Building It Green Foundations: Climate Literacy Course for Construction Trades by Canada’s Building Trades Unions

March 22, 2024

Building It Green Foundations Course

This is an interactive, 2.5hr online self-directed climate literacy course contextualized for the construction trades. It contains the foundations of what apprentices, journeypersons, and trainers need to know to deliver high-performance construction projects today and in the future.

Key features:
  • Interactive questions, activities and videos
  • Workplace scenarios incorporating green building practices
  • Pop-up definitions for key terms
  • Links to references, follow-up information and research sources
  • Module quizzes and a final assessment
  • Certificate on completion

Go HERE for more information

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