The Sustainable Design Institute at the Boston Architectural College (BAC) is pleased to announce its spring 2011 courses as well as news about tuition discounts and possible student loans. Registration for spring 2011 opened on December 13.
new | CE Student Loans
In striving to accommodate the changing needs of our students, all BAC Continuing Education students are now eligible to use loans to help fund their studies. "Private" or "Alternative" loans change from lender to lender, so it is important to research a number of options to see which one works best for you.
Check www.simpletuition.com for a list of lenders that will help finance your CE courses at the BAC. The loan process takes time, so in order to secure your loanf or upcoming classes, all students are strongly encouraged to apply with their lender of choice a month before the start of classes. Students who apply for loans after those dates or who would like to secure their seat in class at an earlier time must pay for classes with a credit card to be refunded upon receipt of the loan. For any questions, please contact BAC Financial Aid at 617.585.0125 or the Continuing Education Department at 617.585.0101.
new | Half Price Tuition
Graduates of the Boston Architectural College degree programs and certificate programs can take any Continuing Education, Landscape Institute or Sustainable Design Institute courses at 50% of current tuition price.
Spring 2011 Sustainable Design Courses
The Sustainable Design Institute at the BAC continues to offer the most comprehensive curriculum available in sustainable design. The half-semester, graduate-level courses are online, instructor-led, interactive, asynchronous and limited to 15 persons each. Instructors are building industry experts. Courses may be taken individually or as part of the Institute's sustainable design certificate program, which offers four possible graduate certificates (see www.the-bac.edu/green for details). The courses have been developed in collaboration with Building Green, publishers of Environmental Building News and Greenspec.
First session: January 24 - March 18

Building Envelope
Daylighting and State-of-the-Art Electric Lighting
Energy Modeling in Building Design
Environmental Systems
Getting the Green Building You Want: Construction Management
Green Practice: Energy and Air Quality Principles
Green Residential Remodeling and Renovation
Life Cycle Assessment of Building Materials
Marketing Sustainability
Materials, Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality
Sustainable Design and Preservation
Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking
Sustainable Design of Healthcare Facilities
Site Design, Landscaping and Site-Water Issues
Solar Energy: Design with the Sun
Sustainable Communities: Land Use Transportation and Planning
Sustainable Design and Building Information Modeling
The Urgent and Hopeful Future of Sustainable Design

Second Session: March 28 - May 20:

Environmental Systems
Global Perspectives on Sustainable Design
Green Practice: Energy and Air Quality Principles
Green Residential Remodeling and Renovation
Green Roofs/Green Walls
Greening Existing Buildings
Greening the City
High Performance Design and the LEED Rating System
Legal Issues in Sustainable Design: From the Building to the City Scale
Materials, Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality
Residential Energy Modeling
Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking
Sustainable Neighborhoods
Sustainable Transportation
The Economics of Green Building
The Urgent and Hopeful Future of Sustainable Design
The Zero Energy Home: What, How and If

Learn more and register at www.the-bac.edu/green or call +1.617.585.0101.

Lance Fletcher, AIA, LEED AP
Director of Sustainable Design
Boston Architectural College
320 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02115
617.585.0129
[email protected]
*Graduate Half Price Tuition discount excludes workshops, seminars and travel expeditions. This discount is for courses only.