You're standing at the intersection of design and destiny. With buildings generating 40% of global carbon emissions, every material you specify and system you design shapes our planet's future. This intensive course transforms that responsibility into opportunity, equipping architects, engineers, and interior designers w...
LEED Specific ID+C
33 Online Courses
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Join us for an inspiring journey as we explore real-world examples of LEED certified projects that are reshaping our built environment and combating climate change. Through a series of captivating case studies, you'll discover how innovative strategies are dramatically reducing energy and water consumption, creating heal...
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Digital overload is quietly undermining occupant health—and buildings are part of the problem. This course shows how design professionals can turn that challenge into a powerful opportunity. You’ll learn how to design “digital detox zones” that measurably improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance well-being using LEED an...
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Sustainable kitchen design encompasses environmental, health, and social considerations. In this course, we explore innovative approaches that prioritize energy efficiency, the use of healthy materials, and the enhancement of overall well-being. As the demand for eco-friendly living spaces continues to rise, design profe...
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Embodied carbon is the hidden impact embedded within construction materials and products and contributes significantly to our carbon footprint. By understanding the implications of your specification decisions, you possess the key to not only reducing embodied carbon, but also creating resilient and environmentally consc...
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In this course we describe how project teams can use Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for LEED v4.1 projects. Our team describes the environmental impacts referenced in EPDs and how these impacts may affect the planet and its inhabitants. We discuss how EPDs can contribute to the LEED v4.1 BD+C, ID+C, and O+M ra...
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The choices we make when specifying building materials can have significant effects on the planet and human health. The world is facing cataclysmic issues such as climate destabilization, pollution, biodiversity loss, deforestation, and greenhouse gases. Construction produces vast volumes of waste and consumes colossal a...
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This comprehensive course equips design professionals with essential knowledge about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as forever chemicals, and their pervasive presence in building materials. You'll discover how these persistent chemicals impact human health and the environment while learning pr...
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Welcome to a journey that will fundamentally challenge how you think about sustainable design. This course pushes far beyond the conventional net-zero checklists that have dominated green building practice for the past two decades. Instead, we're going to explore what happens when buildings become living entities, when c...
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What if the biggest carbon problem in your next building project has nothing to do with energy bills? The construction industry has spent decades obsessing over operational efficiency — better HVAC, tighter envelopes, smarter controls. But a quiet revolution is underway, and it starts before a single occupant flips a lig...
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