Access to all GHI CE webinars – no registration needed 

GHI will automatically send Zoom invitations when an event is created. Check your spam from  Zoom <no-reply@zoom.us>. The invitations will go to the email associated with your membership as well as any employees that have been added. If you do not receive these emails, please check your junk folder. You may receive three notices: when first registered, one reminder a week out, and another one day out. There is no need to contact GHI to sign up – just click the link to join. Be sure to add these events to your calendar to avoid missing the webinars! 

Assistance with CEU webinar certificate tracking and management

All certificates are emailed to you from certs@gutenbergcerts.com within one week following the webinar. If you do not receive your certificate within a week, contact support@gutenbergcerts.com for assistance. You may also go to https://myaccount.gutenbergcerts.com/ and log in with the same email through which you received the Zoom meeting link to access your account and find all of your stored certificates.

All CEUs are self-reported with the exception of AIA, for which you need to complete the survey at the end of the webinar to account for your attendance.

If you have difficulty accessing your CEUs using these instructions, contact us for assistance.

If you miss a live webinar and/or want to access the large repository of classes, please log into Thinkific using your member email address. From there, you can navigate all classes on demand, watch them, and complete the quiz at the end to get CEUs. Your certificate for on-demand education will be stored in your Thinkific account. You can watch a quick tutorial here or download a visual and text guide to navigate this CEU platform here.

Contact support@thinkific.com for assistance.

Note: If you are unable to access a course for free (with the exception of some of our larger paid trainings), please use this code: MemberAccess

Thinkific account access will be provided within one week of becoming a GHI member (check your spam folder if you do not receive it). You may be required to reset your password.

For all continuing education provided by GHI, Gutenberg tracks live course attendance and Thinkific tracks on-demand classes.  You are responsible for downloading, storing, and reporting these certificates to your CEU providers (except for AIA, which GHI reports). If you have trouble, contact brett.little@greenhomeinstitute.org for assistance.

Discounted or free access to professional certification training

Discounts or free access to professional and paid GHI courses and training are found here.  Future courses are added here as well, so check back often. All of these courses are free except the LEED Green Rater training and the HERS Rater training, which are offered at a significant discount to members. All courses are accessible within the Thinkific platform mentioned above by typing the name of the class into the search bar. You will be auto-enrolled into all classes at no additional cost.

These courses and similar courses are occasionally offered live in person or virtually, and you will receive an email from GHI with the option to sign up at no cost.

Discounted green building consulting, certification, and registration fees

• Corporate members – Multifamily registration and certification discounts for LEED 
• Discounts on Single Family LEED and GreenStar Home Certification
• Discounts on LEED and GreenStar Consulting services 

Access to financing for solar, green home, e-bikes, and electric vehicles provided by the Clean Energy Credit Union

You and your clients may apply for financing through the Clean Energy Credit Union to fund sustainable housing and/or transportation (contact us to discuss extending this membership benefit to your clients). Find out more about this benefit here:

https://www.cleanenergycu.org/apply-for-a-loan/

Free access to LEED Green Associate and Accredited Professional Homes credential training and practice exams

We offer training for three LEED professional credentials: LEED Green Associate, LEED AP Homes, and LEED Green Rater.  You will be able to access the LEED Green Associate and LEED AP Homes classes in Thinkific at no cost.  For additional study materials and practice exams, and to inquire about LEED Green Rater training, contact Brett.Little@greenhomeinstitute.org.

Listing in the GreenHome Institute member directory

GHI has recently added several more fields to your member profile; please ensure these are all filled out and updated. Though some of these are not displayed publicly, they help us to better understand who our members are so we can work to provide the most beneficial content for all. As a member, you can choose to share your name, company, photo, and bio (we request that you limit your bio to two paragraphs). Please ensure your profile is updated when necessary.

Discounts on green building products, services, and technologies

Builders for Climate Action offers all GHI members a 10% discount on their BEAM embodied carbon calculator training at https://www.buildersforclimateaction.org/beam-training-course.html; use code: ghilearn10. 

WattCarbon is offering a 10% discount on Energy Attribute Certificates. These certificates are similar to RECs or Carbon Offsets and can help your project meet the new DOE National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building or other zero-carbon certifications in a meaningful way that increases electrification, distributed energy resources, and/or renewable energy. Use code GREENHOME2024 at https://www.wattcarbon.com/

Sun Plans offers passive solar sustainable designs for you or your clients.  Passive solar considers a home’s orientation, location, window placement/type, overhangs, reflectivity, and wall systems. Proper passive solar can reduce energy costs and improve health and comfort. As a GHI member, you will receive 15% off the cost of their plans. After placing a house plan order with Sun Plans through their shopping cart, reply to the order to let them know you are a GHI member, and they will issue the 15% credit.  This discount applies to their eBook, Study Plans, Review Sets, CAD Files, and Construction Prints. It does not apply to their consulting services or custom design.

Access to additional educational and Green Home Trade Association discounts and resources

Three-month free trial at Green Building Advisor: https://subscribe.greenbuildingadvisor.com/GBAPM_3month?pk=W20129FS

ACHR News Major Discount – Best-in-class HVAC news for the future of heating, cooling, and ventilation

Get 15% off entries to the Green Builder Media GreenHome of the Year Awards. The deadline to enter is 10/25. You or your clients can enter here using the code HOTY15 

Biophilic Design Institute Certification Training Course – 5% discount. Code “GREENHOMES”

Join the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) at any membership level using code GOSOLAR for 25% off at ases.org/join.

Benefits of Joining ASES include:

• Printed and digital subscription to Solar Today magazine
• Discount for attendance at the Annual National Solar Conference
• Access to the ASES Online Community to connect, collaborate, and engage with others
• Participate in the ASES Mentor Match Program to grow your network and expand your professional goals in the renewable energy space
• Attend the Monthly Webinar Series
• Participate in the Annual National Solar Tour
• Use of the ASES logo
• Eligibility to join credit unions for a solar or green home improvement loan
• Ability to join a local chapter
• …and more!

Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) is extending a 50% discount for EEBA Individual Memberships to your entire network, including builders, designers, and partner organizations, valued at up to $150 annually per membership. To access these benefits, complete the EEBA membership application and use code EEBAPARTNERS at checkout.

Benefits of joining EEBA include:

• Discounted admission to the 2024 EEBA High-Performance Summit
• Free or discounted access to more than 250 EEBA Academy classes and EEBA Professional Designations courses, including the High Performance HVAC Professional, Net Zero Building Professional, and more
• Discounts on EEBA Corporate training packages for the team and in-person events
• Access to the EEBA webinar & podcast Series
• Subscription to the EEBA newsletter and blog
• Access to the EEBA member community
• Ability to display the EEBA member badge
• Free listing on the EEBA membership page

Submit articles on relevant topics for consideration for publication on the GHI website.

We want to hear and share our members’ perspectives on topics related to the residential green building industry. Members get to submit articles at no cost for inclusion on the GHI blog, newsletter and/or social media pages. Learn more here.

Membership spotlight of your company or work featured on social media, newsletters, and webinars

Please contact us with any news that is relevant to share with the GHI network so we can create a member spotlight.  We also try to connect with you and your company on social media and share updates that are relevant to the residential green building sector.

Ability to add employees to all benefits for corporate and sponsor memberships

To ensure other employees in your company can access these resources, add them here and ensure you send them this list of benefits so they know what is available.

Do you need to access your membership login? Find it here https://app.joinit.com/login