Introduction to Green Buildings and Sustainability
  • Introduction to Green Buildings and Sustainability
  • Environmental Impacts of Built Environments
  • Triple Bottom Line
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Change and Green Buildings
  • Sustainable Thinking
  • Systems Thinking
  • Life-Cycle Approach
  • Integrated Process
  • Integrated Building Process in Details
  • Iterative Process
U.S. Green Building Council and Its Programs
  • U.S. Green Building Council, LEED, and GBCI
  • LEED Certification Benefits
  • Green Building Incentives
  • LEED Professional Credentials
  • LEED Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) and LEED Online
LEED Green Building Certification Program
  • LEED Structure Overview
  • 40/60 Rule
  • LEED Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs)
  • Prerequisites, Credits, and Pilot Credits
  • Credit Interpretation Rulings, LEED Interpretations, and Addenda