Library of Presentations

Please contact us to learn more about any of the following presentations, or to arrange a customized educational event.

1. Green Renovations for Existing Buildings
Duration: 1 Hour, 1 AIA/ CES CEU
Focus: Introduction to the tools and standards available to guide a green renovation and measure results.
Target Audience: Design Professionals, Commercial Contractors, Facility Managers, Property Managers, Building Owners, Government
Learning Level: 200 Understanding
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed

2. LEED EB OM, Improving the Performance of Existing Buildings and Operations
Duration: 4 Hours, 4 AIA/CES CEU's
Focus: Introduction to the tools and standards available to guide a green renovation and measure results. Evaluation of how proper sequencing of green renovations can maximize savings. Evaluation of the LEED EB OM rating system and its application, using regionally appropriate case studies.
Target Audience: Design Professionals, Commercial Contractors, Facility Managers, Property Managers, Building Owners, Government Officials
Learning Level: 1st half 200 Understanding, 2nd half 300 Application
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation, video, discussion, and activity.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed
Rotating Guest Speaker, Building Owner

3. High Performance Schools for a Hot Humid Climate
Duration: 1 Hour, 1 AIA/ CES CEU
Focus: Introduction to the growth of green school buildings in our region. Introduction to the LEED green Building rating system. Evaluation of the design of two schools pursuing LEED certification. Comparative analysis of different responses to climate, culture, and place.
Target Audience: Design Professionals, Commercial Contractors, School Administrators, School Facility Managers, Teachers
Learning Level: 200 Understanding
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed

4. LEED for Homes on the Gulf Coast, From Custom Home to Habitat House
Duration: 1 Hour, 1 AIA/ CES CEU
Focus: Evaluation of two different paths to LEED for Homes certification. Comparative analysis of two different approaches to material selections, site design, systems and equipment, and building envelope design.
Target Audience: Residential Design Professionals, Residential Contractors, Housing Agencies, Developers, Real Estate Professionals, Product Manufacturers
Learning Level: 200 Understanding
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed
Alex Cary, Habitat for Humanity

5. Doing Well by Doing Good, The Business of Green Building
Duration: 1 Hour, 1 AIA/CES CEU
Focus: Growth of green businesses in the gulf coast region. Introduction of the triple bottom line concept. Evaluation of the use of the "triple bottom line" in design and operational decision making.
Target Audience: Business Owners, Design and Construction Professionals, Real Estate Professionals, Developers
Learning Level: 100 level, Awareness
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed

6. Green Building, New Business Opportunities
Duration: 4 Hours, 4 AIA/CES CEU's
Focus: Growth of green businesses in the gulf coast region. Introduction of the triple bottom line concept. Evaluation of the use of the "triple bottom line" in design and operational decision making. Review of funding and incentives feeding the growth of green building in our area. Introduction to the LEED family of rating systems. Analysis of cost effective green building practices for the hot humid south, illustrated with regional case studies.
Target Audience: Business Owners, Design and Construction Professionals
Learning Level: 1st half-100 Awareness, 2nd half-200 Understanding
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed

7. Green Initiatives in Government and Schools
Duration: 1 Hour, 1 AIA/CES CEU
Focus: Assessment of a variety of green building initiatives, legislation, and incentives being used by government and educational entities across the country.
Target Audience: Design and Construction Professionals, School Administrators, Local Government Officials
Learning Level: 100 Awareness
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed

8. LEED for Contractors, the Nuts and Bolts of Building Green
Duration: 1 Hour
Focus: Introduction to the impact of LEED certification on building materials, construction practices and the submittal process.
Target Audience: Commercial building contractors and suppliers
Learning Level: 200 Understanding
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed

9. LEED for Contractors, the Nuts and Bolts of Building Green
Duration: 6 Hours
Focus: Introduction to the family of LEED rating systems, and their application in our region. Assessment of updates and changes to the rating system with LEED v3 and the LEED AP credentialing process In depth evaluation of the impact of LEED certification on building materials, construction practices and the submittal process.
Target Audience: Commercial Contractors, Material Suppliers
Learning Level: 1st half-100, 2nd half-200, Activity-300
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation, activity, and discussion.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed
Rotating Guest Speaker, Commercial Contractor

10. Introduction to LEED for Engineers
Duration: 1 Hour, 1 Engineering PDH
Focus: Introduction to the family of LEED rating systems, and their application in our region.
Target Audience: Engineers: Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Environmental
Learning Level: 100 Awareness
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed

11. LEED and the Engineering Disciplines, from Site Development to Smart Systems
Duration: 4 Hours, 4 Engineering PDHs
Focus: Introduction to the family of LEED rating systems, and their application in our region. Assessment of updates and changes to the rating system with LEED v3 and the LEED AP credentialing process. Comparative analysis of different engineering responses to the challenge of high performance design in a hot humid climate.
Target Audience: Engineers: Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Environmental
Learning Level: 1st half-100 Awareness, 2nd half-200 Understanding
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion, 1 video, and 1 activity.
Speakers: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed

12. Homes with Roots, Practical Green Building Solutions for the Gulf Coast
Duration: 6 hours
Focus: Green renovations and operations for existing homes
Target Audience: Gulf Coast Homeowners, Homebuilders
Learning Level: 200 Understanding
Course Format: 6 hour Course: Three, 2 hour sessions: 1, live instructor led presentation and discussion, 1 activity, 1 Field Trip/Tour.
Speaker: Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed

13. LEED Case Study, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Duration: 1 hour
Focus: Introduction to LEED and the application of green building concepts in the coastal south.
Target Audience: Contractors, Design Professionals, Building Owners
Learning Level: 100 Awareness
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Dr John Dindo DISL Building Owner, Austin Allen, Case Construction
Rebecca Dunn Bryant, Watershed

14. Alabama's First Green Community College, Faulkner State's path to LEED
Duration: 1 hour
Focus: Introduction to LEED and the application of green building concepts in a Two Year educational facility.
Target Audience: Two Year College Administrators, Facility Managers, Teachers, and Students
Learning Level: 100 Awareness
Course Format: Live, instructor led presentation and discussion.
Speakers: Mac Walcott, Walcott Adams Verneuille Architects
Rebecca Bryant, Watershed