Course Duration

1.5 days (12 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 who support green building design, construction, and operations, the LEED Green Associate credential denotes basic knowledge of green building principles and practices and LEED. This course provides introductory information about green buildings and LEED and prepares participants to take the LEED Green Associate exam.

Course Objectives

This course will be an introduction to the concepts of sustainable, high performance green buildings, as well as methods for designing, constucting and evaluating them. The course will provide key preparatory information about the needed tools and technical expertise for taking the LEED Green Associate exam.

Who Should Attend

As the Green Associate is the first of the three tiers in the Green Building Certification Institute's (GBCI's) professional credential ladder, both experienced and novice green building industry professionals are eligible to attend. This is a perfect class for those seeking to learn about and work on green building projects and more particularly those seeking to earn the LEED Green Associate credential.

• Developers
• Building Owners
• Client Representative
• Architects
• Engineers
• Contractors
• Consultants
• Environmental, Health and Safety Managers
• Sustainability Managers
• Facility Managers

Please review the eligibility requirements for the LEED Green Associate exam at:  www.gbci.org

 Course Content

In keeping with the intent of the USGBC, this course is meant to be an overview that will ease you into the practice of green building and is not overly technical.

Day One (8 Hours)

• Introduction
• An Overview of LEED 2009
• Exam Format
• Synergistic Opportunities and LEED Application Process
• Stakeholder Involvement in Innovation
• LEED Project and Team Coordination:  Pre-Design
• Green Building Design & Construction (Overview)
• Green Building Basics: Design (section on "The Design Phase" and "Sustainable Sites:  Issues and Approaches")
• Green Building Basics: Design (section on "Water Efficiency:  Issues and Approaches")
• Green Building Basics: Design (section on "Energy and Atmosphere:  Issues and Approaches")
• Water Management Project Systems and Energy Impacts
• Green Building Basics: Design (section on "Materials and Resources:  Issues and Approaches")
• Green Building Basics: Design (section on "Indoor Environmental Quality:  Issues and Approaches")
• LEED for Interiors & Leasing Contracts

Day Two (4 Hours)

•  Putting it All Together: Construction, Operations, and Maintenance and Referenced Standards
• LEED in Practice: Credit Synergies and the Cost of Building Green
• Strategies for Taking the Exam
• Interactive Session
• Sample Exam