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Guide to Green
Building Rating Systems // $81.95
Today, sustainability is a growing concern for the architects, designers, builders, and owners of commercial and residential buildings. Meeting the
requirements of a rating system provides a metric to evaluate and set priorities. But the variety and complexity of methods available to assess the eco-
friendliness of a building can seem overwhelming. Guide to Green Building Rating Systems informs readers about the rating system selection process.
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An overview of the major national rating systems, including LEED
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How the ratings systems work for different types of buildingscommercial, multi-family residential, and single-family residential construction
Illustrated case studies from different climate regions with project descriptions, cost data, and lessons learned by design teams,
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Guide to Green Building Rating Systems demysties complex material, making this book an essential reference for building professionals engaged in, or
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Greening Existing
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This GreenSource guide explains how to transform existing buildings into more energy-efcient, resource-conserving green buildings. The book provides a
clear process that guides you, step-by-step, through each phase of moving building operations and maintenance toward the goal of a green-certied building.
Greening Existing Buildings features proven technologies and operating methods, and shows building owners and facility managers how to green
buildings in a cost-effective way. This practical and insightful resource highlights the ten best practices for greening existing buildings, and includes
more than 25 case studies of successful implementations and 35 insightful interviews with industry experts and building owners and managers.
Greening Existing Buildings covers:
Economic drivers and market dynamics
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Cost of greening and setting realistic project budgets
Energy-efcient building upgrades
Sustainable site management and water
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Crafting purchasing and waste management policies
Upgrading indoor environmental quality
Managing a LEED for Existing Buildings:
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Special Effects Accessory
Carlisle SynTec recently added Stained Glass Stone, a new special effects
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Stone was designed to be an attractive addition to any roof garden or pla-
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Air Conditioning, Dehumidification System
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Structural Wall Panels
Kingspan Designwall architectural products are available in a
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Hybrid Ceiling Panel
CertainTeed has added to its portfolio of acoustical ceiling products through
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Custom Cover Hand Dryers
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Smart Toilet
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Hurricane-Resistant Windows
The newly introduced Kalwall E-Series Win-
dows, which allow integration of clear vision
glass with translucent panels in the unitized
curtainwall system, are certified to TAS 201,
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The product is designed to offer glare-free,
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Lighting Offers
Personalized Ambiance
The latest generation of Philips LivingColors
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Biodegradable Nonwoven
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Duflot Industrie, a manufacturer of non-
woven products, has developed a 100
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EXCELLENCE
IN DESIGN
AWARDS
COMMUN
With a whole-building approach to design, the City of
San Joses Roosevelt Community Center will be a long-
term treasure of the community.
GOLD
T
he 30,000-square-foot
Roosevelt Community
Center is the City of San
Jos, Calif.s first LEED-
NC Gold project and
the winner of ED+Cs Excellence
in Design Award in the Govern-
ment category. At the heart of its
success is its whole-building ap-
proach to sustainable design that
capitalizes on natural and passive
processes and incorporates
them into a bold and functional
design that supports long-term
operational efficiency as well as
environmental responsibility.
Green Design
WATER. The projects multiple
award-winning stormwater man-
ROOSEVELT COMMUNITY CENTER
2010 Government Category Winner
Location: San Jose, Calif.
Completed: March 2009
Size: 30,000 square feet
Financing Mechanism: Grant Public Agency;
Loans Voter-approved public bond;
Procurement process Design-Bid-Build
Award Entry Submitted By: Group 4 Architecture,
Research + Planning, Inc. (www.g4arch.com)
TOP: NORTH (PARK SIDE) ELEVATION, CREDIT CESAR RUBIO. RIGHT: SOUTH (STREET SIDE) ELEVATION, CREDIT CESAR RUBIO.
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ITY
agement approach features integrated
and functional art sculptures that
expose the rainwater treatment
process by detaining roof runoff
and filtering it through layers
of rock above ground before
discharging it to bioswales and
the storm drain. Only reclaimed
water is used for irrigating
planted areas, and a networked
central irrigation controller uses
real-time evapotranspiration and
rain information to reduce water
usage. Dual-flush toilets, metered
faucets, low-flow showerheads and
other water-efficient fixtures reduce
potable water consumption more than
34 percent. Lavatory faucet sensors are
powered by photovoltaic cells.
SITING. The buildings orientation promotes
daylighting. The east and west elevations mini-
mize exposure and solar gain.
ENVELOPE. The highly insulated building shell
has high-albedo roofs. Exterior sunshades
protect the buildings south fenestration, while
deep overhangs protect lobby glazing and the
multipurpose rooms northwest exposure.
LIGHTING. Large windows and skylights pro-
vide daylighting and views from 93 percent
of regularly occupied spaces. Photocells,
occupancy sensors and automatic continu-
ous dimming controls maximize lighting
energy savings. Floor plates are shallow to
maximize daylight penetration into the space.
The multipurpose rooms clerestory windows,
continuous light shelf on the south side and
large windows on the north side balance light
throughout the room. Lighting power density
(LPD) for the building is .808 watts per square
foot, about 30 percent more efficient than
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COMMUNITY
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MATERIALS
Flooring: ECOnights for Sport (Ecosurfaces); Tera-Gem III
IFS Epoxy Resin (Tera Lite); Wood Flooring (Connor
Sports Floor)
Interiors: GlasBac carpet tile (InterfaceFOR); Terra Classic
Tile (Terra Green Ceramics)
Paints/Coatings/Wallcoverings: Sikafloor WP-14
Reduced VOC 1-Coat Polyurethane (Sika Corporation);
Lithochrome Chemstain Classic (Scofield); Permasheen
Paint (Dunn-Edwards); Permashell Paint (Dunn-Edwards);
Ultra-Grip Primer (Dunn-Edwards); Tera-Gem III IFS
Epoxy Resin (Tera Lite)
Ceilings: White Fir (Collins Pine and 9Wood Inc.); Frost
Acoustical Ceiling Panels (USG Corporation)
Wood: SLC-5 Door (Algoma Hardwoods Inc.); Plywood
Channel Lumber / Roseburg Forest Products; Glulam
Beams (Standard Structures Inc.)
Insulation: FSK-25 Faced Batt Insulation (CertainTeed)
Roofing: Steel Roofing Panels (AEP Span); EnergyGuard
Polyiso Roofing Material and GAFGLAS EnergyCap BUR
Mineral Surfaced Cap Sheet (GAF)
Building Envelope: Fabricated Steel (Ace Iron Inc.); Concrete
Mix (Cemex); Steel Wall Panels (Centria); Metal Studs
(Dietrich); Aluminum Window Frames (Kawneer); Gypsum
Board (Pabco); HM Door Frames (Steelcraft); Solarban
60 (PPG) Thermalsun Glass; Interior Aluminum Door
Frames(Western Integrated)
HVAC Systems and Appliances: Thermally-Powered
VAV Diffuser (Accutherm Therma-Fuser Systems);
Water Cooled Chiller (Carrier); Cooling Tower (Evapco);
Louvered Penthouse (Greenheck); Hi Delta Boiler
(Raypak); T-Series Air Handler (Trane)
Lighting: Grafik Eye Controller, Ecosystem Digitally
Networked Ballasts, XPS Low-Voltage Relay
Control (Lutron).
