USGBC LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

Onell González-Martínez holds a MSc Magna Cum Laude in Green Building & Sustainable Development of the San Francisco Institute of Architecture in California, US, where it is currently a PhD candidate; and a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras; he also took several graduated courses in Environmental Planning at the Graduated School of Planning of the UPR. Mr. González possesses the USGBC’s LEED AP O+M credential; he is an EPA/PR Environmental Quality Board accredited Lead-based Paint Inspector; EPA/PR Environmental Quality Board accredited Asbestos Inspector; Council-certified Indoor Environmental Consultant; Certified Mold Assessor, and Indoor Air & Surface Quality accredited professional. He also receives numerous hours of continuing education in HVAC, Green Building, Indoor Environmental Quality, Building Science and Industrial Hygiene on a regular basis.Mr. González works in the environmental consulting area as a professional industrial hygienist and green building advisor & trainer, conducting and overseeing industrial and environmental hygiene investigations among others. As such, he has been directly involved in over 1,000 environmental building assessments, at a wide range of building typologies, for the government, the Navy, the Army, leading architecture and engineering firms, pharmaceutical industries, commercial and private building owners, and many others. As a federal contractor, Mr. Gonzalez has successfully completed the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) credentialing process.As a professional industrial hygienist and green building expert, Mr. González is responsible for oversee and conduct all Industrial Hygiene & Indoor Air Quality projects; as well as support and sometimes oversee other Environmental Building Assessments. His responsibilities include all tasks

associated with several environmental consulting services such as: indoor air quality consulting and sampling for Green Building projects using USGBC’s LEED Rating System, IAQ & industrial hygiene investigation and monitoring, mold assessment, sick building assessment, dust characterization and allergens assessment, lead based paint inspection, and asbestos containing building materials inspection including recurrent AHERA Regulatory Re-inspection & Audit for Asbestos Operations & Maintenance Plans. Mr. González has also offered awareness-level asbestos training as part of the AHERA regulations compliance requirements.Mr. González collaborated as a Green Building Certification Institute’s Education Provider and Course Submitter on behalf of the USGBC-Caribbean Chapter, served as Chair of the Education Committee, and served as LEED v4 Point of Contact for the Chapter. He also participated as collaborator of the LEED 2012 Regionalization Task Force. In addition, he is a member of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) and member of the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA).As a Green Building educational speaker, he has created and offered multiple green building lectures, and has been the first local speaker to offer LEED 2009 & LEED v4 Green Associate’s Credential StudyCourses at professional associations and higher education institutions in PR. He has also facilitated instructor-led workshops of the USGBC’s Education Curriculum and was admitted as a USGBC Facultymember in 2013. In addition, he was also accepted as lecturer at the Professional Studies and Continuing Education Division of the University of PR in Rio Piedras and LEORON PDI to offer the LEED Green Associate’s Credential Study Course.

PhD(c), CIEC, LEED AP O+M, PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST & GREEN BUILDING EXPERT

Onell González-Martínez

Expert Trainer

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KEY TAKE AWAYS

1 Integrated execution of tasks and certification process in a LEED project

2 Sustainable strategies for site selection and related transportation impacts

3Operational efficiency, improved performance and costs effectiveness related to the use of water and energy in a building

4 Sustainable building materials and resources

5 Quality of the interior environment for superior occupants’ productivity and performance

Students and professionals potentially interested in this course include the following disciplines, among many others:

» Engineers » Architects » Owners » Investors » Contractors » Consultants

» Appraisers » Environmentalists » Planners » Economists » Educators » Real estate brokers

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Delivery Type Group Live

Training Prerequisites

Some prior notion of basic con-cepts related to the built environ-

ment and the systems typically found in a building.

