

Welcome to EDC's sustainable continuing education section featuring information on green building industry topics. EDC is an AIA and USGBC Education Providers. Articles have been approved by USGBC for 1 GBCI CE hour per article towards LEED Professional credentialing maintenance and/or 1.0 AIA learning unit. Or visit the CE Campus to register for easy access to all of EDC’s CEU articles, quizzes and your certificates.
How to Earn Your Credit
To qualify for credit, you must read the article, complete the post-article quiz, and pass with an 80% or better. Upon successful completion, your results will be forwarded to AIA for approval but you MUST provide your AIA member number. LEED Professionals may submit their hours to Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) under the "Professional Development/Continuing Education" activity type in "My credentials" at www.gbci.org. A certificate of completion will be emailed to the address you provided. Attendees interested in other forms of credit are responsible for self-reporting to their state licensing board.
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The Roof as an Active Asset: Integrating Single-Ply Roofing with Photovoltaic Arrays
The Rooftop is now a place that provides value-added benefits.

Achieving high-performance, sustainable performance requires understanding a complex web of new energy codes and green standards.

As demand for environmental transparency grows, EPDs increasingly inform product purchasing and decision making.

Whether it's clash detection, an expedited project delivery process, fewer change orders, increased collaboration or optimized MEP systems design, building information modeling continues to prove its worth.
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Chemistry: A Major Driver of Building Performance
Advances in chemistry make more sustainable building envelopes.
Hear the interview with Arrowstreet's Scott Pollack. Arrowstreet was responsible for the Rechler Equity Corporate Headquarters, the Commercial Renovation Winner for the Excellence in Design Awards in 2013.
In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems.
EDC's Green Product Buzz Guides bring you the latest in green building products and services from companies exhibiting at trade shows, including Greenbuild, the AIA Expo, Coverings, Surfaces and more.
Welcome to EDC's crossword puzzle. This puzzle was created specifically for the green building industry by Myles Mellor; all the clues and answers relate to industry terms. Click to view the interactive version of the puzzle that appeared in print. Or if you prefer, you'll find a PDF link to this month's puzzle and solution.