Training

Making technical knowledge useful in project work

A procurement team reviewing a material document and a design team interpreting energy analysis results need different knowledge and skills. Our training addresses sustainability through the project tasks participants actually undertake. Alongside technical concepts, we explain what information is needed, how documents should be read and how information can move clearly between teams.

Training is led by our founder Taygun Yüksel, who holds LEED AP, WELL AP and EDGE Expert credentials. We shape the programme around the organisation's needs. Interpreting analysis results, evaluating material documents and understanding operational performance records require different content. Participants' roles, existing knowledge and current projects determine the examples and level of detail. This keeps the training connected to the organisation's actual working processes.

Topics can include LEED, YeS-Int, EDGE and WELL processes, building energy modelling, building physics, indoor environmental quality and the use of measurement results in design. Material documentation, procurement tracking and responsibilities across design and construction teams can also be included where relevant. We connect these topics through the technical questions participants need to answer.

For example, an energy modelling session can examine how inputs and assumptions affect the interpretation of results. A materials session can consider which product a document covers, what information it provides and how that information relates to project requirements. This helps participants in different roles communicate more clearly about the same document or finding.

We first agree the learning objectives and the organisation's priorities. We then plan the sequence of topics, examples and activities. Presentations, document reviews, questions and answers, and suitable exercises support the content. Participants' questions are used to make the connection between each topic and their own responsibilities clearer.

At the end of the work, we consider feedback and review learning against the agreed objectives. We identify topics that need reinforcement and resources the organisation can use internally. Clear reference materials help teams apply what was discussed when they return to their project work.

For certification topics, we use the relevant programme's official resources. The LEED rating framework and the WELL Building Standard have different purposes and requirements; training explains these distinctions alongside project responsibilities. We select the documents and approaches according to the project scope being discussed.

Deliverables include an organisation-specific training programme, presentation and exercise materials, a review against the learning objectives and recommended resources. We relate these outputs to the organisation's project language and workflow. For background, see our article on energy modelling in design decisions and our guide to the LEED process.