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