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built
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PERCEPTION
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Amerimar Realty Management
Denver, CO
Office
LEED-EB Silver
Pilot Participant
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Global Headquarters
Sturtevant, WI
Office/R&D
LEED-EB Gold
Pilot Participant
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Environmental impact.

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Build Green.
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 COMMERCIAL
for GREEN OPERATIONS REAL ESTATE
Occupancy Rate
Operating Cost
Tenant Retention
Tenant Satisfaction
Asset Value
Shareholder Value
KEY VALUE DRIVERS

CORPORATE
Operating Cost
Employee Relations
Shareholder Value

GOVERNMENT
Environmental
Stewardship
Operating Cost
Employee Satisfaction
Stakeholder Relations
 CALIFORNIA STUDY

33 diverse buildings
RESULTS OF THE

built over the last10 years

cost construction
premiums of 1.8%
 CALIFORNIA STUDY
RESULTS OF THE

five buildings had no cost increase at all

Moss Landing Marine

Laboratories
California State University
Moss Landing, CA
Laboratory/Classroom
LEED-EB Gold
Pilot Project
 CALIFORNIA STUDY
green improvements pay for
3 years
AVERAGE BOTTOM LINE SAVINGS

themselves in
RESULTS OF THE

annual return on investment is 25-40%

The Getty Center

The J. Paul Getty Trust
Los Angeles, CA
Museum/Office
LEED-EB Certified
Version 2.0
 CALIFORNIA STUDY
AVERAGE BOTTOM LINE SAVINGS 50-97%
waste cost
savings

30-50%
RESULTS OF THE

30%
water use
savings
energy
savings
IMPROVED BOTTOM LINE

verified performance
30-70% energy savings

increased value

reduced liability &

improved risk management

enhanced productivity
IMPROVED BOTTOM LINE

verified performance
30-70% energy savings

increased value

reduced liability &

improved risk management

productivity
ƒ reduced absenteeism
ƒ enhanced recruitment
ƒ improved employee morale
INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY

HOSPITALS SCHOOLS
2 1/2 20%
day earlier better test
discharge performance

RETAIL FACTORIES OFFICES

increase 2-18%
increased
in sales productivity
production
per sq foot Increase
transforming
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Building Owners
Building Tenants

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Contractors
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Planners
Product Managers
Utility Managers

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 A coalition of the country’s

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WHO ARE WE?

the building industry

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environment
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USGBC 3. Healthy Places to Live and Work

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REGULATIONS CONTINUALLY STRIVING

TO MAKE THE GOOD
PRACTICE OF TODAY,
typical building THE STANDARD PRACTICE
practices OF TOMORROW

70%
MARKET SHIFT
lawbreakers

innovators
market leaders & risk

20%
takers

5% DEGREE OF GREEN 5%
WHAT IS THE LEED SYSTEM?

Scores are tallied

among five credit
LEADERSHIP in
categories:
ENERGY and
ENVIRONMENTAL 1. Site Planning
DESIGN 2. Water Efficiency
3. Energy Performance
A leading-edge 4. Material & Resource
system for Use
certifying 5. Indoor Environmental
the greenest Quality
performing
buildings in the Five additional credits
world can be earned through
Innovation in Operation
and Upgrades
 LEED-NC REGISTERED PROJECTS 8.34
billion
6.98 2005
billion
2004
ESTIMATED VALUE OF NEW

4.78
billion
2003
3.14
billion
2002
2.68
billion
2001

656
million
2000
LEVELS OF LEED RATINGS
green buildings worldwide are defined
and certified with
consensus-based standards.
USGBC has four levels of LEED

PLATINUM

GOLD

SILVER

CERTIFIED
CATEGORIES OF LEED RATINGS
new
LEED-NC construction

LEED-EB existing
buildings

LEED-CI commercial
interiors
 CATEGORIES OF LEED RATINGS
new
LEED-NC construction

existing
LEED-EB buildings
FUTURE PROGRAMS

commercial
LEED-CI interiors

core &
LEED-CS shell

LEED-HOMES
neighborhood
LEED-ND development
•
•
Healthcare
Laboratories
• Schools
• Retail
application
LEED guides • Multi-building
Campuses
 THE LEED RATING SYSTEMS
KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN

an an ongoing
event process

design & life of the

construction building

capital
EB
operating
budgets budgets

NC
WHEN TO USE LEED-EB

1 For buildings within

1 year of LEED-NC
certification

2 For buildings
undergoing
renovations

3 For initial
certification

4 Every 1 to 5 years
after LEED-EB
certification
 LEED-EB RATING SYSTEM
Certified 32-39 points (40%)
Silver 40-47 points (50%)
Gold 48-63 points (60%)
CERTIFICATION LEVELS

