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LEED Green Associate Exam Prep -- 4-Part Series on DVD

Approved for 6 AIA HSW/SD LUs  

LEED Green Associate Exam preparation program includes: Four 1.5-hour recorded webinar sessions on DVD PLUS, Handouts.  Prepare your entire team over the course of one month for the LEED Green Associate Exam at one low price!

BONUS

• Handouts filled with detailed photos, charts and examples -- more than 300 pages!
  
• Plus, a handbook from each session containing test questions and answers -- more than 50 pages!

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Job contracts and RFPs increasingly require one or more LEED Professionals on the project team to qualify for work. A growing number of companies favor job applicants who hold the LEED AP credential over those that do not. The number of green building incentives and requirements across all levels of government is rising dramatically. How will you show your competence and relevance to the rapidly growing green building market?

The LEED Professional credential (LEED AP) is perhaps the most widely recognized and credible accreditation to demonstrate proficiency in green building and LEED®. Recent improvements to the program create multiple tiers to acknowledge different experience levels and "specialties" that focus on specific project types.

The LEED Green Associate (LEED) creates a credible accreditation option for individuals that indirectly support green building and LEED projects (e.g. executives, managers, etc.), but that do not directly apply green building practices and manage LEED certification. The intent of this accreditation is to provide third-party validation of general knowledge of green building practices and LEED and the ability to support green design, construction and operations. The LEED Green Associate exam tests a candidate's general knowledge of green building practices and all the LEED rating systems, including Building Design & Construction, Interior Design & Construction, Existing Building Operation & Maintenance, Neighborhood Development and Homes.

Led by official USGBC LEED® Faculty instructor Alan Scott, this 4-part webinar course is designed to provide a complete review of the knowledge areas required for success on the exam. It is intended to bridge the gaps between other exam preparation resources such as the Green Building & LEED® Core Concepts Guide and LEED® Green Associate Study Guide and provide interpretation and enhanced understanding of key information contained in these resources as well as exam tips and preparation recommendations. Ultimately what separates this course from other LEED® exam prep classes, is the depth of real world experience the instructor brings to the class. 

Here's What Past Attendees Had to Say! _____________________________________________________      

"I did not realize the importance of integrating all the pieces into the equation. The information was structured and presented in a way that was easily understood."
  Robert W Proffitt, Ram Mechanical

"The instructors spoke to the group with the realization that we were all at different levels of understanding. They were good at answering questions with this in mind."
  Anna Worman, Washington Township Fire Department

"The presentations were very informative. I thought the handouts were helpful -- especially the definitions given. I really liked the quiz questions and would recommend this course to others wanting to take the Green Associates exam.
  Joanne M Cheok, Ph.D., School of Building Construction

"I enjoyed the course because it provided me with an overall understanding of the Green Associate exam and why one should consider taking it as an owner/facility manager of their company."   Mike Dietzen, Kimberly-Clark, Corp.

Introduction to Green Building LEED and LEED Green Associate Exam Prep provides foundational knowledge in green building and LEED and helps prepare for the LEED Green Associate Exam.  It clarifies the structure of the new LEED Professional Program and educates you in the subject matter covered by the LEED exam. Participants will complete the webinar series prepared to complete a final, focused study effort prior to sitting for the exam. This webinar series qualifies individuals to take the LEED Green Associate Exam exam. 

Meet Your Instructors:

Alan Scott, AIA, LEED AP Principal Green Building Services Alan Scott has more than 22 years of professional experience and has been involved with numerous green building projects over the last 15 years. As a registered architect, Alan oversees Green Building Services’ project consulting on a broad range of project types. He has been actively involved on more than 30 LEED certified projects, and has guided many other LEED “targeted” projects through project design. Alan has conducted numerous seminars and workshops on daylighting, high-performance workplaces, resource-efficient construction, passive solar design and the use of The Natural Step system conditions for construction. As a member of the USGBC’s LEED faculty, Alan travels across the country providing workshops on the LEED green building rating system. He also facilitates “eco-charrettes” to help project teams set goals for creating high-performance buildings.

