Twelve of the Pacific Northwest leading home building experts, scientist and health professional team up to present the Healthy Homes for Building Professionals certification course. This eight-week building science program, complete with a interactive site tour, is designed to provide in-depth and best-practices information on sustainable, healthy and energy-efficient building techniques. By viewing the “house as a system,” students gain valuable insights on how and why indoor air quality is a significant determinant in the quality of life and health of a home's occupants.  More details at http://tinyurl.com/7kr2yct

Unemployed? Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish County and tm4groupLLC have again partnered to offer financial aid for unemployed construction industry workers. Whether a building, remodeler, health practitioner, this class is for  you. For more information regarding the spring class starting April 12th, or to register, email gretchenaj@usa.net . Warning, this class fills quickly.

Intensive 2-Day Classroom Program
David Johnston returns to Seattle, May 8-9, to  teach you how to approach a home from the green building mindset. Seminars cover indoor air quality, resource conservation and energy efficiency from a remodeler's perspective. Using his 30 years of experience in construction, solar energy and green design, Johnston gives you the tools to build more efficient homes that are healthier for your clients too.

• LEARN the latest in green practices, technologies and techniques
• HEAR how to build green, yet beautiful and affordable homes
• LEAVE the course armed with real-world solutions to apply to the jobsite tomorrow
• BE PREPARED for the Green Advantage Certification Exam

Gain Practical Information You Can Use Immediately!
Participants leave the class armed with real world, affordable solutions, ready to be applied at all levels of residential construction, from single-room renovations to production built communities.
Registration is now open. For more information contact gretchenaj@usa.net

 Property Managers can gain valuable training with the RRP Lead Paint training course.

 tm4groupLLC is conducting classes in their new training center located at Green Depot in Seattle. This new partnership provides students with excellent accessibility, free parking and a state of the art training facility. Green Depot (EcoHaus) is located at 4121 1st Ave. South in Seattle.

DID YOU KNOW?  "Studies show that one in three children have unsafe levels of lead in their blood (22,000,000 American children under 18 years old with blood lead levels of 2.5 micrograms per deciliter or higher!)"
 Lead affects virtually every system in the body. Small amounts of lead in the body can do serious harm to the developing brain and nervous system of a young child. With a blood lead level as low as 10 mcg/dL (micrograms per deciliter), a child’s learning and behavior may be affected.
Children may be exposed to lead-based paint or lead-contaminated dust in their homes or pick it up from the soil outside.

Washington State Department of Commerce released updated training information. New site-containment and power washing options, complete with the use of landscape fabric, are discussed in detail on the new LeadLines Training site.  Proper use of these new products is discussed tm4group RRP Certification classes.

FDA Tests Reveal Raised Lead Levels in U.S. Lipsticks
Lead is turning up in the most unusual places! Lead levels measured in lipstick in 2007 found many products testing lead-free but fast forward to 2011 and the reports are a completely different story. Check the chart to see what's on your lips!