Interior Lighting SeLux M60 (SeLux); (Winona
Lighting); Centris (Ledalite); (Elliptipar); (Prescolite)
Exterior Lighting Full Cutoff, Night Sky Compliant:
Gardco LPS (Gardco); NeoSphere (Kim Lighting); G2
Xtend (Hydrel)
Plumbing Fixtures: Water Heater (A.O. Smith); Sensor
Faucet (Elkay); High-Efficiency Water Softener (Kinetico);
Low-Flow Shower Head (Oxygenics); Dual Flush Flush
Valve (Sloan); Solis Solar-Powered Sensor-Operated
Faucet (Sloan)
Other: Toilet Accessories (American Specialties); Pervious
Landscape Paving (Cemex); Concrete Masonry Units
(Basalite); Sierra Series Toilet Partitions (Bobrick); Rubber
Base (Burke Mercer); Moduflex Model 810 Steel Operable
Partitions (Panelfold)
CERTIFICATIONS
AND AWARDS
LEED Gold certified
Project of the Year from
American Public Works
Association
Award of Excellence from
California Parks &
Recreation Society
Site Design Award from
Santa Clara Valley
Urban Runoff Pollution
Prevention Program
Green Project of the
Year from Silico
GreenbuiId Booth #644
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ENERGY. The HVAC system includes recirculating air handlers with
chilled water coils fed by a cooling tower and screw chiller. VAV
boxes with hot-water heating are fed by natural gas condensing
boilers that are 93 percent efficient. All HVAC fans and pumps are
controlled by VFDs for added efficiency.
Because of the advanced daylighting design, highly efficient en-
velope, HVAC and lighting systems, the building performs 43 percent
better than Title 24 baseline requirements and 50 percent better
than ASHRAE 90.1-1999 baseline by actual energy costs, earning the
project 9 out of 10 LEED energy credits.
STORMWATER PUBLIC ART AT NORTH (PARK SIDE) ENTRANCE, CREDIT CESAR RUBIO.
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COMMUNITY
GOLD
LOBBY, CREDIT CESAR RUBIO.
MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, CREDIT CESAR RUBIO.
Annual Purchased Energy Use (based on
simulation):
79 kBTU/sq.ft (891 MJ/sq.m), 32.1 percent below
reference on pure cost baseline
Annual Carbon Footprint (predicted):
14 lbs CO
2
/sq.ft (69 kg CO
2
/sq.m), 32.0 percent
below reference
Produced in conjunction with
the opening of the new
Roosevelt Community Center
in San Jos, this video celebrates
the sustainable aspects of the new facility:
http://www.g4arch.com/projects/roosvideo.aspx
Visit www.EDCmag.com/podcast
for an interview with the
project team.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
KEY PLAYERS
Design Team: Group 4 Architecture Research +
Planning
General Contractor: West Coast Contractors
Owned and occupied by: The City of San Jose
(local government)
Subconsultant Team
Recreation programming: The Sports
Management Group
Landscape: Gates & Associates
Food service: Marshall Associates Inc.
Geotech: URS Corporation
Civil: BKF Engineers
Structural: Rutherford & Chekene
Mechanical: Integral Group (formerly Rumsey
Engineers)
Electrical and Lighting Design: OMahony & Myer
Telecom: Smith, Fause & McDonald Inc.
Cost estimating: Davis Langdon
Hardware: Door + Hardware Company
Spec: John Raeber, FAIA, FCSI
Signage: Donnelly Design
Sustainability: Greenworks
Commissioning Agents: Integral Group (formerly
Rumsey Engineers) and WSP Flack + Kurtz
Sustainable
Operations
The new community center is
designed for highly efficient
staffing and maintenance.
Program elements with similar
peak-use times are grouped so
that areas can be closed during
off-peak times; as a result of
this zoning (as well as a single
central staff desk), the new
center supports streamlined
staffing. Durable materials resist
vandalism and wear, and can
be cleaned easily with environ-
mentally friendly products.
Community
Sustainability
The new center is the result
of tremendous community
support and participation.
It is a focal point for civic,
cultural, social, educational
and recreational activities in
the community, drawing large
numbers of people through-
out the day and evening.
Local police statistics show a
dramatic reduction in crime in
Roosevelt Park since it opened.
Information submitted by Group 4
Architecture, Research + Planning,
Inc. Visit www.g4arch.com. Images
by Cesar Rubio.
SOUTH (STREET SIDE)
ELEVATION, CREDIT
CESAR RUBIO.
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COMMUNITY
GOLD
KEIZER CITY HALL, POLICE & COMMUNITY CENTER
Submitted by: Group Mackenzie (www.groupmackenzie.com)
Size: 68,443 square feet (building) 395,414 square feet (total site)
Location: Keizer, Ore.
Consolidating numerous City of Keizer services, this new facility inspires civic
pride and serves as an anchor for its citizens by demonstrating sustainable
green practices for all generations to appreciate. The project site planning
and design took into consideration the preservation of the existing Heritage
Center, a historic building housing the public library and community meeting
space located on the northeast corner of the 10-acre site.
JPL FLIGHT PROJECTS CENTER
Submitted by: LPA Inc. (www.lpainc.com)
Size: 193,491 square feet
Location: Pasadena, Calif.
As the first LEED-rated building on campus, the Flight Projects Center at
NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is the greenest facility in the NASA
family. The LEED Gold 195,000-square-foot, six-story building was conceived
on a constrained site and had strict budgetary and schedule targets. Despite
the obstacles, the project was still able to exceed its LEED silver mandate.
See ED+Cs November 2010 Web Exclusive Editorial for more information.
ED+CS 2010 EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARD FINALISTS
GOVERNMENT CATEGORY
PHOTO CREDIT: GARY WILSON PHOTO
1st
PHOTO CREDIT: LPA INC.
2nd
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Size: 167,000 square feet
Location: Mankato, Minn.
The new Blue Earth County Justice Center was built following a growing need
for jail space, court security and a more streamlined criminal justice system.
As a leader in the development of programs that preserve and protect our
environmental resources, it was important to incorporate green building initiatives
within the facilitys design. The Blue Earth County Justice Center is awaiting LEED
Gold certification.
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Size: 20,000 square feet
Location: Moss Point, Miss.
