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With ABC's Green Building Toolbox Talks, your company's field supervisors can educate employees on green construction practices, as well as enhance their jobsite training. Now available in English and Spanish!

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ABC's Green Building Toolbox Talks & Online Training Webinar
- Download the recording of the webinar
- Download the webinar presentation slides (PDF)
- Download Toolbox Talks brochure (PDF)
- Watch Toolbox Talks video

What's Included
- Set of 52, 15-minute, printable, online PDFs for use as Toolbox Talks on construction sites
- “Train the Trainer” online education modules
- Download a sample Green Building Toolbox Talk

ABC Green Contractor Certification
The Toolbox Talks help contractors satisfy the education and training requirements for ABC's Green Contractor Certification.

Continuing Education (CEs) for LEED APs and Green Associates
ABC’s Green Building Toolbox Talks can be submitted to the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) for continuing education hours for LEED APs and Green Associates seeking credential maintenance. The Toolbox Talks qualify as live presentations. To earn CE hours, live presentations must be 50 to 90 minutes in length and pertain to a CE category that is relevant to your specialty. Download the list of Toolbox Talks to see how to achieve these time requirements.

For more information about the GBCI's credential maintenance program, click here.

Program Cost
The one-time pricing for the complete Green Building Toolbox Talks, which includes the 52 sessions and the Train-the-Trainer modules, is based on your company’s annual revenue.
- Annual company revenue under $1 million - $52
- Annual company revenue from $1-20 million - $104
- Annual company revenue over $20 million - $156

Testimonial
"ABC’s Green Building Toolbox Talks are a great tool that will enable us to share our focus on sustainability with every level of our organization on a weekly basis. These short, professional lessons are truly applicable and right on target. How the topics have been organized make them an extremely useful tool for our various project teams. In addition, they allow our leaders to hone in on the specific requirements dictated by the exact phase of the projects they are managing. With more than 700 employees, more than 40 LEED® Associates and more than 30 LEED® projects, including four Platinum, this tool allows us to continue to raise the sustainability bar at Big-D. Thanks for the great idea ABC, and for providing a cost-effective training and education solution."

Forrest D. McNabb, CPE
Senior Vice President, Big-D Construction

Questions
Jen Huber , ABC Director of Member Services
Phone: (703) 812-2033

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national association with 74 chapters representing more than 22,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms with nearly two million employees. For more info, email: greenbuilding@abc.org.
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