This course is a required course for those seeking the "Green Building Professional" certification. A full day course explaining the principles of lighting design and the integration with Building Management Systems to create high-performance green buildings.

A half-day course to advise and prepare the participants on in force and impending European and National legislation and emerging international building rating / certification tools that is dramatically changing how buildings are designed, constructed, operated and deconstructed. Among other legal topics, the course covers European legislation including the upgraded Energy Performance for Buildings Directive and Construction Waste Directive as well as national legislation changes. In addition, participants will learn about the internationally recognized building rating tools that are increasingly demanded by investors, developers and building owners in the domestic, regional, and international markets.

Trainer:

Elena Rastei, Green Homes Technical Coordinator, Romania Green Building Council 

Environmental activist and sustainability specialist with over 10 years of experience in sustainability and green building certification systems such as LEED and BREEAM at both national and international level. Elena is the technical coordinator for the GREEN HOMES certification which certified or is in the process of certifying over 6000 homes.

She is the author of several articles and guides on the topic of green buildings, circular economy in buildings, zero waste cities and clean energy; she lectured for two years in “Urban Sustainability”- post-graduate program at the Technical University of Cluj Napoca.

She is the co-founder for Zero Waste Romania and a member of the board of directors for Zero Waste Europe. Some of her selected work in the circular economy field includes the addition to the national waste legislation of the „pay as you throw„ instrument, technical support in elaboration of local legislation regarding pollution prevention on construction sites and bespoke zero waste plans for cities across Romania. Elena's studies include Master’s programs in sustainability, environmental engineering and architecture.

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