Biobased Certified Facilities and Property Professional (BCPP)®
Biobased Academy® is a certification program offered by the American Lung Association in partnership with the United Soybean Board. This program offers a comprehensive training course that highlights biobased facilities and grounds products that are renewable and perform as well or better than many traditional alternatives, with a focus on soy-biobased products.
There are 12 modules in total, each followed by a module quiz and culminating with a comprehensive final exam. After passing the final exam, comprised of questions from the twelve course modules, each participant will receive a signed certificate designating them as a Biobased Certified Facilities and Property Professional (BCPP)®.
Certified professionals will have a firm understanding of how and why biobased products are safe, renewable, and reliable alternatives to petroleum-based products that improve operational, health, safety, and environmental performance. Certified professionals will also understand the type and variety of biobased products available and how to obtain them.
Example Curriculum
- Module 1: Orientation (8:50)
- Module 2: Definitions and Terminology (8:13)
- Module 3: Air Quality and Pollutants (13:17)
- Module 4: Human Physiology (10:40)
- Module 5: Environmental Considerations (16:14)
- Module 6: Safety (16:39)
- Module 7: Chemical Exposure (12:26)
- Module 8: Chemical Spills (16:49)
- Module 9: Green Building Best Practices (26:55)
- Module 10: Green Building Certification Programs (23:58)
- Module 11: Biobased Products and Procurement (24:01)
- Module 12: Success Stories (2:19)
- Final Exam