Welcome to Shades of Green

Welcome to Shades of Green, your comprehensive guide to green building practices and possibilities for YouthBuild programs.

Here in one place you'll find an overview of opportunities big and small to go green, clear presentations of the comparative benefits and challenges of available methods and materials, and honest reports from the field where real groups like yours have successfully incorporated these powerful ideas.

What's New: Learning Modules

YouthBuild USA has developed green building project-based learning education modules for the DOL TA Collaborative to enable YouthBuild instructors to integrate green building knowledge into the classroom curriculum. Each module builds upon the skills and understanding of the prior lesson plans, and covers topics essential to best-practice new green construction, gut rehab, weatherization and energy auditing. The “Teacher Resource Sheets” at the end of most lesson plans contain more valuable information that is necessary to conduct the lessons and can be used to add detail and build more exercises for your students.

We know that time is always in short supply, but the need for assistance is always great! To help with that, we're offering "Small Steps. Big Impact". Each month we'll highlight something you can do, in 15 minutes or less, that can have a big impact on your program. We will also highlight helpful tools and information that can be found on the site. > Learn More