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• LEED 251: Strategies for Success in LEED: Water Use Reduction (WEp1) First Wednesday Webinar Series

  • When
    Wednesday, June 06, 2012
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    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    GH Phipps Construction Company - Training Room 496 Nevada Mesa View, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
  • Spaces left
    27

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  LEED 251: Strategies for Success in LEED - LEED and Water Use Reduction
  

  Water efficiency conserves both water and energy – generating benefits both for the environment and the bottom line. Determining water use reduction requires calculating an accurate baseline and reductions through efficiency strategies. Project teams often get tripped up on these calculations in LEED. Walk through calculations, issues and lessons learned from some typical and atypical scenarios. Register for this session to find a clear path for success in achieving LEED Water Efficiency Prerequisite 1 for design, construction and operations.
  
  Featuring LEED Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and Committee members – LEED experts in the field – this series will highlight a number of credit categories undergoing important evolution. Upon completion of this webinar series, attendees will have the information needed to be prepared for integrating these updates to LEED into their professional practice.

  Learning Objectives
  

  -Identify common pitfalls in calculating water use reduction for LEED projects and resources for success
  -Establish correct fixture groups based on FTE calculations and variable fixtures and uses
  -Establish appropriate baseline water use for typical project types
  -Calculate correct water use savings based off of baseline water use
  -Apply calculations to ‘atypical’ project scenarios

  GBCI:  1.5

  GBCI LEED Specific:  1.5 O&M, ID+C and BD+C

  AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD:  1.5 If you have any questions, please contact Ken Brickman at 719-310-4343 Thanks to our sponsor, GH Phipps Construction Company!

  Questions? Contact Bernadette Kelly
  

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• BD+C 255:Building & Material Reuse: Understanding the Challenges, Celebrating the Success First Wednesday Webinar

  • When
    Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    GH Phipps Construction Company - Training Room 496 Nevada Mesa View, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
  • Spaces left
    37

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  BD+C 255: Building & Material Reuse: Understanding the Challenges, Celebrating the Success
  

  The LEED credits related to building reuse (Materials & Resources Credits 1.1 and 1.2) and material reuse (Materials & Resources Credits 3.1 and 3.2) are some of the least utilized credits within the rating system. In a time of increasingly limited resources and a growing awareness around sustainable stewardship, however, building and material reuse represents one of the ultimate forms of resource conservation. The reuse of existing built fabric can be economically pragmatic, nurture communities, and provide vision of how to live more sustainably.
  

  Join USGBC for this exciting webinar session, addressing reuse and credit challenges and opportunities, innovative tools and resources available, and strategies to utilize reuse as a vehicle for creativity and sustainability. Upon completion of this webinar session, attendees will gain a greater understanding of how to integrate building and material reuse into their projects and useful strategies for navigating the related LEED credits.
  
  Participants must be present to view the webinar and receive credit for attendance.
  

  Drinks and snacks will be sponsored by GH Phipps

  Learning Objectives
  

  -Define foundational concepts related to building and material reuse
  -Outline credit intent and techniques that support credit achievement in Materials & Resources Credits 1.1, 1.2, 3.1 and 3.2
  -Discuss, through case studies and anecdotal stories, effective strategies and methods for building and material reuse
  -Identify tools and resources available to support designing with material reuse, material and team logistics, and LEED certification processes

  GBCI:  1.5

  GBCI LEED Specific:  1.5  BD+C

  AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD:  1.5 If you have any questions, please contact Ken Brickman at 719-310-4343 Thanks to our sponsor, GH Phipps Construction Company!

  Questions? Contact Bernadette Kelly
  

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• REGREEN 251: Home Performance Audits First Wednesday Webinar

  • When
    Wednesday, August 01, 2012
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    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    GH Phipps Construction Company - Training Room 496 Nevada Mesa View, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
  • Spaces left
    39

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  REGREEN 251: Home Performance Audits
  

  This webinar will reveal the value in conducting a home performance audit.  We will discuss the components of comprehensive audit and the valuable information that is discovered through the key performance tests, inspections and analysis.
  
  Home performance audits are key to assessing a home's current performance and identifying the source of inefficiencies, durability issues and any hazards. Upfront performance tests, inspections and analysis allow you to get the facts!  Having the facts empowers homeowners and remodel professionals to make meaningful and successful improvements. 
  
  Join us as we discuss the key components and value of home performance audits.  This webinar is a valuable educational opportunity for remodeling professionals, homeowners, policy makers and anyone else involved in retrofitting our existing housing stock.
  

  Participants must be present to view the webinar and receive credit for attendance.
  

  Drinks and snacks will be sponsored by GH Phipps

  
  Learning Objectives
  

  -Review the importance and value of a home performance audit
  -Identify key testes, inspections, and the analysis necessary to conduct a home performance audit
  -Understand the systems approach to home buildings
  -Prepare you for further understanding and exploration of REGREEN
  
  

  GBCI:  1.5

  AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD:  1.5

  If you have any questions, please contact Ken Brickman at 719-310-4343 Thanks to our sponsor, GH Phipps Construction Company!

