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The seminar is approved by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Board of Architecture and Interior Design 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 NC 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 a.m. – 6:30 pm.
• How: Register online
• CEs: 10 hours for Florida Interior Designers and Architects
• Fee: $299
• Includes: Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea & Coffee and Parking
The Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA) is hosting this valuable seminar as a Special Event to benefit all the designers who have ‘become LEED AP’ on their to do list. Now is the time before a new expanded version is released mid 2009. The DCOTA is the largest design campus of its kind, showcasing 775,000 square feet of extraordinary design products that suit the needs for any home, yacht or office project.
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 NC 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
• Sample questions and problems that demonstrate how to apply the LEED Green Building Rating System™ in scenarios similar to those on the exam
• Valuable green building resources on a USB drive.
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 stimulating course as part of our learning opportunities that not only allow continuing education credit but also provide an environmentally friendly way to learn and grow our businesses.” The 10 CE seminar is $299 and includes continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and coffee, and parking. You can register online at the Design With Joy website.
Ashlee Harrison, Director of Marketing for the DCOTA believes, “This event serves the South Florida design community by presenting CE credit seminars at a convenient, professional facility with a staff committed to serving the needs of the design professional.” She further started: “Events and programs like this provide valuable continuing education and the DCOTA is committed to continuing to make opportunities like this available to the professional design community in South Florida”. You can learn more about the DCOTA events and special programs at the DCOTA 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 business practices.
About DCOTA
DCOTA is a "trade only facility" committed to serving the needs of the design professional, DCOTA offers fully integrated amenities at our design center campus including a luxury hotel on premise, multiple restaurant options, valet services, ample on-site parking, freight forwarding and transport services, and a multi-lingual staff to serve design and associated professionals.
Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA)
Ashlee Harrison, Director of Marketing
P: +1-954-920-7997
Design Center of the Americas
1855 Griffin Road
Dania Beach, Florida 33004
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