Eco Friendly Building Bau-Biologie Natural Healthy Building Certification Programs Courses Seminars

A 6-month correspondence course supplemented with three separate 5-day seminars composed of hands-on training explaining testing, meters, inspections and simple mitigation techniques are included. Successful completion of seminar exams and final project is required for certification.

The content of this program will facilitate the building process. Whether you are working with informed architects and builders or with someone new to environmental building issues, you will be able to tell them what you want. Medical practitioners need to know that numerous illnesses are caused by unhealthy conditions in homes and workspaces. This course will answer many of their questions and will identify solutions to existing problems.

Another group of people who benefit from this course and who have an impact on many of the environmental factors existing in our communities are the manufacturers and distributors of non-toxic and non-hazardous building materials, components and systems. For many people in Europe, Bau-biologie has become a source of income. Consumer demand is growing, and informed suppliers are needed to fill it.

Presently, there are few professionals in this country who have a comprehensive knowledge in this field. In a time where the health consciousness of people is rapidly increasing, architects, civil engineers and builders should have this knowledge to satisfy the demand. A future expectation would be that at least one person in each such firm should be a Bau-biologist.

This course is a translation of the German course by Prof. Anton Schneider, Ph.D., the head of the German Institut für Baubiologie und Ökologie, in Neubeuern. In Germany, it is the ONLY state approved education program for Bau-biologie in Germany. It is the only recognized course for Bau-biologie training in the US.

Requirements

1. No experience required
2. Successful completion of Course Series 201-205, Professional Correspondence Course; Online Course Packs, EMR, IC, NCF – quizzes and final exam;
3. Attend three (5) day seminars, or equivalent – Course 211, 212 and either 111, 113 or 213;
4. Successful completion of the final project - 221
5. Sign an ethics statement
6. IBE member in good standing

Students who do not have an opportunity to complete the entire program in the first year are given one additional year without reenrolling in the program. This allows students who start mid-year to complete the program the following year without any additional fees.

Lecturers and teachers are all accomplished environmental inspectors, some have the highest merits in Europe. Their experience has helped to establish guidelines and threshold values, which consider biological rather than technological values.

Fees include:

Correspondence Course (CC) including the CC Final Examination,
Online Study Coursepacks for EMR, IC and NCF; and
Electromagnetic Radiation Seminar (5 days);
Indoor Air, Water & Materials Seminar (5 days);
Natural Building / Remodeling Practices (5 days).

Some basic instruments are needed to get started. In order to conduct basic home assessments you can expect an expenditure in the range of $1500. The equipment cost is not included in the Seminar fee and will ultimately depend on the equipment that each student chooses to purchase.

IBE is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit educational organization whose mission brings together design methods and technology to provide the information needed to create healthy homes and workplaces. This knowledge will raise awareness, provide tools for solutions, and promote effective ecological practices for our future generations.