GBCI Course Approval Number: 0920021739 (1 credit if LEED accredited)
IDCEC PROGRAM: CC-111628-1000 1 credit
AIA PROGRAM: AD405 1 AIA/CES LU
The green building marketplace is rapidly shifting; material transparency identifies the health risks in building materials and recognizes healthy materials. This presentation will detail an introduction to LEED, the Living Building Challenge, and the WELL Building Standard in order to understand the market drivers for healthy buildings and the crossover between them. This course will teach architects and designers to follow a five-step implementation process, to achieve these standards, minimize health risks, and promote healthy buildings across industries.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will:
- Recognize how LEED v4 and v4.1 BD+C, Living Building Challenge, and the WELL Building Standard v1 evaluate
- healthy materials to contribute to building certification.
- Introduction to the material ingredient transparency tools, including: Health Product Declarations, Declare Labels,
- and the Red List.
- Implementation of a five-step implementation process for incorporating healthy materials into your buildings.
Review of additional healthy material resources for use in architectural design work.
To learn more about this program or to schedule a CEU presentation, email us.