What is Green Advantage Certification and What Are The Benefits?

Green Advantage is a program that is nationally certified for green building experts. It’s the only certification out there for remodelers and green builders which is both unaffiliated and national with the trade association. They were established by a grant that was funded by the Nature Conservancy and the US Environmental Protection Agency, they were developed with collaboration with the (SAIC) Science Applications International Corporation and with the University of Florida.

This certification is meant for individuals that are working in the construction industry like trades people, subcontractors and contractors. To be certified they have to partake in a training course before they take the exam. There is now residential training with David Johnston from What’s Working. He will personally train certified professionals across the nation to be able to provide this certification course. His course, which is called “Green from the Ground Up” is going to prepare students to get ready and be able to take the exam for Green Advantage.

There are now over three thousand building related experts that have taken the certification exam. Those professionals that have earned their certification can now market themselves as being certified and they will become a part their certified experts on their database.

Now, when homeowners search their website and any other affiliated marketing association they will look through this database for someone that is certified in their area. The membership to this database is going to help set you apart from your competitors that are in your field.

There is also a community on their website for all the certified experts so this gives you an opportunity to network and problem solve with others while providing up to date information that will keep you current on all the quickly changing things going on in the area of green building.

To be certified you have to know and understand the basic concepts of green construction and the practices in 6 thematic area. You also have to pass the exam with a 75% or higher score. The exam has questions in all the 6 areas and will include both design based and field questions.