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

This Natural, Healthy Building Course introduces the Principles of Bau-biologie™. You will learn what kinds of hazards a house or office may contain, how to detect them, what to do about them and best of all how not to cause them. This course benefits home dwellers, as well as architects, interior designers and other building professionals.

Topics include:

Environmental situation
Bau-biologie and building culture
biologically-sound building materials
Construction and building methods
Heating and thermal insulation
Water and water pollutants
Air and air pollutants
Electro-climate issues

Resources included with this course: Prescriptions for a Healthy House, by Paula Baker-Laporte, Erika Elliott, John Banta and Lisa Flynn; and Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House..., by Carol Venolia, Kelly Lerner and Sarah Susanka, Introducing Bau-biologie™an interview with Helmut Ziehe - DVD, and a Gaussmeter, a Radon Test Kit and a Water Test Kit.

Time requirement: This course takes the average student approximately two months part-time to complete.

Click to view the detail IBE 101 - Natural, Healthy Buildings - Overview of Bau-biologie™ Course Prospectus.

IBE is a registered provider for IAQCouncil. This Course is 40 IAQ hours.

Cost: $495.00 plus shipping & handling. Includes Course materials in a recycled cardboard, hardcover binder, two (2) resource books, a DVD, a Gauss-meter, a Radon Kit and a Water Test Kit. Students who are enrolled in IBE 101 and who wish to take IBE 111 - Building the Natural, Healthy Way Seminar will receive a $50 discount.

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.