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Design With Joy LLC announced today it is providing Learn to LEED – Technical Review Seminars to prepare participants to pass the current version of the LEED® exam. The seminar is approved by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Board of Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture and the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (ASID, IIDA, NKBA, IDC, IDEC) for 10 HSW (Health Safety and Welfare) Continuing Education credit. This is the last review course before LEED 2009. Current LEED Certification should be completed by December 31, 2008.
• Who: Interior Designers, Architects and allied professionals;
• What: Design to LEED – Technical Review will prepare participants to pass the LEED® exam, last review course before LEED 2009;
• Where: Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA), 1855 Griffin Road, Dania Beach, FL 33004;
• When: Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 8 am. – 6:30 pm;
• CEs: 10 hours for Florida Interior Designers and Architects;
• Fee: $299;
• Includes: Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea & Coffee and Parking.
The Seminar is an introduction to the USGBC (United States Green Building Council) and LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Rating System. It includes an overview of the LEED certification process, an introduction to LEED Online, and a credit-by-credit review of the LEED Rating System. It provides information on what to expect on the LEED exam, with sample questions and exam, and Green Building Resources on a USB Drive.
The LEED® Green Building Rating System™ is a voluntary, consensus-based program for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. The US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED® is a nationally accepted guide for the design, construction, and operation of green buildings. Building owners and operators who incorporate LEED® in their building process have the necessary tools to deliver instant and measurable results on their buildings’ performance. Design to LEED – Technical Review will prepare participants to pass the current version of the LEED® exam.
The participants will be introduced to:
• Credit-by-credit LEED® Green Building Rating System™ (Site, Water, Energy, Materials, Indoor Environmental Quality and Innovation)
• Process for registering a building for LEED® certification and the LEED® Online forms
• Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Certified levels of LEED® certification
• Requirements for attaining the credits, and the documentation requirements of LEED® certification
• Solve problems that demonstrate how to apply the LEED® Green Building Rating System™ in scenarios similar to those on the exam.
The seminar will discuss how design professionals can implement sustainable practices in our own discipline and business. More and more private businesses and public entities are adopting sustainability initiatives as an integral part of their operational strategy in order to maximize production efficiency and minimize waste. There are both environmental and financial benefits to earning LEED® certification. LEED-certified buildings:
1. Lower operating costs and increased asset value.
2. Reduce waste sent to landfills.
3. Conserve energy and water.
4. Healthier and safer for occupants.
5. Reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
6. Qualify for tax rebates, zoning allowances and other incentives in hundreds of cities.
7. Demonstrate an owner's commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility.
The course creator and presenter Joy Dorst commented, “We are happy to offer Florida Contractors, Architects, Landscape Architects, Interior Designers and other professionals a comfortable, educational, and cogitatively stimulating course as part of our learning opportunities that not only allow continuing education credit but also provide a sustainable eco-friendly way to learn and grow our businesses.” The 10 CEU seminar is $299 and includes breakfast, lunch, and parking. You can register online at the Design With Joy website.
About Design With Joy, LLC
Design With Joy is committed to providing Professional Success and Personal Fulfillment: Our courses are designed for professional success and personal fulfillment to reach “A Whole New Mind” as defined by bestselling author Dan Pink. Pink claims we're living in a different era, a different age. An age in which those who "Think different" may be valued even more than ever.” Design with Joy thinks about and delivers continuing education differently by: Designing for Effective Communication; Designing with the Mind, in Mind; and implementing Sustainable Practices.
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