Introduction

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria. It is estimated that there will be a demand for more than five million sustainable building professionals in the next several years. As a LEED-accredited professional, you can place yourself at a distinct advantage for one of many sustainable building opportunities.

Course Outline

This course takes an in-depth look at the system goals and how these concepts are visible in all parts of the LEED v4 rating system, preparing you to adopt LEED v4 into your green building practice. The contents of the course include:

The contents of the course are:

Introduction to the Green Building Principles

Building Types and Different Rating Systems

Basics of the LEED v4 Application Process

LEED v4 Concepts at the Credit Category Level

Course Objectives

On completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:

• Describe LEED’s adaptability to meet specific project needs
• Identify the key components of the LEED v4 Rating System
• Identify overall LEED v4 Certification process
• Describe key green building intents and concepts associated with LEED v4
• Describe the intents and concepts of each LEED v4 category
• Explain successful LEED® strategies and measurements for achieving credit category goals
• Identify and explain synergies between LEED credit categories and strategies
• Recognize regulations, referenced standards related to each credit category
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