Bioretention Design: Performance, Longevity, and Sustainability
This online engineering PDH course provides an in-depth exploration of bioretention systems, which are essential for sustainable stormwater management. These systems effectively reduce runoff, enhance water quality, and contribute to urban resilience.
This course offers a comprehensive guide to the design, implementation, and maintenance of bioretention facilities, ensuring their long-term performance. It explores the design principles, best practices, and innovative techniques to optimize bioretention systems across various environmental conditions.
Also, this course covers critical aspects of bioretention, including the latest methodologies and strategies for creating efficient and sustainable solutions. It provides the practical knowledge tailored to the needs of engineers, landscape architects, and stormwater professionals, helping them to develop effective bioretention designs that meet diverse regulatory and environmental challenges.
This 10 PDH online course is applicable to civil engineers, stormwater management professionals, as well as others involved in urban infrastructure and green stormwater solutions.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the fundamentals of bioretention and green stormwater infrastructure
- Learning to apply best practices in bioretention system design and implementation
- Knowing how to select appropriate soil media and vegetation for optimal stormwater treatment
- Familiarizing yourself with analyzing hydrologic performance and infiltration rates
- Understanding how to integrate holistic design principles for enhanced system longevity
- Learning to optimize runoff capture and pretreatment methods
- Knowing strategies for pollutant removal and sediment control
- Familiarizing with assessing site conditions and developing adaptable bioretention plans
- Understanding innovative engineering solutions to enhance performance
- Learning construction techniques that ensure successful system function
- Knowing how to develop effective maintenance plans for long-term resilience
- Familiarizing yourself with utilizing case studies to inform bioretention design strategies
- Understanding the importance of community engagement in stormwater management
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the course document titled, “Bioretention Design: Performance, Longevity, and Sustainability”, which is based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Publication No. EPA 841-B-23-002, “BIORETENTION DESIGN HANDBOOK: Designing Holistic Bioretention for Performance and Longevity”.
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of fifty (50) questions to earn 10 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.