You are:  a working professional, project coordinator, or administrator 

Green Building Documentation and Coordination is a stepping stone to an exciting career in the sustainable building industry!

Light House is offering a Green Building Documentation and Coordination Training that will equip working individuals with the skills and tools necessary to efficiently and affordably manage green building rating certification processes, including documentation and management skills.

Following a tried and trusted internship model, trainees work under the guidance of green building professionals to gain practical experience on real-life projects sourced from local firms.

Dates:          TBA
Location:      Vancouver
Cost:             $1200 + GST

Dates:          November 6, 7, 8 and 28, 29   
Location:      Victoria        
1C - 555 Ardersier Road      
Downtown Victoria      
Cost:             $1200 + GST

Register now! email Dallas [at] brightergreenconsulting.com or phone 360-379-9398  

Green building rating systems present an organized set of selected environmental criteria and thus are able to precisely communicate the environmental goals and objectives of a particular project to the building owners, the occupants and the surrounding community. Green building documentation comprises the research, coordination and collation of information necessary for a building project to apply for 3rd party certification. Documentation becomes a design and construction process tool.

How will a Green Building Documentation Coordinator help your project? The responsibilities may include the following:

• Manage and coordinate the certification process including project registration and responsibility for the documentation of credits and submittals
• Understand and use checklists to keep project teams on task for particular credits
• Carefully track and format both documentation and submittal requirements so that credits are awarded appropriately
• Review application for suitability and completeness
• Appeal denied credits by providing additional necessary documentation

Material Requirements: 

• LEED Reference Guide.  You can use your company’s guide, or purchase your own from CaGBC, www.cagbc.org
• REAP Reference Guide and Checklist.  Excel and pdf documents available for download at www.planning.ubc.ca/corebus/reap.html
• Built Green™ Multi-Storey and Residential Tower (MS&RT) Program Checklist.  Excel document available for download at www.builtgreencanada.ca

Educational strategy:

• Fictional and current/actual projects
• Hands-on experience with documentation
• Actual work with LEED templates
• Assignments – done during computer lab time
• Logbook to check off completion of learning modules submittal requirements
• Upon graduation, student takes away a binder and online resources for successful future LEED certification process

Benefits:

• High involvement with participants
• Hands-on training using real life projects
• Learning from industry professionals

General learning outcomes:

• Working knowledge of green building principles and commonly used rating systems
• Learn how to be a point of contact for LEED credits, conduct site visits to stay ahead of the game and research products
• Effective translation of green building strategies and features into admissible credits to the satisfaction of CaGBC reviewers
• Ability to read and navigate an energy model report, MSDS and construction documents and specification necessary to complete documentation
• Undertake necessary non-engineering calculations such as daylight analysis, materials information such as recycled content
• Understand the structure of and relationships within the construction industry
• Green building research methodology – where to go for information, contacts from green building industry, research and standard authorities, product certification
• Ability to function as a supporting role in a design or construction office

Program recruits may be drawn from within existing design and engineering firms, contracting companies, from all the major higher education facilities, from various technology-oriented sectors (web, telecom, IT), etc. Graduates can pursue careers within architectural and mechanical design firms, construction companies and environmental consulting firms.

Recommendations for interested students with no construction background

Those from outside the construction industry may want to take certain foundation courses in building processes and principles to orient trainees prior to starting on a documentation project. These courses are options for consideration prior to commencing the green building coordinator program. The choice to enroll in courses should be based on your interest, availability and budget. 

If you would like a list of what courses may help bolster your knowledge prior to taking this course, please email amanda (at) sustainablebuildingcentre.com .  

Please note that it is NOT mandatory to take any extra courses prior to enrolling to the Green Building Documentation Training.

Market Insights

The next Market Insights will be a special Olympics edition. Register today!

Date: Thursday February 18th, 2010 

Time: 8.00 - 10.00am (Doors open 7.30am)

Location: Light House Sustainable Building Centre, 2060 Pine Street, Vancouver

Thanks for joining us at our special evening gala and launch of hte new Light House Centre on November 5th, 2009!  Over 200 business professionals enjoyed a summary of green building market trends and a tour of over 5,000sf of green building products, services and technologies. November's Market Insights report is now available. Click here.

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Want to be on the invitation email list?
email amanda[at]sustainablebuildingcentre[dot]com

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What is Market Insights?

Light House's successful Market Insights program is in its third year and is regularly attended by developers, builders, design consultants, property managers, municipal and government staff, building owners, realtors, product manufacturers, suppliers, and industry associations.

These quarterly breakfast seminars provide up-to-the-minute analysis of the BC green building industry, and an open opportunity to engage with a range of industry experts and key decision makers. Each session features a first rate guest speaker in addition to presentations by Light House experts and a period for frank discussion. This valuable session will provide you with:

• The latest trends in demand for green real estate and high performance homes
• Commentary on emerging policy and legislation which could impact your business
• Updates on the most recent education and training opportunities relevant to your profession
• Details on the hottest new products and emerging building related technologies
• The language for marketing green buildings and communicating sustainability

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For information on becoming a Market Insights sponsor, click here.

Instructor
Curt Hepting, P.Eng., P.E. EnerSys Analytics Inc.

Led by Canada's pre-eminent expert in energy modelling, this two-day hands-on software training workshop will provide sound knowledge to architects, engineers and other design professionals of how to add value and appeal to renovation and new construction clients. Using the new and improved EE4 v1.7, participants will learn how to use modelling to comply with BC's new building code. The course will also demonstrate the benefits of designing and building to ecoENERGY New Building Designs Validation levels by using EE4 simulation software.

Participants must bring their own internet-enabled laptop. EE4 currently runs on the PC platform only. You can download the EE4 software from the NRCan Website.

Date:        Fall 2009 - dates TBA  
Time:        9am - 5pm both days
Location:   TBA 

Cost
$320 + GST per person
($300 + GST for members of UDI, AIBC, NAIOP, BOABC, APEGBC, PIBC, ASTTBC)

Registration opens soon

Participants will earn:

14 AIBC Learning Units

15 PIBC Organized Learning Units

Workshop supported by:

Instructors
Curt Hepting, P.Eng., P.E. EnerSys Analytics Inc.
Andrea Frisque Dipl.-Ing., Dr. rer. nat., P.Eng., LEED AP Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc. (RWDI)

Get ready for the new BC Building Code
As a code user, familiarity with energy models will soon be a necessity. The BC Building Code will change September 2008 and for the first time will require minimum energy performance in buildings. All buildings that fall under Part 3 of the Building Code will need to comply with ASHRAE 90.1.2004.

Instructors
Curt Hepting, P.Eng., P.E. EnerSys Analytics Inc.
Andrea Frisque Dipl.-Ing., Dr. rer. nat., P.Eng., LEED AP Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc. (RWDI)

Get ready for the new BC Building Code
As a code user, familiarity with energy models will soon be a necessity. The BC Building Code will change September 2008 and for the first time will require minimum energy performance in buildings. All buildings that fall under Part 3 of the Building Code will need to comply with ASHRAE 90.1.2004.