This program focuses on live projects and hands-on activities to teach students energy-efficient construction materials and methods associated with high-performance buildings. Students will learn advanced framing methods and other alternative building techniques associated with ‘green building’. Students will also learn energy auditing techniques and software associated with building energy analysis. Students will graduate from this program with the skills required to build high-performance buildings and monitor their energy use. As the construction industry reinvents itself around more sustainable building concepts, the Building Construction Science Program at A-B Tech is the “go-to” place for training and retraining for a new era of construction.
All credits in this program can transfer into the Associate's Degree in Construction Management Technologies which would allow a student to graduate in two years with a diploma and a degree. Many of the credits transfer into our Sustainability Technologies program as well. Furthermore, some credits will transfer into four-year programs.
| Course Prefix/Num | Course Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education Courses (certificate General Education is optional) | |||
| ENG-111* | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | SHC |
| MAT-110* | Math Measurement & Literacy | 3 | SHC |
| Total SHC for General Education Courses: | 6 | SHC | |
| Core Courses | |||
| CST-111 | Construction I | 4 | SHC |
| CST-112 | Construction II | 4 | SHC |
| CMT-210 | Construction Management Fund | 3 | SHC |
| Total SHC for Core Courses: | 11 | SHC | |
| Other Major Courses | |||
| ARC-112 | Construction Materials and Methods | 4 | SHC |
| ARC-131 | Building Codes | 3 | SHC |
| BPR-130 | Print Reading-Construction | 3 | SHC |
| CST-110 | Intro to Construction | 2 | SHC |
| CST-241 | Planning/Estimating I | 3 | SHC |
| SST-120 | Energy Use Analysis | 3 | SHC |
| SST-140 | Green Building Concepts | 3 | SHC |
| Total SHC for Program | 40 | SHC | |
While your tuition is fully covered, please note that books and course-related fees are not included. In addition, CCP students are not eligible for financial aid, so it is important to plan accordingly for these expenses.
We encourage you to connect with your school liaison to confirm any additional fees associated with your specific course.
You can also research and estimate textbook costs in advance by visiting the A-B Tech Bookstore to view current pricing and required materials.