Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
- Articulate Green Building principles and practices as they apply to Commercial Buildings
- Recognize how to raise expectations for the facility’s performance.
- Describe practices that improve the capital budgeting design and construction practices, thus promoting investments that make economic and environmental sense.
- Discuss partnerships in the design and construction process around environmental and economic performance goals.
- Identify money-saving techniques through reduced energy and material expenditures, waste disposal costs, and utility bills.
- List ways to improve the comfort, health and well-being of building occupants and public visitors.
- Name methods to design buildings with improved performance that can be operated and maintained within the limits of existing resources.
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Andrew Manzini
Andrew Manzini is Vice President, National Green Building, Inc. He is also a Florida Certified General Contractor, NAHB Certified Green Professional, and NAHB National Green Building Standard Verifier. Andy’s previous experience includes executive positions at Architect/Engineering firms in the fossil and nuclear power industry. He is also a management consultant, instructional designer and published author of three management books and dozens of articles. His education includes a BA and MA from Boston University and post-graduate work at Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Management. He is skilled in improving productivity, achieving significant operational improvement through effective teamwork, planning and management.
State Licenses
GA - Contractor, Residential and General (General)
MD - Land Surveyor (General)
MI - Contractor, Residential Builder and M & A (General)
NE - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.40 CEUs for this program
NE - Engineer (General)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.40 CEUs for this program
NH - Home Inspector (General)
NJ - Engineer (General - 24GP000006300)
NY - Engineer (General)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.4 CEU for this program.
OR - Contractor, Commercial (General)
PA - Code Official,Certified (UCC) (General)
PA - Land Surveyor (General)
Professional Organizations
BOMI International - RPA, FMA and/or SMA (General)
Building Operator Certification - BOC - Certification (General)