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LEED CMP Packages
Silver - 15-Hour Live Webinar Package For LEED GA - $299 Show Courses
Includes 15 hours of live, online training covering topics on LEED and sustainable design. Worth: 15.0 GBCI CE Hours (Including 8.5 LEED Specific Hours) and 15.0 AIA HSW/SD LUs. These courses are NOT pre-recorded but are delivered by one of our experienced LEED team faculty members.
This CMP package fulfills the 2-year credential maintenance requirement for LEED Green Associates and can be completed in as quickly as 1 week! View Course Dates »
Courses Included (CMP Hrs / LEED Specific Hrs):| Educating the Client (2/2) | Introduction to Sustainable Sites (1/0) |
| Exemplary Performance for LEED NC (3/3) | Life-Cycle Assessments and Cost Analysis (1/0) |
| Going Green Being Green Saving Green (1.5/0) | Minimum Program Requirements of LEED (1.5/1.5) |
| Green Cleaning Strategies (2/2) | Understanding Green Roofs (1/0) |
| Indoor Air Quality Overview (1/0) | Water Efficiency (1/0) |
CMP Credit Reporting Guide (1 pg, 73 KB) |
Course Descriptions (2 pgs, 73 KB) |
Gold - 30-Hour Live Webinar Package For LEED AP - $399 Show Courses
Includes 30 hours of live, online training covering topics on LEED and sustainable design. Worth 30 GBCI CE Hours (Including 15 LEED Specific Hours for BD+C) and 30.0 AIA HSW/SD LUs. These courses are delivered LIVE by one of our experienced LEED team faculty members.
This CMP package fulfills the 2-year credential maintenance requirement for LEED AP BD+C and can be completed in as quickly as 2-3 weeks! View Course Dates »
Courses Included (CMP Hrs / LEED Specific Hrs):| Educating the Client (2/2) | Low-Emitting Materials (1/0) |
| Exemplary Performance for LEED NC (3/3) | Process Water Management (1/0) |
| Going Green, Being Green, Saving Green (1.5/0) | Site Considerations: Where to Develop (1.5/0) |
| Integrated Project Delivery (1/0) |
Site Development Considerations for LEED NC (2/2) |
| Introduction Energy & Atmosphere (1/0) | Stormwater Management (1/0) |
| Introduction to Indoor Environmental Quality (2/0) | Minimum Program Requirements of LEED (1.5/1.5) |
| Introduction to Materials & Resources (1/0) | Understanding Green Roofs (1/0) |
| LEED for Contractors (3.5/3.5) | Urban Heat Island Effect (1/0) |
| LEED for NC: v2 to v3 (3/3) | Water Efficiency (1/0) |
| Life-Cycle Assessments (1/0) |
Course Descriptions & CMP Categories |
Platinum - Unlimited On-Demand Webinar Package For LEED CMP - $499 Show Courses
Includes 1 year of unlimited access to on-demand online training, covering topics on LEED, sustainable design, and general construction practices. This extensive course catalog contains over 1,000 hours of continuing education courses approved for GBCI CMP, AIA, IDCEC, PE and most other major continuing education requirements for professionals in the AEC industry. Since all courses are prerecorded, you can easily fit them in around your busy schedule! Selecting your courses and tracking your progress is simple through our Online University platform.
This CMP package fulfills the 2-year credential maintenance requirement for LEED GA & LEED AP (BD+C, ID+C, or O+M) and can be completed as quickly as 15 or 30 hours from the moment you login!
Sample CMP Online Anytime Webinars (CMP Hrs):| Residential Green Building (4) | Biofilters: Approach to Pollutants (2) |
| Intro to High Performance Guidelines (2) | Sustainable Design Materials and Resources (3) |
| Achieving LEED Credits in NC Projects (6) | Stormwater Harvesting: A Green Concept (3) |
| Best Green Practices for Pavement (3) | Best Green Practices for Landscape (3) |
| Renewable Sources of Energy: Wind Power (3) | Stormwater Management (3) |
| Introduction to Indoor Environmental Quality (3) | Historic Preservation: Energy Conservation (1) |
| Green Design: Sustainable Lighting Design (3) | Sustainable Design - A Primer (2) |
| Solar Electric Generation: Technologies (5) | Sustainable Design in Brick Masonry (1) |
| Green Design: Brownfield Redevelopment (2) | Going Green with BIM and GIS (2) |
| Green Urban Design (2) |
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An Approach to Sustainability for Healthcare Facilities
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 2.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 2.0 GBCI CE Hours
- 2.0 LEED Specific for GBCI CMP (BD+C)
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of the importance of incorporating sustainable strategies for healthcare facilities. Attendees will be introduced to three different scales of importance as related to the occupants, the immediate community, and the global environment. The course identifies the drivers to create the LEED for Healthcare: New Construction and Major Renovations focusing on the importance of integrated project delivery. The instructor then presents an overview of the sustainable strategies as related to the design and construction of healthcare facilities as well as the components related to operations and maintenance efficiencies. Learn More »
Educating the Client
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 2.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 2.0 LEED Specific GBCI CE Hours
- Course Description
- This intermediate seminar will provide an overview of green building education strategies, specific to the client as the owner, the building operator, the tenant, and the community. The seminar will place an emphasis on training and documentation during the design and construction phase as related to the different LEED rating systems, as well as training and outreach during the occupancy phase. It will also cover real life examples of client education within several LEED certified projects. Learn More »
Exemplary Performance for LEED EBOM
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 2.5 AIA HSW/SD
- 3.0 GBCI CE Hours
- 3.0 LEED Specific GBCI CE Hours (O+M)
- Course Description
- This intermediate seminar will provide an overview of exemplary performance opportunities in the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (EBOM) version 3.0 rating system. It will describe exemplary performance as a way of exceeding the requirements of existing credits in the rating system. It will also describe how the points can be collected through the Innovation in Operations category of the rating system. Every performance option in the LEED EBOM rating system will be covered in this presentation. Learn More »
Exemplary Performance for LEED NC
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 3.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 3.0 GBCI CE Hours
- 3.0 LEED Specific for GBCI CMP (BD+C)
