Green building training courses ‘LEED’ing the way

Going green is the necessity of today, especially for the industries and the offices that grossly misuse natural resources. And ‘Green Building’ is the new way to show your responsibility towards environment in all aspects, including planning, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction of the factory building or office building. The concept not only saves money but is also a sure way to earn respect from your clients. Team StitchWorld explores various training courses available in the market to make you more proficient and better employable in this field…

IGBC (Indian Green Building Council)

Course Name: IGBC’s Advanced Training Programme on Green Buildings Fees: Rs. 8,000 Duration: Two days (every month) 9th-10th February, 2017 in Visakhapatnam, India IGBC, part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), offers a wide array of services which include developing new green building rating programmes, certification services and green building training programmes. The council also organizes Green Building Congress, its annual flagship event on green buildings. The training programme imparts knowledge on green building concepts and discusses the best practices applied. Starting with introduction to green buildings, the course covers sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, building materials and resources, indoor environmental quality and innovation, and design and regional priority. The participant, at the end of the course gets exposed to green building design strategies, and gains knowledge on IGBC Green Building Rating Systems.

Build It Green

Course Name: Certified Green Building Professional Certification Training Fees: US $ 599 Duration: 2 days (13th-14th March) in California, USA Build It Green (BIG) is a non-profit organization that offers training, support, and programmes to help professionals build and grow their businesses in the process. The two-day (9 hours a day) course introduces the key principles of green building and the systems approach to the design, construction and operation of buildings under the sections – energy, resource conservation, indoor air quality, and developing and marketing a green business. The course covers essentials of conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy as well as design choices that can improve indoor air quality including low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) products, finish materials, ventilation, filtration, mould prevention and best construction practices. The participant will explore best practices in jobsite waste/recycling, landscaping, water conservation, efficient framing, durability, and material choices. Additionally, it will also enable the participant to learn how consumer preferences, marketing tools, and effective language can play a role in developing and marketing a green business.

KSGBT (Karishma Smart Green Buildings Technologies Pvt. Ltd.)

Course Name: Advanced Green Building Technology Duration: 3 days in Kolkata, India KSGBT training programme provides support training courses, training packs and continued education (CE) events covering wide range of construction- and built environment-related topics. The above-mentioned course offers essential knowledge of the LEED rating systems and sustainable building concepts. Although the course is structured to be exam-focused, more information, discussions and interactions are delivered to help in better understanding of the subject matter. Upon completion of this course, the candidate enrolled will be able to identify the key components of the LEED rating system and the overall LEED certification process, identify and explain synergies between LEED credit categories and strategies, and recognize regulations, referenced standards related to each credit category.

B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc.

Course Name: Green Building Commercial Certification Programme Fees: US $ 199.75 (Part -I) US $ 159.80 (Part -II) Duration: 5 hours (Part – I) 4 hours (Part – II) B.F. Environmental Consultants has collaborated with online training centres to make available quality distance learning courses in alternative and renewable energy, alternative energy training, energy efficiency, green building design, LEED AP, green associate, and sustainability analysis. The programme is divided into two parts. The first part offers methodologies to plan, design, and build high performance green commercial buildings. The course provides guidelines and processes to apply specifically to commercial and municipal construction. It covers the basics of sustainability and progress through designing new construction or renovating existing structures. The second part of the programme provides instruction in the new methodologies that form the underpinnings of high performance commercial buildings, the formulation of responsible budgets at the planning stage. Furthermore, the course helps in identifying any high-performance cost premiums (together with cost savings). After completing this course, the participant will be able to implement practices that improve the capital budgeting, design and construction practices. They will also be able to save money through reduced energy and material expenditures, waste disposal costs and utility bills in future.

GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment)

Course Name: GRIHA 3-Day Training Programme Fees: Rs. 9,000 Duration: 8th-10th February, 2017 (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India) 6th-8th March, 2017 (New Delhi, India) GRIHA is a Sanskrit word meaning – ‘Abode’. The programme quantifies aspects such as energy consumption, waste generation, renewable energy adoption, etc. so as to manage, control and reduce the same to the best possible extent. GRIHA is a rating tool that evaluates the environmental performance of a building, thereby providing a definitive standard for what constitutes a ‘green building’. Three-day training workshops are being organized by GRIHA Council in association with TERI at New Delhi, India and Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The workshops aim at enhancing the knowledge on green buildings and GRIHA rating parameters for building professionals like architects, engineers, developers, policy makers and others. The workshops covers various sessions on site planning and construction management, building design optimization, optimizing artificial lighting design, energy efficiency, socio-economic strategies, sustainable building materials, energy management, performance metering and monitoring and water and waste management.

Green Building Training

Course Name: Green Advantage Fees: US $ 179 Green Building educational offerings focus on practical training and theoretical knowledge that provide ideas and strategies to improve the business or advance personal career. The institute offers both in-person training and online training. The online Green Advantage Workshop comprise of the Green Building Design and Construction process and presents LEED specific construction-related concepts. It qualifies for 7.5 LEED specific credentialing hours for both BD&C and ID&C disciplines, 8 CES credits for AIA, and 8 PDH units for registered professional engineers. The programme is divided into pre-recorded modules, each between 20 and 50 minutes long, that can be selected and accessed individually in the order of presentation or as needed for review purposes. Also, review questions are included at the end of each section to confirm the participant’s understanding of that module.