Qualification - Advanced Certificate in Sustainable Construction VSS016
Develop sustainable construction techniques. Start at any time to suit you. This course teaches students a range of construction skills including carpentry and masonry. The inclusion of studies in healthy buildings also helps students to develop awareness of how construction choices can influence the health of building inhabitants.  At a time when climate change and environmental degradation are key issues, the onus is on people in all walks of life to make more informed decisions about what they do to care for the future of the planet. This course provides ideas for people in the construction industry to think more carefully and choose wisely.
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Qualification - Certificate in Alternative Construction VSS100
Study alternative construction and find different methods of constructing buildings. Study healthy buildings, mud brick construction, carpentry and more. Diversify and find a way to use alternative methods.
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Healthy Buildings I (Building Construction & Health) BSS200
Design buildings with health in mind A building should provide a pleasant, efficient and healthy environment for its occupants. Its primary purpose should be to protect from adverse conditions found outside; but in doing so, not lose the beneficial conditions found outside. If a building is properly planned and built well, these aims can be achieved. Learn about building materials, construction techniques, electrical wiring, temperature & light control, ventilation, plumbing, ergonomics and psychological factors; and how all of these things impact upon human health and wellbeing. This course helps to develop the skills needed to determine the impact of building construction characteristics upon human health, and to recommend innovations in building design to improve habitability.
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Healthy Buildings II (Building Environment & Health) BSS300
How healthy is you home and workplace environment? How do the choices you make about building construction and maintenance, impact on your health? Develops skills to evaluate, describe and explain how physical characteristics of a building and its surrounds have an impact upon the habitability of the building and human health. The course covers how weather systems and garden design influences the internal environment of a house, health aspects of different furnishings, paints, pesticides and chemicals (and alternatives), alternative methods of pest control, managing building surrounds and interior environments.
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Healthy Buildings II (Building Environment and Health) BSS300
How healthy is the environment in and around your building? Develops skills to evaluate, describe and explain how physical characteristics of a building and its surrounds have an impact upon human health. This course complements our Healthy Buildings I course but the emphasis is on interiors, furnishings and the outside environment rather than the construction materials themselves. 
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Advanced Certificate in Home Renovation VSS010
Have you ever dreamed of renovating your own home? With this extensive course, you can learn more about home and garden renovation. Study nine, 100 hour modules looking at horticulture, healthy buildings, masonry, carpentry and much. Work through the course at your own pace supported by our excellent tutors.
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Landscaping II BHT214
Improve your Landscaping Skills and Knowledge For a garden to be good it needs well nourished soil and healthy plants. However a great garden comprises many other components that include furnishings, buildings, water features, fences, drainage and irrigation systems, paths, driveways, entertainment and other outdoor living areas. Learn to design and build such things as walls, rockeries, steps, ponds, and paving; and you develop skills to create specific effects in a garden. It is equally suited to those already working or looking to work in the industry, or enthusiastic gardeners with good basic landscaping knowledge.  
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Qualification - Proficiency Award in Alternative Construction VSS101
A great distance learning course in alternative construction. Find out more about alternative methods of construction in this 500 hour course. Look at healthy buildings, mud brick construction and undertake work experience or a piece of related research.  
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Building Environment and Health (Healthy Buildings II) BSS300
Develop your knowledge of healthy living and working environments. ·Learn how a healthier building environment can contribute to improved health for those who live and work there. ·Understand concepts of how the surrounding area contributes to the quality of a buildings interior. ·Learn to improve human well-being by changing surroundings in a home or work environment. ·Learn about how common chemical elements such as cleaning materials, and decorative finishes can had an adverse effect on an individuals health, and how you can takes steps to improve this. ·Learn about the macro-external environment - how elements surrounding a building, such as gardens, can have a beneficial effect on the occupants.
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Healthy Buildings I BSS200 (Building Construction and Health) BSS200
Learn about the impact of buildings upon human health and wellbeing Develop skills to determine the impact of building construction characteristics upon human health, and to recommend innovations in building design to improve habitability. This course covers building materials, construction techniques, electrical wiring, temperature & light control, ventilation, plumbing, ergonomics and psychological factors.
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Healthy Building Courses
Learn to make a building more people friendly -healthy building design
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