The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Coastal Resources
Center was designed to provide a model of sustainable design for the
Mississippi Gulf Coast. This new facility represents a rare partnership between
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Mississippi
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S
ituated on the
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Capital Beltway
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the Accotink
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the National
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force but also to enhance the
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the leading intelligence organi-
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150 team members from four
geographically distinct offices
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NGAs eastern facilities are
currently dispersed throughout
six sites in the Washington,
D.C., area. By consolidating its
By Jonathan Weiss, AIA, LEED AP, and Robert Khurana, AIA, LEED AP
Using LEED techniques and BIM, a
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facility empowers its workforce.
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facilities at one centralized,
state-of-the-art campus, NGAs
New Campus East will foster a
unified culture and enable op-
erational support and collabora-
tion among its employees and
other Intelligence Community
(IC) components while reducing
facility operation and main-
tenance costs. The project is
anchored by a main administra-
tive/office building that houses
operations facilities, conference
and training functions, audito-
rium, multiple food service ven-
ues, fitness center, and a library.
The campus houses secure and
redundant services for multiple
buildings and support facili-
ties including: a visitor control
center, remote delivery facility,
technology center, central util-
ity plant and structured parking
for 5,100 cars.
New Campus East is being
constructed in multiple phases
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certification process col-
lecting and finalizing construc-
tion review documentation.
Certification with the U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC) was
undertaken to bring third-party
validation to the teams ambi-
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Campus East is currently the
largest U.S. Federal Government
LEED-NC project registered with
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Silver certification.
Means of Conservation
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McAuley: The City of Vancouver recently passed a bylaw that re-
quires 20 percent of parking stalls in condominium buildings to have
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. These are required to be
240V 40-amp circuits, and the cost to install these in a new building
is estimated to be between $1,000 and $1,500 per stall.
Sustainable Site, Credit 4.4: Alternative Transportation, Parking
Capacity
McAuley: This is one credit where there is often a financial
incentive to meet the LEED requirements. The cost of underground
parking is highly impacted by the cost of excavation, site dimensions
and resulting efficiency of the parking structure, but often exceeds
$25,000 per stall. If a project can gain approvals to reduce the
number of required parking stalls while still meeting the projected
demands on parking for purchaser/building occupants, it is often
financially attractive to provide less parking. To date, Dockside Green
has been granted a 29 percent reduction in the number of parking
stalls required by local bylaw. So, you can see how that adds up very
quickly. Its hard to really argue that the savings would be $25,000
times each stall saved, but theres certainly a net savings for many
projects targeting this credit.
Sustainable Site, Credit 6.1: Stormwater Design, Quantity Control
McAuley: As mentioned in the project brief, Dockside Green was
designed around the principle of minimizing reliance on municipal
potable water, and connection to sanitary and storm sewer services.
This required a comprehensive site-wide water management system
that balances water supply (rain) with water use and water treatment.
Effectively, all rainwater that falls on the site is treated as a
resource to provide irrigation, water for sewage conveyance, and
to replenish the waterway and pond features of the site. Overall,
the project is modeled to achieve a 65 percent reduction in potable
water use over baseline and to treat 100 percent of rainwater and
blackwater on site within the wastewater treatment facility. This sys-
tem impacts several credits, including SSc6.2 and all Water Efficiency
Credits, and goes well beyond the credit requirements in most cases.
Given the tailored approach to this system, it is very difficult to
provide a break-out cost relative to conventional municipally pro-
vided system which is effectively externalized and paid for through
property taxes. The key to implementing a system of this scale and
complexity is to open up a dialogue with all stakeholders, the water/
sewer utility provider and potentially third-party operators and
see what synergies can be achieved. In the case of Dockside Green
the wastewater treatment facility is treating municipal sewage to
supplement the sewage generated onsite until full build out. This
actually provides a revenue source to the project.
Sustainable Site, Credit 6.2: Stormwater Design, Quality Control
Tucek: I guess one of the cool features of the Leopold Center and
how it separated the public space onsite from the off the beaten
path area where the geothermal well field was located, was a
feature called the aqueduct. And so half of that cost we put toward
just the architectural feature. The other half ($35,000), we put in here
as a cost for this credit. So, its approximately $35,000. And that rain
garden was about 4,600 square feet.
Sustainable Site, Credit 7.2: Heat Island Effect, Roof
Babb (PC&T): Theres probably a fair amount of historical data
out there on green roofs and these vegetated roofs. I think that the
design community has gotten very efficient in being able to provide
a structure and the necessary base material to provide a vegetated
roof. I think in general, the cost of green roofs will be coming down
as they become more prevalent. We did some work in Washington,
D.C., and the square-foot cost per the roof area itself, not the build-
ing square footage, was anywhere from $8 to $16 a square foot
depending on what you designed.
McAuley: One interesting aspect of the green roof on Dockside
Green was that the developer actually sold roof garden plots to off-
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set the additional cost of providing a green
roof while providing an amenity to building
occupants. I understand that these were
sold very quickly in a city where gardening
is taken very seriously. So, I think there are
some good marketing opportunities with
green roofs that maybe should be account-
ed for in the above capital cost analysis.
Andary: I generally steer clients away
from green roofs in favor of photovoltaics
or solar thermal panels. As much as I like
green roofs for the function they provide
to a projects heat island or stormwater
goals, I think that the greater problem for
design professionals to solve has to do with
carbon and climate change in the form of
low energy and NZEB buildings. Practically
speaking, this requires the incorporation
of roof-mounted renewables, especially
considering that we want those PV panels
to be providing power for a long time. As
such, site-mounted panels are less appro-
priate than building-mounted panels since
that site is inevitably going to have a higher
future value when developed for a building.
The likely result is that those site mounted
PV panels will then be removed sometime
in the future.
Water Efficiency
Water Efficiency, Credit 2: Innovative Waste-
water Technologies
Villeneuve: As Philip Macey and Tim
Babb were saying, prices are coming down.
The marketplace is really responding and
transforming, which I believe is one of the
greatest impacts that LEED has had on the
industry. Manufacturers are responding to
the increased demand for greater efficiency,
and are beginning to push the envelope
more and more with their products designs.
Achieving WE Credit 2 has been a little more
of a challenge for some projects, often due
to an aversion to installing waterless urinals
or to taking what may be perceived as a
risk by going a step further composting
toilets for example.
John Andary (Stantec): The Marin
Country Day School, which is a relatively
small project at about 40,000 square feet,
has a significant rainwater storage system
utilizing a 15,000-gallon underground stor-
age tank as previously noted. The tank is
used for toilet flushing in the winter months
when there is rainfall in Northern California,
and then is used for cool water storage in
the summer when it doesnt rain. The cool
water is produced by a cooling tower only
at night (no compressors) and circulated
through a radiant slab cooling system the
following day.
