USGBC Online Education: Social Equity Credits and LEED

By Alexander Landa

Did you know that we provide online education resources through the USGBC to help you maintain LEED Accreditation? Instead of (or in addition to) going to in-person workshops, these online resources allow you to maintain accreditation from anywhere, anytime, at your own comfort.

We're proud to show Shawn Hesse's – USGBC MA Board President & architect at emersion DESIGN – presentation on Social Equity Credits and LEED. The USGBC  gives credits for social equity, meaning you have another checkbox you can hit when designing a project, or looking to retrofit an existing one. These credits are Social Equity in the Project, Social Equity in the Community, and Social Equity in the Supply Chain.

Shawn's presentation is a primer to social equity in the built environment, discusses potential problems with social equity, and introduces each of the three LEED credits, their intentions, and documentation requirements.

You can register for this presentation here.