LEED

WorkSource funding available

A five-day intensive course on sustainability principles, basic energy flows and energy-using systems in buildings, and the green building design & construction process. The content includes a full-day field trip and a full day of preparation for the LEED Green Associate exam.

When

Monday—Friday
June 20—24, 2011
9 a.m.—5 p.m. each day

Where

Olympic College, Bremerton Campus

For More Information

Call Jessica McCann at Kitsap Community Resources at 360-473-2148.

Olympic College Office of Continuing Education

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The planning and development of sustainable communities can be accelerated through local government leveraging of the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system. While primarily for land developers, the ND system also offers local governments an unprecedented mechanism for achieving integrated smart growth, new urbanism, and green construction at the district and community scale. To realize this potential, communities can:

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The single greatest environmental benefit that LEED for Neighborhood Development projects can produce is climate change mitigation. Of the 56 LEED-ND credits, 38 have carbon reduction effects through less building and transportation energy use, more efficient infrastructure, and neighborhood use of renewable resources. This presentation includes an overview of neighborhood energy demands and sources, a tour of the LEED-ND rating system, and a Sacramento infill case study that uses 19 credits to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 30%.

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Ed Begley, Jr. and Matthew Coates celebrate sustainable living and green building at this special event, "Leading the Way Toward a Sustainable Future." Tickets, $8.00 for General Admission. Discounts available if you cycle to the event or take public transportation!

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