Katrina Shum Miller, NZIA, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C Principal Green Building Services With over 15 years of project experience in the U.S., New Zealand, and Malaysia, Katrina possesses an extensive knowledge of high performance building design, as well as sustainability and urban design strategies. Her expertise lies in bio-climatic building and urban design strategies, ecologically sensitive planning and community design, space planning and project management. With Green Building Services, Katrina has a proven record of working with clients to identify and prioritize green building strategies that optimize performance, occupant health and comfort, while providing value to the project and stakeholders. She brings to project teams an ability to articulate in clear and concise terms the intention and significance of LEED® credit requirements to a particular project. With her focus on finding simple and effective solutions, coupled with her strong understanding of sustainability and LEED, she has earned a reputation for exceeding client expectations. Katrina applies her expert understanding of the LEED rating system to projects ranging from new hospitals and schools to civic centers and higher educational facilities. She is currently the lead sustainability consultant for several key projects including numerous K-12 and higher educational projects. She was the LEED project manager for Clackamas High School; the first LEED Silver certified traditional high school in the country. She leads eco-charrettes, sustainability project design meetings, facilitates green building strategies workshops and research efforts in bio-climatic green building design, alternative technologies, green specifications and products. Katrina manages Green Building Services contracts with the USGBC to assist with LEED certification reviews, in addition to managing the LEED for Retail pilot program. As a member of the USGBC LEED for Schools Core Committee, she has been actively involved first-hand with the development of the LEED for Schools for New Construction Rating system. She also developed and presents the LEED for Schools training module for the USGBC. She is a frequent speaker at national conferences, including the USGBC/Turner Green Schools Symposium, GreenBuild, EnvironDesign, Greening the Heartland, and numerous LEED workshops throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Series Overview:

LEED® Training Session 1
Green Building and LEED Overview
This first training session provides an introduction to LEED and the LEED Green Associate Certification process with a general overview of green building practices and LEED for green design, construction and operations. Blending project experience with LEED exam preparation, you'll gain insight on the LEED certification process in an easy-to-understand method for a positive exam prep experience. Instruction will be a detailed overview of the certification process targeting the most relevant areas to sit for the exam with confidence. Areas covered are:

• What is green building?
• Exam preparatory resources
• LEED professional program, designations and exam process
• LEED exam specifications and "knowledge areas:" LEED® Green Associate and BD&C domains
• Certification strategy and timeline
• USGBC goals and policies, LEED mission
• Certification and Accreditation: LEED rating systems, credit alignment
• Project systems and energy impacts (LEED AP BD&C)
• Buildings and energy: water supply, costs, rationale and integrated design process
  

LEED Training Session 2
Sustainable Sites and Water
This second course of study focuses on taking care of the land to avoid an adverse construction impact during and following project completion. Site location is critical and a review of considerations should be applied to site selection, urban redevelopment and brownfield development. When selecting a site, an evaluation should also be conducted to assess transportation alternatives, reduce site disturbance and maintain storm water management. Don't miss this informative session as Alan reviews these important topics as they relate to the exam:

• Environmental transportation benefits
• Strategies for site location: mass transit, parking, carpooling, alternate fueled vehicle, incentives
  
• Community connectivity, "walkscore"
• Site selection strategies: density, redevelopment (brownfield sites), habitat protection
• Site selection implementation: building density, building footprint, population density
• Site design: plants, reflective materials, solar reflectance Index "SRI"
• Sustainable site management plan integrating pest management and light pollution reduction
• Stormwater management -- control, quality and infiltration
• Water efficiency: hydrologic cycle: urban vs. natural
• Building water use: "Baseline versus design." EPA Act 1992
• Water efficiency: reducing indoor, outdoor and process water
  

LEED Training Session 3
Energy and Energy-Related Indoor Environmental Quality
It is critical that energy and atmosphere requirements within your facility are operating as planned within design specifications. You¿ll want to make sure your building is achieving minimum energy performance, and, if your building is new  eliminate CFC-based (Chlorinated Fluorocarbon) refrigerants in heating ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration. Your instructor will guide you through the 'Energy and Atmosphere" category, critical for the LEED® accredited exam, with guidance on how to: establish design and energy goals, sizing buildings appropriately, using free energy, insulation techniques, monitoring consumption and more:

• Energy and atmosphere: demand, C02 Impact of buildings and greenhouse gasses
• Energy measurements and demand
• Energy efficiency: measure and verify energy performance (M&V)
• Ongoing energy performance: commissioning CX, energy star rating
• Renewable energy
• Indoor environmental quality
  
  

LEED Training Session 4
Materials, Materials Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and Innovation
This last educational session addresses requirements relative to materials, indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and innovation. Listen, as your instructorprovides a clear overview of specific processes of achieving waste reduction and improved IEQ in all elements of a building. Specifically:

• Materials & resources: waste reduction and management
• Developing a construction waste management plan
• Encouraging recycling, conducting a waste audit, compost
• Lifecycle impacts: extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, packaging and distribution, product use, final disposal
• EPA TRACI tool: life cycle impact strategies and resources during design, construction and operations phase
• Implementation: green materials, green Interiors
• Indoor environmental air quality
• Innovation and design process
• Innovation and exemplary performance: detailed examples of clean water services, buildings and theatres
  

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