Education & Events

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

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