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Building Empowerment A Course On Materials Intelligence

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Building Empowerment A Course On Materials Intelligence

Expand your knowledge with a course which is the benchmark for professionals within the construction,

design and procurement sectors.

Key Benefits:

Full year of Formal CPD point requirements

Recognised certificate/s

Comprehensive materials knowledge, for prioritisation

Understanding of ‘Green Star’ materials relevance

© Ecospecifier 2015

The ESG ‘Building Empowerment’ course is a ‘end to end’ green

materials education solution. This self directed, online learning is both

unique and flexible, equipping anyone in the construction, design and

procurement sectors. The course provides indepth understanding

of concepts relating to Green Building Solutions and current,

comprehensive training for direct application, in the Australian built

environment setting.

This broadly focused Green Building Solutions learning package is

divided into 4 key units with a total of 32 subsequent modules. The

key units are:

1. Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESD);

2. Materials Issues and Solutions;

3. Materials Procurement; and

4. Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Thinking (LCT).

The 32 Modules, which form the course, are delivered through the

following mediums:

• Fully scripted Powerpoint presentations;

• Key learning questionnaires;

• Additional 22 Building Element, Eco-priority Guides; and

• Relevant reference texts.

4 Units 32 Modules

22 Eco-Priority Guides

Several key readings


Learn:

The Course equips future Built Environment professionals to:

• Make informed choices about material selection through the

development of holistic and systemic understandings of products;

• Ask questions, take action, challenge legislation, break down

barriers, and explore the ‘bigger picture’ of sustainability; and

• Enhance understanding of ESD in practice and the processes

by which Green Building products and materials are rated and

specified.

Topics covered include:

• Integrated Design Processes;

• Delivering Streamlined Sustainability Compliance;

• Building Sustainability Rating;

• Allocating Priorities in Specifying Materials;

• Selecting the Right Design Team;

• Greening the Tender Process;

• Simplifying Life Cycle Analysis;

• Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon;

• Understanding Ecolabels; and,

• Case Studies of Eco-buildings and Interiors.


Single and Package Options:

The course may be purchased as:

1. An Individual module;

2. A self tailored package (any mixture of 1-32 modules);

3. Ecospecifier Industry Packages;

4. The Lot (full course).

Each module, in any of the above options contains:

• A fully scripted PowerPoint presentation;

• Relevant Eco-Priority Guides;

• Reference texts; and

• Key learning questionnaires.

In addition, the 22 Eco-priority Guides may also be purchased

separately. These provide detailed information on priorities for

specifying materials relating to key elements within a building. The

Eco-priorty Guides, when bought separately, also contain:

• Scripted PowerPoint presentations; and

• Key learning questionnaires.


Accreditation for Completion:

Through completing the Building Empowerment course you are able

to receive a number of certificates:

1. Certificate of Completion

• Awarded for the completion of any part of the course.

2. Formal CPD Certificate

• Awarded for the completion of the relevant key learning

questionnaires.

3. Ecospecifier Global Certified Professional

• After completion of the FULL COURSE and 5 additional

research questions, Ecospecifier Global offer a certificate and

accreditation as an ‘Ecospecifier Global Certified Professional.’

To inquire about becoming an Ecospecifier Global Certified

Professional please contact us via [email protected]

Please refer to our How to Guide and associated Summary

documents and Price Lists (http://www.ecospecifier.com.au/our-

services/education-training/building-empowerment-self-directed-

learning/) for further information regarding Module content, costing of

Modules and Industry Packages and the costing of certificates.


Who:

Building Empowerment is written by David Baggs (FRAIA, GreenStar

AP, LEED AP, CS, ABSA) with the Team from EcoSpecifier Global.

David, the Technical Director of EcoSpecifier Global, is renowned,

award winning green building architect who is an author and

practitioner of ecological building design. He is a prominent

sustainability educator and researcher within this field, notably

responsible for the development and presentation of the original

Ecospecifier Global Building Green Course.

Mary-Lou Kelly, Managing Director of EcoSpecifer Global who under

her leadership as a multi-award winning business woman has directed

this course ready for implementation.

Tamasin Chugg, the facilitator of EcoSpecifer Global Education and

Training has reviewed and repackaged this course to bring you the

most up to date information.

© Ecospecifier 2015© Ecospecifier 2015© Ecospecifier 2015

Contact Details:

Should you have any further queries, please contact Ecospecifier

Education and Training Facilitator

Tamasin Chugg

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 1300 669 997

www.ecospecifier.com.au


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