Tuesdays, 0ctober 18, 25, and November 1, 2005
Green Advantage® Training
(3) training sessions from 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Certification Exam - November 8 beginning at 5:50 pm
Engineering and Design Institute@
Philadelphia University
4145 Station Street, Philadelphia, PA  19128

The Delaware Valley Green Building Council, in partnership with Green Advantage®, is offering a comprehensive training program for the Philadelphia area construction community. This course was created to respond to the construction industry’s desire to adopt construction practices that are more sustainable, economically viable and life enriching. With the impact of the US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program and growth of public demand for green buildings, today’s construction professionals need information about their role in this new arena.

LEED Innovation Credit Granted for Green Advantage Certified Contractors and Subcontractors

For those aspiring to attain LEED Certification, an Innovation Credit is now available if a significant percentage of contractors and subcontractors working on the project are Green Advantage Certified at the time of commencement of construction.

The Benefits
The Green Advantage Training Program offers real world, practical information with broader, big picture concepts to prepare students to accomplish four important goals:

1) Understand and enforce the core concepts and construction principles behind sustainable buildings leading to holistic view from the different trades of their work. This will foster leadership in the industry as younger tradesmen move into management positions.

2) Integrate green practices and strategies into construction processes which will lighten the impact on the environment, save energy and improve the health conditions of construction workers and building occupants

3) Become knowledgeable enough about the LEED rating system as it applies to construction to be an active partner with design professionals to achieve a LEED rated building.

4) Become thoroughly prepared for the Green Advantage Certified through an hour long test that will be taken at the end of the course.

The Sessions are organized as follows:

Session 1: Laying the Ground Work
Introductions, The Big Picture of Sustainability, First Cost v. Life Cycle, Overview and Impact of the LEED rating System upon the Construction Industry; Construction Operations includes LEED workbook, Construction Waste Management and much more.

Session 2: Building a Green Project
Site, Structure, Walls, Windows, Roofs, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, LEED Documentation

Session 3: Finishing the Project
Interior Finishes, Equipment, Landscaping, Project/LEED Closeout, Course Review – prep for test

DVGBC programming made possible by our sustaining sponsors – Antron, Ewing Cole, Liberty Property Trust, Tozour-Trane, AKF Engineers, The Brickman Group, Centocor, Corporate Lamp Recycling,LF Driscoll, Forbo, The Hankin Group, Haworth, Interface, Inc., MAB Paints, MaGrann Associates, Mannington, Norwood, PECO Energy, Powell Trachtman, 7group, TOTO, Urban Engineers, and Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC.

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Registration:
http://www.acteva.com/go/dvgbc/

Cost:
$250 (includes test fee)

Visit the Engineering and Design Institute website for directions
from Center City Philadelphia

Easy access by #27 and #35 bus,
or R6 Regional Rail.
Maps and schedules at www.septa.org

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