Jun 15 2009
LEED training is quality ongoing education for architects
As you get closer to the date for making your required declarations of majors, you’ll want to factor some longer term considerations. Many professions require ongoing education in order for people working in them to remain licensed and able to earn a living. Take being an architect for instance. While not widely required in order to be licensed, many clients are now expecting their designers to be LEED certified.
Clearly if you are responsible for the design and building of new structures, it must fall upon you know what is involved with green building techniques. One great way to make sure you have the knowledge and experience is to get LEED training.
Once you are certified you’ll be able to seek out new and exciting work that will challenge you to produce environmentally friendly structures that are both good for the world and will make the client satisfied.
With a number of top institutes offering training courses to help prepare you for LEED examinations, there really is no reason that you should be concerned about this particular aspect of ongoing training and education requirements related to being an architect. You wouldn’t want your medical practictioner to not have taken a refresher course since they graduated medical school in 1963, would you?!