Enhanced Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Understanding LEED for Sustainable Building ... focused mainly on further reductions in energy waste and enhanced water conservation. USGBC has now focused rating and certification efforts using this latest unified version and rapidly will move away from the multiple-criteria products of the past. Use of older LEED versions is no longer permitted (c. June 2009). The information in this teleconference is important to anyone involved with  more...

De-Escalation Tactics When Responding to Individuals with Mental Illnesses ...e being contained so that physical control techniques are enhanced, if they become necessary. When the public is witness to successful verbal de-escalation, they better understand and respect the challenges facing an officer, which contributes to future officer safety. Successful verbal de-escalation also sets a precedent with emotionally disturbed people who are likely to have many encounters  more...

Nanotech Materials for Sustainable Buildings ...azingly durable nano-coatings and paints, dirt-proof nano-enhanced fabrics and furnishings, and more. Illustrated with actual as-built case studies that spell out tangible economic benefits, this is nontechnical teleconference for everyone in the real estate and construction industries. Learning Objectives - You will be able to describe nanotech 'smart' materials created through molecular  more...

Employee Engagement in Troubled Times BenefitsEngaging and retaining valued employees is particularly critical amid periods of economic uncertainty if organizations are to maintain product and service quality, and lay a foundation for future growth. Yet while challenging economic environments make employee motivation more critical, they also make employee engagement more difficult to achieve. Belt tightening often results in  more...

Maximizing Innovation and Design Process Credits for LEED. Certification ...ns focus mainly on further reductions in energy waste and enhanced water conservation, representing a major upgrade and harmonization of key technical criteria. This latest version (effectively "3.0") results from more than four years of technical research, reviews of many actual LEED® certified projects and advisory activities of hundreds of technical experts. n nThis teleconference is based  more...