LEED: Estimating for Green Buildings Program Offerings

This half day program covers estimating, designing and building sustainable construction. Participants learn the importance of an integrated design process and review what items may be, “no cost,” “minimal additional cost,” and “significant additional cost.” Program learning objectives:     • Describe environmentally friendly strategies for sustainable building design and        construction     • Discuss LEED® standards     • Compare the bidding and estimating procedures of green vs. traditional construction     • Review the LEED® Rating System and identify its impact on design, project planning and construction        strategies     • Examine the importance of integrated design and its effect on costs     • Apply the Life Cycle Analysis to cost estimation 2009 Upcoming Dates and Locations: February 19, 2009- Waco, TX April 1, 2009- Edison, NJ For more information on this program, please contact Carrie Harper at harperc@agc.org.