Green Building Curriculum

Green Buildings and Practices: a three day seminar on LEED Core Principles

Monday, Nov. 30, Tuesday, Dec. 1 and Wednesday, Dec. 2

Alumni Lounge (Nifkin) on the SUNY ESF campus, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210

Would you like to become a recognized green professional?  Green Associate and LEED AP are your best choices. As you know, LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) is the world’s foremost green building rating system created by U.S. Green Building Council.  Let us help you get ready to add this important credential to your professional accomplishments!

As a result of attending the seminar, attendees will understand the LEED green building rating system. Architects and engineers are often required by their jobs to study LEED, but LEED affects everyone. With 1500 LEED registered buildings in New York State, and more towns requiring new constructions to be green, professionals who understand LEED are needed in every field. Developers want to hire people who understand green, from lawyers to property managers, suppliers, brokers, bankers, contractors, decorators, supers, and more. Everyone in the chain had better understand green core principles! This course gives you green knowledge and qualifies you to take the 3rd party Green Associate exam and receive the coveted Green Associate certificate. If you obtain experience working on a LEED project, you will also qualify to take the LEED Accredited Professional exam and become a LEED AP. Your green credentials will get employers’ attention.

The course includes a polished powerpoint program. Professional photos will take you through a water treatment plant, a green roof garden, the inner workings of the world’s first LEED residential hi-rise, and more. With our engaging speakers, this class is always exciting and informative. Take the LEED challenge!

• Course Outline (Full topical outline)
• Student Materials (to download)

Course materials will be reviewed for Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for Engineers, Learning Units (LUs) for Landscape Architects and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Architects. The course material is eligible for a total of 20 contact hours (6.5 hours on Monday, 7 hours on Tuesday and 6.5 hours on Wednesday) for attendance to all three days with sign in by the attendee on each day.

Approved for 15 continuing education credits for REALTORS with an adminstrative service charge of $20.

Register today!

$395 includes breakfast, lunch and breaks all three days and materials

Late fee $445 after Nov. 19th.

• Register online until 12 noon on Tuesday, November 24. Onsite registration will be available November 30, December 1 & 2. Please be prepared to make your payment at that time. Secure online payment with Visa or MasterCard.
• You may also register online with a PO/Voucher, or pay later with a check (made payable to: SUNY Research Foundation).

Need assistance with registration? Contact Terry Sakowski at tsakowsk@esf.edu or by phone at (315) 470-6891.

Refunds will be issued (minus a $50 administrative fee) only until November 16, 2009 and must be received in writing to the ESF Outreach Office. No refunds will be issued after that time. Substitutions are accepted at any time.

Monday Agenda	Tuesday Agenda	Wednesday Agenda
8 - 9 am—Sign in and Breakfast 9 - 10:50 am—Synergistic Opportunities and LEED Application Process 10:50 am—Break 11 am—Synergistic Opportunities and LEED Application Process 12:30 pm—Lunch 1 - 2:50 pm— Project Site Factors 2:50 pm—Break 3:00 - 4:30 pm—Water Management	8 - 9 am—Sign in and Breakfast 9 - 11 am—Project Systems and Energy Impacts 11 am—Break 11:10 am—Acquisition, Installation, and Management of Project Materials 12:50 pm—Lunch 1:20 pm—Indoor Air Quality 3:20 pm—Break 3:30-5 pm—Stakeholder Involvement in Innovation	8 - 9 am—Sign in and Breakfast 9 - 12 noon—LEED Blank sheet 12 noon—Lunch 12:30 pm—Review LEED Procedures and other topics 2:30 pm—Break 2:40 - 4 pm—Sample Questions and Answers from LEED AP exam.