200 likes | 382 Views
Ken Wilson FAIA, FIIDA, LEED Fellow Design Principal, Perkins + Will ken.wilson@perkinswill.com Perkins+Will is a 1,500 person architecture and design firm with 22 offices across North American and abroad.
E N D
Ken Wilson FAIA, FIIDA, LEED Fellow Design Principal, Perkins+Will ken.wilson@perkinswill.com Perkins+Will is a 1,500 person architecture and design firm with 22 offices across North American and abroad. Perkins+Will has been ranked the #1 firm and the #1 green firm in the country by Architect Magazine Earlier this year, Fast Company rated Perkins+Will as one of the 10 most innovative architecture firms in the world. Perkins+Will was chosen to design green headquarters offices for the USGBC, the IIDA, ASID, and NCIDQ. Perkins+Will has also designed offices in the Washington area for the World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace, Conservation International, Environmental Defense Fund, World Resources Institute, Friends of the Earth, the U.N. Environment Programme, and the Audubon Society.
LEED Rating Systems • New Construction • Commercial Interiors • Core & Shell • Existing Buildings • Neighborhood Development • Homes • Retail • Healthcare
LEED is the Preeminent Green Building Program • In use in 120 countries • 1.6 million SF of building space is LEED certified every day
LEED V4 Schedule • Beta testing Nov 2012 – Nov 2013 (nearly 100 projects involved) • Public Comment March 1 – 31 • Ballot June 2013 • LEED V3 may be used until June 2015
Focus on Performance • Holistic performance instead of single attributes • Whole building metering of water and energy • Actual emissions vs VOC content
Address New Market Sectors • Data Centers • Warehouse & Distribution Centers • Hospitality • EB Schools • EB Retail
International Application • 40% of LEED projects are International • Considered that ability to apply credits internationally • LEED V4 will be a basis for various regional applications
Focus on Ongoing Certification • EBOM credits now in 2 sections: • Establishment (one time events of building) • Performance (recurring events)
Integrative Design Process • Addressed in all categories
Top 5 Changes for Commercial Construction
Materials & Resources Changes Restructured for more lifecycle thinking Addresses performance more holistically Addresses LCA for human and ecological health
Location & Transportation Category • Site credits split in two: Location & Transportation pulled away from other site characteristics.
Integrative Process Credit • Addresses early analysis of energy and water on the project to inform design.
Energy • Updated reference standard from ASHRAE 90.1-2007 to ASHRAE 90.1-2010. • Since 2010 is 19% more stringent, thresholds adjusted from 10% better to 5% better.
Metering • Two new prerequisites for energy & water metering. • Two new credits for advanced energy & water metering.
Thank You A full summary of changes for each LEED rating system is available on the USGBC website: www.usgbc.org/leed/v4