorado's leading provider of residential energy and sustainability services. He has 15 years of experience in consulting, testing, and educating builders and others about building performance and design. EnergyLogic is a LEED®-Homes participant among other performance and sustainability programs.
• Nancy Clanton, P.E., LEED® AP, President of Clanton & Associates, which is a lighting design firm specializing in sustainable design and with many projects that have earned LEED® certification. Nancy has received national and statewide recognition including the Contribution to the Built Environment Award from AIA and speaks nationally on sustainable lighting, energy efficiency, and light pollution.

Colorado State University's Green Building Certificate Program was excellent. It provided a very good introduction to sustainable building and peaked my interest to do more research on my own. The network of instructors is exceptional – not only do they have a wealth of information, but they are seasoned professionals out in the field doing the work. They are a great resource and very knowledgeable. I learned a ton and I would highly recommend it to anyone.

– Cristi Delgado

• Carol Dollard, P.E., LEED® AP, and CSU Utilities Engineer, has performed more than 100 commercial and industrial energy audits, worked on two campus LEED® projects, and helped bring wind power to CSU residence halls.
• Kristi Ennis, AIA, LEED® AP, is the Sustainable Design Director at Boulder Associates, Inc. She was project architect on the LEED®-NC Boulder Community Foothills Hospital and led the sustainable design initiative for BA’s LEED®-CI Gold office.
• Angela Guggemos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at CSU, specializes in life-cycle assessment and life-cycle costing research.
• Bruce Hendee, LEED® AP, is founder and president of BHA Design, Inc. Bruce has worked on numerous LEED® projects, two of which have won the American Society of Landscape Architects awards for sustainable sites.
• Erik Jeannette, P.E., LEED® AP, is a Senior Commissioning and Controls Engineer for EMC Engineers, Inc., and has managed commissioning efforts on more than 50 facilities, including numerous LEED® projects.
• Josie Plaut, M.S., LEED® AP, Director of Projects for IBE, works to facilitate and coordinate green building projects and is an experienced instructor, lecturer, and workshop coordinator.
• Brennan Schumacher, LEED® AP, is founder of Be Green Consulting and facilitates integration of sustainable design and building strategies, including architectural lighting design for industrial, commercial, and residential projects. Brennan teaches extensively about green building and LEED® across the nation.