Course Descriptions
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Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings
This full day program addresses major topics related to energy efficiency in commercial buildings from operation of existing equipment to high performance building management practices and what it takes to make them "green".
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Sustainable Historic Preservation
A practical one-day program for architects, engineers, and contractors. Learn about the synergy of sustainable design and historic preservation.
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LEED BD+C: Implementing the Building Design + Construction LEED Rating System
This full day program reviews unique aspects of the LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations rating system. Learn about how to apply and facilitate the LEED process with stakeholders, to apply LEED tools to a new construction or major renovation project, and to identify key green decisions throughout the process of earning LEED certification.
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LEED BD+C Technical Review
The course is intended to provide an overview of the Technical Requirements of the LEED V3 BD+C Green Building Rating Systems.
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Fair Housing - Are You Covered?
The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, among other federal accessibility laws, requires that newly constructed multifamily residential buildings be designed and constructed to provide access to people with disabilities
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Accessible Design and Construction Requirements of Section 504
Federally funded design and construction triggers the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehab Act of 1973, an often misunderstood federal accessibility law which seeks to prevent discrimination, based on disability, under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
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Accessible Design: A Necessary Basis for Sustainable Design
Buildings which are not accessible are not sustainable. Settlements and other legal agreements reached between developers and the courts have resulted in the substantial renovation of newly constructed buildings to incorporate legally required accessibility.
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