Green BuildingGreen Building

Leadership in Leadership in Energy and Energy and

Environmental Environmental Design (LEED)Design (LEED)

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"A hundred years after we are "A hundred years after we are gone and forgotten, those who gone and forgotten, those who never heard of us will be living never heard of us will be living with the results of our actions.”with the results of our actions.”

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ObjectivesObjectivesThe student will be able to construct a table The student will be able to construct a table

of materials, decide which are and are not of materials, decide which are and are not environmentally friendly, and explain how environmentally friendly, and explain how they would make them better.they would make them better.

The student will be able to compare and The student will be able to compare and contrast the different ways their own school contrast the different ways their own school is environmentally sustainable.is environmentally sustainable.

The student will be able to distinguish ways The student will be able to distinguish ways in which green building help save the in which green building help save the environment.environment.

Leadership in Energy and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Environmental Design

(LEED)(LEED) What is LEED?What is LEED?

A Rating system that was developed by the U.S. A Rating system that was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to provide a Green Building Council (USGBC) to provide a recognized standard for the construction industry recognized standard for the construction industry to assess the environmental sustainability of to assess the environmental sustainability of building designs.building designs.

Promotes integrated, whole-building design Promotes integrated, whole-building design practicespractices

Defined as a voluntary, consensus-based Defined as a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high national standard for developing high performance, sustainable buildings performance, sustainable buildings

Why was LEED Created?Why was LEED Created?

The program was created to….The program was created to….

define "green building" by establishing a define "green building" by establishing a common standard of measurement common standard of measurement

promote integrated, whole-building design promote integrated, whole-building design practices practices

recognize environmental leadership in the recognize environmental leadership in the building industry building industry

raise consumer awareness of green building raise consumer awareness of green building benefits benefits

transform the building market transform the building market

LEED StrategiesLEED Strategies

Site Development Site Development Water efficiencyWater efficiencyMaterials Efficiency Materials Efficiency Energy EfficiencyEnergy EfficiencyIndoor Environmental Indoor Environmental

QualityQuality

Provides FrameworkProvides Framework

Helps to assess building performanceHelps to assess building performanceHelps meet sustainability goals Helps meet sustainability goals Recognizes achievements and promotes Recognizes achievements and promotes

expertise in green building expertise in green building Offers project certification, professional Offers project certification, professional

accreditation, training and accreditation, training and practical resources practical resources

Six areas of LEED ProgramsSix areas of LEED Programs

LEED for New ConstructionLEED for New Construction

LEED for Existing BuildingsLEED for Existing Buildings

LEED Rating System for Commercial LEED Rating System for Commercial InteriorsInteriors

LEED Rating System for Core & ShellLEED Rating System for Core & Shell

LEED Rating System for HomesLEED Rating System for Homes

LEED for Neighborhood DevelopmentsLEED for Neighborhood Developments

LEED Building Rating LEED Building Rating SystemSystem

Quantitative MeasureQuantitative Measure

Project RegistrationProject Registration

Documentation and Documentation and ApplicationApplication

Building CertificationBuilding Certification

Professional AccreditationProfessional Accreditation

LEED Building Rating LEED Building Rating SystemSystem

Ratings (69 points)Ratings (69 points)

Certified 26-32 pointsCertified 26-32 points

Silver 33-38 pointsSilver 33-38 points

Gold 39-51 pointsGold 39-51 points

Platinum 52 + pointsPlatinum 52 + points

LEED Credit CategoriesLEED Credit Categories

Sustainable Sites - 22%Sustainable Sites - 22%

Water Efficiency - 8%Water Efficiency - 8%

Energy & Atmosphere - 27%Energy & Atmosphere - 27%

Materials & Resources - 20%Materials & Resources - 20%

Indoor Environmental Quality - Indoor Environmental Quality - 23%23%

Sustainable Sites – 14 Sustainable Sites – 14 PointsPoints

Site Selection:Site Selection:

Urban RedevelopmentUrban RedevelopmentBrownfield RedevelopmentBrownfield RedevelopmentAlternative TransportationAlternative TransportationReduce Site DisturbanceReduce Site DisturbanceStormwater ManagementStormwater ManagementLandscape and ExteriorLandscape and ExteriorLight Pollution ReductionLight Pollution Reduction

