LEED Certification

Hailey Dixon
3rd
12-7-16

What is LEED Certification?

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LEED is a system made by the United States Green Building Council that
evaluates the environmental performance of a building and push people
to want to make a transformation towards sustainable design.

Why Join LEED?

LEED is credit based so it allows projects to earn points for eco friendly
actions that take place during construction and the use of the building
made.
LEED is a voluntary program, but by taking part in the green building
practices you will save energy and the overall cost over the life span of the
building.
You will contain better indoor air quality and daylight producing happier
vibes from everyone who is associated with the building.

Different Levels of LEED Certification:

Certified 40 - 49 Points
Silver 50 - 59 Points
Gold 60 - 79 Points
Platinum 80-110 Points

LEED Credit Categories:

Available LEED projects:

New Construction and Major Renovations
Homes
Core and Shell
Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance
Commercial Interiors
Schools
Retail
Healthcare
Neighborhood Development

How LEED Certification is Determined:

Comply with environmental laws
Be a complete, permanent building

Use a reasonable site boundary

Comply with minimum floor area requirements
Comply with minimum occupancy requirements
Commit to sharing whole-building energy and water usage data

Comply with a minimum building area to site area ratio

Building projects pursuing LEED v4 certification must:
Be in a permanent location on existing land
Use reasonable LEED boundaries
Comply with project size requirements

Who is responsible for regulating LEED

Certication?
GBCI (Green Buildings Certifications Inc.) is the only organization that is
part of the green business and sustainability industry to give project
certifications and professional credentials and certifications of LEED.

How is LEED applied to schools?

Energy Use and Conservation
Buildings consume 39% of the total energy and 74% of the electricity used in the U.S.
Water Use and Conservation
People in the U.S. spend about 90% of their time indoors.
Students with the most daylighting in their classrooms progressed 20% faster on math tests
and 26% faster on reading tests in one year than those with less daylighting.
Green buildings have 27% higher occupant satisfaction
Materials and Resources:
Buildings account for 40% of raw materials use in The U.S.
Buildings account for 30% of all waste output in the U.S.

Over 2 pounds of waste is generated per day for every resident in the U.S. by the
construction and demolition of buildings.

Who uses LEED?

Many cities and states provide tax credits or grants for green buildings and
require green building certification for public buildings. The U.S. government
has LEED building standards for the General Services Administration; owns
or leases over 8300 buildings; the U.S. Army, the Department of State, the
Department of Energy , and the Environmental Protection Agency. Some
States including California, New York, Oregon, and Washington use LEED for
public buildings. Many agencies are requiring LEED silver certification as a
minimum. Thirteen countries have expressed interest in LEED and they
contain high levels of new building construction.

Requirements for the minimum

program 1:

Requirements for the minimum program 1: All LEED projects must be

constructed and operated on a permanent location on existing land.
No project that is designed to move at any point in its lifetime may
pursue LEED certification. It applies to all land within the LEED project.

Requirements for the minimum

program 2:
The LEED project boundary must include all of the land that is associated
with the project and supports its typical operations. This includes land
altered as a result of construction and features used primarily by the
projects occupants, (parking and sidewalks), septic or storm water
treatment equipment, and landscaping. The LEED boundary may not
exclude unreasonable portions of the building, space, or site to give the
project an advantage with credit requirements. The LEED project must
accurately communicate the scope of the certifying project in all
descriptive materials and exclude it from any non-certifying space.

Requirements for the minimum

program 3:
For LEED BD+C and LEED O+M Rating Systems
The LEED project must include a minimum of 1,000 square feet (93 square
meters) of gross floor area.
For LEED ID+C Rating Systems
The LEED project must include a minimum of 250 square feet (22 square meters)
of gross floor area.

For LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating Systems

The LEED project should contain at least two habitable buildings and be no
larger than 1500 acres.
LEED for Homes Rating Systems
The LEED project must be defined as a dwelling unit by all applicable codes,
and a dwelling unit must include permanent provisions for living, sleeping,
eating, cooking, and sanitation.

Why Concrete?
By using concrete you can increase your points toward your building in the
LEED system.
Concrete can be made with manufacturing facilities such as waste
byproducts, steel mills, and fly ash. It gives wasteful products a purpose.
By being durable, concrete allows buildings to last longer that will not rust,
rot , or burn. Buildings can double or triple lifespans of those made with
other common materials.
Concrete keeps homes energy efficient by keeping thermal mass that is
able to absorb and retain heat.