ENT-255: Green Building Certification Preparation

This course is INACTIVE
School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Industrial Technology - DNU
Department
Energy Technology
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Energy Technology
Course Number
255
Course Title
Green Building Certification Preparation
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description

Provides preparation for the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Associate exams. Covers the different categories and systems used by LEED to evaluate buildings, including electrical production and usage, heating and cooling distribution and control, site consciousness including disruption, destruction, and conservation, water saving strategies, and basic architectural planning strategies. Focuses on how a conscious approach to building design and engineering can reduce negative impacts on the environment, energy consumption, and waste production. Note: the Green Associate exam is not included in this course.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. The U.S. Green Building Council and Structure of LEED Organization; Importance of Green Buildings and Basic Strategies
  2. Sustainable Sites
  3. Water Efficiency
  4. Energy, Atmosphere, and Climate Change
  5. Indoor Environmental Quality
  6. Materials and Resources
  7. Innovation in Design
  8. Regional Priority
  9. Test Preparation and LEED Outline
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Explain the U.S. Green Building Council structure and organization.
  2. Explain the LEED rating system.
  3. Explain how to become a LEED Certified professional.
  4. Describe the process to obtain building LEED Certification.
  5. Describe how multiple industries collaborate to contribute to certification.
  6. Discuss the features of a LEED building including the applicable LEED energy efficient techniques and systems.
  7. Describe the required skills to identify a sustainable site opportunities.
  8. Explain LEED approved methods for reusing and saving water.
  9. Differentiate between the terms reduce, reuse, and recycle and describe the many roles these three terms place in the LEED process*.
  10. Describe ways to reduce energy consumption in the forms of water, electricity, and heating/cooling conservation.
  11. Apply LEED principles to describe how to protect the health of building occupants.*
  12. Evaluate the role of economics in energy conservation.*
  13. Evaluate the role of ecosystem services in new building sites and renovation.*
  14. Evaluate the role of renewable energy sources in LEED buildings.*

 

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement
  • Tests will be given throughout the semester. Test scores represent 20% of the course grade.
  • Project activities are 20% of the grade.
  • Final exam will be given, which will represent 20% of the course grade.
  • Attendance is accounted for 20% of the grade. Absences from class will result in a deduction of the final grade.
  • Term paper -- 20 % of the course grade.

    • Outcomes

    Satisfies Wellness Requirement
    No

    Approval Dates

    Effective Term
    Fall 2023
    Deactivation Date
    ILT Approval Date
    AALC Approval Date
    Curriculum Committee Approval Date