| If you want to be an energy inspector you | | | | advises on the energy inspector training. |
| would do well to turn too many of the | | | | They develop the curricula as well as |
| environmental study programs at the various | | | | teaching the courses that train energy |
| committed U.S. colleges and universities. | | | | inspectors and environmental researchers. |
| Boston University is one of these committed | | | | |
| to saving and improving our environment | | | | The environmental centre is under the |
| through the training of energy inspector | | | | auspices of the Boston University College of |
| professionals. Here is where you can learn | | | | Arts and Sciences. Students and faculty are |
| the ins and outs of making money while | | | | committed to making us all avid energy |
| teaching others about green energy and the | | | | inspectors if only for our own homes. They |
| path to an energy efficient lifestyle. | | | | also involve themselves, and hopefully |
| | | | empower students to involve themselves in the |
| Lets take a look at what a would-be energy | | | | discovery as well as evaluation and |
| inspector could learn at Boston University. | | | | dissemination of essential energy-efficiency |
| | | | knowledge. The College is made up of 23 |
| Its Energy and Environment Studies centre | | | | related departments and over 90 different |
| prepares those who want a career as an energy | | | | majors and minors, all of which can |
| inspector or other energy professional or | | | | interrelate to the environmental purpose |
| those who simply want to commit themselves to | | | | behind the centre. |
| doing their small or large part in saving our | | | | |
| environment from fossil fuel ruin. | | | | Someone can train to be an energy inspector |
| | | | or other renewable-energy-related career in |
| The Centre at Boston University engages | | | | one of two Bachelors degree programs or three |
| continually in not only education but also | | | | Masters degree programs at the school. The |
| research and professional training in the | | | | curriculum is innovative and quite |
| areas of energy-efficiency and environmental | | | | challenging. Research studies from those who |
| analysis. The Centres perspective is | | | | train each potential energy inspector include |
| problem-oriented and multi-disciplinary. The | | | | such projects as analyzing pollutants in the |
| philosophy that guides the program and the | | | | Boston Harbour, assessing how the worlds |
| energy inspector training is that students | | | | supply of oil will hold out for our future, |
| must have a systematic and broad exposure to | | | | and the study of the changing climate all |
| the nature of our environments problems. The | | | | over the globe. Classes that relate to the |
| centres research projects are designed to | | | | energy and environmental centre energy |
| investigate some of the most complex and | | | | inspector program include courses in the |
| challenging of our planets environmental | | | | geography and biology departments as well as |
| crises and problems and to educate the public | | | | those in earth sciences, the universitys |
| about renewable energy and train tomorrows | | | | centre for remote sensing, transportations |
| teachers in energy efficiency. | | | | studies, and the centre for conservation |
| | | | biology and ecology. The department of |
| Boston Universitys energy centre is made up | | | | international relations also offers classes |
| of faculty who also work for the schools | | | | of interest to those pursuing an energy |
| Geography department as well. An advisory | | | | inspector career. |
| committee of faculty from many departments | | | | |