LEED and Sustainable Design

LEED

LEED Certification and Green Building: An Introduction

Green Infrastructure

Green Infrastructure 1: Introduction to High Performance Guidelines

Green Infrastructure 2: Best Practices for Site Assessment

Green Infrastructure 3: Best Practices for Streetscape

Green Infrastructure 4: Best Practices for Pavement

Green Infrastructure 5: Best Practices for Utilities

Green Infrastructure 6: Best Practices for Stormwater Management

Green Infrastructure 7: Best Practices for Landscape

Green Infrastructure 8: Best Practices For Construction

Sustainable Buildings and High Performance Systems Design -
Green guide

The Basics of Sustainable Design

The differences between green and sustainable design, the components of a successful green project, the green building rating systems available and the pros and cons of each system and the justification of the system.

Total: 5.0 hrs

Commissioning

The five main phases of commissioning, the importance of documentation to commissioning, the interaction of the commissioning agent with the normal site supervision during construction, and the engineer’s role in construction quality.

Total: 3.0 hrs

LEED Guidance

The five main program areas that LEED summarizes, the key points in each program area, particularly as they apply to ASHRAE members, the various EA credits, and the ASHRAE standard for thermal and lighting control.

Total: 3.0 hrs

Integrated Design

The cost implications when choosing a site, the impact site orientation has on the use of natural resources, the basis of integrated design and how it affects project costs, and the concept of night precooling.

Total: 5.0 hrs

Indoor Environmental Quality

The five main areas that comprise "indoor environmental quality" (IEQ), the relationship between indoor air quality (IAQ) and the outdoor air quality, and how HVAC designs influence this interaction, and the new ideas on design of healthy buildings.

Total: 4.5 hrs

Energy Conservation

The environmental benefits of using renewable energy sources, passive versus active renewable energy, and the types of solar energy utilization.

Total: 7.0 hrs

Plumbing and Fire Protection Systems

Where sustainable design can be implemented into plumbing systems, the effect that other disciplines can have on green design, and the importance of conserving water and the positive affects it can have on our planet.

Total: 1.0 hrs

Building Controls

How building controls may benefit the environment, the importance of building controls in providing good building IEQ, and help a project achieve LEED credit points and help in continued efficient operation of the building after occupancy.

Total: 2.5 hrs


Green Building Materials

Green Building Materials: An Introduction

Green Building Materials: Product Selection & Specification

Green Building

Green Building: Commercial High Performance Guidelines Part 1

Green Building: Commercial High Performance Guidelines Part 2

Green Design

Green Design: Brownfield Redevelopment

Green Design: Designing Relationships to Nature

Green Design: Economics of Green Building

Green Design: Introduction to High Performance Building Design

Green Design: Introduction to Indoor Environmental Air Quality

Green Design: Introduction to Integral Sustainable Design Theory

Green Design: Introduction to Sustainability and Measurement Systems

Green Design: Introduction to Sustainable Design Materials and Resources

Green Design: Introduction to Sustainable Sites

Green Design: Introduction to Sustainable Water Systems I

Green Design: Levels of Complexity Theory

Green Design: Perspectives on Innovation

Stormwater Management

Stormwater Harvesting: A Green Concept

Stormwater Management: An Introduction

Stormwater Management: Low Impact Development (LID)

Sustainable Design

Sustainable Design - A Primer

Sustainable Design - An Integrated Process

Sustainable Design - Masonry

Sustainable Design – Materials

Sustainable Design in Brick Masonry

Sustainable Design: Eco-efficiency of Roofing Insulation Systems

General

Greening of Healthcare Materials

Groundwater for Engineers and Scientists

Groundwater Remediation

Green Building with Steel - Part 1

Green Building with Steel - Part 2: Guidelines for Builders, Trades and Inspectors

Groundwater Hydrology