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| US Green Building Council, works to develop industry standards, design and construction practices and guidelines, operating practices and guidelines, policy positions, and educational tools that support the adoption of sustainable design and building practices |
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| Committee-based, Member-driven, and consensus-focused |
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| Why make your building green? |
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| buildings consume 30% of energy, 60% of electricity, 5 billion gallons of potable water to flush toilets, 2.5 pounds of solid waste per square foot of completed floor space in construction projects |
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| Why make your building green 2? |
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| reduce negative environmental impacts and improve existing unsustainable design, construction, and operational impacts |
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| USGBC formed in 1993, needed a system to define and measure "green buildings", diverse professions in committee |
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| LEED Pilot Project Program, 1998 |
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| March 2000, now called LEED Green Building Rating System for new commercial construction and major renovations, or LEED-NC |
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| LEED Rating System Product Portfolio |
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| LEED-NC, EB, CI, CS, Homes, ND |
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| LEED Green Building Rating System |
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| is a voluntary, consensus-based, market-driven building rating system based on existing proven technology |
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| Five Environmental Categories + additional category (design measures not covered under environmental categories) |
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| Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, (Innovation and Design Process) |
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| performance oriented system |
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| credits are earned for satisfying criterion to address impacts inherent in the design, construction, and O&M of buildings |
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| teams wishing to certify with LEED must comply with the version of the rating system that is current at the time of their registration |
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| Overview and Process-LEED- New commercial construction and major renovations |
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set of performance standards for certifying the design and construction phases of:
commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings |
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| NC is for major renovation- rule of thumb- major renovation involves elements of HVAC renovation, significant envelope modifications, and major interior rehabilitation |
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| 1st- register online, establishes contact with USGBC, allows access to software tools, errata, communications, and other info- website has costs of members and non-members to register |
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| C. Credit Interpretation Rulings |
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(CIR v2.2)- if reference guide does not address an issue-
1.CIR sheets may be referred to
2. if not in CIR- submit online credit interpretation request
3. USGBC rules on request electronically |
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| after project is registered, info is gathered, calculations done throughout process, letter templates with calculators |
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| D. Application- 2-phase application |
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| NC v2.2- rather than submit all documentation at end of construction, project teams may submit "design phase credits" at end of design phase for review, project teams are allotted one design phase review- must prove that design phase credits are carried through in construction, may also provide new or changed design phase credit documentation at the completion of construction |
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| E. Review and Certification |
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| project must satisfy all prerequisites and a minimum number of points to be LEED rated |
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| after complete design phase application and design phase fee is received- USGBC will rule each attempted credit as anticipated or denied. no certification or credits awarded at this time |
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| E. Construction Phase Review |
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| after completion of construction, complete application and remainder of fee submitted- credits will be declared achieved or denied |
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| appeals may be filed either after the design phase review or after the final review |
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| Info on website, depends on member or non-member |
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1. Certified: 26-32 points
2. Silver: 33-38 points
3. Gold: 39-51 points
4. Platinum: 52-69 points
USGBC will recognize buildings that achieve one of the ratings with a formal letter of certification and a mountable plaque! |
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| Version 2.2 Reference Guide |
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| intended to assist teams in understanding LEED-NC criteria, examples but not all strategies that can be used in each category, does not provide all info to determine the applicability of a credit to a project |
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| throughout NC reference guide, assists projects that intent to be certified with LEED-EB after NC certification, identifies credits that are more cost-effective and convenient to implement during design and construction than during operation of building |
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