McAuley: Dockside Green was designed
around the principle of minimizing reliance
on municipal potable water, and connection
to sanitary and storm sewer services. This re-
quired a comprehensive site-wide water man-
agement system that balances water supply
(rain) with water use and water treatment.
I would generally agree that the costs of
low-flow fixtures are within base building
pricing for the most part unless you get into
dual-flush electronic sensors which are in
the range of $150/fixture.
Energy & Atmosphere
Prerequisite 1 Fundamental Commissioning
of the Building Energy Systems
Fieber: A project team member is
capable of completing the Fundamental
Commissioning requirement, and Boldt
incorporates these tasks into the standard
project documentation procedures. There is
no cost premium associated with this credit.
However, there is an additional cost for
Enhanced Commissioning and the cost
varies by project type and complexity, i.e.
a science lab commissioning fee is more
likely higher than a library commissioning
fee. Based on experience, Boldt estimates
third-party commissioning fees at 1/10th of
a percent to 1 percent of construction costs.
McAuley: That really depends on the
building. I think your notes from the previ-
ous discussion on laboratories were pretty
accurate that noted fundamental commis-
sioning seems to be part of the process in
owner-occupied buildings. But when we
look at condominium buildings, theres no
commissioning effectively thats being done
on these buildings so it can be a $20,000
to $30,000-plus cost depending on the size
and complexity of mechanical systems.
Related to this, the cost of EAc3 Enhanced
commissioning requires third-party review
during design and construction, which
can add another 20 percent to the cost of
achieving EAp1.
To build on a piece of land without spoiling it.
When Aldo Leopolds dictum is taken seriously,
it requires the builder to look closely at what
is necessary to create a building with a carbon
footprint well within ones own budget. Cost ef-
fectiveness has a whole new meaning when seen
from the perspective where a building is a con-
tinuous, living part of both culture and nature.
Tom Kubala, The Kubala Washatko Architects
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Credit 1: Optimize Energy Performance
Haxton: It is very difficult to define the
costs under this credit since in an integrated
design approach spreads the costs and
savings under many different components.
Theres a premium cost for a high-mass
structural to dampen temperature, extra
building skin (due to added floor to floor
height) to achieve daylighting, roof slope for
collector angle and daylighting, under build-
ing labyrinth for air temperature control,
night-time ventilation to cool the building,
underfloor HVAC distribution in the building,
evaporative cooling systems, high-efficiency
T8 direct and indirect pendant fixtures, and
LED task lighting. The true test is to try to
add up the additional costs and savings, and
then compare. Another test is to compare
the building performance metrics, operating
metrics and the building costs.
Macey: The thing that we struggled
with a bit was the concept of extracting a
premium, in the sense that everything in
the form of the building was driven from a
first position about energy as a form driver,
as a form maker.
So what Paul Torcellini, Shanti Pless and I
wanted to share at this point in the discus-
sion was that incrementalism is possible in
the LEED format. It kind of invites you to en-
ter the discussion from any point. You know,
you can create a LEED opportunity for your
project, maybe very much around the use
of the site because theres some particular
advantage there. And so you can take a sort
of an incremental approach.
We came to our project from a funda-
mentally different starting point. The DOE/
NREL RSF is a paradigm shift. The project
illustrates that if you enter the LEED discus-
sion from the position of lowest overall
energy consumption, it will drive a number
of your choices, and they dont necessarily
create premiums. What you do is create a lot
of cost and value tradeoffs.
The skin is our largest cost center in the
project, and thats no surprise. We have
almost twice as much skin on that build-
ing as you would in conventional, simple
five-story box. If you do the math on the
NREL RSF building, a typical architecture for
the 220,000 square feet would have been a
reasonable five-story building and be a big
office-park kind of a building. And I dont
want that to in any way sound like a critique
or pejorative. Thats just the nature of the
building that youd typically get.
Having said that, thats exactly the kind
of building that I think practically everyone
on this call doesnt want to make anymore.
The owner set an aggressive energy goal;
this guided the form of the envelope, and
the rest of the systems cascaded into place.
Many of the LEED points then just hap-
pened. I think primarily what we would like
to share with the readership is that what
weve learned is the shift to get beyond
Platinum is a fundamental change in the
paradigm. If you start from energy, you end
up with a different outpoint.
The skin does several things. It does keep
the weather out, and it also helps heat
the building and cool the building. The
backside of the panel is actually finished to
a degree that it actually is the interior finish
of the building, and there is no interior dry-
wall. The widows are sized for daylighting
and views, which substantially reduces the
lighting (and related cooling) loads.
So, although we paid what one might
consider a premium for the skin, by making
that element of the building do other jobs
of the building weve essentially invested in
other decisions that now cost you zero. As
far as we are concerned, the way we spent
money on the envelope resulted in no ad-
ditional building costs.
Andary: There was a lot of that cost
transfer concept going on as we made
critical choices on how to spend money
to balance cost and energy models. For
instance, as you have already heard, the
window-to-wall ratio is around 25 percent,
which you would not normally see on a
contemporary office building. The majority
of the cost of a wall assembly is in the glaz-
ing and because we only have enough
glazing to provide appropriate daylighting,
natural ventilation and views the cost per
square foot of skin is much less. This falls
into the minus cost category along with,
for example, no acoustic ceiling due to the
radiant slabs, no drywall on the interior of
the building, etc. Examples of items in the
plus cost category are the extra square
footage of the sandwich panel exterior
walls, the radiant piping in the slabs and
the LightLouver daylight bouncing product.
In a project that adopts a good integrated
design process these kinds of cost transfer
activities can occur and the result is a
high-performance building for the cost of a
traditional building.
McAuley: I think one of the challenges
that a condominium building has relative
to a lot of owner occupied or government-
funded projects is that the developer isnt
holding onto the building. So any potential
savings in energy consumption cant really
be transferred to his pocket over the life-
time of the building or even over a several
year span.
I have gone through about 16 of our
LEED-certified/targeted projects and found
that points associated with EAc1 typically
represents about 50 percent of the total
LEED incremental costs of the project.
So, this where we focus a lot of efforts on
optimizing building design to minimize
operating costs.
We look at energy conservation mea-
sures in a pyramid. At the bottom of the
pyramid is the low-hanging fruit with mini-
mal capital cost impact. Things like building
shape, orientation, and engaging building
operators and occupants to conserve en-
ergy. This is followed by passive strategies
such as increased thermal performance of
the building envelope and building design
that maximizes natural ventilation and pas-
sive solar heating. The most costly means
of achieving energy efficiency is through
applying active systems such as higher ef-
ficiency mechanical equipment and onsite
renewable energy systems. Decisions about
what approach to use on a given project
are typically made by the design team in
accordance with the clients operational
savings objectives, environmental impact
expectations and construction budget.
