Boston Architectural College

Online Courses and Certificates in Sustainable Design

  • Study online at your convenience
  • Interact with expert faculty in small, graduate-level classes
  • Prepare for LEEDLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED for Homes is the residential green building program from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). While this program is primarily designed for and applicable to new home projects, major gut rehabs can qualify. and beyond
  • New Courses each semester

The Boston Architectural College (BAC) has offered the Sustainable Design Certificate Program since 2002. There are more than a dozen college-level courses in the program, all of which are available online. These eight-week courses, which are instructor-ledLight-emitting diode. Illumination technology that produces light by running electrical current through a semiconductor diode. LED lamps are much longer lasting and much more energy efficient than incandescent lamps; unlike fluorescent lamps, LED lamps do not contain mercury and can be readily dimmed. and interactive, may be taken individually or as part of the certificate program. Through the online format, courses are accessible to professionals and green building enthusiasts around the world.

Course offerings include:

  • The Zero Energy Home: What, How and If
  • Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking
  • Green Practice: Energy and Air Quality Principles
  • Materials, Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality
  • Building EnvelopeExterior components of a house that provide protection from colder (and warmer) outdoor temperatures and precipitation; includes the house foundation, framed exterior walls, roof or ceiling, and insulation, and air sealing materials.
  • Sustainable Communities, Land Use and Transportation
  • Site Design, Landscaping and Site-Water Issues

The BAC’s courses and certificate program have been developed in partnership with Building Green, LLC

Information and Registration:

Visit The BAC web site

Contact Information

320 NEWBURY STREET, BOSTON, MA 02115 617.585.0101 OR CE@THE-BAC.EDU