🔧 Sustainable Building Operations

Sustainability & Green Building career path

Facilities and operations path to certified, healthy, low-energy existing buildings.

Typical roles

• Facilities Sustainability Coordinator
• Building Operations Manager
• In-Use Assessor
• Head of Sustainable Real Estate

Suggested certifications, by phase

Foundation

• LEED GA LEED Green Associate
• EEP Energy Efficiency Practitioner
• TRUE Advisor TRUE Advisor (zero waste)

Core

• LEED AP O+M LEED AP with specialty: Operations + Maintenance
• WELL AP WELL Accredited Professional

Advanced

• BREEAM IU Assessor BREEAM In-Use International Assessor
• AEE CBCP Certified Building Commissioning Professional

Mastery

• CMVP Certified Measurement & Verification Professional
• LEED Fellow LEED Fellow

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.