"LEED for All" is an engaging, non-technical certificate program on the principles of corporate sustainability and green building. Become conversant in the principles of sustainability and the language of LEED without the technical rigor of exam prep. 

LEED is the biggest brand in sustainability, but there's so much more to the big picture. You don't have to pass a difficult credentialing exam in order to become knowledgeable and articulate in essential corporate sustainability and LEED concepts. Acquire basic climate literacy, learn how to make the business case for sustainability, use the language of LEED, and understand how market policies are driving greenhouse gas reductions all around the world.
Jun 1 class at MCAD was a hit: Photos & reviews 
Oct 1 class at 600 Brickell was even bigger: Class photo
This class is for you if you need to:
  • be brought up-to-date with the latest in corporate sustainability and CSR principles, vernacular, initiatives and challenges
  • make the business case for sustainability to internal stakeholders or the market
  • articulate the underlying drivers of your organization's sustainability initiatives
  • communicate the benefits of sustainability initiatives in plain English to external stakeholders who don't speak "Treehugger" or "Engineerinese." 
  • earn a LEED professional credential and wish to start your pursuit with a solid foundation
Topics:
  • The business case for sustainability, including:
    > Triple Bottom Line
    > reputational and business risk avoidance
    > investors' increased demand for supply chain transparency and non-financial reporting with third-party assurance
    > reporting frameworks (GRI, CDP,     SASB, IR)
  • Tenets of green building, principles of LEED
    > Look at various green building rating systems including LEED v4 vs LEEDv2009, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard
    > Points, Credits, Prerequisites
    > Core concepts, high-level LEED intents 
    > Synergistic relationships between design choices and their potential effects on the bottom line
  • Concepts
    > CSR / corporate sustainability principles, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), internal carbon pricing, water-energy nexus, climate literacy, Natural Capital and GHG accounting, LCA, building science, biophilic design, active design, Tragedy of The Commons
Takeaways:
  • become conversant in green building principles and the language of LEED
  • understand how these concepts contribute to the broader picture of sustainable development and corporate sustainability
  • enhance your company's sustainability initiatives with a deeper understanding of what is driving them
  • be credible when promoting yourself, your company, or eco-friendly products and services to the marketplace by demonstrating you know what you're talking about
  • help your organization make informed decisions from operational efficiency and sustainable procurement, to strategies of avoiding business and reputational risk
  • learn who the major advocacy organizations are (and add'l resources) moving the needle on sustainability

A special THANK YOU to our sponsors, E.D.G.E. Enterprises and 600 Brickell. 
Your instructor:
Greg Hamra
Senior Sustainability Educator
LEED AP BD+C, O+M
Greg's Bio
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