Raising the Green IQ for Metro and the greater Los Angeles community
Metro is offering the following pieces of training to those interested in the environment and sustainability. We are doing all we can to keep our community healthy. If you have questions about the courses, how to register or to confirm that GGW classes are occurring, please contact Craig Reiter.
Type of Class | Description | Target | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
Learn the Envision Rating System, an international standard for assessing the sustainability of infrastructure projects across a variety of categories. | Infrastructure planners, engineers, architects, operators, maintainers, and procurers. Special rates for students. | $150 - 400 | |
A comprehensive green building training and certificate program developed with and for those who build and operate building infrastructure. | Contractors, building operators, building maintainers, service workers, sustainability professionals, community relations | Fundamentals: $200-275
Operations and Maintenance: $350-425 | |
The concepts of environmental resilience and how they apply in various real life situations. | Anyone interested in climate and community resilience | $120 – 200 | |
Understand the opportunities that landscaping with native plants hold for water conservation and regional biodiversity | Anyone interested in landscaping, water conservation, bolstering biodiversity | Free |
SBE, DBE, CBE, and WBE firms are encouraged to enroll:
The Envision Rating System is an international standard for assessing the sustainability of projects across a variety of categories. This two half-day training provides instruction in the rating system through presentations, group exercises, and case studies. This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn about selecting the right sustainability solution for a project, especially planners, engineers, architects, operators, maintainers, and procurers.
Reasons to take Envision Version 3 with Metro:
• The Envision Rating System is used by Metro, the County, and City of Los Angeles
• You will take the course with Metro employees, allowing us to pass cost savings on to our partners.
• Metro uses the language and concepts from Envision when planning, constructing, maintaining and operating infrastructure projects
• Highly rated Envision projects tend to have long-term viability, lower cost, fewer negative impacts on the community, and saves owners and operators money over time.
Completion of this workshop qualifies participants to take the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) accreditation exam.
Register for Envision Version 3
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G-PRO is a comprehensive green building training and certificate program developed with and for those who build and operate building infrastructure. These pieces of training are offered in partnership with USGBC-LA. Some reasons to take these pieces of training:
• These courses introduce participants to the principles of green concepts and terminology
• Successful completion qualifies contractors, trades, building operators and service workers for LEED pilot credit 81 under New Construction and Exiting Buildings
• GBCI and AIA credits are available
G-PRO Fundamentals: The first module, Fundamentals of Building Green, provides a foundational background on concepts that will help you bridge the gap between conventional and sustainable practices.
G-PRO Operations and Maintenance: This module is ideal for those who plan for, manage and operate facilities. You will learn how to improve building performance, strategies to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and maintain indoor air quality. The class is offered over three sessions:
Building Resilience
Building resilience means planning for change in ways that make us better off - now. Some reasons to take these trainings:
• You will learn the skills, processes, and tools to get the most out of resilience assessments, planning, and implementation.
• Learn a methodology for busting silos and unleashing the potential of buildings, organizations, and communities so that they can adapt and thrive no matter what disruptions come their way.
Introduction to Resilience Series
This series of 90-minute workshops are designed to introduce you to what resilience is and how it applies to your life at home and at work. You can join the series at any time. The next workshops are:
Building Resilient Water Systems: Access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right. California's water system faces a variety of challenges - drought to an aging water infrastructure and changes in precipitation trends. Learn how resilient principles apply to water systems and what solutions exist to transform and protect the region's water.
Building Resilient Communities: Communities that are connected and empowered are better off today and more able to respond and recover when disaster strikes. Learn why communities are fundamental to resilience and how we find, connect and support them. Explore how this translates into developing strong teams at work and how we can leverage organizations and project teams to prepare for a changing world. This interactive workshop will provide participants with real world examples and strategies for understanding and supporting team building and community engagement as a key component of resilience.
Building Climate Resiliency through Native Plants
Nearly 30% of all Metro water use is related to landscaping. In response, Metro stations and landscaping designs are utilizing drought tolerant California native plants whenever possible to reduce the need for irrigation while maintaining regional biodiversity. This series:
- Teaches how we select these plants
- Increases awareness about challenges and opportunities related to the use of native plants.
These classes are free only when you register through the GGW program using the links below!
A successful garden depends on careful planning. Learn how to assess the conditions of your site, including climate, soil, sunlight and space. We will discuss the irrigation needs of native plants, including how to get them through their establishment period. Explore some examples of Metro efforts in planting natives and generate ideas for next steps.
Landscape choices can play a vital role in the health of local ecosystems when they are enriched with native plants that provide essential habitat and food for Southern California birds, bees and butterflies, among other welcome wildlife. Learn about selecting native plants for their benefits to the greater ecosystem and biodiversity. Explore some examples of Metro efforts in planting natives and generate ideas for next steps.
Essentials of Native Plant Horticulture
A successful native plant garden depends on picking the right plants for the site and proper on-going care. This class provides basic information on plant selection, planting, establishment, watering, pruning and pest management. Helpful handouts and resources for more information will be provided.