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The BSA’s training sessions/workshop series is an opportunity to earn AIA Learning Units and Massachusetts continuing-education credits while staying up-to-date on industry issues.
These new training sessions were inspired by discussions at the BSA’s Career Resources Network monthly meetings and were scheduled to meet the demand for training.
Topics include:
All training sessions/workshops (unless otherwise noted) are held at The Architects Building, 52 Broad Street, Boston.

SMART GROWTH: Pipe dream or wave of the future?
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Two International Place, 34th Floor, Boston
Smart Growth is seen as a way to improve the quality of life while reducing traffic congestion, global warming and air pollution. But can we lure Americans away from their cars and SUVs? Can existing urban and suburban areas be transformed? Is it economically feasible?
Please join us for the rare opportunity to hear two of the nation's leading experts present key trends shaping America's growth and real world examples of how smart growth is providing economic, social and environmental solutions.
Featuring:
Jonathan F. P. Rose
President and founder of Jonathan Rose companies, LLC, a leading green urban solutions provider and world-renowned thought leader in Smart Growth
Deron Lovaas
Federal Transportation Policy Director for NRDC
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The program fee is $30 ($20 for BSA Members). Please fill out a registration form HERE

LEED® Green Associate Overview & Exam Prep
An 8 Hour Workshop on Green Building Principles & LEED Core Concepts
Friday, December 18, 2009 from 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Architects Building, 52 Broad Street, Boston
U.S. Green Building Council has made a number of recent changes to the LEED examination required for accreditation. 'Green Associate' is the Tier 1 achievement within the USGBC's new LEED 2009 three-tiered accreditation system, and signifies a strong knowledge base of the principles of LEED Sustainable Design without the technical knowledge requirements of LEED AP+.
Why should you attend this seminar?
1 - Unless you have past experience on a LEED project OR are employed in a sustainable field of work, it is a mandatory requirement that you attend a Green Associate Seminar before USGBC will issue you a LEED test date.
2 - While Green Associate accreditation is not necessary for existing LEED AP's, all AIA members who attend our Green Associate Seminar will receive 8.0 HSW credits (4 of which satisfy the Sustainable Design requirement)! Non-AIA members can use our certificate of completion for self-reporting the 8 contact hours of instruction.
3 - LEEDTeacher's Green Associate Seminar is an interactive, intimate and intense collaborative learning experience including analysis of real-world examples of LEED principles and certified projects; study techniques that will help you become exam-prepared in as little as 20 days; supplementary study materials; ongoing phone/email support from your instructor until your test date; and more!
Early Bird Rate (through November 28th):
$275 Members. $350 Non-members.
Regular Rate (November 28th - December 16th):
$375 Members. $450 Non-members.
Worth 8.0 HSW credits (4 SD)
Study materials included. Breakfast and lunch provided.
Register NOW
Microdesk REVIT Training
Design technology consulting provider Microdesk announced it will be providing revit training for displaced customers. The program aims to help those members of the design community who have been most severely impacted by today’s economic challenges by providing qualified participants with free training and software.
Professionals interested in participating must visit the Autodesk Assistance Program Site at www.autodesk.com/assistance to register. Eligible applicants will receive an email confirmation and key code from Autodesk, which will then allow them access to a free ATC training at one of Microdesk’s 11 authorized locations and a free download of software from Autodesk.

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