LEE
Leadership In Energy And Environmental Design
D Green Building Rating System
Prepared By :
Aslesha Basnet (69007)
Jasmina Joshi (69015)
Manika Bajracharya (69018)
Rubina Maskey (69033)
What is Green building?
A green building:
Operates energy
efficiently
Conserves water
Comfortable, safe and
healthy
Durable and
Reduced
operating
Energy saving
20-30%
Water saving
40-60%
maintainable with
minimal environment
cost
impact
Reduced Enhanced occupant Improved
impact on the comfort, safety and productivity of
environment health occupants
Components of a green building
Technologies for Smart Green building
Benefits comparison
What is LEED?
Leadership in Energy & Evolved since 1998 to more
accurately represent emerging
Environmental Design green building technologies
Nationally accepted benchmark
for the design & construction
Green building Comprehensive & Proposals to modify the LEED
rating system National standards offered and publicly
reviewed by USGBC's member
organizations
The tool needed to measure
impact and improve the buildings’
performance
Evolves over Documentation Promotes an integrated, systems
time based oriented approach to high-
performance design and
construction
Who & What Can Be LEED?
Buildings Certified
Professionals Accredited
LEED- History
Over 10 Years in Development
Available to the Public in March of
2000
Initially 1 Program (for New
Construction only)
Now 7 Different LEED Rating
Programs
LEED Rating system
How does LEED work?
To earn LEED certification,
A project must earn a minimum 40 points on a 110-point LEED rating
system scale.
Homes must earn a minimum of 45 points on a 136-point scale.
40- 49 50- 59 60- 79 80+
Projects earn points to satisfy green building requirements.
The number of points the project earns determines its level of LEED
certification.
How does LEED work?
LEED Process
LEED needs to be integrated into the design process
Requires buy-in from entire team
Can be accomplished with any delivery method
LEED Process
Top 10 countries outside USA
Increase in LEED projects
2006:
642 million
square feet.
2005:
500 million
square feet.
2004:
More than
180 million
2003: square feet.
More than
141 million
square feet.
2002:
More than
80 million
square feet.
Why LEED?
LEED-certified buildings are designed to:
• Lower operating costs and increase asset value
• Reduce waste sent to landfills
• Conserve energy and water
• Be healthier and safer for occupants
• Reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions
Green Buildings Can Reduce……
Main LEED Categories
Energy & atmosphere credits promote better
building energy performance through innovative
strategies.
Innovation & Design Materials and resources
address sustainable building credits encourage using
expertise as well as design sustainable building materials
measures not covered under and reducing waste.
the five LEED credit
categories.
Sustainable sites
credits encourage strategies
Indoor environmental quality that minimize the impact on
credits promote better indoor air ecosystems and water
quality and access to daylight and resources.
views
Other LEED Categories
Innovation & Design address
sustainable building expertise
Awareness & Education
Location & Linkages promotes
provides education and tools to
walkable neighborhoods and
understand and make the most
access to efficient transportation
of the green building features of
options and open space.
home.
Sustainable sites
Indoor Educaional Quality credits encourage strategies
that minimize the impact on
ecosystems and water
resources.
Material and resources Water Efficiency
Energy And Atmosphere Regional priority credits address
regional environmental priorities for
buildings
LEED Certification Score-card breakdown v4
Total 110 points
Rating system scale for LEED platinum:
SUSTAINABLE SITES WATER EFFICIENCY
15-21 8-11
ENERGY &
ATMOSPHERE 23-37
INDOOR ENV. QUALITY
9-17
MATERIALS & RESOURCES
3-14
INNOVATION IN
OPERATION +4
BONUS
0-10
Categories of LEED:
HOW TO REGISTER A PROJECT
Determine which
1. CHOOSE rating system you will
use
Registration fee- $900
2. for USGBC (United
State Green Building
REGISTER
Council)
$1200 for non-
members
3. SUBMIT Submit your
certification
application
Await the application
4. REVIEW review
Receive the certification
5. CERTIFY decision
Examples of LEED buildings
CII –Godrej GBC ITC Green Center,
,Hyderabad Gurgaon
Wipro
Suzlon Energy Technologies
Limited , Gurgaon
Examples of LEED buildings
Anna Centenary
Library
American Embassy Building,
School, Delhi Chennai
IGP Office, NEG Micon,
Gulbarga Chennai
Examples of LEED buildings
L&T EDRC ,
Chennai Rajiv Gandhi International
Airport – Hyderabad
Benefits of LEED
Environmental Economic Health and
benefits: benefits: community benefits:
Enhance and Reduce operating Improve air, thermal,
protect ecosystems costs and acoustic
and biodiversity environments
Enhance asset value
and profits
Improve air and Enhance occupant
water quality comfort and health
Improve employee
productivity and
Reduce solid waste satisfaction Minimize strain on
local infrastructure
Conserve natural Optimize life-cycle
resources economic Contribute to overall
performance quality of life
Limitations Of LEED
1. LEED is difficult and expensive for individual homeowners and
smaller non commercial projects.