  Questions? Contact Bernadette Kelly
  

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• BD+C 302: EA Credit 1: Successful Implementation Beyond Baseline Performance: Energy Consumption & EA Credit 1: Top 10 Energy Efficiency Measures for Load Reduction First Wednesday Webinar Series

  • When
    Wednesday, September 05, 2012
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    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    GH Phipps Construction Company - Training Room 496 Nevada Mesa View, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
  • Spaces left
    39

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  BD+C 302: Successful Implementation Beyond Baseline Performance: 10 Energy Efficiency Measures for Load Reduction
  

  This session will explore the first step for reducing energy consumption of a building: reducing energy loads. Presenters will highlight energy simulation as a design tool and key to successfully implementing EA Credit 1.
  

  Participants must be present to view the webinar and receive credit for attendance.
  

  Drinks and snacks will be sponsored by GH Phipps

  Learning Objectives
  

  -Recognize energy load reduction techniques that support energy efficient building design and help earn credits under LEED-NC : EA Credit 1.
  -Assess opportunities for integrating energy modeling at initial design stages, decision making, and planning process.
  -Evaluate the pros and cons of energy modeling as a design tool for complying with LEED criteria.
  -Discuss cost impact of load reduction measures by evaluating case-specific examples.

  GBCI:  1.5

  GBCI LEED Specific:  1.5  BD+C

  AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD:  1.5 If you have any questions, please contact Ken Brickman at 719-310-4343  Thanks to our sponsor, GH Phipps Construction Company!

  Questions? Contact Bernadette Kelly
  

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• BD+C 302: EA Credit 1: Successful Implementation Beyond Baseline Performance: Systems Design & EA Credit 1: Top 10 Energy Efficiency Measures for Demand Reduction First Wednesday Webinar Series

  • When
    Wednesday, October 03, 2012
  •  
    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    GH Phipps Construction Company - Training Room 496 Nevada Mesa View, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
  • Spaces left
    39

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  BD+C 302: Successful Implementation Beyond Baseline Performance: Top 10 Energy Efficiency Measures for Demand Reduction
  

  This session is all about reducing energy demand on the building's systems. Innovative and appropriate systems' design can reduce the energy the system uses to do the same amount of work. Presenters will explore energy modeling as a design tool and key to successfully implementing EA Credit 1.
  

  Participants must be present to view the webinar and receive credit for attendance.
  

  Drinks and snacks will be sponsored by GH Phipps

  Learning Objectives
  

  -Define foundational concepts related to building and material reuse
  -Outline credit intent and techniques that support credit achievement in Materials & Resources Credits 1.1, 1.2, 3.1 and 3.2
  -Discuss, through case studies and anecdotal stories, effective strategies and methods for building and material reuse
  -Identify tools and resources available to support designing with material reuse, material and team logistics, and LEED certification processes

  GBCI:  1.5

  GBCI LEED Specific:  1.5  BD+C

  AIA/CES LU/HSW/SD:  1.5 If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Occhi at 719-473-7077   Thanks to our sponsor, GH Phipps Construction Company!

  Questions? Contact Bernadette Kelly
  

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• BD+C 302: EA Credit 1: Successful Implementation Beyond Baseline Performance: Renewable Energy & EA Credits 1 and 2: Top 5 Strategies to Meet Energy Demand First Wednesday Webinar Series

  • When
    Wednesday, November 07, 2012
  •  
    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    GH Phipps Construction Company - Training Room 496 Nevada Mesa View, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
  • Spaces left
    40

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  BD+C 302: Successful Implementation Beyond Baseline Performance: Top 5 Strategies to Meet Energy Demand
  

  This session will assess on-site renewable energy as the cleanest source of meeting energy demands of the building. Presenters will assess various design tools and keys to successfully implementing EA Credit 1 and Credit 2.
  

  Participants must be present to view the webinar and receive credit for attendance.
  

  Drinks and snacks will be sponsored by GH Phipps

  Learning Objectives
  

  •Recognize techniques that support designing on-site renewable energy and help earn credits under LEED NC: EA Credit 1 and EA Credit 2.
  
  •Assess opportunities for integrating energy modeling during systems design stage, decision making, and planning process.
  
  •Learn ways of documenting the different renewable energy systems for LEED points.
  
  •Discuss cost impact of demand reduction measures by evaluating case-specific examples.
  
  

  GBCI:  1.5

  GBCI LEED Specific:  1.5  BD+C, ID+C, O+M, HOMES, and ND

  AIA/CES:  1.5 If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Occhi at 719-473-7077   Thanks to our sponsor, GH Phipps Construction Company!

  Questions? Contact Bernadette Kelly
  

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