The most comprehensive sustainable design curriculum in the country. Our sustainable design courses provide faculty-led, interactive, college-level instruction in a fully online format.  Courses can be taken individually or as part of the Sustainable Design Certification Program.

As of January 2010, certificates are also offered in community planning and design, sustainable residential design and sustainable building design. New courses cover topics such as green roofs, lighting design, sustainable neighborhoods, construction management, legal issues, life cycle assessment and energy modeling.

The Sustainable Design courses are offered in partnership with BuildingGreen, LLC, a trusted source of unbiased green building information. Practicing design professionals and green building experts teach in the Sustainable Design program.

• Study online at your convenience from anywhere in the world
• Interact with expert faculty in small, graduate-level classes
• Prepare for LEED and beyond
• New courses each semester, starting every two months

Our courses are ideal if you are interested in integrated design, technical expertise in green building, or a general understanding of the sustainable design movement. Many courses in the sustainable design program are approved for Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) continuing education learning units (LUs) for architectural registration and AIA membership requirements.

Many of our courses have been endorsed and are included in the US Green Building Council (USGBC) Education Providers Program, at the Application/Implementation level. The courses were thoroughly reviewed by the USGBC’s Professional Development Committee, and they are included in the Education Providers Program as highest-quality offerings.

Please visit the What to Expect in an Online Course page for more information. On campus courses meet at the BAC in Boston’s Back Bay area. Offered in eight-week segments throughout the year, courses are led by practicing design professionals and green building experts.

Courses include:

• Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking
• The Urgent and Hopeful Future of Sustainable Design
• Sustainable Design of Healthcare Facilities
• Solar Energy: Design with the Sun
• The Zero Energy Home: What, How and If
• Green Residential Remodeling and Renovation
• Greening Existing Buildings
• Greening the City
• Green Practice: Energy and Air Quality Principles
• Materials, Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality
• Lighting the Built Environment: Daylighting and State-of-the-Art Electric Lighting
• Environmental Systems
• Sustainable Communities: Land Use, Transportation and Planning