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12/18/2013 Resource Webinar Series: “Introduction to LEED v4!” usgbc.org 1

12/18/2013 Presenters Chris Schaffner, PE, LEED Fellow Founder and Principal The Green Engineer, Inc. 2

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12/18/2013 LEED System Goals Reduce contribution to global climate change • Enhance individual human health • Protect and restore water resources Protect and restore water resources • • Protect and enhance biodiversity and ecosystem • services Promote sustainable and regenerative material cycles • Build a green economy • Enhance community quality of life • 4

12/18/2013 LEED v4 System Goals Sound Process � Higher LEED score � Better Performance 5

12/18/2013 LEED Projects are… • responsible for over 80 million tons of waste diverted landfills • in the 11 th percentile in the U.S. in terms of energy usage energy usage • 57% lower Source Energy use intensity than the national average LEED Projects are… • responsible for over 80 million tons of waste diverted landfills • in the 11 th percentile in the U.S. in terms of energy usage energy usage • 57% lower Source Energy use intensity than the national average 6

12/18/2013 LEED Projects are… • responsible for over 80 million tons of waste diverted landfills • in the 11 th percentile in the U.S. in terms of energy usage energy usage • 57% lower Source Energy use intensity than the national average Project Data + Results = Performance LEED v4 Credit: Bicycle Facilities Bicycle Storage Bicycle Network + 7

12/18/2013 NEED PHOTO(S) OF COLLEGE CAMPUS 8

12/18/2013 Metering in LEED v4 Sound Process � Higher LEED score � Better Performance 9

12/18/2013 Integrative Process + PERFORMANCE + LEED v4 Sustainable Sites Ecosys Project tem Sites Buildings Occupants Design control vs. Occupant control 10

12/18/2013 Design control vs. Occupant control Performance Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Wrap-Up Performance in Location and Transportation 11

12/18/2013 LEED v4 Credit: Access to quality transit LEED for Neighborhood Development location Alternative compliance path to all of the LT credits in LEED BD+C and I+DC LEED v4 Credit: Access to quality transit 12

12/18/2013 Performance Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Wrap-Up Performance in Sustainable Sites Sustainable Sites LEED v4 Credit: Site Development – Protect or Restore Habitat Includes the building footprint Setback requirement replaced with minimum preservation standards Expanded soil requirements 13

12/18/2013 LEED v4 Credit: Site Assessment Storm Water � Rainwater Performance Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Wrap-Up 14

12/18/2013 LEED v4 Prerequisite: Building ‐ Level Water Metering Performance Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Wrap-Up 15

12/18/2013 Defining Performance in Energy & Atmosphere Energy & Atmosphere LEED 2009 LEED v4 Minimum Prerequisite + Performance credit for � Requirement metering and MPR 6 to share MPR 6 to share sharing data sharing data data ASHRAE 90.1 2007 vs. ASHRAE 90.1 2010 16

12/18/2013 ASHRAE 90.1 2007 vs. ASHRAE 90.1 2010 ‐ Improved Lighting Controls LEED v4 Prerequisite: Building ‐ Level Energy Metering 17

12/18/2013 LEED v4 credit: Demand Response Performance Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Wrap-Up Materials & Resources 18

12/18/2013 Defining Performance in Materials & Resources Do more with less Optimize material selection Single Attributes � Multiple Attributes Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) ife Cycle Assessment ( CA) 19

12/18/2013 LCA as a Design Tool LEED v4 Credit: Construction and demolition waste management 20

12/18/2013 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) LEED v4 Credit: Building product disclosure and optimization – environmental product declarations Building Product and Disclosure Credits Steps Step 1: Establish overall strategy for materials Step 2: Transparency Step 3: Optimize product purchasing Step 4: Track purchases 21

12/18/2013 Transparency Brief • Short version of an Environmental Product Declaration 22

12/18/2013 Program Operator • the entity that registers an Environmental Product Declaration Cradle to Gate • Analysis of a product’s partial life ‐ cycle, from resource extraction (cradle) to factory gate (before it is transported for distribution and sale) sale) Filler slide – MR credits • Picture of materials? BPDO? Icon? 23

12/18/2013 Performance Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Wrap-Up Defining Performance in Indoor Environmental Quality 24

12/18/2013 Lighting Acoustics 25

12/18/2013 Occupant Experience Quality Thermal Views Views Comfort Comfort image image LEED v4 Credit: QUALITY VIEWS Low emitting materials Added requirement for quality view, defined by the LEED 2009 exemplary performance criteria. LEED v4 Credit: Low emitting materials 26

12/18/2013 Performance Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Wrap-Up Systems Thinking Integrative Process is a g foundation of LEED v4 27

12/18/2013 Performance Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Wrap-Up Slide1 jpg Slide1.jpg 28

12/18/2013 Rating System Reviews • Design & Construction – Covers Building Design and Construction and Interior Design and Construction • Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance • Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance 29

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