E – 1216 Sustainable Design for Buildings

“Sustainable design” is no longer a boutique concept in the design and construction of buildings and related infrastructure. It is widely required by government agencies and is becoming more and more in demand by responsible private owners. This course will tell you about the framework for applying sustainable design principles. You will learn the goals of each, opportunities you can use to pursue them, and resources that will help you reach them. When you have completed this seminar you will have a road map that will guide you in making sustainability an integral part of your management of building and infrastructure design and construction projects. This is what you will learn about:

1. The six principles of sustainable design
   • Optimization of site potential
   • Optimize energy use
   • Protection and conservation of water
   • Use of environmentally preferable products
   • Enhancement of the indoor environmental quality
   • Optimization of operational and maintenance practices
2. Optimization of site potential
   • Seven principles of sustainable site planning
   • Nine opportunities you can examine
   • Resources you can use
3. Optimization of energy use
   • Five principles of energy optimization
   • Seventeen opportunities you can examine
   • Resources you can use
4. Protection and conservation of water
   • Seven principles for protection and conservation of water
   • Eighteen opportunities you can examine
   • Resources you can use
5. Use of environmentally preferable products
   • Eight principles for integration of environmentally preferable products
     and materials
   • Twenty six opportunities you can examine
   • Resources you can use
6. Enhancement of indoor environmental quality
   • Ten principles for enhancement of indoor environmental quality
   • Fifty two opportunities you can examine
   • Resources you can use
7. Optimization of operational and maintenance practices
   • Five principles for enhancement of indoor environmental quality
   • Twenty seven opportunities you can examine
   • Resources you can use
   • Ten principles for enhancement of indoor environmental quality