Course Schedule

Session 1 Sustainability & Green Buildings

USGBC & GBCI
LEED Rating Systems & MPRs

Session 2 LEED Certification Process

LEED Online & CIRs
Practice Questions for Exam preparation

Session 3 Sustainable Sites

Practice Questions for Exam preparation

Session 4 Water Efficiency

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Course Schedule

Session 5 Energy & Atmosphere

Practice Questions for Exam preparation

Session 6 Materials & Resources

Practice Questions for Exam preparation

Session 7 Indoor Environmental Quality

Practice Questions for Exam preparation

Session 8 Innovation in Design

Regional Priority
Credits Synergies
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Course Objectives

1. Describe Sustainable Design

2. Describe the LEED Rating System and Certification process
3. Interpret LEED credits
4. Provide the foundation to help you study for the LEED GA exam

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Sustainable Design…Why
To meet the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.

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 Sustainable Design…Why

Credit: USGBC US Building Impacts on the Environment

Construction & demolition – 40% solid waste

CO2 Emissions

Americans spend 90% of their time Indoors

Credit: architecture2030.org

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Section 1

Green Buildings

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Benefits Reductions ..

Resource Savings in Green Buildings

Energy Carbon Water Solid Waste
Savings Emission Savings Savings
24 – 50 % 33 - 39% 40% 70%

Credit: Capital E

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Benefits Enhancement..

27% Improved Student & employee satisfaction with a healthy

workplace ( Reduce Absenteeism and Turnover)

2% - 16% increase in workers & Students Productivity

40% Increased Retail Sales with Daylighting

2% - 6% increase rent value

Source: USGBC

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Life Cycle Assessment
Building’s Life …… Material’s Life ……

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Integrative Approach Start Early … 70% during first 90%
LEED scorecard
Determine achievable, attempted &
unrealistic
Meeting (Design Requirements – Codes ..)

Players Involved
Owner …
Design Team … (SOW – RFQ)
Builder …

Construction Phases

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Costs Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Total cost … + … + …. Simple Payback (SPB)
Hard & Soft costs (fixed & movable assets) Return of Investment (ROI)
Cost Benefit Ratio
Value engineering

Credit: BOMA US Averages over 30 year period First Costs vs. Life Cycle Costs
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Costs Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Conventional vs Integrative

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Costs Initial Cost ..
Misleaded
Actual (Integrative design … )
Added cost …. + ….. + …. LEED Platinum
6.5 %

LEED Gold
0.1 – 6.4 % (1.8 avg.)

LEED Silver
0.0 – 7.5 % (2.1 avg.)

LEED Certified
0.0 – 1.6 % (0.6 avg.)

0% +10%
(cost neutral)

33 LEED-certified projects in California as

compared to conventional designs for those
buildings.
SOURCE: Greening America’s Schools – Costs
and Benefits, Gregory Kats October 2006
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Section 2

U. S. Green Building Council

and it’s programs

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The US Green Building Council
The Nation’s foremost coalition of leaders
from every sector of building industry
working to promote buildings (design-
construction – operation) that are
environmentally responsible, profitable and
healthy spaces to live & work

Non profit organization

Logo guidelines
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LEED
Third-party green certification program

A system where points are achieved by

meeting specific criteria ( Simple & Comp)

Developed by USGBC & Administered by

GBCI

Mandatory for all US Federal Buildings

Based on the ‘Triple Bottom Line’ approach

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Triple Bottom Line
PEOPLE
– Social Equity
– Health
– Well being
PLANET
– Reduced environmental impact
– Reduced energy consumption
– Reduced carbon footprint
– Reduced waste production
– Reduced water consumption
PROSPERITY
– Increased return on investment
– Reduced operating costs
– Reduced absenteeism
– Improved productivity
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GBCI 2007
Administers the LEED Projects certification

Administers the LEED professional

accreditation

CMP

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Relationship between USGBC and GBCI

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Section 3

LEED Rating Systems

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LEED Rating Systems
11 Rating Systems

7 Developed
4 Under development

USGBC Portfolio Program

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LEED Rating Systems
Which?
- Base for All – most commercial – Resid > 4 stories – occupancy > 50%
– major renovation: significant HVAC &/or Envelope modification, major
rehabilitation to interior spaces.
occupancy <50% of leasable area – Precertification for marketing
KG to K12 – New & major – acoustic, master planning, mold prevention -
Post secondary, pre KG, school campus & admin to choose NC or SC
Sensitivity to pollutants – parking travel dist. – access to natural spaces
Whole Building certification – Free standing Retail building

ID & Tenant fit out – Industrial & offices – works with CS but not a must

Tenants to certify their built out

After 12mth(3mnth testing) – recertify every 5 yrs –All bldgs except schools

Same for Schools

Single family & small multi family homes

Land use planning (Buildings – infrastructure – street design & open

space)
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LEED Rating Systems
Which?

Except CI & ND

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All Systems except N&D N&D

Credits Categories

7 Basic Categories
5 specific Categories

Homes
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Credit weights
13 environmental impact category

Based on level of impact

• Impact categories by EPA

• Category weights by NIST
(natural institute of standards &
technology)

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 Carbon overlay
Quantitative Index of credits based on

Building’s Carbon Footprint .

Construction & operation

Wind Spread principles

60% - 80% above 1990 by mid century

2030 challenge - California Energy Commission

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Prerequisites & Credits

Intent
Responsibilities (within the team)
Requirements and standards of compliance
Strategies
Synergies
Construction Documents
Calculations and Documentation
Exemplary Performance criteria
Example project
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 Certification Levels
General : 100 point + 6 ID + 4 RP (110 pt)
Homes: 125 points + 11 ID (136 pt)

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Prerequisites & Credits
Not based on Location
Different for each rating System
Track of green goals
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Minimum Program Requirements ‘MPRs’

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Minimum Program Requirements ‘MPRs’

No Circulation - No Parking
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Minimum Program Requirements ‘MPRs’

3D

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Minimum Program Requirements ‘MPRs’

- 250 SF for CI

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Minimum Program Requirements ‘MPRs’

- Not a must
- But will loose IEQ

- 1 year
- 25% vacant
- Typical Physical occupancy
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