Sunday, November 9, 2008

WBDG - The Whole Building Design Guide

WBDG - The Whole Building Design Guide is a terrific site for topics such as Design Guidance, Project Management,, Operations and Maintenance, Tools,Continuing Education, BIM, and Documents and References. I found the Continuing Educations section useful, and you can earn AIA continuing Education Credits for taking the classes on-line. The following classes are offered:

WBDG01 The Integrated Design Process

WBDG02 Whole Building Approach to Laboratories

WBDG03 Planning for Secure Buildings

WBDG04 Optimizing Operations and Maintenance (O&M)

WBDG05 Daylighting Principles and Strategies for Sustainable Design

WBDG06 Sustainable Roofing Design Considerations and Applications

WBDG07 Defining, Evaluating, and Selecting Green Products


I've completed two of the courses in about 2 hours each and they are well thought out and cover more than just the basics. The nice part is that you may return to them at at anytime, if you can't complete them in one sitting. Enjoy

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