LEED Practices, Certification, and Accreditation Handbook

✍ Scribed by Sam Kubba

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 529
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Adopted in the United States and a number of other countries, LEED? certification is the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. Achieving LEED? personal certification or project certification is the best way to demonstrate that the project is truly ''green.'' Written by an architect with over 30 years of international experience, this book provides architects, designers, building owners, and construction engineers with an easy to understand guide to the nuts and bolts of LEED? project and personal certification. Written in plain and easy to understand language, this ?hands on? book is designed to assist readers with all aspects of LEED? certification. The handbook follows the rigorous third-party commissioning process, beginning with basic LEED? concepts, and then carefully explains LEED? documentation and technical requirements along with its standards, professional accreditation, and codes. The handbook provides readers with design strategies for sustainable site selection, and design process for high performance building and commissioning. Other important topics include green materials and products selection as well as strategies for ensuring Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), water efficiency and sanitary waste disposal. This handbook also offers readers a multitude of forms with expert guidance for their completion. Clear and authoritative in scope, LEED? Practices and Accreditation Handbook provides architects, builders/owners, construction managers, and engineers with a reference that will help them to offer their clients, peers, and the public at large compelling proof that they have achieved their projects environmental goals and that the building is performing as designed. Instruction for completing LEED? checklist and forms Detailed explanation of the third-party commissioning process Explains LEED? documentation & technical requirements Topics include green materials and products selection