Water Efficiency – 5 Water Efficiency – 5 PointsPoints

Water Efficient Water Efficient LandscapingLandscaping

Innovative Wastewater Innovative Wastewater TechnologiesTechnologies

Water Use ReductionWater Use Reduction

Energy & AtmosphereEnergy & Atmosphere17 Points17 Points

Building Systems Commissioning -RequiredBuilding Systems Commissioning -Required

Minimum Energy Performance- RequiredMinimum Energy Performance- Required

CFC Reduction in HVAC Equipment - RequiredCFC Reduction in HVAC Equipment - Required

Optimize Energy Performance - 2-10 points *Optimize Energy Performance - 2-10 points *

Renewable Energy - 1-3 pointsRenewable Energy - 1-3 points

Additional Commissioning - 1 pointAdditional Commissioning - 1 point

Elimination of HCFC’s and Halons - 1 pointElimination of HCFC’s and Halons - 1 point

Measurement and Verification - 1 pointMeasurement and Verification - 1 point

Green Power - 1 pointGreen Power - 1 point

Optimize Energy Optimize Energy PerformancePerformance

LEED Credit 1-10 PointsLEED Credit 1-10 Points

Intent : achieve increasing Intent : achieve increasing levels of energy performance levels of energy performance above the prerequisite above the prerequisite standard to reduce excessive standard to reduce excessive energy use.energy use.

Optimize Energy Optimize Energy PerformancePerformance

For sustainable building projects, For sustainable building projects, the ideal architectural glass is the ideal architectural glass is one that permits the greatest one that permits the greatest amount of natural light to enter amount of natural light to enter a building while limiting, to the a building while limiting, to the furthest extent possible, the furthest extent possible, the thermal effects of infrared thermal effects of infrared energy and solar heat gain.energy and solar heat gain.

Optimize Energy Optimize Energy PerformancePerformance

Related Related Pittsburgh Plate Glass (Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) PPG) Solutions:Solutions:

Oceans of Color Spectrally Selective Oceans of Color Spectrally Selective Tinted GlassTinted Glass

Sungate 100 Low-E GlassSungate 100 Low-E Glass

Sungate 500 Low-E GlassSungate 500 Low-E Glass

Solarban 60 Solar Control Low-E GlassSolarban 60 Solar Control Low-E Glass

Solarban 80 Solar Control Low-E GlassSolarban 80 Solar Control Low-E Glass

Optimize Energy Optimize Energy PerformancePerformance

Architectural glass selection can Architectural glass selection can significantly influence awarding of significantly influence awarding of points by reducing demand on points by reducing demand on energy systems as well as the need energy systems as well as the need for interior lightingfor interior lighting

Credit will depend on several factors, Credit will depend on several factors, including the whole building design including the whole building design and placementand placement

Materials & Resources Materials & Resources 13 Points13 Points

Storage & Collection of Recyclables - Storage & Collection of Recyclables - RequiredRequired

Building Reuse - 1-3 pointsBuilding Reuse - 1-3 pointsConstruction Waste Management - 1-2 Construction Waste Management - 1-2

pointspointsResource Reuse - 1-2 pointsResource Reuse - 1-2 pointsRecycled Content - 1-2 points *Recycled Content - 1-2 points *Local / Regional Materials - 1-2 points *Local / Regional Materials - 1-2 points *Rapidly Renewable Materials - 1 pointRapidly Renewable Materials - 1 pointCertified Wood - 1 pointCertified Wood - 1 point

Recycled ContentRecycled Content

Credit 4.1: Recycled content 5% (post-Credit 4.1: Recycled content 5% (post-consumer + ½ post-industrial)consumer + ½ post-industrial)

Credit 4.2: Recycled content 10% (post-Credit 4.2: Recycled content 10% (post-consumer + ½ post –industrial)consumer + ½ post –industrial)

Intent: Increase demand for building Intent: Increase demand for building products that incorporate recycled products that incorporate recycled content materials, therefore reducing content materials, therefore reducing impacts resulting from extraction and impacts resulting from extraction and processing of new virgin materialsprocessing of new virgin materials

Recycled ContentRecycled Content

Requirements : Use materials with Requirements : Use materials with recycled content such that the sum recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the post-industrial plus one-half of the post-industrial content constitutes at least 5% / content constitutes at least 5% / 10% of the total value of the 10% of the total value of the materials in the projectmaterials in the project

