CREJ - Journal

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COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL

— March 4-March 17, 2015

Property Management

eal estate profession-

als, aspiring profes-

sionals, vendors and

consultants do not always have

the opportunity to engage in

the hands-on work that comes

with the LEED certification

process

c o m m e r -

cial build-

ings through

their work

or through

higher edu-

cation. This is

unfortunate,

considering

how many

of these indi-

viduals are

i n t e r e s t e d

getting

i n v o l v e d

with sustainable buildings and

how much they have to con-

tribute to the movement.

In response, the U.S. Green

Building Council’s Colorado

chapter and Denver Metro

Building Owners and Manag-

ers Association are partner-

ing to offer hands-on LEED

experience to members and the

public using LEED for Exist-

ing Buildings Operations and

Maintenance. The co-present-

ers of the program are Amanda

Timmons, LEED AP, member,

sustainable specialist, Ampa-

jen Solutions LLC; Ben Stanley,

senior sustainability manager,

LEED AP BD+C, YR&G; and

Phillip Saieg, LEED AP O+M,

energy and facility solutions,

McKinstry.

LEED EBOM certification is

the rating that certifies existing,

occupied buildings and opera-

tions of those buildings. The

series will combine traditional

classroom education sessions

with actual LEED documenta-

tion and basic building opera-

tions analysis. Program par-

ticipants can attend all or some

of the sessions, which start in

March. The sessions will take

place at various facilities that

are currently undergoing or

have recently completed LEED

EBOM certification.

“I have been active with the

EBOM series for the past three

years with my co-presenters

because there is a need for

high-quality ongoing educa-

tion,” said Timmons. “When

we added the hands-on

approach past year, we took

ongoing education to the next

level by allowing participants

to truly experience the LEED

process. This approach allows

participants to see how thor-

oughly LEED Operations and

Maintenance audits building

operations.

“As we often find during the

LEED process, folks may think

they have properly implement-

ed sustainably, but often, they

have not. Until we dig into the

details in the minute fashion

Learning by doing with hands-on LEED EBOM certification classes

Patti Mason

Director of Advocacy,

USGBC Colorado,

Denver

YR&G

A class takes a walk-through at the History Colorado center.

•

May 15:

EBOMSeries Ses-

sion 1: Cleaning Assess-

ment

•

June 19:

EBOM Series

Session 2: Waste Stream

Audit

•

Sept. 18:

EBOM Series

Session 3: Energy Audit

•

Nov. 13:

EBOM Series

Session 4: Outside Air

Testing/Ventilation

Please see LEED, Page 20

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