1. You can’t pick up a newspaper, watch TV, or go on the internet without seeing somehting about green building.
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2. 12% 30% 65% 70% U.S. Building Impacts: Water Use Greenhouse Waste
Gas Emissions
65%
Waste
Output
70%
Electricity
Consumption
It’s an important topic because buildings have a huge impact on the environment. They tax our resources, they contribute to global warming, they are where we spend as much as 90% of our time
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3. worldwide are certified with a voluntary, consensus-based
Levels of
LEED
Ratings
A New Unit of Measure
Green Buildings
worldwide are certified with a voluntary,
consensus-based
rating system.
There are four
levels of LEED.
The LEED Rating System is flexible, not a ‘one-sized fits all’ approach
There are a few prerequisites all projects must meet in the Rating System, and beyond that project teams can choose which credits to pursue based on their environmental and performance goals as long as they meet the minimum threshold for certification
There are 4 different thresholds for LEED certification to recognize varying levels of achievement: Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum
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4. 50-90% 30-50% 35% 30% WASTE COST SAVINGS WATER USE SAVINGS CARBON
Average Savings of Green Buildings
WASTE
COST
SAVINGS
50-90%
WATER
USE
SAVINGS
30-50%
CARBON
SAVINGS
35%
ENERGY
SAVINGS
30%
If we build our buildings green – we can have a huge impact
Source:
Capital E
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5. 100% TEAM EFFORT Strategies to Achieve Sustainability
Energy Saving systems
Energy Recovery
Variable Freq. Drives
Geo-Exchange
Solar Collectors
Smart Lighting Designs
Storm Water Management Systems
Smaller Building Footprints
Bio-Retention
Water Harvesting
Recycled Material Use
Site Selection and Restoration
Water Conserving Fixtures and Harvesting systems
The LEED Rating System is flexible, not a ‘one-sized fits all’ approach
There are a few prerequisites all projects must meet in the Rating System, and beyond that project teams can choose which credits to pursue based on their environmental and performance goals as long as they meet the minimum threshold for certification
There are 4 different thresholds for LEED certification to recognize varying levels of achievement: Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum
100% TEAM EFFORT
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6. LEED for new construction buildings Distribution by geography
200+
as of 07/06
50-99
20-49
1-19 9 4 11 69
125 25 82 40 28 14 8
134
186
480 22 23 57 19 6 18 73
102
120 79
119 36 52 74 95
173
174 33
105 61 27 12
9 (DE) 38 (DC)
23 (DE)
24 (NH)
5 (OK) 68
AK=10
HI=16
PR=1
There are LEED certified and registered projects in every state in the union – and California leads the way
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7. RESPONSIBLE
PROFESSIONAL
Make of “Paper Stone”
NEEDED
POSSIBLE
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