BD+C 251: Understanding the Building Design + Construction LEED Rating
Systems ... provides a foundation for pursuing the LEED AP BD+C exam.
USGBC INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSES The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC®) is the source for LEED® education featuring high-quality curriculum on LEED Rating Systems and strategies, innovation and best practices from reallife projects. USGBC provides the most innovative and highest-quality LEED and green building knowledge and training. Taught by official USGBC Faculty, a community of expert practitioners in the green building industry, USGBC education helps green building professionals across all market sectors build their careers and support professional credential maintenance. USGBC courses qualify for a number of professional credential maintenance programs: AIA/CES, GBCI, BOMI, CoreNet, IFMA, IDCEC, and NARI Green (residential courses).
COMMERCIAL COURSES LEED 101: Green Building Basics and LEED Learn about USGBC, green building motivators, best practices, incentives, and the fundamentals of the LEED rating systems including the intents, concepts and terms for each LEED credit category. This course is designed to prepare you to describe green building and the role of USGBC and LEED, recognize the intents of each LEED credit category, explain key sustainability terms and concepts, identify green building best practices, and recognize your role in green building. LEED 201: Core Concepts & Strategies Gain essential knowledge of sustainable building concepts fundamental to all LEED rating systems. Learn LEED intents and concepts at the credit category level and basics of the LEED certification process. This course provides a foundation for pursuing the LEED Green Associate exam. This course is designed to prepare you to identify the key components of the LEED Rating System, discuss the basic LEED Certification process, describe the intents and associated concepts of each LEED credit category, and recognize successful LEED strategies and measurements for achieving credit category goals. BD+C 251: Understanding the Building Design + Construction LEED Rating Systems Gain essential knowledge of the LEED BD+C rating systems, including credit intents, requirements, and referenced standards; synergies among credits; and foundations of the LEED certification process. This course provides a foundation for pursuing the LEED AP BD+C exam. This course is designed to prepare you to recognize the unique aspects of the BD+C rating system family, and differences between each rating system (New Construction, Core and Shell, and Schools) within this family; identify the minimum program requirements for the BD+C rating systems; describe the goal, intent, and requirements of BD+C prerequisites and key credits; identify synergies between BD+C credits; and plan for key considerations and requirements for the LEED certification process. // This workshop is designed for professionals who are familiar with general green building knowledge, completion of the LEED 201 course is strongly recommended. BD+C 301: Implementing the Building Design + Construction LEED Rating System Learn how to apply the LEED BD+C rating systems, with LEED for New Construction as the focus, by walking through the phases and key decision points of a typical project. Engage with experienced USGBC® Faculty and other participants to work hands-on with LEED implementation strategies and rating system tools. This course is designed to prepare you to explain unique aspects of the LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major 1
Renovations rating system, apply and facilitate the LEED process with stakeholders, apply LEED tools to a new construction or major renovation project, and identify key green decisions throughout the process of earning LEED certification. // This workshop is designed for professionals who are familiar with the BD+C rating systems; completion of the BD+C 251 course is strongly recommended. Healthcare 251: Understanding the LEED for Healthcare Rating System Discover the unique challenges of implementing green building practices to sustainable healthcare facilities and the business case for the use of LEED for Healthcare. Learn about key credit intents and requirements and how this new rating systems differs from LEED for New Construction. After this course you will be able to define the unique needs and issues for applying green building in the healthcare industry, describe the background for the development of the LEED for Healthcare Rating System, distinguish between LEED for New Construction and LEED for Healthcare, discuss the value/business case for the use of LEED for Healthcare, summarize key credit intents and requirements, and understand pilot credits relevant to LEED for Healthcare. // This workshop is designed for professionals who are familiar with general green building knowledge. Retail 251: Understanding the LEED for Retail Rating Systems Learn about the unique challenges of implementing green building practices to retail spaces. This workshop provides an overview of the LEED for Retail Rating System, key credit intents and requirements, and the similarities and differences of this rating system to both LEED for New Construction and LEED for Commercial Interiors. This course is designed to prepare you to describe how it addresses the unique needs and issues for applying green building in the retail industry, compare to LEED for New Construction and LEED for Commercial Interiors, apply the value/business case for LEED for Retail, summarize intents and requirements of unique credits, and identify low cost, no cost strategies for implementing LEED for Retail. // This workshop is designed for professionals who are familiar with general green building knowledge. O+M 251: Understanding the Operations +Maintenance LEED Rating System Gain essential knowledge of the LEED O+M rating system, including credit intents, requirements, and referenced standards; synergies among credits; and foundations of the LEED certification process. This course provides a foundation for pursuing the LEED AP O+M exam and is designed to prepare you to recognize the goal, intent, and unique aspects of credits and strategies to meet them; identify the minimum program requirements; understand the unique aspects of the EB:O+M rating system (including process differences); understand the costs and benefits of EB:O+M certification; identify requirements and strategies to meet prerequisites and key credits; and plan for key considerations and requirements for the LEED certification process. // This workshop is designed for professionals who are familiar with general green building knowledge; completion of the LEED 201 course is strongly recommended. O+M 301: Implementing the Operations +Maintenance LEED Rating System Learn how to apply the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance rating system by walking through the phases and key decision points of a typical project. Engage with experienced USGBC® Faculty and other participants to work hands-on with LEED implementation strategies and rating system tools. This course is designed to prepare you to communicate the purpose and benefits of the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance rating system, successfully develop and implement a plan for LEED certification and recertification, facilitate the LEED process with all stakeholders, and utilize the tools available to support LEED implementation and documentation. // This workshop is designed for professionals who are familiar with the O+M rating system, completion of the O+M 251 course is strongly recommended. ID+C 301: Implementing the Interior Design + Construction LEED Rating System Learn how to apply the LEED for Commercial Interiors rating system by walking through the phases and key 2
decision points of a typical project. Engage with experienced USGBC® Faculty and other participants to work hands-on with LEED implementation strategies and rating system tools. This course is designed to prepare you to explain unique aspects of the LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors rating system, recognize key green decisions throughout the LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors process, implement LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors process for interior fit-up projects, and apply integrative approach with project stakeholders. // This workshop is designed for professionals who are familiar with the ID+C rating systems, completion of the LEED 201 course is strongly recommended. ND 251: Understanding the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System Gain essential knowledge of the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) rating system, including credit intents, requirements, and referenced standards; synergies among credits; and foundations of the LEED certification process. This course provides a foundation for pursuing the LEED AP ND exam and is designed to prepare you to describe the prerequisites and major credit requirements of the LEED ND rating system, explain the stages involved in the LEED ND certification process, describe the range of LEED ND project types and strategies, determine if a project is eligible for LEED ND certification, and communicate unique aspects and limitations of LEED ND. // This workshop is designed for professionals who are familiar with general green building knowledge, completion of the LEED 201 course is strongly recommended. ND 301: Implementing the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System Learn how to apply the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) rating system by walking through the phases and key decision points of a typical project. Engage with experienced USGBC® Faculty and other participants to work hands-on with LEED implementation strategies and rating system tools. This course is designed to prepare you to recognize key decisions and best practices for integrating LEED ND into the development process, apply the LEED ND rating system to real-world projects, understand the synergies and relationships between LEED ND credits, and navigate the complexities within the LEED ND rating system. // This workshop is designed for professionals who are familiar with the LEED ND rating system, completion of the ND 251 course is strongly recommended.
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