HSLL 4005 - LEED Exam Prep - Accelerated

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.

LEED is a third-party certification program developed by the US Green Building Council and is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

This intensive program delivers an in-depth review of the technical requirements of a specific LEED rating system and the tools and information needed to incorporate green building practices into a project. Study techniques to prepare for taking the LEED Professional Accreditation exam will be covered. Upon successful completion of the LEED exam, which is administered by the Green Building Certification Institute, individuals receive their LEED, Accredited Professional (AP) credential.

Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.

Textbooks and Materials

1. LEED for New Construction v2.2 Reference Guide Third Edition
   USGBC
   Not available at the CSU Bookstore
2. LEED-NC Study Guide, Printed or pdf
   USGBC Colorado
   Not available at the CSU Bookstore

The USGBC Guide can be purchased from the USGBC website. The Study Guide can be purchased from the USGBC Colorado website.

Instructors

Brennan Schumacher

Brennan Schumacher, LEED Accredited Professional, is owner and founder of Be Green Consulting. He brings a wealth of practical electrical design and green building experience to his clients' projects. A graduate of Dunwoody Institute's Electrical Design and Construction Management program, Schumacher has served as primary lead designer for multi-million dollar projects for clients such as the New Belgium Brewing Company and the City of Fort Collins.

Josie Plaut

Josie Plaut, LEED AP, Director of Projects for the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University, coordinates green building projects and offers working knowledge in LEED compliant design. She has a degree in Business and Sustainability from Fort Lewis College and a Masters of Construction Management with an emphasis in Sustainable Building at Colorado State University.

Plaut has worked in the private, non-profit and government sectors to facilitate and coordinate green building projects and is an experienced instructor, lecturer and workshop facilitator. Josie is LEED v2.0 and v2.2 Accredited Professional with working knowledge in LEED compliant design, construction, and documentation. Plaut’s research interests include organizational change and processes as they relate to the adoption of sustainability and integrated design.