Corporate Training By Zack Academy - How to Get the Whole Building LCA Credit in LEEDv4

Why Should You Take This How to Get the Whole Building LCA Credit in LEED v4 Presentation?

This How to Get the Whole Building LCA Credit in LEED v4 presentation is about Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). It will touch upon definitions, tools, LEED V4, and end with an example of how one might achieve the LEED V4 whole building LCA credit.

What is LCA?

LCA reports on impact measures such as global warming potential, aquatic eutrophication, smog formation, and other real environmental impacts caused by the manufacturing, installation, use and disposal of a building. As a powerful tool to help sustainable design move towards a performance basis, LCA can be a useful new skill set and a good match for existing skills in design offices or sustainability consultancies.

Continuing Education:

• 1 AIA HSW CE Hour
• 1 LEED Specific BD+C GBCI CE Hour for LEED Professionals or
• 1 GBCI CE Hour for all other LEED Professional

The Following Topics Will Be Covered:

• Understand life cycle assessment (LCA)
• Apply LCA to design projects
• Achieve LEED v4 MR Credit Building life-cycle impact reduction
• Understand the environmental impacts of design choices