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In Green Roofs: Increase the Energy Performance of Your Building, you'll learn ...
- What is a green roof and how it can increase the energy performance of a building
- Advantages and disadvantages of green roofs compared to reflective roofs
- Other green roof benefits in urban areas, including stormwater runoff control, air quality improvements, noise reduction, and aesthetics
- Roof slope and structural requirements to accommodate green roofs
Overview
Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 37 pages
Because of their many energy-saving and environmental benefits, green roofs are a promising technology for energy- efficient buildings. In a green roof, a layer of vegetation covers the surface of the roof to provide shade, cool indoor and outdoor temperatures, provide storm water management, and more.
In this course you will learn about the benefits of green roofs and the types of buildings and roofing systems that are suitable for retrofit, as well as new-build installations of a green roof.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Green roof benefits and applications
- Energy-savings mechanisms
- Architectural and structural criteria for green roofs
- Green roof implementation barriers
- Why green roofs provide energy savings in both the summer and winter
- Why converting conventional roof surfaces to green roofs is potentially the single greatest way to reduce or delay stormwater runoff on a large scale
- Installation, integration and maintenance of green roofs
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 15 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
| This course is applicable to professional engineers in: | ||
| Alabama (P.E.) | Alaska (P.E.) | Arkansas (P.E.) |
| Delaware (P.E.) | District of Columbia (P.E.) | Florida (P.E. Area of Practice) |
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| Illinois (S.E.) | Indiana (P.E.) | Iowa (P.E.) |
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| Maine (P.E.) | Maryland (P.E.) | Michigan (P.E.) |
| Minnesota (P.E.) | Mississippi (P.E.) | Missouri (P.E.) |
| Montana (P.E.) | Nebraska (P.E.) | Nevada (P.E.) |
| New Hampshire (P.E.) | New Jersey (P.E.) | New Mexico (P.E.) |
| New York (P.E.) | North Carolina (P.E.) | North Dakota (P.E.) |
| Ohio (P.E. Self-Paced) | Oklahoma (P.E.) | Oregon (P.E.) |
| Pennsylvania (P.E.) | South Carolina (P.E.) | South Dakota (P.E.) |
| Tennessee (P.E.) | Texas (P.E.) | Utah (P.E.) |
| Vermont (P.E.) | Virginia (P.E.) | West Virginia (P.E.) |
| Wisconsin (P.E.) | Wyoming (P.E.) | |
Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 3 PDH
Length: 37 pages
