Green Building Education Resources

Boost your green building education

In addition to the dozens of education programs we offer each year, this list of green building resources from partners can take your career to the next level.

USGBC Course Catalog

• Find the latest education on LEED and other GBCI certification programs. Also, find courses to satisfy your LEED-specific credential requirements.
• Learn more here → https://www.usgbc.org/courses-and-events 

Phius

• Passive building overview, training, design guides and resources for building professionals.
• Learn more here → https://commercial.phius.org/service-group/passive-building-overviews-building-professionals 

ILFI

• Check out the International Living Future Institute's vast online learning catalog and Best of Living Future events.
• Learn more here → https://living-future.org/best-of-lf/ 

GreenHome Institute

• Check out Green Home Institute's on-demand library for great education resources on residential building science and best practices.
• Learn more here → https://greenhomeinstitute.org/classes-on-demand/ 

Southface Institute Training 

• Check out Southface Institute's great building science trainings with a focus on building performance, health and safety, energy and water, green infrastructure.
• Learn more here → https://www.southface.org/training/ 

Carbon Leadership Forum Resource Library

• Find the latest crowd-sourced resources on embodied carbon and join their online community to stay updated on events and new content.
• Learn more here → https://carbonleadershipforum.org/resource-library/ 

mindful MATERIALS

• A virtual library aggregates product sustainability information while minimizing redundant effort on the part of both manufacturers and designers.
• Learn more here → https://www.mindfulmaterials.com/ 

RMI Carbon-Free Buildings Initiative 

• Find Rocky Mountain Institute's resources and programs working to end reliance on fossil fuels to power and construct our built environment.
• Learn more here → https://rmi.org/our-work/buildings/ 

NBI Getting to Zero Hub

• Check out New Building Institute's extensive portfolio of tools, guides, education and resources on net zero energy and carbon neutral buildings.
• Learn more here → https://newbuildings.org/hubs/zero-energy/ 

BuildingGreen

• Find BuildingGreen's high performance building articles, webcasts, and reports approved for continuing educations credits through AIA, and GBCI.
• Learn more here → https://www.buildinggreen.com/continuing-education 

Submit your favorite resource to this list! Contact Katie Kaluzny - kkaluzny@illinoisgreenalliance.org