LEED Project Management with Lauren Yarmuth
This 8 hour workshop is designed to inform participants of the ins and outs of successfully managing a LEED® project. Whether experienced with working on a LEED® registered project or new to the certification system, you will learn tips, potential pitfalls, strategies and best practices for integrating LEED® into your projects, as well as key tools and resources that can help you keep your team on track with your LEED® goals. The training will provide a brief overview of what's new with the LEED® rating system, and will focus primarily on developing an approach for achieving LEED certification including how to complete and manage completion of LEED® documentation, streamlining the certification process, and a step-by-step timeline of key tasks and milestones related to LEED®. The training includes group exercises and interactive sessions to allow participants to work through and fully engage in the course material.
About Lauren Yarmuth
Lauren is a recognized leader in the sustainability industry with experience enabling corporations, building owners, project teams, and communities to implement and benefit from sustainability-focused solutions. She is co-founder and Principal of YRG sustainability, one of the premier Sustainability Consultants on the globe.
An architect by training, Lauren is skilled at developing and managing project-specific, practical, and appropriate strategies for sustainability, and leveraging the value in the marketplace. Her project experience spans most building types, and often includes making the case for green building, developing an effective approach for sustainable performance, providing education, and technically carrying projects through to recognized successful outcomes.
Lauren served on the USGBC national Board of Directors from 2007-2009, and is an active member of the USGBC Governance Committee. She has participated as a member of the LEED® Steering Committee, the USGBC 2008 Strategic Planning Committee, Chair of the national USGBC Professional Development Committee, national USGBC Retail Development Committee, and was a founding Board Member and Chair of the Education Committee for the Colorado USGBC chapter. Lauren is a LEED Accredited Professional.
Principal Topics Included in the Course
The principal topics include:
- What's new with LEED®
- Managing goal setting and LEED® orientation for a project team
- Developing and implementing a LEED® Action Plan
- Mapping LEED® to the project schedule (and budget)
- Completing and managing documentation
- Streamlining the certification process
- Project management tools and resources: LEED® Online, LEED® User, etc.
- Case studies and lessons learned