Member Recognition Opportunity in Revised 'Building to LEED' Curriculum

AGC is looking for member materials to enrich the Building to LEED: Overview and the Impact on Construction Practices full-day course curriculum, which is undergoing revisions to reflect the newest version of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System for New Construction.  AGC will credit members that submit photographs, helpful hints or short case studies that illustrate the contractor's role in achieving specific prerequisites and credits in the rating system. If you are interested in participating and having your company recognized, please contact Melinda Tomaino at tomainom@agc.org by February 2. Contractors play a significant role in documenting or achieving the requirements related to several LEED prerequisites and credits; for the new edition we would appreciate photographs, helpful hints or short case studies specific to those credits that illustrate the contractor's role and complement the text.  The specific credits are outlined below. SSp1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention SSc5.1: Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat SSc7.1: Heat Island Effect, Non-Roof EAp1: Fundamental Commissioning EAc3: Enhanced Commissioning EAc5: Measurement and Verification EAc6: Green Power MRc1.1-MRc1.4: Building Reuse MRc2.1 and MRc2.2: Construction Waste Management MRc3.1 and MRc3.2: Resource Reuse MRc4.1 and MRc4.2: Recycled Content MRc5.1 and MRc5.2: Regional Materials MRc6: Rapidly Renewable Materials MRc7: Certified Wood IEQc3.1 and IEQc3.2: Construction IAQ Management Plan IEQc4.1-IEQc4.4: Low-Emitting Materials IDc1: Innovation in Design (and construction) IDc2: LEED Accredited Professional RPc1: Regional Priority Please respond to tomainom@agc.org by February 2 if you would like to submit supplementary material. In late 2009, AGC released supplementary material to the first edition of Building to LEED that introduced the changes to the rating system.  The second edition will incorporate those changes and provide additional information.  http://newsletters.agc.org/environment/2009/12/18/agc-releases-building-to-leed%c2%ae-nc-update/ Plan now to attend the AGC debut of the updated Building to LEED during the AGC 2010 Annual Convention (separate registration) in Orlando, Florida, on March 16.  http://newsletters.agc.org/environment/2009/12/18/dont-miss-it-building-to-leed-nc-overview-and-impact-on-construction-practices/ For more information, contact Melinda Tomaino at tomainom@agc.org or (703) 837-5415.  To schedule a Building to LEED course, please contact Amy Fields at fieldsa@agc.org or (703) 837-5360.