At Urban Green Council, we believe education drives change. Since 2002, we’ve trained over 50,000 building professionals on how to design, construct and operate sustainable buildings. We specialize in live, instructor-led training, but we also know that busy professionals need flexible options that can be accessed anytime, anywhere.
Urban Green’s Education Portal is your go-to destination for on-demand courses in building sustainability—designed to be engaging, practical, and easy to fit into your schedule. These courses are regularly updated with cutting-edge content to meet industry needs, covering topics such as heat pumps, energy auditing, construction waste management, energy code inspections, systems commissioning and more.
Earn AIA, GBCI and PDH credits at your own pace. Courses are available individually or in bundles, typically 30-90 minutes long, and priced between $10-35. In celebration of Earth Day, select courses are free for a limited time.
New: Heat pumps are the center of building electrification, offering efficient heating, cooling and hot water, while shifting away from fossil fuels. With our heat pump course offerings, gain the practical knowledge you need to confidently work with heat pumps at every stage and achieve optimal performance. In celebration of Earth Day, these courses are free for a limited time.
Develop your expertise in high-performance sustainable construction with our Construction Management course offerings. These courses provide in-depth insights across a range of construction topics, from acing energy code inspections to pioneering carbon capture. These courses dive into a range of topics in sustainable construction, from acing energy code inspections to pioneering carbon capture.
These courses are free for students enrolled in a GPRO Construction Management training.
Hear from a panel of leading HVAC experts as they discuss the timeline, regulatory changes, and realities of transitioning to refrigerants with low to no global warming potential (GWP).
Learn the best practices for sustainable operations and maintenance with our O&M on-demand courses. These courses offer practical strategies for green building operations, covering energy audits, recycling programs, and finance.
These courses are free for students enrolled in a GPRO Operations & Maintenance training.
Learn how to align purchasing decisions with sustainability goals through green procurement strategies, product lifecycle thinking, and practical policy implementation.
See how New York’s largest electric-efficiency retrofit cut electric consumption by 20% and paid for itself in under a year—and how to achieve similar results.