- Course Description
- This intermediate seminar will provide an overview of exemplary performance options in the LEED for New Construction (NC) version 3.0 rating system. It will describe exemplary performance as a way of exceeding the requirements of existing credits in the rating system. It will also describe how the points can be collected through the Innovation in Design category of the rating system. Every exemplary performance option in the LEED NC rating system will be covered in this presentation. Learn More »
Going Green, Being Green, Saving Green
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.5 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.5 GBCI CE Hours
- Course Description
- This course is ideal for anyone wishing to learn more about incorporating green building strategies into their projects. The seminar will discuss the importance of green building and the integrative design and construction processes. The green building rating systems and tools, including LEED, will be introduced for various project types. Since LEED is the most prominent of the tools, the presenter will use the LEED categories to describe the concepts and strategies relevant to sustainable and efficient design and construction processes. Learn More »
Green Cleaning Strategies
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 2.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 2.0 LEED Specific GBCI CE Hours [O+M]
- Course Description
- This seminar will provide an overview of green cleaning practices and products. The benefits associated with green cleaning, including those related to human health, the environment, sanitation, and the community, will be presented. Green cleaning strategies will be detailed and the associated intent, requirements, and implementation strategies under the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance rating system will be identified. Learn More »
Indoor Air Quality Overview
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of indoor air quality, including the benefits and strategies to implement. The seminar will place an emphasis on the strategies and technologies used to achieve improved air quantity, as well as benefits and drawbacks for each. It will also cover several real life examples of indoor air quality improvement measures used within LEED certified buildings. Learn More »
Introduction to Energy and Atmosphere
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of energy efficiency initiatives, specific to consumption within buildings. It will also provide an overview of renewable energy options as well as ways to protect the atmosphere through refrigerant management. The seminar will place an emphasis on minimizing the use of standard grid based energy from coal fired power plants, and eliminating the use of CFC-based mechanical cooling equipment. It will also cover a real life example of an energy efficiency initiative within a LEED certified building. Learn More »
Introduction to the Heat Island Effect
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of heat island effect mitigation initiatives. It will first define the heat island effect, reasons why it is a concern, and then describe several spillover benefits associated with mitigating the effect. Benefits described include stormwater management, habitat and open space restoration, as well as energy efficiency improvements. The seminar will place a particular emphasis on differences between roof-oriented initiatives verses non-roof oriented initiatives. Learn More »
Introduction to Indoor Environmental Quality
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 2.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 2.0 GBCI CE Hours
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar provides an overview of indoor environmental quality initiatives. It stresses the importance that a building’s interior can have on an occupant or installer’s health, safety, and overall well-being, thus promoting the social responsibility component of the triple bottom line. The seminar will identify issues such as indoor air quality, acoustical performance, low-emitting materials, thermal comfort, controllability of systems, and access to daylight and views. Learn More »
Introduction to Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of a project delivery method known as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). The seminar will discuss key components of IPD, the difference between IPD vs. Design-Bid-Build, and ways to structure IPD contracts. The seminar will place an emphasis on IPD as a way of achieving LEED or green building design and construction goals, while keeping costs and delays at a minimum. Learn More »
Introduction to Life Cycle Assessments
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of performing a life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis. It will discuss the importance of making well-informed decisions about products or processes, based on environmental impacts and future expenses. The seminar will also provide insight on the relationship between green building goals, integrated project delivery, and life cycle assessments. Learn More »
Introduction to Materials and Resources
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of materials and resources initiatives. It will discuss the importance of choosing appropriate materials for a building project, managing construction waste, as well as, ensuring the future occupants have the opportunity and space to recycle. The lecture will focus on life cycle impacts associated with materials selection decisions. Learn More »
Introduction to Sustainable Sites
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of sustainable sites initiatives. It will discuss the importance of choosing an appropriate site location and development style. In terms of site location, the lecture will place an emphasis on minimizing sprawl, protecting virgin land, and encouraging alternative transportation. With regards to development style, the lecture will place an emphasis on erosion and sedimentation control, restoring habitat, practicing storm water management, and reducing light pollution and the urban heat island effect. Learn More »
Introduction to Water Efficiency
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of water efficiency initiatives, specific to consumption within buildings, production of waste water as well as water used for irrigation. The seminar will place an emphasis on minimizing use of potable water. It will also cover several real life examples of water efficiency initiatives. Learn More »
