


Continuing Education LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Presented by Jenny Carney, LEED-AP This training session is structured to provide a dynamic and informative overview of best practices related to operations and maintenance procedures, building upgrades, and renovations. This full day session will delve into the specific LEED requirements, reference standards, and calculation methodologies associated with LEED-EBOM to prepare participants for the Operations & Maintenance (LEED-AP) specialty exam. In addition to providing a technical overview, the session will include case studies and exercises to help participants learn to apply LEED criteria to project b buildings. The Presenter will review common pitfalls in interpreting and applying LEED requirements, and strategies for avoiding them. Topics to be covered will include: Site management; Water efficiency assessment and upgrades; Energy performance monitoring and benchmarking; Energy auditing and commissioning; waste management; Procurement; Indoor air quality assessment and improvement; Green cleaning; and Integrated pest management.
Jenny Carney, LEED-AP. Ms. Carney is a Director at YRG Sustainability, a leading sustainability consulting firm. She heads up YRG’s Business & Operations Team and oversees YRG project work related to LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED-EB:O&M) certification, corporate sustainability programming and reporting, and sustainability strategy development for businesses and existing buildings. Ms. Carney has been extensively involved in the development of the LEEDEB: O&M Rating System. She served as a primary author of the V2.0, V2008, and V2009 Reference Guides, and currently heads up YRG’s efforts conducting project certification reviews and credit interpretation responses for LEED-EB:O&M projects on behalf of U.S. Green Building Council. She also serves on the USGBCChicago Chapter’s Education & Research Committee. This program qualifies for 8 CE hours for: LEED Exam Prep Courses are 8:30am to 5:00pm and include lunch Registration Fees:
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