Understanding LEED® for Sustainable Building

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Benefits

This teleconference will help you better understand the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, as it was significantly revised in 2009. The comprehensive introductory materials will prepare you for additional training to receive your LEED® credential as an accredited professional or LEED® AP.

In January 2009, the U.S. Green Building Council installed the third-generation version of its well known green building performance rating and certification system, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It is the first major rework of LEED® since 2005 and represents a major upgrade and harmonization of technical criteria. This latest LEED® system results from more than four years of technical research, reviews of many actual LEED® certified projects and advisory activities of hundreds of technical experts. The 2009 revisions are comprehensive and may reduce building environmental impacts by 10 percent on LEED® certified projects. Improvements focused mainly on further reductions in energy waste and enhanced water conservation. USGBC has now focused rating and certification efforts using this latest unified version and rapidly will move away from the multiple-criteria products of the past. Use of older LEED® versions is no longer permitted (c. June 2009). The information in this teleconference is important to anyone involved with major green building projects

This teleconference is based on publicly available information concerning the LEED® rating and certification system, and is not specifically endorsed or approved by the U.S. Green Building Council.

LEED is a registered trademark of U.S. Green Building Council and this event is not sponsored by or affiliated with U.S. Green Building Council.

Learning Objectives

  • You will be able to explain the role of green building criteria in sustainable design.
  • You will be able to identify and classify primary building types covered under 2009 LEED® revisions.
  • You will be able to discuss why USGBC has updated the LEED® program.
  • You will be able to review the LEED® credit point scale and how it works.

Agenda

Overview
  • Purpose and Scope
  • Goals of the Teleconference
  • Disclaimer
Sustainable Development
  • Sustainable Development Principles
  • Reducing Environmental Impacts of the Built Environment
What Is Green Building?
  • Role of Green Building Criteria in Sustainable Design
  • Typical Features of Green Buildings
  • Green Building Teams – Integrated Design Process
  • Productivity and Economic Benefits
  • Implementation Costs and Learning Curve
Why USGBC Updated LEED®
Basics of the LEED® Rating and Certification System
  • U.S. Green Building Council?
  • What Is LEED® and Why Does It Matter?
  • Principles of LEED®
  • Who Is Using LEED®? (Demographics Overview)
  • Environmental Benefits of LEED® Certification and Beyond
What Has Been Updated and Improved?
  • Prerequisites and Credit Alignment
  • Consistent 100-Point Scale Across Rating Systems
  • Scientific Approach to Credit Weighting (EPA – TRACI)
  • Recognizing Regional Environmental Priorities
  • Life Cycle Costing and Life Cycle Assessments
  • Documentation and Submittals
Primary Building Types Covered Under 2009 LEED® Revisions
  • NC – New Construction and Major Renovations or Additions
  • EB – Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance
  • CI – Commercial Interiors
  • CS – Core and Shell
Updated Technical Content of LEED®
  • Overall Structure in LEED®
  • Documentation Requirements
  • Section Prerequisites – What's New
  • The Credit Point Scale – How Does It Work?
  • Environmental Measure Categories (Examples Derived From LEED® NC Product)
    • Sustainable Sites (Site Selection and Development)
    • Water Efficiency (Reduce Water Waste)
    • Energy and Atmosphere (Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Systems to Reduce Global Climate Impacts of Built Environment)
    • Materials and Resources (Environmentally Preferred Construction Materials)
    • Indoor Environmental Quality
    • Innovation and Design Process (Credits for Advanced Concepts and Systems)
    • Local and Regional Design Credits (New)
Information Resources
Questions and Answers

Faculty

Bion D. Howard, Building Environmental Science & Technology

Bion D. Howard
  • Principal consultant with Building Environmental Science & Technology, http://www.EnergyBuilder.com
  • Provides technical analysis design-support services to builders, architects, engineering firms and governmental agencies in green building, concentrating on energy efficiency, solar design, indoor environment and performance assessments
  • Certified Green Professional® by the National Association of Home Builders
  • Served on U.S. Green Building Council LEED® Technical Advisory Group Energy and Atmosphere, June 2004 to August 2009
  • Founding member of USGBC in 1993 while at Alliance to Save Energy in Washington, D.C.
  • Served as a co-developer of ENERGY STAR™ programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C.
  • Listed in Who’s Who: Environmental Registry
  • Appointed American Solar Energy Society, ASES Fellow
  • Frequent speaker and widely published authority on green building, energy efficiency and application of building integrated solar energy systems
  • Graduate, environmental science master’s degree program, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
  • Can be reached at bdhoward@ix.netcom.com




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Architects, engineers, contractors, project managers, developers, bankers, principals, planners, real estate professionals, designers, land use professionals and attorneys

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