LEED® for Homes for Field Agents
*Next Course - October 1, 2008 - Cocoa, FL*
Course Dates and Registration is available Online
This course is designed to take current Florida green home certifying agents, Florida energy raters and LEED® professionals through the LEED® for Homes® pilot program in order that they may be eligible to be field raters for homes through the Florida Solar Energy Center, the USGBC designated provider serving the Florida region during the pilot program.
The LEED for Homes® program is designed to serve the top green builders in the country.
LEED certified homes consume less energy, use less water, and are safe and healthy places for their families to live. All LEED Homes are third party inspected, performance tested, and certified to be higher-performing than conventional homes. Nationwide over 350 builders and 5,500 units have enrolled in the LEED for Homes Pilot Project as of mid-April 2007.
A LEED certified home includes high performance features designed to provide improved heath, safety, comfort, and lower operating costs. LEED certified homes are also more environmentally friendly, more durable, less polluting, and make substantially better use of resources. In addition, the net cost of owning a green home may be less than the net cost of a conventional home due to savings in energy and water.
For further answers to your questions check out our LEED for Homes Class FAQ's.
Agenda:
9:30 Registration
10:00 LEED for Homes Introduction
10:20 Home Size and LEED Certification Levels
10:30 Mandatory Measures of LEED for Homes
11:00 Durability Plans
11:15 Location and Linkages
11:35 Sustainable Sites
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Water Efficiency
1:05 Indoor Environmental Quality
1:25 Materials and Resources
1:45 Energy and Atmosphere
2:05 Homeowner Awareness
2:25 Break
2:40 Review of Expected Inspections and Submissions
3:20 Typical Cost Estimates from USGBC
3:45 Q&A and complete evaluations
4:00 Adjourn
Qualification of Instructors:
Eric Martin
Research Engineer
Florida Solar Energy Center
Cocoa, FL 32922
Eric D. Martin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering (1994) and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering (1996), both from the Florida Institute of Technology. Mr. Martin is currently a Research Engineer at FSEC where he continues his research in the areas of detoxification, hydrogen, and the built environment. His hydrogen research has included design, optimization, and simulation of stand-alone renewable hydrogen energy systems. His buildings research includes water/wastewater conservation and re-use, community redevelopment, and energy analysis of new and existing buildings. One particular project involved investigating the physical and financial links of applying both energy efficiency and disaster mitigation retrofits to existing buildings. Mr. Martin recently chaired the development of a residential green building program for the state of Florida, and assists builders with its implementation through the US Department of Energy's Building America Program. Mr. Martin has collaborated on numerous publications and five pending patents in the area of environmental remediation.
Robin K. Vieira
Buildings Research Division Director
Florida Solar Energy Center
Cocoa, FL 32922
Mr. Vieira has over 20 years of experience in hot, humid climate research. He has been the principal investigator for over 2 million dollars of contracts and grants from industry, foundations and state and federal agencies. He has led research efforts in residential auditing and field evaluation work, survey and statistical work, and computer simulation and analysis work. Rob has presented over 40 workshops and seminars on sustainable development and energy-efficient construction to developers, builders, designers and others in the energy & environmental & development fields. He has written papers for diverse audiences, e.g., Transportation Quarterly, Florida Planning, and ASHRAE Transactions, and was the primary author of one book, Energy-Efficient Florida Home Buildings. Rob helps support builders through assistance with utility programs, Energy Star Homes, Building America, Zero Energy Homes and Florida Green Home Designation. He has directed the work on the cost-benefit optimization, improvement analysis and system sizing features of the State of Florida’s residential code and rating software (EnergyGauge). He was the chairman of the organizing committee of the Florida Green Building Coalition, and serves on the FGBC board. Mr. Vieira has a B.A. in Physics, an M.S. in Applied Solar Energy and an MBA.