Platinum 64-85 points (80%)

LEED FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

▲ Development ▲ Pilot Released ▲ Launched v 2.0
Began
►Roadmap for the Life of a
Building
ƒ 156 registered buildings
ƒ 26 certified projects
Certified = 6
Silver = 5
Gold = 14
over 47 Million Sq Ft
Platinum = 1
of registered projects
 44%
LEED-EB PROJECTS BY OWNER
IN THE UNITED STATES
40%
Local
Government
Profit
Corporation
30%
State
Government
Nonprofit
Corporation
20%
Federal
Government
Individual 13% 12% 13%
Other
9% 10%
5%
3%
LEED-NC PROJECTS BY OWNER
IN THE UNITED STATES
40%
Local
Government
Profit
Corporation
30%
State
Government
28%
Nonprofit 22%
Corporation 20% 20%
Federal
Government
Individual 12%
Other
8% 8% 10%

2%
 • Erosion and
Sedimentation Control
• Age of Building

• Green Site and Building

Exterior Management
• High Development
Density Building and
Area Alternative
SUSTAINABLE SITES Transportation
• Reduced Site
Disturbance
• Stormwater
Management
• Heat Island Reduction
• Light Pollution
Reduction

14 of 85 points
 • Minimum Water
Efficiency
• Discharge Water
Compliance

• Water Efficient
Landscaping
• Innovative
Wastewater
WATER EFFICIENCY Technologies
• Water Use Reduction

5 of 85 points
 • Existing Building
Commissioning
• Minimum Energy
Performance
• Ozone Protection

• Optimize Energy
Performance

ENERGY & ATMOSPHERE • On/Off Site

Renewable Energy
• Building O&M
• Additional Ozone
Protection
• Performance
Measurement
• Documenting Cost
Impacts

23 of 85 points
 • Source Reduction &
Waste Management
• Toxic Material Source
Reduction

• Construction Waste
Management
• Optimized Use of
Alternative Materials
MATERIALS & RESOURCES • Optimized Use of IAQ
Compliant Products
• Sustainable Cleaning
Products
• Occupant Recycling
• Additional Toxic
Material Source
Reduction

14 of 85 points
 • Outside Air Exhaust
• Tobacco Smoke Control
• Asbestos/PCB Removal

• Outdoor Air Delivery

Monitoring
• Increased Ventilation
Construction

INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY •• Documenting

IAQ Management Plan

Productivity Impacts
• Indoor Chemical &
Pollutant Source
Control
• Controllability of
Systems
• Thermal Comfort
• Daylighting & Views
• Contemporary IAQ
Practice
• Green Cleaning

22 of 85 points
 • Up to 5 additional
credits
• LEED Accredited
Professional: 1 Credit
• Innovation: 1-4 Credits

INNOVATION in OPERATION &

UPGRADES
CASE STUDY
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
HIGHER:
1.Appraised value
2.Tenant rates
3.Credit rating

LOWER:
1.Interest rates on
debt
2.Waste disposal
costs
National Geographic.
Society Headquarters 3.Operating costs
Complex
Washington DC
Commercial Office
LEED-EB Silver 24 million dollars
Pilot Project in added value for a
6 million dollar
investment
CASE STUDY

HIGHER:
1. Staff retention
THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP

2. Occupant
3. Asset Value

LOWER:
1. Energy Use
2. Waste disposal
3. Operational costs
Joe Serna Jr.
California EPA
Headquarters
Sacramento, CA 12 million dollar
Commercial Office
increase in asset
value. over 610,000
LEED-EB Platinum
Pilot Project
dollars in annual
savings due to
improved operations
 get educated
• attend a LEED-EB workshop
• attend Greenbuild in Denver
November 15-17 • become a LEED-AP
join USGBC & get involved
• be a part of the consensus process
• find your local chapter • network with
Industry professionals
tools and resources
• rating system • Reference Guide
• case studies • Letter Templates
• certify your buildings
RESOURCES AND TOOLS

LEED-EB Version 2.0 Reference Guide LEED-EB Version 2.0 Letter Templates
www.usgbc.org/leed/eb leed-eb@usgbc.org