However depending on the building type
and owner/developer flexibility, the ability
to incorporate the most economical mea-
sures can be limited.
Credit 2: On-Site Renewable Energy
Torcellini: The PV was the one element
that was not part of the building budget.
We designed the building to be PV-ready.
We did not have the luxury of adding ad-
ditional elements to the building because of
the fixed-price cost. The PV was funded by a
third party we purchased the energy from.
This third party has a longer time invest-
ment horizon and was willing to make the
investment.
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Contoyannis (IESVE): It boils down to the
fact that there is a strong synergy between
many of the LEED credits. Our software
platform is designed to model a buildings
energy performance while accounting for
these inter-relationships.
In a typical LEED project, there are a num-
ber of credits that youre likely to pursue
that will have an influence on the energy
performance. The light pollution reduction
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By making energy performance a top priority and
using a holistic approach to their designs from
passive strategies to the integration of complex
energy systems the projects included in this
article clearly portray the value of a strong team
and an effective, whole building design ap-
proach. I think that it is noteworthy that in many
of these projects, the engineers are driving the
design more than the architects. These projects
are shining examples of effective integrated
design. Dana Villeneuve (AEC)
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Buildings Shall Be Capable Of
WHY SOME BUILDINGS ARE FALLING SHORT OF THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.
By James D. Qualk, LEED AP
STUDIO
It wasnt all that long ago when
sustainability was a term used
only by conservationists and
environmentalists. Today, sustain-
ability is a part of the discussion
in the design process of most
new buildings and in strategic
planning and budget meetings
for existing buildings around the
world. As requirements to define
and measure actual building per-
formance continue to emerge, the
question becomes what defines a
high-performance building? And
then, how do we measure it?
The phrase shall be capable
of is one that many of us, es-
pecially mechanical engineers
and building automa-
tion professionals,
are familiar with
when writing
the sequence of operations for
a buildings controls system.
Owners often ask that engi-
neers specify what a building
automation system shall be
capable of in terms of opera-
tions or performance. But just
because a buildings automa-
tion system is capable of doing
something doesnt necessarily
ensure that a particular opera-
tion will be properly utilized (if
utilized at all) once a building
is up and running. As a result,
many buildings are capable of
operating more efficiently than
they actually do.
A day-to-day example is the
purchase of software thats
intended to revolutionize the op-
erations of a company but never
gets used to that end because
of a lack of accountability and
staff training (i.e., we have
this great new sales-tracking
software, but because it
takes a little effort and
staff resource to fully
understand and utilize
the system, weve only
used it to house contact
information for the past
12 months).
An unfortunate fact of
life in the world of build-
ing operations is that this
idea expands far beyond
building-automation sys-
tems to the entire build-
ing itself. The idea that a
new or existing building
can be capable of using
very little, if any, grid en-
ergy or water while serv-
ing as a healthy place for
people to live and work is
now commonplace. But
this is just one of many
ways that buildings still fall short
of their true potential.
What About LEED?
The U.S. Green Building Councils
LEED rating system has brought
the industry a long way by
providing a third-party verifica-
tion tool that allows design and
operation professionals to set
goals and measure achievement
across multiple project types
located anywhere in the country.
Before LEED, many project teams
sought to lessen the environ-
mental or negative health
impacts of buildings. However,
those efforts were often isolated
to strategies that include renew-
able energy production or prod-
ucts with minimal environmental
impact. A holistic approach was
generally not taken, and true
verification of the desired results
did not exist for most projects
claiming to be green.
While LEED certification is
utilized far more now than in
previous years, the potential it
provides is still rarely maximized.
Because LEED is a holistic ap-
proach that allows project teams
to select priorities across five
separate environmental catego-
ries, a particular building might
not actually choose to push the
limits of energy efficiency at all. A
project can still become LEED cer-
tified if all prerequisites are met
and enough points are accumu-
lated in sustainable sites, water ef-
ficiency, materials and resources,
and indoor environmental quality
categories with few or none hav-
ing been achieved in the energy
efficiency category.
Even if a buildings design
team chooses to push the limits
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THEN, HOW DO WE MEASURE I T?
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STUDIO
of energy efficiency in design, that effort only
sets up the proper conditions for a building
to operate efficiently. It also takes a willing-
ness on behalf of the building operator and
its occupants to truly realize those energy
savings. During the design phase, its definitely
worthwhile to consider using an energy model
to drive the decision-making process related
to energy-consuming systems rather than just
demonstrating compliance with ASHRAE 90.1
requirements. While an energy model is the
best tool in helping the design team to make
well-informed energy savings, most decisions
still dont properly use the model for design
assistance early in the process.
Additionally, measurement and verification
efforts arent making the proper connection
between design and construction strategies to
the operations phase of a buildings life. Staff
training at the turnover of a building is usually
far from comprehensive and often fails to fully
communicate the building as one large system
a system whose performance naturally
degrades over time, even if a thorough preven-
tative maintenance program is implemented.
One of the best investments an owner can
make in the construction of a building is in
various meters and submeters for utilities. A
properly metered building can tell an owner
exactly where and how energy or any other
utility is being used. As a result, operations
staff will then have the ability to avoid equip-
ment problems before they occur, or at least
early in a failure mode.
Think of a building like a car just because
you provide your car with optimum main-
tenance doesnt mean that the parts wont
eventually wear out and need replacing. A
building is no different. However, proper
maintenance means that it can operate at
maximum efficiency and wear out at a slower
rate. Still, existing-building commissioning
services that combat performance decay are
rarely used when in many cases preventative
maintenance measures are struggling to gain
proper implementation.
Above all else, an integrated approach to
design, construction and operations doesnt
occur often enough. This leaves the necessary
connections between the design process and
operations of buildings minimized, with very
little input from future staff that will ultimately
be responsible for operating and managing the
costs of a building throughout its useful life.
Theres Still Hope
Nevertheless, there are individual success
stories that prove we can do better and
on a much larger scale. As an industry, we
know what its going to take to further re-
duce the impact buildings have on the en-
vironment as well as their cost to build and
operate. By properly using tools and strate-
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opportunities to reduce a facilitys energy
consumption are here now. So while we
need to know what our buildings should
be capable of, we also need to ask how we
plan to execute those capabilities.
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Whats Missing?
THE ALPHABET SOUP OF FEDERAL SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS REQUIRES EDUCATION.
By Scott DeGaro, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C | O+M
STUDIO
In the Federal Governments
often confusing and seemingly
unrelated world of acronyms and
regulations, names such as EPAct,
EISA, FSRIA, RCRA, CFR, CBECS
and dozens of others all impose
requirements on projects regard-
ing sustainability. This alphabet
soup of acronyms is meant to
reduce the overall environmental
footprint of the nations biggest
energy consumer, buildings. Each
and every one of these regulations
has their purpose and useful place
in projects, from the design and
construction of new multimillion
dollar facilities to operations and
maintenance of existing facilities.
