RedVector RV-10679

Green Design: Introduction to Indoor Environmental Air Quality (Based on LEED v4)

Green Design: Introduction to Indoor Environmental Air Quality (Based on LEED v4)

2 hrs. Online Course

Level: Fundamental

Item#: RV-10679

SME: Richard Kelso

There is consensus among the majority of scientists that the climate of the earth is changing in the direction of higher temperatures and that some of the change is anthropomorphic (caused by human activity). This course is intended to address that portion of the human contribution to climate change that is related to energy use in buildings. At the conclusion of the course, you should be able to understand the ways buildings use energy and how buildings can be designed for high energy performance. You should be aware of activities and plans for improving building designs in the future. You will have an understanding of the requirements of the Energy and Atmosphere category of LEED v4 Building Design and Construction (BD+C).
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Explain the relationship between building energy use and the larger issues of climate change and environmental degradation
  • Recognize the positions and activities of governmental and professional organizations in this subject area
  • Discuss sustainability ratings for buildings and understand in detail the requirements of one of those systems, USGBC’s LEED ® Rating System
  • Recall the current sources of energy for buildings and their environmental effects
  • Describe in some detail how buildings use energy, the variables affecting how they perform for energy efficiency, and how energy can be produced by buildings
  • Restate how digital models are used in high performance building design and how commissioning and maintenance affect actual results
  • Discuss how to implement the LEED v4 BD+C Energy and Atmosphere credits and integrate them into project design
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Richard Kelso
Richard Kelso Photo
University of Tennessee
College of Architecture and Design
Professor
P.E., NCEE, Ph.D.

Dick was born in Knoxville, graduated from UT with a BSME and began work with Trane in Chattanooga in 1960. He joined Geo. S. Campbell & Associates in 1968 and earned an MSME from UT in 1971. He became Facilities Planning Engineer for UT in 1971 and joined the faculty of the College of Architecture in 1976, where he is currently a Professor.
He started a consulting engineering practice in 1974, and after joining forces with John Regen, it became Kelso-Regen Associates in 1989. Over the course of 26 years of managing this practice the firm handled over 2000 building projects across the country. He retired at the end of 2000 but the firm continues.
Dick continues to teach and do research, and received a PhD from Loughborough University (UK) in 2003. He has been active in ASHRAE at the local, regional and society levels, and has been honored with the rank of Fellow and the Distinguished Service Award. He is in the first year of a three year term on the ASHRAE Board of Directors.

He and his wife Sarah have three children and five grandchildren, of whom he is very proud. 

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