Subcontractor Training Program To exceed LEED requirements and obtain an innovation credit, the contractor is proposing to conduct a Subcontractor Training Program as a means to increase LEED awareness among subcontracts active on site. This training program will consist an orientation session and bi-monthly workshops to educate the labor force about LEED and the importance of sustainable construction practices. The workshops will be prepared by Rick Warhall, Vice President of The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company and LEED Accredited Professional. Whiting-Turner\'s on-site construction management team will conduct the workshops. This will increase subcontractor and trade workers\' understanding of sustainable construction in a construction marketplace being introduced to LEED practices for the first time. A list of subcontractors attending and completing the course along, course description and hand-outs will be submitted to document our efforts. Weekly subcontractor progress meetings will also be used to monitor and facilitate LEED compliance and measure the effectiveness of the workshops.
The development and implementation of a LEED training program for subcontractors will not qualify for achievement of an innovation credit. While there is clearly an important value in educating the subcontractors working on a LEED project, team education and integrated design are standard for a LEED project. Such education efforts should be best practice and can be incorporated into weekly project meetings. Likewise, educating subcontractors about issues for which they have contractual obligations does not qualify for an innovation credit.