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Sustainable Developments Training Institute

Dark Green Performance with Integrative Design

The integrative design process (IDP) is an effective way for creating cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally-responsible buildings. The keys to success with IDP are starting early and welcoming multiple perspectives. With IDP, design teams are expanded to include owners, operators, occupants, contractors, scientists, artists, and the broader community. This approach accelerates information sharing and brainstorming to yield comprehensive design solutions to complex problems.

Integrative Design has been long recognized as essential to achieving the maximum benefit from the design process -- regardless of whether sustainability is a project goal. But can we design buildings that improve, restore, and regenerate our human and natural environment without an integrative design process? Probably not.

As we demand more from our buildings, we find ourselves trying to do more with less. An integrated process can help us to create solutions toward that end but sometimes the process seems messy. Can this process really be applied without lots of extra time and money? Are the benefits worth it? Are there ways to make it less messy? The answer is yes, yes, and yes.

This full-day workshop will help project managers, project architects, and sustainable project coordinators who facilitate and/or manage green design and construction projects to:

  • Make a solid case for investing in integrated design on your projects
  • Practically apply integrated design to attain true long term sustainability
  • Understand how LEED and other rating systems can "fit" and even help in an integrated process
  • Learn about and experience tools that optimize your design process and building performance
  • Identify your strengths and your potential role in integrated design
  • Learn about and practice key skills necessary to manage an integrated design process such as facilitation and effective meeting planning
  • Apply key concepts of integrated design and practice problem solving using scenarios

Experienced sustainable building consultants and facilitators conduct the workshop using a participatory approach for adult learners. Participants will receive a customized workbook and other printed materials as takeaways.

Session Structure

Full-day (7 hours) workshop. Workshop is designed for between 10 and 20 people.

Faculty

Kathleen O’Brien, Principal, LEED AP, CSBA
Nora Daley-Peng, Project Manager, LEED AP, CSBA

Cost

The fee is on a sliding scale from $3500 to $5000 based on number of participants (maximum is 20).

Scheduling

Organizations

To request a private workshop, contact Michelle Bombeck at 206-621-8626.

Individuals

Check our Current Classes events page to see if there are any classes available for open-enrollment

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