Lessons Learned Integrating the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Certified Green Professional (CGP) Designation into University Construction Management Programs

摘要

The Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has been recognized nationally in the residential construction industry for leading the way in green building and enhancing the professionalism of the residential construction industry. From fall 2009 to spring 2014, NAHB has partnered with ten university construction management programs to teach the CGP profession designation. In this time period, nine CM faculty has taught 21 CGP classes, with 329 students participating in the CGP Training. The addition of the CGP course and professional designation into construction technology education, the contractual relationship between the university and NAHB, the requirements of the educators delivering the courses, and the integration and administration of NAHB industry curriculum into an undergraduate residential construction management specialization program are discussed. This paper answers the question: What lessons have been learned through the incorporation of the NAHB CGP designation courses into construction management programs? A course evaluation survey was conducted at the end of each term to obtain the students' perspectives about the course. The researchers also interviewed the nine faculty who have taught the CGP courses to gain their perspective on the program. The results of the student surveys and faculty interviews are presented and discussed. The researchers discuss the challenges, lessons learned, and future course planning.