LEED Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

LEED Tax Incentives and Credits for Green Buildings ...LEED is a certification program for green buildings. Key elements of the program are water conservation, energy conservation and a reduction in waste going to landfill. Federal, state and local jurisdictions are looking for ways to incentivize improved performance in these key areas. The President is working with Congress to pass comprehensive legislation to protect our nation from the serious  more...

Form-Based Coding: An Alternative to Conventional Zoning ...is based on publicly available information concerning the LEED rating and certification system, and is not specifically endorsed or approved by the U.S. Green Building Council. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to interpret key issues addressed by form-based codes. - You will be able to list elements of form-based codes. - You will be able to repeat legal considerations and regulations.  more...

Documenting and Organizing LEED Projects: Lessons Learned for Better LEED Submissions ...LEED certification is becoming a more common requirement for designs in this environmentally sensitive and energy-conscious world. Design teams are being asked to integrate steps for LEED certification into already established design processes. Even though a designer might understand the principles of sustainable design and are familiar with LEED certification, until they have managed a LEED  more...

Lighting Design and Control for Commercial Buildings: Increase Sales, Increase Productivity and Save Energy ...ant now than ever. This teleconference will take you past LEED and show you how proper illumination will improve your bottom line. Learning Objectives - You will be able to review technology relating to lighting sources. - You will be able to propose daylighting as a design feature. - You will be able to paraphrase lighting codes. - You will be able to apply design issues and architectural  more...

Building Green Without Losing Green: Managing Risk in Sustainable Design and Construction Contracts ...ims asserted to date. - You will be able to summarize how LEED Documentation impacts design and construction contracts. This teleconference is based on publicly available information concerning the LEED rating and certification system, and is not specifically endorsed or approved by the U.S. Green Building Council. Engineers, project managers, attorneys, presidents, vice presidents,  more...

Pervious Concrete - The Pavement That Drinks! ...rojects and you will learn how pervious concrete can earn LEED points on your green building project. The permeability of porous concrete provides a potential solution to the problem of storm water runoff, which is a serious environmental concern accompanying increased urbanization. When land is covered with impervious parking areas, driveways and transit areas, rainfall is unable to soak  more...

Understanding LEED for Sustainable Building ...uncil 2009 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED ) program. In January 2009 the U.S. Green Building Council installed the third-generation version of its well known green building performance rating and certification system, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. This latest LEED system results from more than four-years of technical research, reviews of many actual LEED  more...

Design Codes and Standards for Noise Control nAcoustics strongly affects the human response to our environment and yet noise rises to the top of any list of user complaints in buildings. Complaints relate to poor hearing conditions, annoyance from neighbors, inadequate privacy, noisy mechanical equipment and a plethora of other issues. This teleconference will provide you with information on how to use building design to control sound and  more...

Brownfield Redevelopment and LEED. in 2009 - What Happens When You Mix Green and Brown? ...evelopment locations. This teleconference helps potential LEED® applicants on brownfields redevelopment projects understand how the LEED® pilot program for neighborhood development is being finalized as a standard in 2009. n nThis teleconference is based on publicly available information concerning the LEED® rating and certification system, and is not specifically endorsed or approved by the  more...

Understanding LEED. for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance ...LEED® for Existing Buildings' program goal is obtaining higher performance in buildings that have already been constructed and are currently in operation. LEED® EB emphasizes maximizing operational service and efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts. The system addresses whole-building energy and water use, indoor comfort and air quality, cleaning and maintenance issues (including  more...

Green Leases: Negotiating Renewals and Direct Leases Under Sustainability Mandates ...een buildings and the greening of existing buildings. The LEED® movement for green building leases started with encouraging energy efficiency and then addressing environmental concerns. Now the movement is heading toward tracking individual carbon usage. Green building leases need to be drafted and negotiated to protect the landlords and the tenants as sustainability programs are implemented.  more...

Maximizing Innovation and Design Process Credits for LEED. Certification ... policy has been reworked under the 2009 revisions to the LEED® program. n nThe information in this teleconference is important to anyone involved with major green building projects and is useful for building professionals who will engage in more lengthy training to become LEED® accredited professionals. n nThe U.S. Green Building Council is installing its third-generation version green  more...

Sustainable Development and Land Use: The Future is Here and it is Green ...ars entirely voluntary. The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® program and other high performance building rating systems are not legislated by any governmental entity and they are not designed to be mandatory. But thanks to an explosion of state legislation and local ordinances across the country, green building methods and requirements have now been given the force of law by inclusion and  more...