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LEED System Benefits for Green Building: Energy Efficiency & Environmental Leadership

Learn about the benefits of the LEED system in green building, including reduced energy consumption, increased productivity, health benefits, lower operating costs, and positive marketing. Scores are tallied for efficiency and design aspects in different categories such as site planning, water management, energy management, and more. The LEED system certifies the design, construction, and operations of environmentally friendly buildings, with widespread adoption in federal and state governments, as well as schools. Understand the additional construction costs for LEED-certified buildings and the overall impact on the environment. Discover how LEED promotes sustainable practices and enhances the quality of buildings.

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LEED System Benefits for Green Building: Energy Efficiency & Environmental Leadership

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  1. Green Building benefits: REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY HEALTH BENEFIT LOWER OPERATING COSTS POSITIVE MARKETING AND PROMOTION OVERALL ENVIRONMENTALBENEFIT Test

  2. What is the LEED System? Scores are tallied for different aspects of efficiency and design in appropriate categories. For instance, LEED assesses in detail: 1. Site Planning 2. Water Management 3. Energy Management 4. Material Use 5. Indoor Environmental Air Quality 6. Innovation & Design Process LEADERSHIP in ENERGY and ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN A leading-edge system for certifying DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, & OPERATIONS of the greenest buildings in the world Test

  3. Federal Government Use of LEED • General Services Administration (GSA) • U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Departments of State, Interior, Agriculture • Department of Energy (DOE) • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Depts. of Agriculture, Interior, State • NASA, Smithsonian • Health & Human Services LEED Intro

  4. State Government Use of LEED Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island S Carolina, S Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin LEED Intro

  5. Government & SchoolUse of LEED 44 states 122 cities 34 counties 30 towns 31 state governments 12 federal agencies or departments 15 public school jurisdictions 39 institutions of higher education May 09 LEED Intro

  6. USDA Service CenterManhattan, KSLEED Version 2.1 Silver LEED Intro

  7. OVERVIEW RATIONALE USGBC LEED CONCLUSION Additional Construction Costs for LEED-certified buildings Average for offices and schools, based on 40 buildings Conventional Building Cost (100%) Additional Cost 6.8% PLATINUM(2 buildings) GOLD(9 buildings) 2.2% SILVER(21 buildings) 1.9% CERTIFIED(8 buildings) .66%

  8. THANKS!

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