Sustainable Building Operations
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
The track, phase 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.
Sustainable Building Operations on the Sustainability & Green Building map
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Green Building Rating Systems 14 certifications4 on this track
Beginner, 2 certifications
Intermediate, 11 certifications
- Phase 2: CoreLEED AP O+M, USGBC / GBCI
- Phase 3: AdvancedBREEAM IU Assessor, BRE (BRE Academy)
- LEED AP BD+C, USGBC / GBCI
- BREEAM AP, BRE (BRE Academy)
- BREEAM INC Assessor, BRE (BRE Academy)
- CPHD, Passive House Institute (PHI)
- EDGE Expert, GBCI (for IFC EDGE)
+4 more+6 more intermediate Green Building Rating Systems certifications
Expert, 1 certification
Healthy Buildings 2 certifications1 on this track
Beginner, 1 certification
Intermediate, 1 certification
Expert, 0 certifications
None listed
Energy Management & Efficiency 8 certifications3 on this track
Beginner, 1 certification
Intermediate, 4 certifications
Carbon & GHG Accounting 3 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 0 certifications
None listed
Intermediate, 3 certifications
Expert, 0 certifications
None listed
Renewables & Water 4 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 2 certifications
Intermediate, 2 certifications
Expert, 0 certifications
None listed
Sustainability Strategy & Circular Economy 2 certifications1 on this track
Beginner, 1 certification
Intermediate, 0 certifications
None listed
Expert, 1 certification
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