This course arms you with knowledge of legistation, benfits and approaches to implementing sustainabiilty initiatives that you will be able to use to  implement a "green" culture throughout your organization.

This course is part of the Engineering Management Certificate Program. Learn more about IIE certificate programs and how you can save by paying in advance for all of the courses included in a program.  

Course Schedule

No courses currently scheduled. If you are interested in information on availability, contact IIE Director of Continuing Education and Program Development Larry Aft, P.E., (770) 349-1130.

Overview:

Making your business as carbon neutral ("green") as possible is becoming a prerequisite to success in our "green-minded" economy. This course will give you access to hundreds of the most cost-effective and profitable strategies for helping your organization become "lean and green."

Topic Highlights:

What You Will Learn:

• Identify and overcome the three main barriers that kill good projects
• Quantify the benefits of "green" initiatives and market your projects and successes
• Follow the exact steps to set up a carbon reduction program
• Explain carbon trading and credit terminologies

Course Content

Day 1 - Morning: Introduction and  High-level Strategies

• Introduction and the need for carbon reduction:
  - Trends and data on the global challenges we face, (data students can apply)
  - Why monitor and reduce your organization’s carbon footprint?
  - History, legislation and terminology
  - Examples of successful programs: profits, results and benefits
• Class member introductions (students' goals)
• Review selected student objectives and profiles, local challenges, problems, barriers
• Day-by-day overview of course
• Q & A

DAY 1 - Afternoon: The Carbon Reduction Process

• Insights from class/instructor
• Carbon reduction process overview:
  - Reduce, reuse, recycle and apply energy efficiency/management
  - Implement green power/renewable energy sources
  - Implement offset/trade strategies
• Protocol overview and terminology
• Kyoto’s six listed greenhouse gases, GWP factor, control vs. equity share approaches, de minimis, base year and adjustments, transitional periods, Tier Quantification System. ISO 14064 and 14065 and trading terms including CCX, CDM, JI, VER
• Emissions types: direct, indirect, fugitive and mobile; Scope I, II and III and biogenic
• Overview: carbon audit and reporting process (getting credit for what you do):
  - Identify boundaries (tenant vs. communal areas), sources
  - Quantify, report and verify emissions
• Homework assignments
• Q & A

DAY 2 - Morning: Carbon Footprint Measurement and Monitoring

• Components of a carbon audit
  - Identify carbon intensity
  - Electricity, gas and fuel usage (Scope I and II emissions)
  - Scope III emissions: extended audit components (travel, personal travel, “cradle to cradle” products and processes)
  - Class exercise on a carbon audit/carbon map of their operations
• Exact steps to setting up a carbon reduction program and reporting software
• Protocols and timelines to calculate, certify and report your emissions
• Establishing reduction goals as well as monitoring and reporting tools
• Verification process tools
• Direct, indirect, mobile and fugitive source management
• Reporting software/reporting formats
  - Report content must include:
     - Info on organization, emissions, offsets and locations
     - New goals to further reduce GHG emissions
• Verification process
• Emissions conversion factors and where to find them
• Q & A 
   

DAY 2 - Afternoon: Practical Strategies and Tactics to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint and Environmental Impact

• Quick review, insights from case studies
• Proven tactical measures to reduce your carbon footprint:
  - Re-engineer processes to reduce carbon
     - Design, materials, manufacturing/process changes
  - Resources for building it “right” (LEED plus more)
  - Energy efficiency and management
  - Energy procurement and green power
  - Emissions conversion exercises to help students convert energy savings into avoided carbon emissions
  - Renewable and other sustainable technologies
  - Tax benefits
  - Green janitorial, water and waste management/reuse/recycling
  - Green transportation and administrative functions
  - Greening your suppliers and distributors
• Local strategies and techniques
• Q & A 

DAY 3 - Morning: Carbon Credits, Offsets, Trading and New Revenue Tactics

• Carbon trading and credit terminologies
  - Renewable energy certificates
  - Green and white certificates, offsets explained
     - Wind, solar, methane recovery… certified credits
     - Fleet management
     - Bulk purchasing credits
  - Additional profit-generating as well as bartering strategies
• Creating an ongoing green program
  - Justification for a “green” manager
• Process for finding profitable green strategies
• Q & A
  

DAY 3 - Afternoon: Financing/Selling/Approving Your Program

• Three big reasons why green projects fail and how to overcome them
• Financing for positive cash flow
• How to quantify all the benefits and help your organization improve its “environmental image”
• Marketing tactics to help your “green” project get approved
• Course review and test prep
• Final Q & A
• Wrap up/conclusion
  

Corporate Training

This course is available as a corporate training program and can be customized to meet your company’s needs. For more information, contact IIE Director of Continuing Education and Program Development Larry Aft, P.E., (770) 349-1130.

Class cancellation:  IIE reserves the right to cancel a class up to 15 business days prior to the scheduled start date.