Level Advanced Training

At the end of the course, participants will learn about the following specific topics and skills:

» Communicate general concepts about sustainable construction to teams or colleagues

» Evaluate and investigate, in a general way, sustain-able building materials

» Assist others with sustainable development goals » Argue in favor of sustainable construction in front

of clients, members of a professional team and the general public

» Assist in the handling of documentation for the LEED certification process

» Organization, structure and scope of LEED guides » Goals and objectives of the various strategies for

sustainable construction proposed by the USGBC in the LEED system

» Strategies to execute an integrated process in a LEED project

» Industry standards and guides used as reference by the LEED system

» General parameters for selecting the project site » General parameters for evaluation, design and de-

velopment of the project site » General strategies for the use and proper manage-

ment of water resources » General strategies for the use and adequate man-

agement of energy resources » Practices related to alternative and renewable ener-

gy sources » Main environmental issues related to the production

and consumption of non-renewable energy sources » Strategies for reuse of materials for construction » Concepts related to the life cycle of construction

materials, components and buildings » Strategies for the proper handling of waste » Policies for the acquisition of products and con-

struction materials » Concepts and practices related to the quality of the

interior environment » General environmental impact of the built environment » Value of sustainable and regional design

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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VISION at the U.S. Green Building Coun-cil (USGBC) is that buildings and com-munities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation. MISSION is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, en-

abling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life. Through the community network, continuous collabo-ration with industry experts, market research publications and LEED professional credentials, USGBC’s global staff is working every day to help advance spaces that are brighter and healthier for us to live, work and play in.

This preparatory course to obtain the sustainable con-struction consulting credential “LEED Green Associate” will train participants to demonstrate knowledge and mastery of non-technical practice areas of sustainable construction. This credential shows basic knowledge of the design, construction and sustainable mainte-nance of the built environment. Students will receive a comprehensive and high-level introduction that will include a comprehensive discussion of dozens of areas related to sustainable construction.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

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COURSE OVERVIEWUnderstanding the need to educate and train in sustainable development principles and strategies, the USGBC has de-signed several professional credentials that demonstrate different levels of knowledge and skills for the application of the LEED Certification System.

The LEED guides propose a series of design and performance strategies to be implemented in a structure with the pur-pose of addressing the environmental impact issues as well as the operation and maintenance costs related to excessive consumption of energy, potable water and materials. It also aims to improve the interior environment of buildings to promote the production, use and welfare of the occupants and the surrounding community.

To maximize the results of the application of the strategies proposed by LEED, the scheme is based on propitiating the synergy between the diverse systems existing in a structure. This theory seeks to create closed cycles where the product of one process turns out to be the input of another. The proposal seeks to combine well-known strategies with modern technology to address the life cycle of a building. In addition, LEED provides metric tools that allow evaluating the most productive way to apply these strategies seeking their implementation from an integrated and iterative planning.

The LEED Green Associate credential demonstrates knowledge and non-technical skills to understand and support strategies, ideas and practices that form the basis of sustainable construction, as well as the critical points of the operation and mainte-nance of structures, specifically related to the LEED program. This basic level of credentialing is presented as an opportunity for everyone involved in a construction project to know the best way to collaborate with the LEED certification process from their respective roles and specialties. This includes engineers and architects, as well as those owners and investors, contractors, consultants, appraisers, environmentalists, planners, and others who equally participate in the process. This integration of the disciplines is necessary for the success of a sustainable project. It is also essential to achieve the necessary market change and the promotion of a cost-effective, socially equitable and environmentally prosperous urban development.

COURSE OUTLINE SESSION 1: INTEGRATED PROCESS, USGBC, GBCI AND LEEDGeneral concepts about sustainable construction

» Problems of the current paradigm of construction and justification of sustainable construction

» Systems that make up a building » Product life cycle and buildings » Integrated process

Mission of the “US Green Building Council” (USGBC) » Market Transformation » Development of LEED guides » Promotion and lobbying for sustainable construction

Mission of the “Green Business Certification Inc.” (GBCI) and its processes

» Processes related to the certification of projects and professional credentials

» Certification and re-certification programs for buildings » Relationship between the GBCI and the USGBC

LEED V4 Rating Systems » Markets » Categories of LEED Systems » Certification levels » Impact Categories of LEED Systems and distribution

of points / credits » Minimum requirements of the LEED program

SESSION 2: LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATIONEnvironmental problems related to transportation

» Carbon Dioxide Emissions » Urban planning theory “Smart Growth” » Land use categories in LEED

Relevant concepts » Border of a LEED project » Footprint of the project » Footprint of the building » Metrics of occupation

