Overview
Sustainable design is no longer a boutique concept in the design and construction of buildings and related infrastructure. It is widely required by government agencies and is becoming more and more in demand by responsible private owners. This webinar will tell you about the framework for applying sustainable design principles. This will allow you to immediately begin applying it to your projects and will give you a competitive edge in your career and business or agency enterprises.
During this two-hour discussion-based webinar:
- You will learn about the six principles of sustainable design: optimization of site potential, optimizing energy use, protection and conservation of water, selection and use of environmentally preferable products, enhancement of indoor environmental quality, and optimization of operations and maintenance practices.
- You will learn about the seven principles of sustainable site planning. You will learn about nine opportunities you should examine that may help you to maximize the sustainability of your project site.
- You will learn about the five principles of energy use optimization and seventeen opportunities you should examine that may help you maximize the energy efficiency of your building.
- You will learn about the seven principles for the protection and conservation of water and eighteen opportunities should consider employing to optimize the protection and conservation of water.
- You will learn about eight principles for employment of environmentally preferable products and materials and twenty six opportunities you should examine to maximize the use of environmentally preferable products and materials on your projects.
- You will learn about ten principles to employ in enhancing indoor environmental quality and fifty two opportunities you may have to optimize enhancement of indoor environmental quality.
- You will learn five principles for optimization of operational and maintenance practices and twenty seven opportunities that may help you to reach this goal.
- You will learn about resources that you can use learn more about your sustainability options, and how to access and employ them.
Architectural, civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers; federal, state and local public works and infrastructure officials; and managers with private companies responsible for design, construction, operation and maintenance of buildings and related infrastructure will all benefit from attending this informative webinar.
Participants will receive the framework they need to take a leadership position in implementation of sustainability principles in their companies, firms and agencies. They will learn about valuable resources that can be used on a daily basis in design and construction of buildings and related infrastructure.
Learning Objectives
In this 2-hour webinar, you'll learn ...
- The six principles of sustainability design for buildings
- Sustainability opportunities available
- For site potential
- To optimize energy use
- For protection and conservation of water
- In selection and use of environmentally preferable products
- For enhancement of indoor environmental quality
- Through operations and maintenance practices
- Many valuable resources available to you to assist and guide you in incorporating sustainability principles in you next building design project
How Webinars Work
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System Requirements
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Registration Deadline
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Printing Your Certificate
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Cancellation Policy
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