Intro to Green Communities Certification Program 2015

Then Enterprise Foundation’s Green Communities (EGC) is improving the health and well-being of low-income people by transforming the quality of affordable housing in America. By aligning affordable housing investment strategies with environmentally responsive building practices, Enterprise is leading the national effort to ensure that people living in affordable housing are healthier, spend less money on utilities, and have more opportunities through their connections to transportation, quality food and health care services.

Consider this: 70% of design decisions are made in the first 10% of a project—a fact that’s critically relevant to the need for the Green Communities program in creating healthy and sustainable homes.

Lessons Learned

Know the basics of the Green Communities program and how you can use it now for healthier buildings
Understand where to get more information locally to use the program for the welfare of the program
Learn that greener buildings and communities are safer communities
Articulate the basic process, costs and expectations of an EGC project.

Continuing Education Units (CEUS)

1 Hour in

State Architect / Builder License.
GBCI
Certified Green Professional (NARI & NAHB)
AIA(HSW)
AIBD

This course is mandatory for the GreenHome Associates Program.

Instructor:

KristaE KRISTA EGGER, Senior Program Director, Green Communities Initiative at Enterprise Community. Krita manages the development and implementation of a national green training and technical assistance program to support affordable housing development teams. Previously, she directed Advanced Energy’s Affordable Housing business unit, which provides programmatic and building science expertise. Krista led the award winning, guaranteed-performance SystemVision program and consulting services with Enterprise Green Communities, Habitat for Humanity International, NeighborWorks, and utility clients.