However, while these well-
intentioned regulations often
overlap, they are different enough
to cause confusion.
For example, one regulation
requires a 15 percent reduction in
energy usage compared to a 2003
agency baseline, while another
requires a 30 percent energy cost
reduction compared to ASHRAE
90.1-2004. Still another is often inter-
preted to require a 30 percent cost
reduction over ASHRAE 90.1-2007,
while another requires a 55 percent
reduction in carbon-based fossil fuel
generated energy consumption.
The most frequently asked
question is: What are the actual
requirements based upon? Is it
usage, cost, a building baseline,
an agency baseline, a 2003
baseline, a 2004 baseline, a 2007
baseline or fossil fuel usage?
The simple answer is: There isnt
a single clear answer theyre
all required. These differing yet
related regulations build on the
groundwork of the sustainability
rating systems, but lack one key
ingredient education.
Professional credential-
ing offered by rating systems
mostly focuses on the obviously
important aspect of ensuring a
professional understanding of
the rating system and related
documentation. However, the
credentialing process lacks the
key characteristic of showing that
the credential holder possesses
the appropriate knowledge of
sustainability outside of that
particular system or the ability to
share that knowledge with the
rest of his or her team.
Education
For those whose primary job is
sustainability, the biggest part of
said job description even before
documentation needs to be
education. The larger the quantity
of requirements, and the more
variation that exists in the require-
ments, means that more education
is required. While team members
may have expertise in specific
aspects of design, they may not
have the detailed expertise and
understanding required to coor-
dinate the differing and changing
requirements. The sustainability
professional needs to be the per-
son that ties everything together
while guiding the process.
Agencies that are responsible
for implementing these regulations
generally have a small core team of
experts which understands the nu-
ances of each regulation, how they
interact with each other and when
to apply them. This is also the group
thats typically tasked with identify-
ing how each agency will comply
with the overall requirements.
Because of the sheer volume of
projects that each agency is respon-
sible for, one of the requirements
that the federal regulations need
to start including is education
specifically for those representing
the government and related con-
sultants. Education would aid the
standardization of requirements
and greatly reduce confusion. It
could also prevent the inclusion of
inappropriate requirements.
Sustainability as a
Discipline
The widespread adoption of the
International Green Construction
Code and ASHRAE 189.1 will help
usher in a new era where sustain-
ability develops into what it is
already becoming: its own dis-
cipline responsible for ensuring
the next generation of projects is
as sustainable as possible, while
hopefully increasing the level and
specialization of the new breed of
sustainability professionals.
Sustainability has clearly de-
veloped the need to be treated as
a specialized discipline weve
reached the dawn of this inde-
pendent and integral discipline;
but weve also reached a plateau.
For sustainability to move for-
ward, it must involve a process
where education, specialization
of sustainability professionals and
the independence of sustainabil-
ity professionals are integrated
into the current process.
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Part I: A Call for IT and
Communications Systems
to Go Green
The building industry has taken giant leaps
toward sustainability in most areas, but it
has neglected to recognize the role IT and
communications systems play in a buildings
energy expenditure. Until every building
component is considered for its efficiency,
we cant consciously say were giving a
green building to society. From owners and
technology designers to rating systems like
LEED, its high time for IT and communica-
tions systems to go green. (See ED+C Octo-
ber 2010 pages 30-31 for the full article.)
We live in an era of ever-evolving com-
munications systems. With high usage
requirements and technological innovation
doubling every two years, efficient comput-
ers, servers and voice and data systems
with higher bandwidths are in constant
demand. According to the U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA-Table E5A),
U.S. buildings spend as much as 66 billon
kilowatt-hours annually on communications
equipment like computers, servers, copiers,
fax machines, cash registers and more.
The short life cycle and significant demand
makes IT and communications systems ripe for
standardization. From head-end equipment
like switches and servers to end-user equip-
ment including computers, phones and fax
machines, regulating the energy use and car-
bon footprint of these building components is
just as crucial as that of their fellow mechani-
cal, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems.
Tomorrows IT and communications
designs must not only meet the demands
of higher performance but they must do so
a way that is cost-effective and energy effi-
cient as well. Only when we begin to design
to this standard will we be able to effectively
decrease the energy consumption caused by
communications equipment and deliver true
green buildings to society.
Communicating
Sustainability Part II
STANDARDIZING GREEN GUIDELINES FOR IT AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
By Gislene D. Weig, RCDD
STUDIO
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Green Standards and Guidelines
IT and communications equipment and their systems can meet a
variety of already-established sustainable criteria. Hypothetically
speaking, if these systems were to meet LEED rating system criteria,
they would follow the same pattern as a buildings MEP systems with
similar categories, including Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and
Resources Selection, Indoor Environmental Quality and Innovation
and Design Process. Heres how.
Energy and Atmosphere (EA)
In order to reduce the environmental and economic impacts
associated with excessive energy use, IT and communications
systems design should:
Maximize active port usage by unplugging unused ports at the
switch level. This will result in fewer active electronics, cutting
energy consumption and operational costs. (LEED EA, Prerequisite
2: Minimum energy performance required and EAc1 Optimize Energy
Performance)
When permitted, include an automatic procedure to turn off serv-
ers, switches and PCs when they are not in use. Like occupancy
sensors and electric lighting, PCs can be programmed to turn off
when not in use. (LEED EA, Prerequisite 2: Minimum energy perfor-
mance required and EAc1 Optimize Energy Performance)
Select switches, servers, PCs and other electronic components
that are energy efficient. (LEED EA, Prerequisite 2: Minimum energy
performance required and EAc1 Optimize Energy Performance)
Share switches when possible, resulting in fewer switches that need
to be powered and cooled. Traditionally, analog systems like secu-
rity, phone and community antenna television were kept on a sepa-
rate network. As these systems merge into IP networks, that is no
longer required. All systems (data, phone, security and community
antenna television) may run on the same network and switch. For
enterprises that are running IP networks for all their systems, avoid
separating switches by department to maximize switch efficiency.
For example, on a college campus, Department A uses 10 ports of
one 48-port switch and Department B uses 12 ports of another 48-
port switch. Thats two switches powered, each only consuming 25
percent of its capacity. Instead, by combining both departments to
use 22 ports of a 48-port switch, only one switch will be powered,
using just 46 percent capacity, cutting energy consumption and
operational costs. (LEED EA, Prerequisite 2: Minimum energy perfor-
mance required and EAc1 Optimize Energy Performance)
When these strategies are included in the design stage, they can
figure into whole building energy simulation and analysis, adding to
the buildings projected energy savings from day one.