» Sensitive land » Priority development sites » Density surrounding a project » Miscellaneous uses » Soil-area ratio » Metric on distance of vehicular trips

Sustainability strategies related to the location of a project and the changes that this causes in transportation

» Protection of sensitive places » Selection of priority development sites » Metrics of selection of places taking into account the

density surrounding the project and accessibility to diverse uses

» Adequate access to means of mass transportation » Facilities for cyclists » Reduction in the footprint of parking lots » “Green” vehicles

SESSION 3: SUSTAINABLE SITESEnvironmental problems related to the location of a project

» Relations between the built environment and ecological services

» Restoration and ecological preservation in a construction project

Relevant concepts » Studies of the location » Low impact development » Green infrastructure » Solar reflectance index » Light pollution » Heat island effect » Integrated pest management

Sustainability strategies related to the development of the site of a project

» Site initial evaluation

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» Prevention of pollution caused by construction activities » Protection or restoration of the development site » Provision of open spaces » Management of precipitation and runoff » Reduction of heat island effect » Reduction of light pollution

SESSION 4: EFFICIENCY IN THE USE OF WATERBackground information on the global water resource crisis

» Shortages of the resource » Demand on the resource

Correlation between water use, operation and maintenance expenses, demand on the municipal system, waste and energy consumptionRelevant concepts

» Efficiency in the use of water » Water conservation » Alternative water sources » Reference point for water consumption metrics » Metrics for use of faucets and sanitary equipment » Gray and black water » Low flow faucet » Process water » Recovered water » Xerophytic vegetation » Demand profile of the water resource

Sustainability strategies related to the use of water resources outside the building

» Elimination or reduced use of irrigation systems » Selection of xerophytic species » Efficiency of irrigation systems » Acceptable alternative sources of non-potable water

Sustainability strategies related to the use of water resources inside the building

» Consumption reduction » Efficient taps » Acceptable alternative sources of non-potable water » Use of water in cooling towers » Measurement of water use

SESSION 5: ENERGY AND ATMOSPHEREEnvironmental problems related to the production and consumption of non-renewable energies

» Refrigerants » Exhaustion of resources

Profile of the energy performance of a building » Design of the structure » Interaction between the systems of a building

Synergies in the use of energy » Energy and water consumption » Energy and ventilation » Energy and interior lighting » Energy and interior design

Relevant concepts » Reference point for energy performance metrics of a

building » Automated building system » Energy model » Green energy » Zero energy » Waste for energy » Renewable energy outside the location » Process energy » Source energy

» Energy from the locationSustainability strategies related to the use of energy

» Demand reduction » Preliminary establishment of consumption goals » Appropriate size of buildings » Use of the existing urban environment to protect new

buildings from extreme environmental conditions » Use of energy modeling » Response programs according to energy demand level » Energy audits, studies and monitoring » Energy efficiency and performance » Alternative energy sources on-site and off-site » Refrigerant selection » Continuous measurement of energy use and performance » Energy commissioning

SESSION 6: MATERIALS AND RESOURCESEnvironmental impact during the life cycle of materials

» Incoming materials to the project » Outgoing project materials » Energy contained in materials » Sustainable management of materials

Relevant concepts » Environmental declaration of products » Content of recycled material » Location factor in regional materials » Re-use and rescue of materials » Sustainable forestry » Waste diversion

Waste from the construction process » Importance of re-use of existing structures » Recycling potential » Construction with waste

Sustainability strategies related to the use and selection of materials

» Reduction of the environmental impact of the life cycle of a building

» Adaptive re-use » Disclosure of information about products and

construction materials » Environmental declaration of products » Raw material sources » “Ingredients” of the materials » Policies and plans for sustainable purchases » Durable goods » Continuous consumables » Sustainable cleaning products » Collection and storage of recyclable materials

produced by the occupants » Planning for the management of construction and

demolition waste » Demolition and construction waste management

Zero waste

SESSION 7: QUALITY OF THE INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTImportance of the interior environment in the health and productivity of the occupants

» Pollutant control » Use of natural light and exterior views » Systems control for the occupants » Thermal and acoustic comfort

Relevant concepts » Concentrations of carbon dioxide » Systems control

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» Reported value of minimum efficiency » Thermal comfort » Ventilation rate » Volatile organic compounds

