What
is LEED and what makes a building green?
Brief overview of the LEED system
and green building in the area, including a 101 on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system
of the US Green Building Council. The slideshow gives some examples for regional environmental issues related to the five
LEED categories addressing the site, water, energy and atmosphere, building materials and indoor environmental quality.
This presentation concludes with an overview of recent legislative mandates in the National Capital Region
on LEED and green building for the public and private sector. This presentation can be customized to include information on
any specific area of interest of a particular audience.
From Light to Dark Green Schools –
The Green Building Program
of Montgomery County Public Schools
This presentation outlines the Green Building Program
of MCPS in Maryland, the 16th largest school system in the US.
MCPS moved from a high performance building standard
to opening the first LEED school in Maryland and now has seven schools registered for a LEED certification by the US Green
Building Council. The hour long journey travels through five years in which Anja S. Caldwell established and managed
the nationally recognized program within the school system. She describes successful strategies, technology pilots, lessons
learned and cost impacts associated with greening schools, or in this case a school system.
The presentation is relevant for parents, teachers,
school administrators and facility managers, as well as architects and engineers working on educational facilities for K-12
and higher education. The presentation is typically followed by a Q&A session and can be combined with a tour of a LEED
school.
The link to the programs current website is :
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/schools2green/index.shtm
Greening
Schools – Tricks and Tools
This presentation outlines strategies, best practices
and low-hanging fruit in the greening of individual schools or entire school districts. Case studies show successful and not
so successful examples of green building pilots, including facts and figures, and give some helpful cost information and strategies.
The presentation is relevant for community advocates,
politicians, parents, teachers, school administrators and facility managers. The presentation is about one hour and typically
followed by a Q&A session.
How
to meet a LEED-S Mandate with no time to spare
This presentation outlines strategies, best practices
and low-hanging fruit in meeting legislated LEED mandates. Case studies show successful and not so successful examples of
green building pilots, including facts and figures, and gives some helpful tools, cost information and strategies.
The presentation is relevant for school administrators
and facility managers faced with a LEED mandate and the need to provide compressed and to-the-point professional training
and development to their time pressed staff.
The presentation is one hour and typically followed by a Q&A session.
Green
Building in Germany
This 30 minute presentation gives a broad overview
of green building projects and technologies in Germany and compares the LEED standard to the new German standard. It is relevant
for architects and engineers, sustainable design enthusiasts and LEED experts that want to educate themselves on international
trends and innovations.
Green Schools
in Germany
This presentation shows some case studies
of outstanding green school projects in Germany and compares the LEED standard to German school construction standards.
It is relevant for school architects and engineers, green schools enthusiasts and LEED-S experts that want to educate
themselves on international trends and innovations.
Go
Green at Home (two hour workshop)
This two hour workshop starts with an overview of
green issues as they relate to the home and private life, with a focus on resource and most of all money savings. Tips and
tools are shared on how to save on utility expenses and be a better environmental steward while also improving your health.
No cost and low cost measures are organized in an easy to understand action plan called “My LEED”. This plan helps
green novices and experts get organized and easily navigate the often confusing green information jungle.
Other presentations on the subject of green
building, customized for any specific area of interest of a particular audience.