Materials and Resources Selection (MR)
In order to conserve resources and reduce the environmental
impact of new buildings as they relate to material manufacturing and
transportation, IT and communications systems design should:
Utilize pre-cut and pre-connected cables to decrease onsite waste
and installation time. This, however, will require engineering exact
cable lengths prior to construction, which can be challenging.
(LEED MR, Credit 2: Construction waste management)
Eliminate abandoned in-place cables and remove unused conduits for
better airflow and less obstruction, resulting in less power required
to run an efficient HVAC system. Limit the amount of cables within
cabinets to prevent airflow blockage. Secure cables tightly to keep
them organized. (LEED MR, Credit 2: Construction Waste Management)
Recycle electronic equipment and cables as they become outdat-
ed. Choose vendors with material and recycling programs already
in place. (LEED MR, Credit 3: Materials Reuse)
Select equipment vendors with local distribution to reduce travel
distance during the shipping/delivery process. (LEED MR, Credit 5:
Regional Materials)
Strategically place the telecom room as close to the center of the
floor served as possible to minimize conduit runs and cable lengths.
Shorter cable runs result in higher-performance transmission.
To extend and future proof the general life cycle of IT and com-
munications infrastructure, install the higher performance cabling
from day one. For example, the transmission for Category 5 cabling
is up to 100 MHz, while that of Category 6 is 250 MHz, but the price
difference is insignificant. Upgrading to Category 6, in this case,
will eliminate unnecessary cable waste and construction in the
future while providing flexibility for immediate systems growth.
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
In order to improve the indoor air quality (IAQ) and promote
occupancy comfort in each building space, IT and communications
design should utilize cables that are manufactured to be RoHS
(Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances) compliant and low
VOC (volatile organic compounds). Cables without this certification
may contain materials that are hazardous to humans in case of a
fire. (Although LEED does not specifically address cables and cable
coatings per se, their VOC content can impact indoor air quality, and
therefore, this principal could fall under the LEED IEQ, Credit 4: Low
Emitting Materials credit.)
Innovation and Design Process (ID)
Innovative sustainable IT and communications systems design will
employ server virtualization, allowing multiple applications to run
on a single server. Typically, an enterprise running 10 applications
will have 10 different supporting servers, plus additional servers for
redundancy. Similar to the switch example earlier, each application
server is hypothetically running at only 20 percent of its capacity.
With server virtualization, multiple applications can be run through
a single server, increasing its capacity. Fewer servers will ultimately
demand less power, less cooling and require less space. The chal-
lenges of server virtualization include configuration and layering the
applications on one server efficiently and with appropriate security.
(LEED ID Credit 1: Innovation in Design)
Implementing these and more cost-effective, energy-efficient, low-
latency solutions for IT and communications systems will push the
envelope of tomorrows green building design without compromis-
ing the need for higher bandwidth and high performance.
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Thats My Property!
WHAT BUILDING PROFESSIONALS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PATENTS.
By Ryan L. Marshall and Steven P. Shurtz
STUDIO
Economic pressures continue to affect modern building design and con-
struction. Buildings today must provide greater functionality, consume less
energy and produce less waste while still being aesthetically appealing.
Innovations developed to achieve these goals are frequently the subject
of patent protection. Yet, many building professionals are unaware of patent
issues. They need to be aware of patent laws that affect modern building
practices, including green technologies. Consider the following scenario.
A developer hires a team of architects, engineers and contractors to build
a LEED-certified office building with the latest in energy, water and waste
conservation technologies using green building materials. A subcontractor
responsible for the buildings wallboards uses a low-bid supplier who pro-
vides drywall made of recycled fiber and a modified gypsum material. A year
later, the building owner, architects, engineers, contractors and subcontrac-
tor are sued for infringing a patent covering the wallboard material.
Even though some or all of the individuals and companies involved in
this scenario may not have infringed any patents, they may be a party to the
litigation, and the costs to defend a patent claim can easily reach a million
dollars. It is prudent, therefore, to be aware of patent issues and how infringe-
ment issues can be avoided.
Patent Rights in Building Patents
Technology companies are innovating several aspects of modern buildings
to meet todays needs. Here are a few examples: high-efficiency windows
(U.S. Patent No. 7,278,241), eco-friendly floor materials (U.S. Patent No.
7,354,656), multi-channeled skylights (U.S. Patent No. 7,234,279), dwelling
configurations (U.S. Patent No. 7,237,361), and shingle designs (U.S. Design
Patent No. D611,620). All of these innovations are protected with patents.
A patent is an exclusive right granted by the government to an inventor for
a limited period of time in exchange for public disclosure of a new, useful and
nonobvious process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of mat-
ter, or any new and useful improvement thereof. Patent owners can exclude
others from making, using, offering to sell and selling the patented invention
or importing the invention into the U.S. Conversely, a patent does not give its
owner a guarantee that they are not infringing someone elses patent rights.
There are two basic types of patents applicable to building technologies.
The first type is a utility patent. Utility patents cover machines, processes,
articles of manufacture and compositions of matter. They are enforceable for
a period of 20 years from their earliest filing date.
The second type is a design patent. Design patents protect the ornamental
appearance of an article not its functionality. They are enforceable for a peri-
od of 14 years from their issue date. While design patents are less expensive than
utility patents and issue much sooner, they are often easier to design around.
Patent Infringement in Green Tech Buildings
When considering what a patent covers, one looks to the patent claims. In-
fringement occurs if all of the elements of at least one patent claim are found
in an accused product or method. If a single element is absent, then there is
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ways. Direct infringement occurs when someone
makes, uses, sells, offers to sell or imports the inven-
tion without permission from the patent owner. For
example, a person selling a building material which
has all of the elements of a patent claim can directly
infringe the patent. A contractor who installs that
building material and the building owner can be
direct infringers, too.
Indirect infringement occurs when someone
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use, sell, offer to sell or import the invention. For
example, an architect who directs someone to use
the infringing building material can be liable for
indirect infringement.
An individual or company who knowingly sells or
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There are two remedies for patent infringe-
ment. One remedy is monetary damages which
may include the patent owners lost profits or a
reasonable royalty for the infringing goods or
processes. An infringers profits may also be in-
cluded in the damage award for design patent in-
fringement. And if the infringer was aware of the
infringement and simply disregarded any patent
rights, courts can triple the damage award.
Another remedy is an injunction. Courts can
order infringers to refrain from infringing activity,
such as halting building construction.
Reducing Infringement Risk
While any business venture has risks, wise
building professionals identify unacceptable
risks and take steps to avoid them. Here are a
few good practices that building professionals
can consider to avoid patent infringement and
ameliorate the risks.