Importance of the mechanical ventilation system in the quality of the indoor environment

Importance of the design and operation of buildings in the quality of the interior environment

Sustainability strategies related to the quality of the interior environment

» Protection of air quality during the construction process » Purging of pollutants with ventilation / air quality study » Prohibition of smoking » Specifications on low emission materials » Gasification of volatile organic compounds » Adequate / improved ventilation provision » Pollution control systems in the accesses to the

interior of the building » Installation of high efficiency filters in the ventilation

system » Monitoring of fresh air intake and carbon dioxide

concentrations » Green cleaning program » Integrated pest management » Control and design for thermal comfort » Luminaries » Control » Quality » Natural lighting » Exterior views » Acoustic design

SESSION 8: INNOVATION AND REGIONAL PRIORITYIterative process in sustainable construction

Sustainability strategies related to innovation » Use of strategies not contained in the LEED system » Use of pilot strategies contained in the “USGBC’s LEED

Pilot Credit Library”Sustainability strategies related to outstanding performance

» Exceed metrics established by LEED » Inclusion of a LEED professional in the project

Sustainability strategies with regional relevance » Options according to the geographic location of the project

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IN-HOUSE If interested to run this course in-house please contact Goran Gakidev at +971 4 447 5711 or e-mail: goran.gakidev@leoron.com

PROGRAM TIMINGS

Registration will begin at 08.00 on Day One.

The program will commence at 08.30 each day and continue until 16.30.

There will be two refreshment breaks and lunch at appropriate intervals.

During the proposed course, 8 digital presentations in “Power Point” will be used as educational strategies; educa-tional videos of topics related to green construction; inter-spersed sessions to discuss questions and group dynamics aimed at facilitating learning, understanding and applica-tion of content; and short tests that will train participants to hold the professional accreditation in question.For the educational offer in question it is necessary to have physical facilities suitable for digital presentations in “Pow-er Point”, that is, we need to have access to electricity, a projector and a suitable surface to project; Having sound equipment for some audio-visual resources is convenient but not indispensable. It is also advantageous to have a physical space that allows participants to be organized in sub-groups when carrying out the various group dynamics that occur during the course.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Payment Terms for LEORON Professional Development Institute (hereafter LEORON PDI)a. 100% payment of the amount in maximum 15 days upon the receipt of the invoice. b. The payment shall be conducted either in cash, credit/debit card, cheque or bank transfer. c. The stated amount is exclusive of Withholding Tax and other duties, taxes and transfer related charges which if

applicable are payable by the client in addition to the stated amount.2. Cancelation and Postponement Policy

a. All cancelations and postponements shall be done in written form.b. In case of client cancelation:

i. No cancelation fee if the cancelation takes place not less than 14 days prior to the beginning of the course,ii. 50% cancelation fee if the cancelation takes place between 7 days and 14 days prior to the beginning of the course,iii. 100% cancelation fee if the cancelation takes place less than 7 days prior to the beginning of the course,

c. In case of client postponement, i. LEORON PDI issues a credit note which states that the paid amount can be used for participation in any of the

company’s courses which are scheduled in a period of 12 months from the date of the credit note.ii. A 25% postponement fee if the postponement takes place less than 10 days prior to the beginning of the course

d. In case of LEORON PDI cancelation:i. A 100% refund shall be applicable if LEORON PDI decides to cancel the event - the client has an option to receive

a credit note which can be used for any course for a period of 12 months.ii. In case of LEORON PDI postponement - the client may choose to participate on the same course at the later date or

to be issued a credit note which states that the paid amount can be used for participation of any of the company’s courses which are scheduled in a period of 12 months from the date of the credit note.

3. Selection of Trainer and LocationSelection of the trainer and training location shall be at the discretion of LEORON PDI. Every effort shall be made to maintain continuity, but, if necessary, LEORON PDI can change the trainer and training location any time prior to commencement of the course.

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i. If the contents of a course or the training materials are incorrect or inappropriate.ii. If the duration of the course is significantly different to that invoiced.iii. If the conduct or actions by the LEORON PDI trainer are inappropriate or offensive.iv. If the training delivery is not on a satisfactory level

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