COURSE OUTLINE

BECOMING A LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

  • Benefits of the LEED Green Associate Credential
  • LEED Applications:
    • Agriculture, Horticulture and Natural Resources
    • Construction
    • Energy, Landscaping, Manufacturing
    • Real Estate, Transportation, Urban Planning

LEED V4 CORE CONCEPTS AND THEMES

  • Global Climate Change
  • Impact Categories
  • Life-Cycle Costing
  • Cost of Green Building
  • Regenerative Building

LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION

  • Health and Livability Intents and Strategies
  • Location Intents
  • Location Strategies
  • Transportation Intents
  • Site Development Intents and Strategies

SUSTAINABLE SITES

  • Sustainable Sites and Environmental Impacts
  • Site Design and Management
  • Rainwater Management
  • Heat Island Effect
  • Light Pollution

WATER EFFICIENCY 

  • Baseline and Design Cases
  • Increasing Water Efficiency
  • Reducing Indoor Water Use
  • Reducing Outdoor Water Use

ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE

  • Reducing Energy Demand
  • Increasing Energy Efficiency
  • Producing Renewable Water
  • Refrigerant Management

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

  • Material Conservation
  • Environmentally Preferable Materials
  • Waste Management

INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

  • The Indoor Environment
  • Occupant Comfort
  • Lighting Intents
  • Acoustic performance Strategies

INNOVATION AND REGIONAL PRIORITY

  • Innovation
  • Innovation Intents and Strategies
  • Regional Priority
  • Regional Priority Intent and Strategies

The British University in Dubai

Block 11, 1st and 2nd floor, Dubai International Academic City PO Box 345015, Dubai, UAE

Tel: +971 4 279 1400

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