
USGBC-Northern California Chapter Continuing Education
LEED Credential Maintenance, Green Building Education + More
USGBC-NCC is home to 5% of the world's LEED certified projects and 31% of California's total LEED certified projects.
Registering for a CE Course
- Step 1Sign in or register with aecKnowledge.com if you have not done so already.
- Step 2Select a course and follow instructions for course registration, registration and course viewing. Courses are available for 90 days following registration.
- Step 3Take the CE Quiz after viewing the entire course. After you have successfully passed the quiz, a Certificate of completion will be automatically downloaded to your computer for you to save. If you are an AIA member, your AIA CES Learning Units will automatically be submitted.
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- Course Bundle Overview
- Accessibility 2020/2021 (AIA California)
- Accessibility 2018/2019 (AIA California)
- Accessibility 2016/2017 (AIA California)
- AIA Los Angeles & AIA|LA COTE 2020 Two Degrees Symposium
- 2019 AIA Seattle Housing Forum - Density Done Right
- 2018 AIA Seattle Housing Forum - Housing Innovations
- 2019 MDC (AIA California)
- 2017 MDC (AIA California)
- 2017 MDC Emerging Talent (AIA California)
- 2015 MDC (AIA California)
- 2013 MDC (AIA California)
- 2011 MDC (AIA California)
- Metropolis Think Tank: The Human Factor
- Active Design (AIA New York)
- Growing a Small Firm (AIA San Francisco)
- Specifications & CA Phase Best Practices
- Risk Management
- Financial Management for Design Professionals
- Practice Mgmt. (for small and mid-size firms)
- Project Delivery Methods (AIA California)
- Leadership Effectiveness (AIA Dallas)
- Sustainable Design (USGBC-NCC)
- Sustainability Practices (AIA New York, AIACC)
Course Providers
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Commissioning of Sustainable Buildings

This 60-minute video course reviews the building commissioning process, its value and integration into building projects; including a step-by-step review of the tasks needed to meet LEED Building Commissioning credits.
Presenter: | Mark Warren, CCP, LEED AP, Sr. Vice President, WSP Flack + Kurtz |
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Provider: | USGBC-NCC |
Certification: | GBCI, AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.0 hours |
Net Zero Energy and Future Challenges

This 60-minute, two-part video course provides viewers with an overview of recent efforts, processes, opportunities and constraints related to net zero energy buildings. A detailed case study of the first net zero energy classroom building in North America reinforces these lessons.
Presenter: | Clark Bisel, P.E., WSP Flack + Kurtz and Ken Powelson, LEED AP, EHDD Architecture |
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Provider: | USGBC-NCC |
Certification: | GBCI, AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.0 hours |
Retrofitting Existing Buildings to Improve Energy Efficiency

This 60-minute two-part video course delves into cost-effective HVAC, lighting, steam, and compressed air retrofit strategies to improve energy efficiency. An in-depth case study provides concrete examples on how to achieve positive results in less time and with faster payback.
Presenter: | Harry Sim, CEO, Cypress Envirosystems and Zach Gentry, Chief Strategy Officer, Adura Technologies |
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Provider: | USGBC-NCC |
Certification: | GBCI, AIA/CES (HSW) |
Learning Units: | 1.0 hours |