LEE

Leadership In Energy And Environmental Design

D Green Building Rating System

Prepared By :
Aslesha Basnet (69007)
Jasmina Joshi (69015)
Manika Bajracharya (69018)
Rubina Maskey (69033)
What is Green building?

A green building:

 Operates energy
efficiently

 Conserves water

 Comfortable, safe and

healthy

 Durable and
Reduced
operating
Energy saving
20-30%
Water saving
40-60%
maintainable with
minimal environment
cost

impact
Reduced Enhanced occupant Improved
impact on the comfort, safety and productivity of
environment health occupants
Components of a green building
Technologies for Smart Green building
Benefits comparison
 What is LEED?

Leadership in Energy &  Evolved since 1998 to more

accurately represent emerging
Environmental Design green building technologies

 Nationally accepted benchmark

for the design & construction

Green building Comprehensive &  Proposals to modify the LEED

rating system National standards offered and publicly
reviewed by USGBC's member
organizations

 The tool needed to measure

impact and improve the buildings’
performance
Evolves over Documentation  Promotes an integrated, systems
time based oriented approach to high-
performance design and
construction
 Who & What Can Be LEED?

Buildings Certified
Professionals Accredited

LEED- History
Over 10 Years in Development
Available to the Public in March of
2000
Initially 1 Program (for New
Construction only)
Now 7 Different LEED Rating
Programs
LEED Rating system
 How does LEED work?
To earn LEED certification,
 A project must earn a minimum 40 points on a 110-point LEED rating
system scale.
 Homes must earn a minimum of 45 points on a 136-point scale.

40- 49 50- 59 60- 79 80+

 Projects earn points to satisfy green building requirements.

 The number of points the project earns determines its level of LEED
certification.
How does LEED work?
 LEED Process

 LEED needs to be integrated into the design process

 Requires buy-in from entire team
 Can be accomplished with any delivery method
LEED Process
Top 10 countries outside USA
 Increase in LEED projects

2006:
642 million
square feet.
2005:
500 million
square feet.

2004:
More than
180 million
2003: square feet.
More than
141 million
square feet.
2002:
More than
80 million
square feet.
 Why LEED?
LEED-certified buildings are designed to:

• Lower operating costs and increase asset value

• Reduce waste sent to landfills
• Conserve energy and water
• Be healthier and safer for occupants
• Reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions

Green Buildings Can Reduce……

 Main LEED Categories
Energy & atmosphere credits promote better
building energy performance through innovative
strategies.

Innovation & Design Materials and resources

address sustainable building credits encourage using
expertise as well as design sustainable building materials
measures not covered under and reducing waste.
the five LEED credit
categories.

Sustainable sites
credits encourage strategies
Indoor environmental quality that minimize the impact on
credits promote better indoor air ecosystems and water
quality and access to daylight and resources.
views
 Other LEED Categories
Innovation & Design address
sustainable building expertise
Awareness & Education
Location & Linkages promotes
provides education and tools to
walkable neighborhoods and
understand and make the most
access to efficient transportation
of the green building features of
options and open space.
home.

Sustainable sites
Indoor Educaional Quality credits encourage strategies
that minimize the impact on
ecosystems and water
resources.

Material and resources Water Efficiency

Energy And Atmosphere Regional priority credits address

regional environmental priorities for
buildings
LEED Certification Score-card breakdown v4

Total 110 points

 Rating system scale for LEED platinum:

SUSTAINABLE SITES WATER EFFICIENCY

15-21 8-11

ENERGY &
ATMOSPHERE 23-37
INDOOR ENV. QUALITY
9-17

MATERIALS & RESOURCES

3-14
INNOVATION IN
OPERATION +4

BONUS
0-10
Categories of LEED:

HOW TO REGISTER A PROJECT

Determine which
1. CHOOSE rating system you will
use
Registration fee- $900
2. for USGBC (United
State Green Building
REGISTER
Council)
$1200 for non-
members
3. SUBMIT Submit your
certification
application

Await the application

4. REVIEW review

Receive the certification

5. CERTIFY decision
 Examples of LEED buildings
CII –Godrej GBC ITC Green Center,
,Hyderabad Gurgaon

Wipro
Suzlon Energy Technologies
Limited , Gurgaon
Examples of LEED buildings

Anna Centenary
Library
American Embassy Building,
School, Delhi Chennai

IGP Office, NEG Micon,

Gulbarga Chennai
 Examples of LEED buildings

L&T EDRC ,
Chennai Rajiv Gandhi International
Airport – Hyderabad
 Benefits of LEED

 Environmental  Economic  Health and

benefits: benefits: community benefits:
 Enhance and  Reduce operating  Improve air, thermal,
protect ecosystems costs and acoustic
and biodiversity environments
 Enhance asset value
and profits
 Improve air and  Enhance occupant
water quality comfort and health
 Improve employee
productivity and
 Reduce solid waste satisfaction  Minimize strain on
local infrastructure
 Conserve natural  Optimize life-cycle
resources economic  Contribute to overall
performance quality of life
 Limitations Of LEED

1. LEED is difficult and expensive for individual homeowners and

smaller non commercial projects.

