Course Duration

2 days (16 hours)

Course Overview

Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions. For professionals participating in the design and construction phases of high-performance, healthful, durable, affordable, and environmentally sound commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings, the LEED AP Building Design + Construction (BD+C) exam is designed to measure your knowledge and skill in understanding the LEED Rating System and ability to facilitate the project certification process.  This course helps participants understand and prepare for the LEED AP BD+C exam.  Additionally, the course will provide an advance preview of LEED 2012 and explore as to how LEED compares to the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council’s Estidama program (Jourdan Younis is also an instructor for Estidama).
 

Course Objectives

This course will be an introduction to the concepts of sustainable, high performance green buildings, as well as methods for designing, constructing and evaluating them. The emphasis will be on reviewing the fundamentals of the LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations Rating System and the relevant LEED certification process as per LEED Version-3 requirements.

Accordingly, the course will provide key preparatory information about the needed tools and technical expertise for taking both the LEED Green Associate exam (part 1) and the LEED AP BD+C specialty exam (part 2).  Moreover, the course will provide project teams with the necessary procedures and technical tools for planning, designing and constructing LEED certified projects.
 

Tourism workers acquire language and cross-cultural communication skills that will help them ultimately provide better customer satisfaction.

At historic Helnan Palestine Hotel, where “service with a smile” is the order of the day, staff members are studying English.

Teacher and students in the Taghyeer program.

In Arabic, taghyeer means “change” and that is the goal of a new youth program in Al Mokattam, one of Cairo’s poorest neighborhoods. 

As part of the Annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum hosted by the Brookings Institution's Saban Center and the Government of Qatar, AMIDEAST will convene a three-day workshop in Washington, DC, in April 2011 on higher education reform in the Arab World. 

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 July 2 - 3, 2013

People forget over 80% of what they hear… make your presentations memorable! Develop the skills to plan, design, and deliver a presentation like a pro!

Working professionals in all fields and positions are often required to prepare and deliver presentations during team or company meetings. Effective presentation skills have become vital for advancing professionals in their careers, as managers place a high value on employees’ ability to present ideas clearly and captivatingly. Through our workshop, you will develop your presentation skills by learning the principles of presenting, practicing tested techniques, and utilizing the technological resources available.

Abu Dhabi, December 13, 2010 — In order to better serve a diverse mix of individuals and institutions in the UAE, AMIDEAST has expanded its offices in Abu Dhabi. An official opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting, held today on the new premises, was attended by Dr. Tayeb Kamali, Vice Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology and Chairman of CERT, and Dr. William A. Rugh, former U.S. ambassador to the UAE and former president and CEO of AMIDEAST, as well as top officials from a wide variety of industries including government, higher education, communication, banking, oil and gas, and human resources.

As part of the Annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum hosted by the Brookings Institution's Saban Center and the Government of Qatar, AMIDEAST will convene a three-day workshop in Washington, DC, in April 2011 on higher education reform in the Arab World.  The forum provides a unique opportunity for top education, government, and nonprofit leaders from the United States and the Islamic world to discuss critical issues of mutual concern and work on building agreement for further action in these areas.   The workshop will focus on the current state of higher education in the Middle East and North Africa. Considering a broad spectrum of public and private sector models currently present in the region, participants will seek to develop guidelines for moving forward with reform in core areas such as teacher and program quality, institutional capacity, resource allocation, accreditation, regulatory oversight, and labor market responsiveness.