Exploring Product Selection for Health and Wellbeing Credits Across Sustainable Building Rating Systems
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There is a growing realization that the buildings we live and work in play an important role in the health and wellbeing of building occupants. Green building rating systems are starting to incorporate health and wellbeing criteria and this course will look specifically at how products and materials can help meet the health and wellbeing requirements across these systems.
Upon completion of this course, the Learner should be able to:
- Recall how health and wellbeing is being defined today in sustainable buildings.
- Explain product-related credits and criteria that focus on human health and wellbeing in sustainable building rating systems.
- Describe product-related synergies in sustainable building rating systems crosswalk agreements.
- Determine building materials that meet health and wellbeing criteria in sustainable building rating systems, and implement specification decisions and building practices that include health and wellbeing criteria in their buildings.
Approximately 1 hour. Delivered online, at your own pace.
Presented by Josh Jacobs on behalf of Underwriters Laboratories (UL). View the Privacy Policy .
Presenter Information
Name: Josh Jacobs
Title: Director, Environmental Code & Standards, Underwriters Laboratories
Background: Josh serves as the Director, Environmental Code & Standards for UL. He is responsible for environmental code, standard, and rating system engagement. In this role he helps develop and track the environmental programs/codes/purchasing programs that are being utilized and developed throughout the world. As a LEED AP BD&C, he has been able to assist architects, designers, specifiers, procurement teams and builders understand how to utilize products to build a more sustainable project. Josh has served on over 20 sustainable committees, including but not limited to ASHRAE 189.1, 2012 & 2015 NAHB National Green Building Standard, ANSI/BIFMA E3 joint committee, USGBC’s Pilot Credit Committee and LEED Steering Committee. He also served on the original water and IEQ work group that developed the first public draft of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC). He is also a recurring guest lecturer at multiple universities and has spoken on sustainable building practices and purchasing policies at many conferences and continuing education events on five continents. Josh also serves or served as Chairman of the US Technical Advisory Group for ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement, Chairman of the 2015 NAHB Material & IEQ Working Group, Vice Chair of Green Globes Material Task Group, and Chair for USGBC’s Pilot Credit Committee.
