Continuing & Professional Education
SUSTAINABILITY TRAINING FOR HOMEOWNERS & PROFESSIONALS
SUNY Ulster Continuing and Professional Education is pleased to announce the addition of a series of Sustainablility Training and Green Technology Courses. These programs are designed for those wishing to start a career in this growing field, professionals looking to expand their skills and credentials, and homeowners, or anyone, interested in learning about current technology and practice in the area of sustainable living.
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Homeowners and Professionals
COURSES
Basic Photovoltaics – A General Overview for the Homeowner
Presented by John Calhoun – John will cover photovoltaics for residential use including financial incentives for homeowners, types of PV systems, and how to get started brining solar energy into one’s home.
Sat, Sep. 13 • 10 am - 12 noon
1 session • $39
DCB 887 • BRC
Introduction to Small Wind Systems and Small Wind Installation Workshop
Interested in learning how to install your own wind turbine? Join Roy Butler of Four Winds for this week long class. Interested homeowners, businesses, and contractors will have a rare opportunity to learn first hand how to properly site, specify, permit, and install a residential scale wind energy system by participating in this week long workshop.
Day one will be an overview of wind turbines for those who simply want more information.
Monday Only, Oct. 6 • 9 am – 4:30 pm
1 session • $89
DCB 894 • BRC
Mon.– Fri., Oct. 6 - 10 • 9 am – 4:30 pm
5 sessions • $499
DCB 900 • BRC
NEW! Permaculture in Action!
Join us for a series of permaculture-based workshops, integrating classroom experiences with hands-on practical activities at local sites. Permaculture is a design science that combines Natural Building, Green Architecture, Renewable Energy, Appropriate Technology, Organic Agriculture, Alternative Waste Management, Edible Forest Gardening, and more to create truly sustainable systems for homes, businesses, and communities.
Each 2-day session dives into the nitty-gritty of a particular facet of permaculture, facilitated by local permaculture actionists at the cutting edge of their disciplines. Friday sessions will be a classroom session held at the BRC in Kingston and the Saturday sessions will be a practicum held at Camp Epworth in High Falls.
Natural Building & Home Design
Fri & Sat, May 30 - 31 • Fri 6-9 pm, Sat 9am-4pm
DCB 876 • BRC & Camp Epworth • $129
Liberation Ecology
Fri & Sat, Jun 27-28 • Fri 6-9 pm, Sat 9 am-4 pm
DCB 877 • BRC & Camp Epworth • $129
NEW! Green Home Building and Renovation
To be repeated Fall, 2008
Green Home Building and Renovation will give a practical overview of the many ways we can design, build, and/or renovate a home to make it more green and sustainable. Topics covered include: alternative energy systems like geothermal and solar, passive solar design, green roofs, sustainable materials such as bamboo, use of nontoxic paints and other nontoxic building materials, new insulation techniques such as ICF and SIP, energy efficient appliances and water heaters and "green" mortgages.
Also covered are New York State Energy $mart™ and Federal programs that subsidize energy efficiency with rebates and tax breaks, state certified home energy audits and state backed low cost loans for home improvements that create energy efficiency. There will be guest speakers and the class will highlight actual green building and renovation projects in the Hudson River Valley.
The second session will be a visit to Real Green Homes submitted to the New York House Magazine's "Best in Green Building Competition". This session will include a tour to two homes in the area where you will be able to meet the homeowner and ask questions to see firsthand how actual green homes are built and function.
Your instructor is Paul McGinniss, a partner in Serendipity Associates, a strategic marketing and Public Relations Company as well as a co-founder of New York Real Estate Group and a New York Licensed Real Estate Broker.
To be repeated Fall, 2008
2 sessions • $59
DCB 564 • BRC
NEW! Photovoltaics Installer’s Course
Class starts July 28
Note: This course can be applied toward your NABCEP prerequisites.
Learn the basics of how to site, design, and install photovoltaic (PV) systems! This course includes sizing systems for both grid-connected and off-grid PV systems. Learn about solar resource, the problems associated with shading and what is the best orientation and tilt for PV arrays. Discuss the basic sizing and design of systems to serve a given electrical load. Learn safety procedures for installers and study the electrical code for PV systems in detail. Study various mounting systems for PV arrays and how they affect roofs. Install a PV system!
Your instructor is Dr. Gay E. Canough; a NABCEP certified PV Installer and ISP certified Master Trainer.
Prerequisite: High school diploma; must be able to do simple arithmetic calculations; must have basic understanding of electricity including familiarity with volts, amps, and AC wiring. Call for materials list. Optional textbook: Photovoltaic Systems
Mon - Thu • July 28 – 31 • 9 am – 4:30 pm
DCB 888 • BRC • $599
Optional day on Friday may be added.
Solar Hot Water Systems
Part I and Part II
To be repeated Fall, 2008
Presented by SunDog Solar – SunDog will present a series of two courses designed for professional contractors, as well as the local handyman, who are interested in learning the basic design elements and equipment required for efficient and reliable solor hot water heating and space heat loops. The first course will be an overview of the systems followed by a second “hands-on” course where students will work together to install a mini system in a classroom setting.
Part 1 - 1 session • $175
DCB 884 • BRC
Part 2 - 1 session • $175
DCB 885 • BRC
The Dollars and Sense of Green Roofing
To be repeated Fall, 2008
Presented by Joe Phillips of The Garland Company – This course will cover the benefits of green roofs – vegetated surfaces installed over man-made structures. This ancient building practice has gained new exposure as an environmentally beneficial application. It is currently being used in places like Europe and in parts of the United States.
1 session • $29
DCB 882• BRC
Smart Home Design – Green Architecture and Interior Design
To be repeated in the Fall, 2008
With Dragana Viatkovic – Dragana will present why a green home is more energy efficient and healthier for the homeowner. She will discuss how to build a green home as well as how to renovate an existing home to make it green.
DCB 845 • BRC
Radiant Floor Heat for Homeowners
To be repeated in the Fall, 2008
Presented by John Abularrage of Advanced Radiant Design Inc. – John’s course focuses on practical information for homeowners interested in this economical and comfortable heating system. He will cover the types of systems available and proper installation.
DCB 476 • BRC
Starting in September 2008
The Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate Program
Learn how to improve a building’s economic and environmental performance.
- This six-month, specialized training program enables graduates to advise employers or clients on strategies and tools for implementing sustainable building.
You will learn how to:
- Identify and articulate key sustainable building practices
- Apply LEED™ and other relevant criteria and established guidelines
- Analyze costs and benefits of incorporating sustainable building measures
- Establish sustainable design goals and achieve them in your projects
- Take advantage of financial incentives and technical assistance offered by
governments, utilities and non-profit organizations
Nine Sessions: September - May, one weekend per month, from 9am to 5pm on Fridays, and 9am to 3pm on Saturdays, with lectures, field trips, and hands-on exercises presented by respected experts in the field.
Registration fee: $1995
Graduates have the option of taking an exam to earn a National Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate.
Examination fee: $250
Your instructors are architect Janus Welton, AIA, BBEC, IFSG, and environmental educator ej George of Ithaca Building Alliance, Natural Builders Northeast and the Upstate New York Chapter of the US Green Building Council.
For further information, 845-687-5012, songayla@sunyulster.edu
For more information on any of these courses or others offered by the SUNY Ulster Office of Continuing and Professional Education,
please call (845) 339-2025.
