ESM-205 Green Existing Buildings: Operation and Maintenance

This course is designed for ESM students and professionals who are looking to gain project experience on existing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects. This course is for students interested in enhancing operations and maintenance in existing buildings. Students will learn the requirements and calculations required for the following LEED credits: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality. Students may accrue continuing education units that are required to advance to the LEED AP level, or maintain their accreditation by achieving mandatory Credentialing Maintenance Program hours by using BHCC’s Health and Wellness Center which earned LEED Gold certification under version 2.2 of the United States Green Building Council’s green building program. Students may learn to manage LEED project details, complete documentation requirements for LEED credits and prerequisites, upload supporting files, submit applications for review, receive reviewer feedback, and track their certification process using LEED-Online, a primary resource for managing the LEED documentation process. This course will help prepare students to sit for the LEED AP existing Building Operations and Maintenance exam. This course is ideal for developers, contractors, architects, lawyers, builders, engineers, product representatives, real estate brokers, and anyone interested in understanding green building principles.
Prerequisites ESM-105 or possession of LEED GA accreditation with approval of program director.
Gen. Ed. Course No
Mass Transfer Course Yes
Credits: 3