Sustainable Practices Training for Green Advantage Environmental Certification Pending OCILB Approval Pending USGBC CE approval Pending AIA CEUs approval

1. presents
Sustainable Practices Training for:

2. Who is training?
Chris Jackson, LEED AP GA-CR
 Estimator and Project Manager at Fiorilli Construction, Inc.
 BS - Construction Science and Management, Western
Michigan University
 LEED AP – March 2009
 Green Advantage Commercial / Residential Certified
August 2009
 Previous Training Programs for:
– LEED Awareness for field staff
– Timberline Accounting, Estimating, and Project
Management
– Microsoft Project Scheduling
– Microsoft Word and Excel

3. What is LEED?
 The United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
was founded in 1993
 LEED 1.0 1998
 LEED 2.0 2000
 LEED 2.1 2002
 LEED 2.2 2005
 LEED v3 2009

4. USGBC – United States Green Building
Council
 Committee of architects, builders, and engineers
 Evolved into Six Categories
 Sustainable Sites (SS)  Materials and Resources (MR)
 Water Efficiency (WE)  Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
 Energy & Atmosphere (EA)  Innovation & Design Process (ID)
 LEED v3 adds Regional Priority (RP)

5. LEED Certification Levels – v3
Total of 110 Points possible
 Certified 40-49
 Silver 50-59
 Gold 60-79
 Platinum 80 +

6. LEED Programs
Sector specific programs exist for:
 Core & Shell
 New Construction
 Schools
 Neighborhood Development
 Retail
 Health Care
 EBOM
 Homes
 Commercial Interiors

7. What is Green Advantage?
Green Advantage provides a National
Certification Exam for:
•Construction Management Professionals
•Contractors
•Trades people
•Architects
•Real estate Professionals
•Field Personnel
•All other professionals interested in documenting their
green building knowledge

8. What is Green Advantage?
Green Advantage started in 1997 with
recognition and support from:
•US Environmental Protection Agency
•The Nature Conservancy
•SAIC
•University of Florida

9. Who is Green Advantage?
The Organization…
•Governing Board
•Certification Board
•Advisory Board
•Knowledgeable Staff

10. Why Green Advantage?
• Nationally recognized third-party credential
• Affordable credentialing of field personnel
• Current and relevant exam materials
• Convenient national network of testing centers
• Verified through academic research as providing environmental,
health, and personnel performance benefits to construction
projects (University of Florida, 2009)
• Can be utilized by owners and developers as a preference or
requirement in competitive bidding and architectural specifications
• Pursuing accreditation by ANSI
• GA Exam eligible for AIA / CEUs

11. Who wants Green Advantage?
•Contractors
A •Subcontractors 90%
U •Trades people
D •Architects
I •Engineers Significant growing interest
E •Developers
N •Realtors
•Attorneys Emerging interest
C •Planners
E •Code Officials

12. How many people are certified?
Green Advantage has currently certified
individuals in most of the 50 states:
•PA 1,595
•TX 1,098
•MD 477
•FL 437
•OH 72
50 Mile Radius of Cleveland - 13

13. What do I get?
Define your business in a challenging market
•Use the Green Advantage logo and signifier on
marketing materials
•Post company and contact information on the
Green Advantage website directory
•Contribute articles and photos of your green
projects to GreenLight – a Green Advantage
Publication

14. What are the benefits?
• Respond to market demands
• Stay ahead of government regulations
• Meet the growing consumer demand for
credentialed green builders
• Respond to bid requirements
• Position for your share of the projected 5 million
new green jobs
• Educate your workforce to become aware of
LEED requirements and avoid potential
“disaster”

15. Certification Emphasis Areas
• Green Building Rationale
• Triple Bottom Line – “People, Planet, Profit”
• Site Considerations
• Energy Efficiency
• Water Efficiency
• Indoor Air Quality
• Material Selection
• Integrated Design and Construction

16. Fiorilli Sustainable Practices Training
• Overview of LEED processes
• Overview of Sustainable Practices
• Organized based on LEED standards
• Presents terminology and relationships that will
be applied in taking the certification exam
• Explores real world examples
• Encourages open conversation
• Explains relationships of practices including
complimentary practices as well as tradeoffs

17. Fiorilli Sustainable Practices Training
• Presents situations that may be encountered in
day to day life at home, the workplace, and the
jobsite.
• Presents examples of pitfalls and
consequences to non-compliance with standards
• Provides general awareness of sustainable
terms and practices

18. Training Slide Samples
 The following is a sampling of
training slides from our Sustainable
Practices Course

19. Bioswales:
 Man-made channels that retain and treat
storm water.
 Bioswales are built wide, shallow, and nearly
level. This allows storm water to soak into
the ground. A variety of plant materials
removes pollutants in storm water through
natural processes. Bioswales fall under the
category of bioretention.

20. Bioswales:
http://www.green-rated.org

21. Building Orientation:
 Direction the building faces.
 In most climate zones in the northern hemisphere, the
long side of a building should be on the south side. The
largest area of windows should also be on the South side.
If facing the South, there is usually enough roof area for
solar water heating and PV (photo voltaic) panels. South-
facing glass can be easily optimized through shading and
glazing for passive solar heating. Though a southern
exposure is ideal, the building can be oriented up to 30
degrees away from due south without losing much energy
benefit.

22. Building Orientation:
http://www.ecowho.com

23. Green Advantage Exam
 Green Advantage Study Guide and testing
site is included in the exam fee
 Testing Centers provide results instantly
 Study Guide and any notes / materials
provided during training are permitted in the
testing center
 60 questions, 90 minutes.
 Must score 75% or better to pass
 Certification lasts 3 years – must re-certify

24. Green Advantage Exam
 What’s on the Exam?
 What should I expect?
 Sample questions……

25. Sample Questions
Q: Green Seal is an industry driven
standard for green building products.
a. True
b. False

26. Sample Questions
Q: Green Seal is an industry driven standard for green building
products.
a. True
b.False
Green Seal is not industry driven. It is
an independent third party standard.

27. Sample Questions
Q: Which of the following measures is most
effective at reducing light pollution?
a. Install exterior motion sensor activated lighting
b. Illuminate outdoor signs with ground lights
c. Install full-cutoff exterior light fixtures
d. Use shielded solar exterior lighting

28. Sample Questions
Q: Which of the following measures is most
effective at reducing light pollution?
a. Install exterior motion sensor activated lighting
b. Illuminate outdoor signs with ground lights
c. Install full-cutoff exterior light fixtures
d. Use shielded solar exterior lighting

29. What’s the investment?

30. Investment
 Sustainable Practices Training
– One day course
– 8 am to 5 pm with a two 20 minute breaks and a
lunch break
– Investment $350.00
 Green Advantage Exam
– 60 Questions
– 90 Minute exam
– Investment $175.00

32. Now What?
Sounds good……..
Where do I go from here?

33. Sustainable Practices Training
Go to www.fio-con.com
 To view the
available training
Schedule
 Navigate to the
Green Advantage
logo on the left
side and click on
register

34. Sustainable Practices Training
www.fio-con.com
 View the date
and description
for training
 Click on “register
for this class” to
proceed

35. Sustainable Practices Training
 Training Dates are Scheduled as follows:
 July 22, 2010 from 8 am to 5 pm
 September 23, 2010 from 8 am to 5 pm
 Future dates may be added
 Exam scheduling by the individual at
www.greenadvantage.org

36. Sustainable Practices Training for
Green Advantage Certification
 Prepare yourself and your company
for the future
 Educate yourself and your
employees on current technology
 Embrace Sustainability
 Gain the edge over your competitors

37. Questions?