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Dedication Page......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction - The Green Movement: Past, Present, and Future
......Page 18
1.1 Green Design – Concepts and Definitions......Page 30
1.1.1 Sustainability Begins with Climate......Page 33
1.2 Recent Upsurge in the Green Building Movement......Page 35
1.3.1 Incentives and Tax Deductions......Page 38
1.3.3 Defining Sustainable Communities......Page 39
1.4 Emerging Directions: Where Do We Go From Here?......Page 41
1.4.1 Liability......Page 45
1.4.2 Spectacular Landmarks......Page 46
2.1 Overview: Establishing Measurable Green Criteria......Page 48
2.2.3 LEED™ 2009 Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs)......Page 53
2.2.4 How LEED™ Works......Page 54
2.2.5 The LEED™ Points System......Page 55
2.2.6 Building Certification Model......Page 61
2.3 LEED™ Variants and Other Systems Used Worldwide......Page 62
2.4 The Challenge of Green Globes™......Page 68
2.4.1 Green Globes™ Emerges to Challenge LEED™......Page 69
2.4.2 Green Globes™, an Alternative to LEED™......Page 70
2.4.3 Comprehensive Environmental Assessment and Rating Protocol......Page 75
3.1 General Overview......Page 78
3.2 Credit Categories......Page 79
3.2.1 Sustainable Sites (SS) Credit Category......Page 80
3.2.2 Water Efficiency (WE) Credit Category......Page 83
3.2.3 Energy and Atmosphere (EA) Credit Category......Page 85
3.2.4 Materials and Resources (MR) Credit Category......Page 87
3.2.5 Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Credit Category......Page 89
3.2.6 Innovation and Design Process Credit Category......Page 91
3.3.1 Step 1: Register the Project......Page 92
3.3.3 Step 3: Obtain Technical Support......Page 93
3.3.4 Step 4: Documenting the Project to be Certified......Page 96
3.3.5 Step 5: Receipt of Certification......Page 97
3.4 Greening Your Specifications......Page 98
1.1 Summary......Page 102
1.2 Submittals......Page 103
3. X Site Environmental Procedures......Page 104
4.1 Overview......Page 106
4.2 LEED™ Exam Sections/Certification Categories......Page 108
4.2.1 LEED™ Professional Accreditation Requirements for New Construction and Major Renovations Project Checklist......Page 109
4.2.2 LEED™ Professional Accreditation Requirements for Core and Shell Development Project Checklist......Page 111
4.2.3 LEED™ Professional Accreditation Requirements for Schools: New Construction and Major Renovations......Page 113
4.2.4 LEED™ Professional Accreditation Requirements for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance......Page 115
4.2.5 LEED™ Professional Accreditation Requirements for Commercial Interiors......Page 117
4.2.6 LEED™ Professional Accreditation Requirements for Retail (Proposed)......Page 119
4.2.7 LEED™ Professional Accreditation Requirements for Homes......Page 121
4.3.1 Organizations and Agencies......Page 127
4.3.2 Referenced Standards and Legislation......Page 132
4.4.1 Preparing for the LEED™ AP Exam......Page 138
4.4.2 New LEED™ Reference Guides......Page 139
4.4.3 Procedure for Taking the LEED™ AP Exam......Page 140
4.4.4 Tips for Passing the Exam......Page 142
5.1 Conventional versus Green Delivery Systems......Page 144
5.2 Green Design Strategies......Page 147
5.2.1 The Integrated Design Process (IDP)......Page 149
5.2.2 The Green-Building Project Delivery Process......Page 153
5.2.3 The Integrated Multidisciplinary Project Team......Page 154
5.3 Design Process for High-Performance Buildings......Page 155
5.4.1 General Considerations......Page 158
5.4.2 Site Selection......Page 161
5.4.3 Development Density and Community Connectivity......Page 162
5.4.5 Alternative Transportation......Page 163
5.4.7 Stormwater Design......Page 166
5.4.8 Heat-Island Effect......Page 167
5.5.1 Overview......Page 170
5.5.2 Fundamental Commissioning......Page 172
5.5.3 Retrocommissioning......Page 174
5.5.4 Enhanced Commissioning......Page 175
5.6 Cost Management......Page 176
6.1.1 What is a Green Building Material?......Page 180
6.1.2 Natural versus Synthetic......Page 181
6.1.3 Storage and Collection of Recyclables......Page 182
6.2.1 Adhesives, Finishes, and Sealants......Page 183
6.2.2 Paints and Coatings......Page 185
6.2.3 Flooring Systems......Page 186
6.2.4 Earthen Building Materials......Page 191
6.2.5 Windows......Page 193
6.2.6 Miscellaneous Building Elements......Page 194
6.2.7 Roofing......Page 196
6.2.8 Wood......Page 202
6.2.9 Concrete......Page 210
6.3.1 Building Reuse......Page 214
6.3.2 Materials Reuse......Page 215
6.4 Construction Waste Management......Page 217
6.5 Recycled Materials......Page 219
6.6 Regional Materials......Page 223
6.7.1 Bamboo......Page 224
6.7.2 Cork......Page 226
6.7.3 Insulation......Page 227
6.7.4 Linoleum......Page 228
6.7.5 Straw-Bale Construction......Page 229
6.8 Use and Selection of Green Office Equipment......Page 231
6.9 Certified Wood......Page 233
6.10.1 Life-Cycle Cost Analysis......Page 234
6.10.2 Third Party Certification......Page 237
7.1 General Overview......Page 240
7.2.1 Indoor-Air Quality......Page 246
7.2.3 Noise Pollution......Page 273
7.2.4 Daylighting and Daylight Factor (DF)......Page 276
7.2.5 Views......Page 285
7.3.2 Air Filtration......Page 287
7.3.4 Amount of Ventilation......Page 289
7.3.5 Ventilation Improvements......Page 290
7.3.7 Ventilation Systems......Page 291
7.4.1 Unhealthy Building Materials......Page 292
7.4.2 Resources for Locating Healthy Building Materials......Page 294
7.5 Best Practices for IEQ......Page 295
8.1 General Issues......Page 300
8.2 Waste-Water Strategy: Water Reuse/Recycling......Page 301
8.2.1 Water Efficient Landscaping......Page 302
8.2.2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies......Page 303
8.2.3 Water-Use Reduction......Page 304
8.2.4 Construction Waste Management......Page 307
8.3 Water Fixtures and Conservation Strategies......Page 308
8.3.1 Toilets......Page 309
8.3.2 Urinals......Page 313
8.3.3 Faucets......Page 314
8.3.5 Baseline Water-Consumption Calculations......Page 315
8.4 Retention Ponds, Bioswales, and Other Systems......Page 317
9.1 Introduction......Page 322
9.1.1 LEED™ EA Prerequisite 1: Fundamental Commissioning of Building Systems......Page 324
9.1.6 LEED™ EA Credit 3: Enhanced Commissioning......Page 325
9.1.9 LEED™ EA Credit 6: Green Power......Page 326
9.2.1 Building Automation and Intelligent Buildings......Page 327
9.3.1 General......Page 331
9.3.2 Choosing Refrigerants......Page 333
9.3.3 Types of HVAC Systems......Page 334
9.3.4 HVAC System Requirements......Page 348
9.3.6 HVAC Components and Systems......Page 349
9.4.1 General......Page 358
9.4.2 Basic Definitions......Page 361
9.4.3 Components of the Electrical System......Page 362
9.4.4 Lighting Systems......Page 367
9.4.5 Harmonics Distortion......Page 371
9.5.1 Active Solar-Energy Systems......Page 372
9.5.2 Passive Solar-Energy Systems......Page 379
9.5.3 Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency......Page 381
9.6.1 General......Page 382
9.6.2 Components......Page 385
9.6.3 Hand-Held Fire Extinguishers......Page 394
9.6.4 Codes and Standards......Page 406
10.1 General Overview......Page 408
10.2 Costs and Benefits of Green Design......Page 410
10.2.1 The Economic Benefits of Green Buildings......Page 412
10.2.2 Cost Considerations......Page 416
10.2.3 Life-Cycle Costing......Page 417
10.2.4 Life-Cycle Cost Method......Page 418
10.2.5 Increased Productivity......Page 421
10.2.6 Improved Tenant/Employee Health......Page 423
10.2.7 Enhancement of Property Value and Marketability......Page 425
10.2.8 Other Indirect Benefits......Page 426
10.2.9 External Economic Effects......Page 428
10.2.11 Tax Benefits......Page 429
10.3.1 Energy Costs......Page 430
10.3.2 Operation, Maintenance, and Repair Costs......Page 432
10.3.4 Other Costs......Page 433
10.4.1 Present-Value Analysis......Page 434
10.4.3 Breakeven Analysis......Page 437
10.4.5 Relevant Codes and Standards......Page 438
10.5.1 General Overview......Page 439
10.5.2 Traditional Litigation: Pretrial and Trial Procedures......Page 441
10.5.3 Alternative Dispute Resolution......Page 442
A1.1 Organizations and Agencies......Page 446
A1.2 Referenced Standards and Legislation......Page 448
A1.3 Abbreviated General Terminology......Page 449
Appendix 2. Glossary......Page 460
A3.1 Sustainable Sites......Page 490
A3.2 Water Efficiency......Page 493
A3.3 Materials and Resources......Page 494
A3.4 Energy and Atmosphere......Page 496
A3.5 Indoor Environmental Quality......Page 499
A3.6 Innovative Design and Miscellaneous......Page 501
A3.7 Answer Key......Page 504
Bibliography......Page 506
Index......Page 510