Green Homes Australia has partnered with Skillset to build a better future through better training and education.
Skillset, one of Australia's largest and most respected training institutions, and Green Homes Australia are working in partnership to bring specialised training opportunities to all Tradies. You won't find this training anywhere else - it's exclusive to members of the Green Trade Group.
Every day more and more people are becoming increasingly aware of the need to build and live sustainably, not only to save money but to also ensure a healthier future for their families.
Of course while it is easy to want to build sustainably, the costs and materials barriers are often hard to overcome – at least they have been in the past. But not anymore, because Green Homes Australia and Skillset have developed a program that will not only make you a more sustainable Builder, it will make you a more sustainable business.
Green Homes Australia and Skillset have collaborated to design five online courses that help you better understand what your customers want, answer their questions, and to help you become more profitable by being green.
For the most part the skills that a Tradie needs don’t change, just the tools that they use to do the job. One skill Tradies have to learn though, is to change their mindset because the building industry is changing in a way no one has ever seen before, and you need to be ready.
Green Homes Australia and SkillSet have designed 5 online training packages, available exclusively to Green Trade Group members, delving deeper into the knowledge provided in the “Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Green Home” eBook allowing you to become a better builder and a better business person.
1. Design fundamentals – customers questions answered
This covers the core elements of house design so that it’s oriented in the correct direction for your climate, insulated properly, ventilated well and appropriately sized. If your customers follow these fundamental principles they are 80% of the way to designing a green home.
2. Minimising energy, water and waste by design
This covers the things your customers will want to know about grey water systems, waste sorting and recycling, heating and cooling design, natural light, glazing and thermal mass.
3. Minimising waste, water and energy during construction
How to implement a waste plan that meets your compliance requirements and shows that you take sustainability seriously. It covers ordering materials, dealing with packaging, sorting waste, stormwater management and reducing your use of energy through the construction process.
4. Specifying sustainable building materials and fittings
Specifying energy and water efficient appliances is easy once you know what they are and where to find them. This course shows you how. After that we explore the embodied energy in materials, their product life cycles, specifying products that will last for the building’s lifetime, and what to consider when building for increasing climate variability.
5. Future proof your business
Now that you are providing sound advice about sustainable building practice how can you turn that to your competitive advantage? This course introduces you to the ideas that can make your business resilient to a downturn in the market and an increase in regulation. It’s a lead in to the Green Tick program where we help you develop an Action Plan for your business future.
Don't get left behind! Follow the links below and join the Green Trade Group and begin building a better future for your business, your family and your community.
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