2. LEED ignores context and performance.
3. The closer LEED gets to becoming a mandate, the more blindly it will
be followed
Comparison
Categories LEED BREEAM GRIHA CASBEE
Launch Date 1998 1990 2007 2004
Origin USA UK India Japan
Assessment USGBC Trained Assessors Team from Design/Managem
ADaRSH ent team
Ratings Certified, Silver, Pass, Good, Very 1, 2, 3, C, B-, B+, A, S
Gold, Platinum Good, Excellent 4, 5
and Outstanding
Focus Globally Globally Locally in India Globally but
specially in Japan
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CASE STUDY
USGBC Headquarter
PROJECT: USGBC Headquarters
LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
CLIENT: U.S. Green Building Council
SIZE: 75,000 sq.ft
LEED CERTIFICATION: Platinum certified in 2009,
LEED v3
LEED platinum for commercial
interiors status, renovated
AWARDS- AIA DC Presidential Citation for Sustainable
Design
AGC of DC Award of Excellence Exterior of building
www.usgbc.org
Best Sustainable Interior Project
ENR Mid-Atlantic Best Project of the Year
Interior Design/Tenant Improvement
MATERIAL
MATERIALS:
Sawn Bamboo
Cool Carpet
Veneer Douglas Fir Stripe
Linoleum
Cork Flooring
Eco spec
Metal Works
Reclaimed Douglas Fir Wood
Timbers
Day lighting Ballast
Front lobby featuring reclaimed wood, a water feature,
and the new stair penetration
MATERIAL
Open office environment
Optimize Energy Performance
Lighting Power: 35.7% Lower lighting power
Reduced potable water by 40.75%
Lighting Controls: Daylight response controls
HVAC : Zoning Controls
Thermafusers
Pre-fab
Insulated Ductwork
Storage & Collection of Recyclables
Tenant Space
• 10 Year Lease Commitment
Resource Reuse
• 7.93% Building Materials
Reused
• 30% Furniture Reused
Recycled Content
• 21% Building Materials used
• Recycled Content
RATINGS BASIS
Sustainable Education
• 100% Green Power
Water Use Reduction
• Reduced Potable Water use
By 40.75%
Ergonomic Excellence
LEED Accredited Professional
Platinum
LEED for Commercial Interiors
45 of 57 Points
Platinum LEED for Commercial Interiors 45
of 57 Points
Minimum IAQ Performance Tobacco Smoke Control
Outside Air Delivery
Monitoring
• Aircuity Sensors
Increased Ventilation
• 39.3% Increased Air
Construction IAQ Management
• During Construction
Low-Emitting Materials
• Adhesives, Sealants
• Paints & Coatings
• Carpet
• Systems Furniture & Seating
SCOREBOARD
GOALS AND SUCCESSES
• To make the new office sophisticated and
advanced green building design and
technology
• Set an example for their membership and the
public, but also to demonstrate what is
possible
Increased productivity due to day lighting, good air
quality, design innovation, integrated design
process, waste reduction and avoidance
• Greatest success - day lighting
Remarkable day lighting, high-performance lighting
system achieves lighting power densities among the
best in the industry
Indoor office environment
www.usgbc.org
STRATEGIES
•An electronic window shade system operates to maximize good daylight
and minimize glare.
•Walls, ceilings and workstation panels are colored white to reflect as much
light as possible.
•Eco-corridor features a lighter perimeter carpeting along the window line
which acts as a light shelf, reflecting natural light back into the space
STRATEGIES
•With lighting controls set to 80% maximum output,
lighting power density is 54% below the ASHRAE
standard. With so much daylight streaming in, use
of overhead lights reduced
•Biophilic strategies, those connecting staff to
nature, was to provide views of the outdoors from a
seated position, and 97% of all regularly occupied
spaces have a direct sightline to the outdoors.
•Energy use in space is monitored, including
energy used for lighting, to ensure we leverage
design efficiencies and systems are operating in
sync.
Overhead lighting
PROCESS
• Space layout, windows, HVAC, lighting, and
furniture selection and finishes
•Interior as transparent as possible - low partition
heights and interior glass features
•Reduced the amount of air conditioning load in the
summer
• Innovative linear diffusers that would automatically
deliver the supply air downward in the heating mode in
the winter months and pivot the air horizontally while in
cooling mode. This new technology significantly removes
the thermal downdraft
•Water wall which provides cooling and dehumidification
•8’ between the glass and the first workstation on the south face – eco-
corridor
•Daylight-responsive sensors dim light fixtures if adequate natural
light is available; spaces are only illuminated if they need to be.
•Occupancy sensors to control light fixtures – turns off light
automatically when not in use
•Thermostats used to maintain precise temperature control - regain
proper temperature quickly
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• http://www.usgbc.org/projects/usgbc-headquarters?view=stories
•http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/buildings/us-green-building-council-corporate-
headquarters_o
•https://segd.org/us-green-building-council-headquarters
•http://www.vsbn.org/docs/20070320_USGBC_Headquarters.pdf
•http://www.txap.com/assets/file/bulletins/titus-usgbc_new.pdf
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