LEED 101: Green Building Basics & LEED Courses

This LEED 101: Green Building Basics & LEED course offers an introduction to USGBC, green building principles, and the fundamentals of the LEED Rating System. It includes topics on climate change and building impacts; motivators for green building; and integrative versus conventional approaches – and the associated benefits – to building design, construction and operations. You will leave this course with a basic understanding of the intent, concepts and terms for each LEED credit category, as well as green building best practices, regulations and incentives. This course is for those seeking to learn only the basics.