LEED for Contractors: A Primer for Compliance
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 4.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 3.5 GBCI CE Hours
- 3.5 LEED Specific for GBCI CMP (BD+C)
- Course Description
- This intermediate level course is ideal for General Contractors wishing to learn more about LEED requirements during construction. Attendees will learn about LEED and the benefits of green building, as well as, the prerequisites and credits they will be typically responsible for. The instructor will provide insight to the documentation requirements, including calculations, specific to the Material & Resources and Indoor Environmental Quality categories. Learn More »
LEED for Interior Designers
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 2.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.5 LEED Specific GBCI CE Hours (ID+C)
- Course Description
- This intermediate level course is ideal for Interior Designers wishing to learn more about LEED requirements during the certification process. Attendees will learn about LEED and the benefits of green building, as well as the prerequisites and credits they will be typically responsible for as Interior Designers. They will learn about the opportunities for coordination with architects and engineers to bring value and increase the performance of a project. Learn More »
LEED for New Construction: Bridging the Gap From v2 to v3
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 3.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 3.0 GBCI CE Hours
- 3.0 LEED Specific for GBCI CMP (BD+C)
- Course Description
- This course provides students information on the changes of the new 2009 version of the LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations rating system. In June 2009, USGBC released the new rating systems’ 3.0 versions along with some revisions and additions to the registration and certification process. This course will briefly review the basics of LEED including terminology and the components of the system, including prerequisites and credits. The instructor will then introduce the updates to the overall system and then detail the specifics concerning LEED NC v3. Learn More »
Low-Emitting Materials
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview on low-emitting materials, specific to the building industry. The seminar will place an emphasis on the major categories of these building materials and the reference standards that relate to each. It will also cover two real life examples of LEED certified projects with an emphasis on their indoor environmental quality goals. Learn More »
Minimum Program Requirements of LEED
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.5 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.5 GBCI CE Hours
- 1.5 LEED Specific for GBCI CMP (BD+C, ID+C, O+M)
- Course Description
- This course on Minimum Program Requirements provides crucial information that every potential LEED project must comply with in order to become certified. This course will provide guidance for different building types, covering minimum square foot requirements, occupancy rates, as well as, descriptions to assist the project team towards compliance. Learn More »
Process Water Management
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This seminar will provide an overview of process water use in schools and existing buildings, with the goal of contributing to the reduction of potable water use. The course will look at the issues associated with managing water consumption in processes such as those associated with food in schools, as well as cooling towers water management. The use of potable versus non-potable water and the required management techniques for cooling towers will be presented. Learn More »
Site Considerations: Where to Develop
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.5 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.5 GBCI CE Hours
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of the characteristics of a site that should be protected versus characteristics that make a site ideal for development. It will cover reasons why certain vulnerable sites should be avoided and why the development of others would result in a more sustainable built environment. The lecture will focus on a group of strategies that specify where to develop as opposed to how to develop. The latter is discussed in a separate lecture. Learn More »
Site Development Considerations for LEED NC
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 2.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 2.0 GBCI CE Hours
- 2.0 LEED Specific for GBCI CMP (BD+C)
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of the characteristics of a site that should be protected versus characteristics that make a site ideal for development. It will cover reasons why certain vulnerable sites should be avoided and why the development of others would result in a more sustainable built environment. The lecture will focus on the credits in the Sustainable Sites category of the LEED Green Building Rating System for New Construction and Major Renovations. Within that category, it will focus on a group of credits that specify where to develop as opposed to how to develop. The latter is discussed in a separate lecture. Learn More »
Stormwater: Quantity And Quality Control
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.0 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This introductory seminar will provide an overview of stormwater management, specific to quantity and quality control. It will also provide an overview of the effects of stormwater pollution and the need to preserve pre-development conditions. The seminar will place an emphasis on the technologies used to achieve stormwater quantity and quality control, as well as benefits and drawbacks for each. It will also cover several real life examples of stormwater control measures used within LEED certified buildings. Learn More »
Understanding Green Roofs
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- Credential Maintenance Units
- 1.5 AIA HSW/SD
- 1.0 GBCI CE Hour
- Course Description
- This course provides students information on the multiple benefits on a green roof. Starting with the energy savings resulting from the thermal barrier to minimizing radiant heat addressed through the heat island effect. This course discusses the effects of stormwater runoff and how green roofs can help minimize runoff. From quality of the outdoor air to promoting biodiversity and providing open space, this course reveals the benefits of implementing a green roof on a building project. Learn More »