STUDIO
First, building professionals should be aware
of patent issues. Understanding patents, their
operation and how issues can arise in a building
project will enable the professional the oppor-
tunity to sidestep problems before they happen.
Make sure other people in your organization are
also educated about potential patent issues.
Second, the sooner patents are identified that
bear upon some design or building feature, the
easier it is to design around the patent or obtain a
license. Adopt a patent identification procedure.
Ask bidders and suppliers to identify patents that
cover their products or processes. Watch for a
patent number or patent pendingon products
you plan to use and competing products. If
patent markings are found, search for patents
and pending patent applications held by the
company who made the product. Monitor patent
filings by that company since patent applicants
frequently amend their patent claims during the
patent procurement process, resulting in nar-
rower, easier-to-design-around patents.
Third, shift patent infringement risk by obtain-
ing contract indemnity. Indemnities are com-
monly assumed by the party who is in the best
position to know about and avoid a potential
problem. In the scenario above, the wallboard
subcontractor could indemnify the contractor
against the risk that the drywall it uses infringes
a patent. Likewise, the subcontractor can ask the
supplier to indemnify the subcontractor.
An indemnity is only as effective as the financial
solvency of the indemnifying party. Thus, even if
a general contractor obtains an indemnity from a
subcontractor, if that subcontractor is without the
financial means to defend against or pay for an
infringement award, the contractor may still have
to defend a lawsuit and pay the entire award.
Fourth, you should consider insurance policies
that will protect you and your company against
patent infringement claims.
Fifth, develop your own intellectual property.
Engineers, architects and builders often confront
challenges when designing and implementing
features identified by their clients. When the solu-
tions to those problems are not obvious, those
solutions may qualify for patent protection. Use
employment agreements to address obligations
of employees to assign invention rights to their
employer for inventions developed within their
work assignments. Remember, however, that
obtaining a patent does not guarantee that your
invention does not infringe someone elses patent.
Those building professionals who learn about
intellectual property issues will be better suited
to avoid patent litigation and find success from
capitalizing on their own innovative solutions.
A competent patent attorney can help you with
these issues.
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THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWFIRMBRINKS HOFER GILSON&LIONE IN
SALT LAKE CITY. THEY CANBE CONTACTED AT (801) 355-7900, RMARSHALL@
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Good Wood
CERTIFIED WOOD DRIVES CONSERVATION.
By Corey Brinkema
OPINION
By almost any measure, the
advancements in green build-
ing during the past 10 years
have been stunning. LEED has
literally reshaped definitions of
whats possible, giving rise to a
large and growing community
of visionaries pushing beyond
limits set only years before.
And the positive impacts for
the planet have been sig-
nificant. For forests specifically,
green building (and especially
the Certified Wood credit in
LEED) has been an important
conservation driver. By set-
ting a standard like FSC as the
standard for the Certified Wood
credit, LEED is mobilizing mar-
ket forces to greatly improve
forest management across the
United States and Canada, and
even overseas.
This is not a coincidence.
Rather, it is the USGBC mission
to transform the way buildings
and communities are designed,
built and operated, enabling an
environmentally and socially re-
sponsible, healthy, and prosper-
ous environment that improves
the quality of life.
The FSC and LEED
LEED and FSC support local
jobs and domestic wood use
in a variety of ways. With LEED
as a primary motivator, FSC-
certified forestland in the U.S.
has reached 33 million acres
(130 million in North America).
And more than 40,000 Ameri-
can family forest owners have
achieved FSC certification and
are directly participating in the
growing green marketplace.
LEEDs Regional Materials
credit provides added benefit
by awarding points for wood
and other materials that are
locally produced.
FSC-certified forest landown-
ers of all types and sizes believe
that where we use forests, we
have a responsibility to use
them well. And they know that
compliance with a world-class
standard will tend to drive eco-
nomic development and confer
competitive advantage in both
the short and long term.
Wood has a robust, fully
mature system to certify en-
vironmentally sound, socially
beneficial and economically
prosperous management. And
I believe FSC is the system with
the credibility and integrity to
bring value to the LEED program.
Future of the Wood Credit
A core question, how to
recognize and reward innova-
tion over the status quo in
LEED, will be answered in the
2012 revision of the program.
Nowhere is this concern more
visible right now than in the
forest products arena, where
the Certified Wood credit has
undergone four rounds of com-
ment and revision.
I close with a challenge to the
USGBC membership: Keep LEED
strong. In fact, consider making
it even stronger by tying certi-
fication to actual performance,
as the Living Building Challenge
does.A robust Certified Wood
credit has been and continues
to be one of the principal driv-
ers for healthy forest ecosys-
tems in North America and
around the world.
The opinions expressed above are those of the
author and do not necessarily represent the
views of this magazine.
COREY BRINKEMA IS PRESI-
DENT, FOREST STEWARDSHIP
COUNCIL US. READ MORE
ONLINE IN HIS BLOG KEEP
GOOD WOOD IN LEED AT
WWW.EDCMAG.COM.
Resources
Learn about FSC and green building:
www.fscus.org/green_building
Search for FSC retailers:
www.fscus.org/productsearch/retailers
Learn about FSCs principles and criteria
for forest management:
www.fscus.org/standards_criteria
FSC by the numbers
3,900 companies certified in the U.S.
18,000 companies certified worldwide
39,000 U.S. families with certified woodlots
33,000,000 acres certified in the U.S.
130,000,000 acres certified in North America
330,000,000 acres certified worldwide
FSC:
Protects water quality: FSC specifies ex-
panded protection for rivers, lakes and
other water bodies from direct impacts,
erosion and chemical runoff where
laws or industry-based best manage-
ment guidelines are insufficient to
protect water quality.
Prohibits highly hazardous chemicals: FSC
prohibits the use of some of the most
hazardous pesticides, herbicides and
other chemicals that are still widely used
in the U.S. and Canada.
Limits clearcuts to protect forest ecology:
FSC requires that ecological functions and
values remain intact after harvest. Large
clearcuts are not allowed where they threat-
en the ecological integrity of the forest.
Protects high conservation value forests,
such as rare old growth: FSC has clear
requirements to protect high conserva-
tion value forests. In areas where old
growth is rare, the extent and values
associated with old growth are strictly
protected in an FSC-certified forest.
Prevents loss of natural forest cover: FSC
restricts deforestation, including the
conversion of biodiversity-rich natural
forests to monoculture plantations or
non-forest uses.
Protects customary rights of indigenous
people and local communities: FSC ex-
plicitly requires forest managers to up-
hold and protect the customary rights
and resources of indigenous people.
And FSC ensures that forest managers
assess and address the impacts of for-
est operations on local communities.
Governs in a democratic and transparent
way: FSC is governed by an open mem-
bership (General Assembly) where inter-
ests are equally balanced by economic,
social and environmental chambers.
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