Our series of Eco-Building, Sustainable Construction, BREEAM & LEED Green Associate Online Training will start on April 14^th.
 
 Topics will cover:
 - Sustainable Construction 
 - Green Building Certifications (LEED & BREEAM) & other
 - NEEREA & LEA Loans & other green loans in Lebanon
 - Bio-climatic Design in warm / hot countries
 - Introduction to Biomimicry by theOtherDada
 - Choice of Materials & Waste Management
 - Energy-Efficiency, Lighting, HVAC, Thermal Modelling, Renewable Energies
 - Sustainable Sites, Ecology & Land-use
 - Water Conservation
 - Case Studies from certified projects in Lebanon 
 - LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation
 
 This innovative Track, suitable for all levels, has been designed to give architects, engineers, developers, landscapers, or any other construction professional or students a complete & methodical understanding of green & sustainable design and construction.
 
 Most eco-building design recommendations and techniques can be considered & applied to all types of projects, whether residential, commercial, institutional, or other public buildings.
 
 All the details about the schedule, content, fees and registration can be found on the following link: http://ecoconsulting.net/www/The%20Circular%20Hub%20-%20Green%20Building%20Track.pdf 
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 You will be able to obtain the “Green Buildings & Sustainable Neighbourhoods” Certificate, by attending this series of sessions related to the Green building & Sustainable Neighborhood Track. 
 
 This Certificate can also contribute to the LEED Green Associate (GA) or LEED Accredited Professional (AP) Credentials Maintenance Program (CMP), or to demonstrate eligibility in order to register for the LEED GA exam.
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 * SE01 - Tuesday, April 14th *
 An intro to Sustainability, Climate Change, Ecological & Carbon Footprint, and Green Construction: Why should we care?
 Overview of sustainable development and the three pillars of sustainability, How is Climate Change affecting us, and why should we care? What is our Ecological Footprint & the overshoot day? Do you know your individual Carbon Footprint, are there some measures to reduce it? Why we should move to greener construction & energy-efficient, healthier buildings?

* GB06 & GB07 – Wednesday, April 15th & Thursday April 16th *
 Bio-climatic Design in warm / hot countries
 Basic design principles of bioclimatic houses in warm/hot countries. The importance of insulation, air tightness, reducing the heat island effect, balance between natural daylighting and overheating, choice of glazing, shading devices, and usage of green roofs.
 Overview of natural ventilation & cross-ventilation and various different passive ventilations techniques, including solar chimneys, wind towers, and provincial wells.
 
 * GB01 - Tuesday, April 21st *
 Introduction to Green Building Certifications
 Overview of BREEAM certifications in the UK, overview of LEED certification in the US, comparison between BREEAM and LEED; overview of ARZ in Lebanon 
 Overview of the NEEREA, LEA & other green construction financial incentives in Lebanon
 Intent, benefits, current interest rates, procedure (how to apply) for each of these loans
 
 * GB02 - Wednesday, April 22th *
 Sustainable Sites, Ecology & Land-use
 Overview of what constitutes sustainable sites (including criteria in BREEAM & LEED) & measures to reduce site water pollution. Overview of how to protect & enhance the ecological value of a site and its biodiversity.
 Introduction to the different types of green roofs & their various benefits.

 * CE03 – Thursday, April 23th *

Biomimicry is a Sustainable Design Methodology and approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns & strategies. The core idea is that nature has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with. Animals, plants, and microbes are the consummate engineers. This seminar will give an overview of Biomimicry with some of its applications. 

This seminar is in collaboration with theOtherDada

 * GB03 - Tuesday, April 28th *
 Energy-Efficiency – HVAC
 Overview of energy-efficiency technologies / solutions suitable to hot climates, building services HVAC systems control and low-energy cooling, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, low-environmental impact cooling, choice of refrigerants and refrigerant leak detection systems, sub-metering and BMS, thermal comfort, thermal zoning and controls, and commissioning.
 
 * GB04 - Wednesday, April 29th *
 Energy-Efficiency – Lighting
 Overview of the performance characteristics of lighting systems, different types of lighting, lighting controls, light pollution and guidelines for a good lighting design that reduces energy consumption and light pollution.
 Thermal Modeling & Case Studies 
 A full dynamic 3D model of different case studies – including the objectives of the analysis, modelling procedure, results, and conclusions.
 
 * GB05 - Thursday, April 30th *
 Introduction to Renewable Energies
 Overview of renewable energy technologies / solutions suitable to the Mediterranean and hot climates (solar water heating, photovoltaics, building integrated photovoltaics, solar thermal heating, solar thermal cooling, wind power, geothermal energy and ground-source heat pump, CHP, tri-generation and energy waste recovery).
 
 * GB08 - Tuesday, May 5th   *
 Choice of Materials & Waste Management
 Importance of materials selection in construction (lower impact materials, local and regionally-sourced materials, recycled or re-used materials, sustainably-sourced materials and timber, renewable materials).
 How to choose between different building elements and low-impact finishes. The importance of waste management during construction and during the building’s operation.

* GB09 - Wednesday, May 6h *
 Introduction to Water Conservation in Buildings
 Importance of water conservation: Choice of water-efficient devices and fixtures, introduction to rainwater collection in buildings, grey-water recycling for usage in buildings or irrigation, low-water irrigation & landscaping.
 
 * GB10 - Thursday, May 7th *
 Green Buildings Case Studies: 
 IC Elementary School & M1 Headquarters 
 First projects in Lebanon to achieve respectively the LEED Gold and LEED Platinum certificates; presentation includes each of the new buildings’ green features (from each credit category within LEED).
 
 * CE05 - Tuesday, May 12th *  

Meet the Architect with Maha Nasrallah!

Casa Batroun, a small private house renovated and extended in an eco-friendly manner, which achieved the BREEAM Excellent rating and is the 1st project to be BREEAM-certified in Lebanon, and 1st BREEAM Excellent rating in the Middle-East. The detailed presentation will describe the bio-climatic design; the choice of materials; as well as all the energy-efficiency, water conservation, and sustainability features of the house.

EcoBkerzay, the first lodging project in the country to achieve a BREEAM or LEED certification and one of the highest ratings (Very Good) in Lebanon under BREEAM International 2016. 

An overview of the different environmental techniques & solutions that have been integrated into the project will be presented.

* GB11 & GB12 - Wednesday, May 13th & Thursday, May 14th *
 Overview of LEED, the USGBC, and GBCI
 LEED Green Associate (GA) exam preparation
 LEED GA specific exam preparation (overview of the LEED GA exam structure, hints on what to pay attention at, sample exam questions, online resources useful to prepare the exam)
 LEED Green Associate Mock Exam
 LEED GA specific mock exam questions & review of the correct answers
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 To book or for more information, please contact EcoConsulting at
 01–971266 or rouba@ecoconsulting.net

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