U.S. Green Building Council. LEED TM Green Building Rating System. Rating System. An Introduction to the U.S. Green Building Council and the

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1 U.S. Green Building Council An Introduction to the U.S. Green Building Council and the LEED TM Green Building Rating System May 2003 Presented by Nadav Malin,! National nprofit organization based in Washington, DC! Diverse membership of organizations! Consensus-driven! Committee-based product development! Developer and administrator of the LEED TM Green Building Rating System Copyright 2003, U.S. Green Building Council Why Was LEED TM Created? Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design A leading-edge edge system for designing, constructing, operating and certifying the world s greenest buildings.! Facilitate positive results for the environment, occupant health and financial return! Define green by providing a standard for measurement! Prevent greenwashing greenwashing (false or exaggerated claims)! Promote whole-building, integrated design processes 1

2 Why Was LEED TM Created?! Use as a design guideline! Recognize leaders! Stimulate green competition! Establish market value with recognizable national brand! Raise consumer awareness! Transform the marketplace! LEED TM Market Transformation 53 Certified Projects* 820 Registered Projects* 115 M gsf* 48 States 7 Countries* *As of LEED TM Market Transformation! Registered Projects by State* - Top 10 LEED Market Transformation! Registered Projects by Building Type* Gross Square Feet CA WA NY DC MI OR MA IL PA TX State and Number of Projects Multi-Unit Residential (apartments, dormitories) 3% Multi-Unit Residential 3% Library 3% Assembly 2% Interpretive Center (museum, visitor center, zoo) 5% Recreation 1% K-12 Education 6% Commercial Office 23% Multi-Use 16% Higher Education 11% *As of *As As of

3 LEED TM National Reports! Registered Projects by Owner Type* LEED TM in the USA Federal Government Use: State Government 12% Federal Government 10% Other 5% Individual 1% Profit Corporation 33%! General Services Administration (GSA)! LEED Certified projects beginning in 2003! U.S. Air Force! LEED Application Guide for Lodging! U.S. Army Corps of Engineers! Adoption of LEED TM (SPiRiT)! Department of State! Department of Energy (DOE) Nonprofit Corporation 15% Local Government 24%! Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)! Grant for LEED Existing Buildings! U.S. Navy *As of ! Grant for LEED Residential LEED TM in the USA State Government Use:! California! Maryland! Massachusetts! New Jersey! New York! Oregon! Pennsylvania 3

4 Technical Overview of LEED TM! Green building rating system, currently for commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential new construction and major revation.! Existing, proven techlogies! Evaluates and recognizes performance in accepted green design categories! LEED 3.0 product development includes existing buildings, multiple buildings, core & shell, interiors, and residential Technical Overview of LEED TM (continued)! Whole-building approach encourages and guides a collaborative, integrated design and construction process! Optimizes environmental and ecomic factors! Four levels of certification LEED Certified points Silver Level points Gold Level points Platinum Level 52+ points (69 possible) LEED TM Point Distribution Indoor Environmental Quality 23% Materials & Resources 20% Energy & Atmosphere 27% Sustainable Sites 22% Water Efficiency 8% Five LEED credit categories 4

5 LEED TM Certification Process A three step process :! Step 1: Project Registration! Welcome Packet and on-line project listing! Step 2: Technical Support! Reference Package! Credit Rulings! Step 3: Building Certification! Upon documentation submittal and USGBC review Certification Benefits Recognition of Quality Buildings and Environmental Stewardship! Third party validation of achievement! Qualify for growing array of state and local government incentives! Contribute to growing kwledge base! LEED certification plaque to mount on building! Official certificate! Receive marketing exposure through USGBC Web site, case studies, media anuncements For more information please visit 5

6 Information Tools to Support Green Design The Flow of an Idea Get idea/concept Investigate Promising? Nadav Malin Booth #524 Research further Still good? Select products, implement in construction doc s The Flow of an Idea: Inspiration Inspiration Tool: Green Building Advisor Get idea/concept Get idea/concept Investigate Promising? Investigate Promising? Automatically creates a customized checklist for your project Over 700 strategies with details 22 Case Studies 1

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8 The Flow of an Idea: Research Investigate Promising? Research further Research Tools: EBN Newsletter & Archives Research: EBN Archives Investigate Promising? Authoritative, comprehensive information Over 1,350 pages of content Powerful search tools No ads Research further 3

9 Research: EBNA Search Options Research: LEED Menu Research: Articles by LEED Credit Research: Additional Resources 4

10 The Flow of an Idea: Implementation Still good? Implementation Tool: GreenSpec Directory Select products, implement in construction doc s Still good? Select products, implement in construction doc s 1,650 products Descriptions by product and CSI section Guideline Specifications Implementation: GreenSpec Directory Implementation: GreenSpec Browse Options 5

11 Implementation: GreenSpec LEED Menu Implementation: GreenSpec Product Screen Implementation: GreenSpec Additional Info Towards Integration: GBA Strategies Online in 03? 6

12 Towards Integration: Case Studies Towards Integration: EBN Articles Some online w, all online in 03! Online w at soon also at BuildingGreen.com Towards Integration: GreenSpec Connections The Flow of an Idea and Tools to Support It Links from GBA strategies Links to/from EBN articles online Links to/from case studies Get idea/concept Investigate Promising? Research further Still good? Select products, implement in construction doc s 7

13 Towards Integration: The future of BuildingGreen.com Strategies Articles Case Studies Products and Specs 8