Green Builder in Waterloo / Cedar Falls Iowa

What is Green Advantage®?

Green Advantage® is an environmental certification for building-related practitioners - primarily contractors, subcontractors and trades people. Certified individuals have successfully passed the Green Advantage® Certification Exam demonstrating knowledge of current green building principles, materials, and techniques. Commercial, Residential, and Commercial/Residential Certifications are available, with a specific exam required for each. Because the green building field is rapidly changing, candidates must pass a Re-certification Exam every three years in order to remain Green Advantage Certified. You can learn more about Green Advantage by visiting the website at www.greenadvantage.org.

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

At the local level, individual homeowners directly benefit from green building practices: lower energy bills, lower water bills, and healthier longer-lasting homes. But the cumulative effect of large-scale green building can have enormous benefits for the community, the nation and the planet. Read more about the Green Advantage® mission. Green Advantage® building practitioners have proven knowledge about green building techniques and approaches that use:

• Overview of the green building industry/green building materials
• Energy and water-efficient building technologies
• Sustainable construction technologies that enhance disaster resistance and resistance to termites and other biological hazards
• Healthy construction methods that improve air quality and the health of building occupants
• Land planning, land development, and land management practices that protect wildlife habitats, soil and water, and foster biodiversity

Benefits of Green Buildings

At the local level, commercial and residential owners directly benefit from green building practices:

• Lower energy bills
• Lower water bills
• Lower maintenance costs
• Healthier buildings and homes
• Greater occupant satisfaction (improved productivity and lower absenteeism rates)

The cumulative effect of large-scale green building can have enormous benefits for the community, the nation and the planet:

• Reduced energy dependence
• Fewer power plants
• Cleaner air
• Healthier environment
• Increased sustainability
• Improved public health
• Decreased susceptibility to disasters

Green Advantage® Certified Practitioners have demonstrated their knowledge about building structures that are:

• Energy and water efficient for reduced monthly bills
• Insect and disaster resistant for a long life
• Healthier for the well-being of its occupants
• Environmentally friendly for the health of the planet