Lunch & Learn BD+C 302: Renewable Energy & EA Credits 1 and 2 - Top 5 Strategies to Meet Energy Demand (1.5 BD+C LEED Specific hours) hosted by the USGBC - Illinois Chapter!

Date: 18 Nov 2011 

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Location: SOM, 224 S. Michigan Ave, 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 

Program Description:

Join the USGBC Illinois Chapter's Chicago Branch for an in-person webinar on Renewable Energy & EA Credits 1 and 2: Top 5 Strategies to Meet Energy Demand on November 18 @ 12:00 and earn 1.5 BD+C LEED Specific GBCI CE hours!

The Illinois Chapter has purchased a subscription to offer USGBC's archived webinars in group settings in order to offer LEED Specific credential maintenance opportunities to our members. One friday each month, you will have the opportunity to earn 1.5 LEED Specific hours at one of these in-person webinar viewings.

BD+C 302 - Renewable Energy & EA Credits 1 and 2: Top 5 Strategies to Meet Energy Demand

On-site renewable energy is the cleanest source of meeting energy demands of the building. Consideration given to designing on-siterenewable systems during the design phase can optimize the performance of the system. During this webinar you will learn about bestpractices and top 5/10 strategies to design on-site renewable energy systems. The session will highlight various design tools and keys to successfully implementing EA Credit 1 and EA Credit 2. The webinar will feature commercial building projects certified underthe LEED for New Construction rating system.

Learning Objectives

Recognize techniques that support designing on-site renewable energy and help earn credits under LEED-NC: EA Credit 1 and EA Credit 2.

Assess opportunities for integrating energy modeling during systems design stage, decision making, and planning process.

Learn ways of documenting the different renewable energy systems for LEED points.

Discuss cost impact of demand reduction measures by evaluating case-specific examples.

The 10 sessions in this series include:

3/18: BD+C 252 - Sustainable Sites

4/22: BD+C 252 - Water Efficiency & Innovation in Design

5/20: BD+C 252 - Energy & Atmosphere

6/17: BD+C 252 - Materials & Resources

7/15: BD+C 252 - Indoor Environmental Quality

8/26: BD+C 256 - LEED and Historic Preservation

9/16: BD+C 254 - LEED 2009 for Healthcare

10/21: BD+C 302 - Top 10 Energy Efficiency Measures for Load Reduction

11/18: BD+C 302 - Renewable Energy & EA Credits 1 & 2

12/16: BD+C 303 - Meeting IEQp1: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Cost

Session 6: $10 Members

Session 6: $25 Nonmembers

For event fees, online registration and additional information:

http://usgreenbuildingcouncilchicagochapter.roundtablelive.org/ViewEvent.ashx?eventId=291731

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