Video Library

STEM Video
Opportunities in STEM Careers are highlighted in a new video produced by the Manufacturing Industrial Council and sponsored by the Construction Center of Excellence.

Green Building Jobs of the Future
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Opportunities within green building, both environmentally and economically, are highlighted in a new video created by the Construction Center of Excellence, Washington Department of Ecology, and the Department of General Administration.

To request a hard copy of this DVD, email Vicki Plemmons or call 425-235-2352, ext 2217.

Sellen Sustainability Green Collar Workforce Training
Sellen Sustainability, a Seattle-based company, video on the latest developments in sustainable building. 

Green, Greener, Greenest Lecture Series
Are you confused by all the products and materials claiming to be GREEN? Because your reputation is on the line, choosing green isn’t enough, its predicting performance that counts. Learn strategies for choosing the right product for the job. To help explore and answer these questions, the Construction Center of Excellence (CCE) is proud to present the lecture series: “Green Greener Greenest:  Digging beneath the surface of green…and why it matters to the construction industry”   The lecture series is now available by clicking on the links below:

Building Science
Knowing what you don't know: the critical link between building science and green building.  Presented by Michael Aoki-Kramer, RDH Building Science, Inc

Building Standards and Rating Systems
Sustainable buildings that perform raise value and lower risk.  Panel presentation by Aaron Adelstein, Executive Director, Green Built, Joseph Giampietro, AIA Johnson Braund Design Group Inc, Joel Sisolak, WA State Director, Cascadia Region Green Building Council, and Tom Balderston, Building Performance Consultant, Conservation Services Group.  Moderated by Cate O'Dahl, Principal, ESP Services.

Testing Protocols
Laboratory testing and the challenges of real world application.  Panel presentation by Tom Schneider, Product Developer, BEI/Wet-Flash, Wally Corwin, Product Integrity Manager, Jeld Wen Windows and Doors, Lee Durston, Director of Building Science, BCRA Design, Brent Foster, Building Science Diagnostic Thermographer and Mike Henry, President QED Inc/QEDUAB. Moderated by Matthew Houghton, Workforce Development Manager, City of Seattle, Economic Development.

Building Codes
People-ability, Planet-ability, Profit-ability and the new bottom line. Panel presentation by Tim Nogler, Mg. Director, WA State Building Code Council, Kim Drury, NW Energy Coalition Efficiency Works Coordinator, Vicki Colgan, Regional Coordinator, Sustainable Building, WA State Department of Ecology and Martha Rose, President, Martha Rose Construction.  Moderated by Adrian Willanger, Founder of Eco-Redux.

Building Remodel and Historic Preservation
Knowing when to hold-em and how to fold'em saves energy and resources.  Panel presentation by Terry Gillis, Owner, Recovery One, Inc, Yvonne Kraus, Project Manager, O'Brien & Co, David Lockwood, President, Benchmark Recycling, Inc., Court Olson, Olympic Associates Company, Kurt Petrauskas, Founder of Earthwise, Inc. Building Salvage, and Ann Schussler, RAFN.  Moderated by Rhoda Lawrence, Founding Principal, BOLA Architecture Planning and Planning.

(CCE) Event Speaker Presentation-Technology Transfer Professional Workshop Series
Session One - January 31, 2011 - Renton Technical College
 Session Two - May 20, 2011 Skagit Valley