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This Seminar is designed for owners and facility managers of commercial buildings. The LEED-EB program was developed to optimize the life-cycle performance and management of existing buildings in a sustainable manner, and this seminar demonstrates how utilizing the LEED-EB system can reduce environmental impacts and cost streams associated with building operations, maintenance, and associated construction, renovation and refurbishment projects. Detailed case studies are provided for three LEED-EB certified projects, and include presentations from facility managers who implemented the program when possible. Application and budget strategies are also discussed. This seminar also illustrates how the LEED-EB program can increase shareholder value through improved employee retention and performance while positioning the company as a “socially responsible” entity. This program will also help towards successful completion of the LEED-EB Professional Accreditation Exam.

 

 

 

This Seminar is designed for Interior Designers, Architects, and Contractors. It provides them with an overview of the LEED-CI program and how it is utilized when designing and building high-performance, healthy tenant-improvement projects. The seminar includes an introduction to the LEED-CI program, a technical overview of the points available, and detailed case studies illustrating the many benefits of designing to LEED-CI standards. This seminar specifically addresses the opportunities for Interior Design professionals and Product Manufacturers. This program will also help towards successful completion of the LEED-CI Professional Accreditation Exam.

 

 

 

This Seminar is tailored towards General Contractors, Construction Managers, Subcontractors and other field-related professionals. It covers issues related to the Construction Manager’s responsibilities with the LEED Green Building Rating System. Some of the topics covered include development of a green building manual, preparation for project interviews, how to handle preconstruction management issues, development of preconstruction management tools, documentation, subcontractor management and LEED post-construction management. Detailed documentation examples will be illustrated, along with suggestions for developing an integrated materials procurement strategy. The seminar will focus only LEED prerequisites, credits and points that concern the Construction Manager.

 

 

 

This Seminar is tailored to educate Interior Designers regarding their role in the LEED process. Interior Designers have a significant impact on many LEED credits and while some connections are obvious, such as their role in the Materials and Resources credits, some are not as intuitive, such as the subtle connections to the Energy and Atmosphere credits. In any case a general understanding of LEED, as well as a more detailed understanding of the credits relevant to Interior Designers is paramount in a smooth certification process.   This course gives a brief overview of Green Building Industry and the benefits of designing in a Sustainable manner. Your instructor will also look at the LEED checklist and highlight the credits where the Interior Designer will have an impact. Finally the course will also give an overview of the Innovative Materials that are on the Marketplace today and discuss the attributes of these Materials that earn LEED Credits. 

 

 

 

This Seminar will focus on only those prerequisites and credits that affect the MEP engineer and mechanical material, systems and equipment suppliers. A brief discussion of LEED referenced standards will be included for each particular prerequisite or credit, and integrated design guidance will be provided. 

The curriculum modules will address related credits in seven areas: Water Efficiency, Building Commissioning, Energy Performance & Renewable Energy, Pollution Reduction & Thermal Comfort, Indoor Air Quality, and Innovation in Design. These areas are modules created from the 5 LEED categories of Sustainable Sites (SS), Water Efficiency (WE), Energy & Atmosphere (EA), Materials & Resources (MR), Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) and Innovation in Design (ID). Sustainable Sites and Materials & Resources are outside the scope of mechanical engineering responsibility and are therefore not addressed in this proposed curriculum. Actual documentation examples will be reviewed and discussed, and each student will be required to complete a LEED letter template as an exercise.

 

 

 

This Seminar is designed for Civil and Construction engineers, civil contractors, subcontractors and site material, systems and equipment suppliers. The civil engineer’s responsibilities within the LEED system are the focus of this seminar that will concentrate on the LEED Sustainable Sites category, but also addresses several credits that relate to the Materials & Resources category. Actual documentation examples will be reviewed and discussed, and each participant will be required to complete a LEED letter template as an exercise.

 

 

 

This seminar is designed for sustainable product manufacturers and vendors or those that want to become more responsible as a manufacturer.  The instructor will explain how sustainable product design and manufacturing processes play an important role in the construction industry today.  The seminar will show companies how to position their products in the “green” marketplace by determining the unique attributes of each product or product line.  This information will help companies improve the chances that their products will be specified for LEED projects.

 

 

 

These credit-specific “mini” workshops will engage attendee’s participation in actual design, implementation and documentation examples, and will thoroughly prepare attendees to take charge as a knowledgeable participant in an actual LEED project.   Workshop topics include: construction waste management, IAQ management programs, integrated materials management and procurement.