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Sustainable Development

Online training.


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Length: 69 minutes

Credit: 1 (AIA | USGBC)

Cost: $49

Sherry McKibben discusses sustainable development in the context of community planning and urban design. She presents the key concepts and elements of sustainable development focusing on redevelopment, smart location and linkages, and mixed-use neighborhood redevelopment.

Overview

Key concepts of sustainable development include: Smart Growth, New Urbanism, and Transit Oriented Development. These concepts are applied to developing smart locations with linkages to housing, jobs and schools that preserve farmland and provide opportunities for local food production. Brownfield and greyfield redevelopment and retrofitting neighborhoods with mixed use development are examples of some sustainable development opportunities.

Learner Objectives

As a result of this presentation you will be able to:

  • Identify the key concepts of sustainable development
  • Define development patterns including transit oriented development, Smart Growth, New Urbanism, compact development, brownfield and greyfield redevelopment
  • Describe how transportation, land use and service systems are required to support sustainable development patterns

Who should view this webcast?

Architects, engineers, city planners, developers & other design professionals

Agenda

  • Key concepts of sustainable development
  • Patterns of common development and redevelopment strategies
  • Transportation, land use and service systems requirements to support sustainable development patterns

Credits

This webcast will take you approximately 1 hour to complete and is an audio-visual presentation. Once you have completed the course, and passed a 10 question quiz, members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) will earn 1 Learning Unit (HSW/SD). The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has approved this course for 1 credit at the 200 level as part of the GBCI Credentialing Maintenance program. IACET will award .1 CEUs for completing this course. A certificate of completion will be sent to you upon your request. Registration is required to view the webcast and receive credit.

The Energy Center is an Authorized Provider for the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and is committed to developing quality learning activities.

Cost

This on-demand webcast is $49.

Thursday, Sep 09, 2010

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