Comparing Rating Systems: LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Estidama & GSAS
评价体系比较：LEED、BREEAM、WELL、Estidama 与 GSAS
Overview
Comparing Rating Systems: LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Estidama & GSAS is part of our Green Building & LEED portfolio (Specialist). It runs as a 5-day or 10-day course, in the classroom in 40 cities or live online, and can be delivered in-house and customised for your organisation.
Available in English or Chinese, and as bilingual delivery for joint-venture and Chinese-led project teams in the Gulf and Africa.
You will be able to
- Explain the principles, terminology and standards behind Comparing Rating Systems: LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Estidama & GSAS.
- Apply Comparing Rating Systems: LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Estidama & GSAS methods to real cases from the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
- Apply credit requirements, calculations and documentation to a live project case.
- Leave with templates and an action plan for your own workplace.
Who should attend
Architects, MEP engineers, sustainability consultants, contractors and facility managers
Course outline
5-day programme (days 1–5)
Foundations and framework
- Course objectives, pre-assessment and scope of Comparing Rating Systems: LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Estidama & GSAS
- Key terminology and core concepts
- Materials, embodied carbon and EPDs
- Indoor environmental quality
- Roles, responsibilities and interfaces
Principles and methods
- Documentation and certification process
- Operations, monitoring and recertification
- Methods, procedures and documentation for Comparing Rating Systems: LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Estidama & GSAS
- Worked examples and guided practice
Tools, analysis and performance
- Integrative design process
- Site, transport and ecology
- Calculations, checklists and decision tools
- KPIs and performance measurement
- Group exercise on a realistic scenario
Application in practice
- Water efficiency
- Energy performance and modelling
- Common problems and how to solve them
- Regional practice in the Gulf, Africa and Europe
Case study, assessment and action plan
- Case study: Comparing Rating Systems: LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Estidama & GSAS on a Middle East or African project
- Lessons learned and good practice
- Final assessment and feedback
- Personal and team action plan
The 10-day programme adds days 6–10
Advanced topics
- Advanced topics in Comparing Rating Systems: LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Estidama & GSAS
- Latest standards, editions and industry trends
- Energy performance and modelling
- Complex cases and non-routine problems
- Expert panel discussion
Digital tools and data
- Software and digital tools for Comparing Rating Systems: LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Estidama & GSAS
- Data analytics and dashboards
- Applying AI and automation
- Hands-on lab
Integration and management
- Integration with management systems and ISO standards
- Risk, cost and budget considerations
- Working with contractors and vendors
- Building the business case
Regional case studies
- Gulf case studies: UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar
- African case studies: Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Angola
- European benchmarks and regulations
- Peer review of participants’ own cases
Capstone project and certification
- Capstone project preparation
- Team presentations and expert feedback
- Final examination
- Certificate award and 90-day implementation plan
Where it runs
Middle East: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar, Doha, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Istanbul
Europe: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Vienna, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Lisbon, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Athens, Edinburgh
Africa (in-house and live online): Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Accra, Addis Ababa, Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, Dakar, Abidjan, Kinshasa, Maputo, Tripoli
Live online for every time zone, including East Asia.