Programs and Events

LEED Green Associate Prep Exam

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

8:00am - 12:30pm
$345.00 Members, $425.00 Nonmembers
AGC Conference Center, Wellesley

2- Part Program to be run on consecutive Tuesdays

March 2nd and 9th.

Doors open with coffee and a light breakfast at 7:30 a.m.

Summary

LEED Green Associate Exam Prep provides a comprehensive summary of the information needed to pass the LEED Green Associate exam.

The object of this course is to prepare you to take the exam for the LEED Green Associate by introducing you to the principles of LEED 3.0 standards and procedures, the requirements for the new Green Associate (GA) and the updated rating systems and categories. 

In 2009, the US Green Building Council instituted new procedures and rating systems for both the individual and for certifying buildings.  For those individuals who wish to become accredited, the first step is to pass the Green Associate exam.  Once that has been accomplished, an individual may go on to the Accredited Professional exam.  This course is a prep course for the Green Associate exam.

Course detail
The course will begin with an overview of the LEED program and various rating systems along with information on the LEED registration and certification processes.  The session also will provide details on various cost assessment tools to evaluate sustainable strategies. 

It will continue with a review of the credit categories of the LEED program including: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency and Energy and Atmosphere.  The intent and associated implementation strategies of these LEED credit categories will be discussed. 

The course will finish up covering Materials & Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality credit categories with a focus on the LEED BD&C and Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance rating systems.  The course will cover strategies and requirements including construction waste management, selection of building materials, ventilation, thermal and lighting controls and toxins in building materials.  The session will also include a look at the construction and operations phases of a LEED project and review the most important referenced standards included in the LEED program.  The final hours will be spent going through review questions to give class participants a better understanding of what to expect from the exam.

MCAP Contributors All MCAP-contributing firms will receive 50% reimbursement of their registration fees - up to a maximum of $2000 per program, after full registration is paid to AGC. Attendance is required for reimbursement.

Presenters

Patricia Burke, LEED AP
Project Associate, The Green Roundtable

Patricia brings diverse work experience in the areas of education, policy, law, program development as well as project management skills to the consulting practice of The Green
Roundtable. Patricia has been a consultant to the City of Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development where she participated in the development and implementation of the City's Green Affordable Housing Program. Prior to consulting to the City of Boston she was Coordinator of the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Dee Spiro, LEED AP
Project Associate, The Green Roundtable

Dee brings a range of skills in project management, strategic planning, community organizing and writing to her work at The Green Roundtable.  Her most recent experience was as Senior Planner for the City of Newton Housing and Community Development Program where she developed and managed federally funded projects through all phases from conception to implementation.  She served as the City’s liaison to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and was
responsible for the management and coordination of the annual application and evaluation processes for federal funding programs.  Her interest in environmental issues was sparked in the early 1990s when she worked at Turner Broadcasting as a publicist promoting environmental programming.