SD Professionals Program
The SD Professionals (SD Pro) Program is designed to provide industry professionals with an opportunity to develop building science expertise, gain practical experience designing energy efficient projects, and earn continuing education credits (CEUs). Building on the success of the U.S. Department of Energy BuildingsNEXTTM Student Design Competition (formerly Solar Decathlon), SD Pro is targeted at early to mid-career design professionals in residential and commercial building design.
If you are interested in learning more about the SD Pro cohorts hosted by partner organizations, please contact SDDesign@nrel.gov.
Program Structure
The SD Pro Program, which includes a combination of online educational modules and a hands-on deep dive, is structured to increase the number of practicing design professionals and organizations capable of providing high performance building design services. The Program consists of two main components:
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Building Science Education
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Design Practicum.
The building science fundamentals modules provide participants with essential knowledge to take on the Practicum component, which challenges them to revise an existing building design within their organization's portfolio to reach an energy target.
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