Construction Project Management Professionals worldwide are entering a new era, one that calls for an ever-changing skill-set: sustainability. With rapidly increasing regularity, construction projects all over the world, both large and small, and of every different type are requiring the inclusion of sustainable, or “green” building means and methods. Whether a project is ‘green’ by choice or by legislation, PMPs unfamiliar with sustainable building practices and green certification procedures are finding themselves at a disadvantage in a globally shrinking job market. The landscape for most commercial projects has forever changed and to remain successful (and employed) in this new age of constructing the built environment often requires a level of understanding of sustainability that most PMPs are just beginning to grasp.

Sustainable Project Management: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You is a one-hour, interactive presentation designed to engage the audience in a dialogue about sustainability: what it is, what it isn’t, and how it affects the PMP’s duties and responsibilities on any given project. Designed to draw from the audience regional experiences and understanding regarding green construction practices, this conversation will provide the opportunity to learn what current building practices are, where they are trending and where to get the skills needed to compete in this market.