Recycled ContentRecycled ContentRelated PPG Solution : All PPG glass Related PPG Solution : All PPG glass

contains a minimum of 20% post-industrial contains a minimum of 20% post-industrial recycled contentrecycled content

Credit determined calculating the percent of Credit determined calculating the percent of recycled content (both post-consumer and recycled content (both post-consumer and post-industrial) and comparing to the total post-industrial) and comparing to the total value of materials usedvalue of materials used

If glass is a large portion of building If glass is a large portion of building material value it has a potential to material value it has a potential to contribute towards creditcontribute towards credit

Regional MaterialsRegional Materials

Credit 5.1: 20% manufacturedCredit 5.1: 20% manufactured regionallyregionally

Credit 5.2: 50% Manufactured Credit 5.2: 50% Manufactured regionallyregionally

LEED Credit: 1 Point (per credit)LEED Credit: 1 Point (per credit)

Intent: Increase the demand for building materials Intent: Increase the demand for building materials and products that are manufactured within and products that are manufactured within region, thereby supporting regional economy region, thereby supporting regional economy and reducing environmental impact resulting and reducing environmental impact resulting from transportationfrom transportation

Regional MaterialsRegional Materials

Requirements: Use a minimum of 20% / Requirements: Use a minimum of 20% / 50% of building materials and 50% of building materials and products that are manufactured products that are manufactured regionally within a radius of 500 milesregionally within a radius of 500 miles

Related PPG Solution: purchasing glass Related PPG Solution: purchasing glass from a local supplier provides highest from a local supplier provides highest possible level of quality & possible level of quality & performance and claim credit performance and claim credit depending on the percent of glass depending on the percent of glass used in projectused in project

Indoor Environmental Indoor Environmental QualityQuality

(IEC) 15 Points(IEC) 15 PointsMinimum indoor air quality - RequiredMinimum indoor air quality - RequiredTobacco smoke control - RequiredTobacco smoke control - RequiredCarbon dioxide monitoring - 1 pointCarbon dioxide monitoring - 1 pointIncrease ventilation effectiveness - 1 pointIncrease ventilation effectiveness - 1 pointConstruction IAQ Management plan - 1-2Construction IAQ Management plan - 1-2Low-emitting materials - 1-4 pointsLow-emitting materials - 1-4 pointsIndoor chemical pollutant source control - 1Indoor chemical pollutant source control - 1Controllability of systems - 1-2 pointsControllability of systems - 1-2 pointsThermal comfort - 1-2 pointsThermal comfort - 1-2 pointsDaylight and views - 1-2 points *Daylight and views - 1-2 points *

Daylight and ViewsDaylight and ViewsCredit 8.1 : Daylight 75% of SpacesCredit 8.1 : Daylight 75% of Spaces

Credit 8.2 : Daylight 90 % of SpacesCredit 8.2 : Daylight 90 % of Spaces

LEED Credit : 1 point (per credit)LEED Credit : 1 point (per credit)

Intent: Provide for the building occupants Intent: Provide for the building occupants a connection between indoor spaces and a connection between indoor spaces and the outdoors through the introduction of the outdoors through the introduction of daylight and views into the regular daylight and views into the regular occupied areas of the buildingoccupied areas of the building

Daylight and ViewsDaylight and Views

Requirements: Achieve a minimum daylight Requirements: Achieve a minimum daylight factor of 2% (excluding all direct sunlight factor of 2% (excluding all direct sunlight penetration) in 75% / 90% off all spaces penetration) in 75% / 90% off all spaces occupied for critical visual tasks.occupied for critical visual tasks.

Related PPG Solutions: This credit is Related PPG Solutions: This credit is awarded when 75% / 90% of occupied awarded when 75% / 90% of occupied building space receives direct line of sight building space receives direct line of sight to vision glazingto vision glazing

Several factors must be taken into account Several factors must be taken into account such as building design, type of glass used such as building design, type of glass used and glazingand glazing

Pre-Design & Pre-Design & Innovation CreditsInnovation Credits

LEED Innovation credit - 1-4 pointsLEED Innovation credit - 1-4 points

LEED Accredited Professional - LEED Accredited Professional - 1point1point

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