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