Upcoming Events + Workshops The Canada Green Building Council – Greater Toronto Chapter (CaGBC-GTC) seeks to connect all of Ontario’s green building leaders and supporters by providing all of the latest information you need to accelerate your LEED credentials and to stay at the forefront of the green building industry. Here’s a highlight of Chapter initiatives and upcoming events and workshops.
LEED v4 Green Associate Study Course March 30-31, 2015 – Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto Our most popular course is back at Evergreen Brick Works in the spring! This two-day LEED v4 Green Associate study course provides the foundational knowledge for the LEED Green Associate exam and to attain your first level of credentialing. This study course will also be offered at the Evergreen Brick Works on the following dates: May 6-7, 2015, August 18-19, 2015, October 13-14, 2015, December 8-9, 2015.
Spring Open April 30, 2015 - RBC WaterPark Place, Toronto Our first networking event of the year will kick-off with tours and continue with networking, complimentary food and drinks, followed by our crowd pleasing Building-Blitz – 10 rapid-fire presentations highlighting the newest and most sustainable buildings in Southern Ontario. Tours of the new Cisco and RBC office spaces will be offered exclusively to Chapter members.
GPRO: Mechanical & HVAC-R Course May 12 – 13, 19 (Exam), 2015 – Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning account for over 40% of the energy used in buildings. GPRO Mechanical & HVAC-R explains how to make HVACR equipment as efficient as possible, while providing the same levels of comfort
to occupants. GPRO Mechanical & HVAC-R gives experienced construction professionals the critical tools needed to transition from conventional to sustainable construction practices. GPRO Mechanical & HVAC-R is ideal for a range of professionals in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industries including subcontractors, installers, technicians and estimators.
LEED Breakfast Series Session II: WELL Building Standard June 16, 2015 - Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto Increasing amounts of evidencebased medical research demonstrate that there are resonating connections between the buildings where we spend more than 90% of our time and the health and wellness impacts on us as occupants. The newest solution to address these impacts is the WELL Building Standard®, created by Delos, through consultation with leading medical researchers and building industry practitioners. On June 16, 2015, join us to hear about how occupant health and productivity is driving changes in the way we design, build, and maintain our indoor spaces!
GPRO: Construction Management June 23-24, 29 (Exam), 2015 – Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto What’s involved in Construction Activity Pollution Prevention (CAPP)? What’s included in a Construction Indoor Air
Quality plan or a Construction Waste Management plan? GPRO Construction Management (CM) explains the essential role CMs play on a sustainable construction project. Taught by industry experts using real-life classroom exercises, GPRO CM gives experienced building professionals the critical tools to transition from conventional to sustainable construction practices.
Looking for the best way to gain CE hours and green building know-how? CHOOSE CaGBC-GTC All of our workshops are stringently peer-reviewed by GBCI for high relevance, quality and rigor, and have been deemed as guaranteed for CE hours by GBCI. We also offer a number of different webinars to share local green building knowledge and best practices.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ANY of these initiatives and to register for workshops + events, visit our website: www.cagbctoronto.org!
SPRING 2015 | Toronto FOCUS
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