Educational Webinars

Earn Educational Credits: 1.5 AIA Learning Units

Here’s your chance to learn the economic insights compiled from three of 2006’s top rated educational programs on high performance buildings: It’s The Money: Separating Green Fact from Fiction, Renovate for ROI, and Guidelines for a High Performance, Sustainable Workplace.

These popular programs were presented in 20 U.S. and Canadian cities during 2006. This webinar is the distillation of all the knowledge packed into these three educational programs and the practical insights offered by 56 of North America’s top practitioners of green design, construction and operations who served as panelists at the seminars.

How to Watch the Turning Green in Gold® Webinar
Your viewing package comes with a downloadable color workbook that includes Mr. Whitson’s answers to all the questions submitted by participates of the live webinar.

 ...$79.00 for Online Webinar Viewing & Downloadable Workbook. 

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Green Buildings

• Part I shows you the strategies, tools, and techniques that disprove the myth that green building costs too much.
• Part II is a set of 365 questions laid out in the sequence of your project's timeline. Each question is cross-referenced to project type and the categories of Site, Water, Energy, Materials, Human Factors and Process. Every question was designed to apply to any building project with sustainable goals.
• Part III is a resource listing of organizations, books, publications and web sites to help you quickly find valuable sources of green building information.
• Part IV is for you - a section to keep your notes and ideas for green building projects together in one handy spot. It's an ideal place to keep your project's preliminary LEED scorecard.

Co-authors are Jerry Yudelson PE, MBA, LEED Accredited Professional and marketing committee chair for the USGBC's Greenbuild Conference and Alan Whitson, RPA, and seminar leader of the nationally acclaimed Turning Green into Gold seminar ....$89.95

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It includes a Green Building CostWorks CD with more than 300 assemblies (from high efficiency HVAC and lighting to renewable energy systems, and much more) and more than 7,000 unit price line items specific to green materials and products.

CostWorks also offers extensive estimating reference tools and tables, and automatic cost localizers

The chapters, case studies, resources, cost data, and more, give you the latest on green building approaches, materials, systems and standards, energy efficiencies, goals and technologies to improve health, comfort, and productivity; cost versus value of green products of their life cycle, low-cost green strategies, deconstruction; and more.

The cost data has been tremendously expanded since the first edition and is now offered in electronic format at Means Green Building CostWorks CD...$129.95

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Green Leasing Library on CD - 50% SAVINGS!

$139.95 Add to my cart! View Cart

This bundle of books and software sell for over $285 as stand-alone products. Now available as one suite on CD for only $139.95 - savings of 50%. Your bundle includes these 5 items:

• PART 1 - 327 Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Lease
  The perfect "insurance policy". An easy to use tool to help uncover potential lease land mines before they explode. Use it while negotiating new leases or reviewing existing ones. These 327 yes or no questions cover the 65 topics found in most leases. A "no" answer is a red flag, warning you to protect yourself and your business.
• PART 2 - Building Operating Costs Guide Book
  It's not uncommon for landlords to overcharge tenants 10 to 15% in their annual adjustments for building operating costs. Covers pro-tenant strategies for allocating costs, setting base year amounts and expense stops.
• PART 3 - Bottom Line Leasing Software
  This easy to use software lets you compare up to five lease options quickly and easily. Just "fill in the blanks" and get presentation quality reports and charts. Do sophisticated "what if" analysis in minutes to help you do a better deal. Find out if renewing a lease or moving is the best option. Works in Excel.
• PART 4 - Understanding Green Leases
  The 10 essential elements of a green lease. Includes a glossary of real estate terms that you frequently encounter in lease negotiations. Author Alan Whitson explains the critical differences between various types of leases, and how it will impact your ability to negotiate a green lease.
• PART 5 - 365 Questions to Ask About Green Buildings
  An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions. This cross reference guide identifies the questions and which categories among site, water, materials, human facts, and process apply to each question.

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