The newly designed Building to LEED® for New Construction will help contractors and other building professionals navigate the green building certification process, understand the newest version of the rating system and maintain their LEED credential.
"Green building is rapidly changing from a niche market to the industry norm," said Stephen E. Sandherr, the Associated General Contractors of America's chief executive officer. The number of green buildings under construction is expected to grow by an estimated 25 percent by 2013. "Within a short time, the ability to master the complexities of green construction and certification will be essential to succeeding as a building contractor."
Starting August 18, AGC will begin taking orders for the Building to LEED program, which includes Instructor's Guides and Participant's Manuals to be used during the program's one-day class. In addition to learning invaluable green construction and design skills, anyone taking the class will earn 7.5 Green Building Certification Institute Continuing Education Hours that can apply to maintaining a LEED credential.
Anyone interested in learning more about Building to LEED, ordering the program or finding out where the new education program is being offered should visit www.agc.org/green or email curriculum@agc.org. Anyone can order the program, which is designed to be used by construction firms and construction association chapters, among other groups.
The new education program is part of AGC's broader commitment to green construction. AGCreleased, earlier this year, a comprehensive new green construction plan, "Building a Green Future," that outlines a series of public and private measures to further increase demand for green construction. "Policy makers need to understand that you can't simply wish for a green future, you have to build it," Sandherr added.
August 26, 2010 - Webinar: Building to LEED for New Construction Train-the-Trainer
This webinar will provide the skills essential to effectively instruct the second edition of Building to LEED; specifically, it will cover how to teach adult learners, encourage interaction among participants and use the course manuals to prepare for and deliver courses. Registrants of this webinar will receive a copy of the Building to LEED for New Construction, 2nd Edition, Instructor's Guide as part of their registration fee -only $125 for AGC Members ($155 non-members).
Following successful completion of this webinar, participants will have the ability to:
- Describe the changes made to the Building to LEED for New Construction, 2nd Edition course approach
- Explain the course learning objectives
- Identify the target course audience and how to adapt the course to fit a wide range of participants
- Distinguish the major differences between LEED v2.2 and v3 and how they are identified in the course
- Discuss the difference between design and construction submittals
- Recognize situations in which they should bring their own examples into the class to demonstrate the impact of LEED on a contractor
- Explain and administer the various exercises included in the new course