2. LEED ignores context and performance.

3. The closer LEED gets to becoming a mandate, the more blindly it will
be followed
Comparison

Categories LEED BREEAM GRIHA CASBEE

Launch Date 1998 1990 2007 2004

Origin USA UK India Japan

Assessment USGBC Trained Assessors Team from Design/Managem

ADaRSH ent team

Ratings Certified, Silver, Pass, Good, Very 1, 2, 3, C, B-, B+, A, S
Gold, Platinum Good, Excellent 4, 5
and Outstanding
Focus Globally Globally Locally in India Globally but
specially in Japan
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 CASE STUDY
USGBC Headquarter
PROJECT: USGBC Headquarters
LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
CLIENT: U.S. Green Building Council
SIZE: 75,000 sq.ft
LEED CERTIFICATION: Platinum certified in 2009,
LEED v3
LEED platinum for commercial
interiors status, renovated
AWARDS- AIA DC Presidential Citation for Sustainable
Design
AGC of DC Award of Excellence Exterior of building
www.usgbc.org
Best Sustainable Interior Project
ENR Mid-Atlantic Best Project of the Year
Interior Design/Tenant Improvement
 MATERIAL

MATERIALS:
 Sawn Bamboo
 Cool Carpet
 Veneer Douglas Fir Stripe

 Linoleum
 Cork Flooring
 Eco spec
 Metal Works
 Reclaimed Douglas Fir Wood
Timbers
 Day lighting Ballast
Front lobby featuring reclaimed wood, a water feature,
and the new stair penetration
MATERIAL

Open office environment

Optimize Energy Performance

Lighting Power: 35.7% Lower lighting power
Reduced potable water by 40.75%
Lighting Controls: Daylight response controls
HVAC : Zoning Controls
Thermafusers
Pre-fab
Insulated Ductwork
Storage & Collection of Recyclables

Tenant Space
• 10 Year Lease Commitment
Resource Reuse
• 7.93% Building Materials
Reused
• 30% Furniture Reused
Recycled Content
• 21% Building Materials used
• Recycled Content
RATINGS BASIS

Sustainable Education
• 100% Green Power
Water Use Reduction
• Reduced Potable Water use
By 40.75%
Ergonomic Excellence
LEED Accredited Professional
Platinum
LEED for Commercial Interiors
45 of 57 Points

Platinum LEED for Commercial Interiors 45

of 57 Points
Minimum IAQ Performance Tobacco Smoke Control

Outside Air Delivery

Monitoring
• Aircuity Sensors
Increased Ventilation
• 39.3% Increased Air
Construction IAQ Management
• During Construction
Low-Emitting Materials
• Adhesives, Sealants
• Paints & Coatings
• Carpet
• Systems Furniture & Seating
SCOREBOARD
 GOALS AND SUCCESSES

• To make the new office sophisticated and

advanced green building design and
technology

• Set an example for their membership and the

public, but also to demonstrate what is
possible
Increased productivity due to day lighting, good air
quality, design innovation, integrated design
process, waste reduction and avoidance

• Greatest success - day lighting

Remarkable day lighting, high-performance lighting
system achieves lighting power densities among the
best in the industry
Indoor office environment
www.usgbc.org
 STRATEGIES

•An electronic window shade system operates to maximize good daylight

and minimize glare.
•Walls, ceilings and workstation panels are colored white to reflect as much
light as possible.
•Eco-corridor features a lighter perimeter carpeting along the window line
which acts as a light shelf, reflecting natural light back into the space
 STRATEGIES
•With lighting controls set to 80% maximum output,
lighting power density is 54% below the ASHRAE
standard. With so much daylight streaming in, use
of overhead lights reduced

•Biophilic strategies, those connecting staff to

nature, was to provide views of the outdoors from a
seated position, and 97% of all regularly occupied
spaces have a direct sightline to the outdoors.

•Energy use in space is monitored, including

energy used for lighting, to ensure we leverage
design efficiencies and systems are operating in
sync.

Overhead lighting
 PROCESS

• Space layout, windows, HVAC, lighting, and

furniture selection and finishes

•Interior as transparent as possible - low partition

heights and interior glass features

•Reduced the amount of air conditioning load in the

summer
• Innovative linear diffusers that would automatically
deliver the supply air downward in the heating mode in
the winter months and pivot the air horizontally while in
cooling mode. This new technology significantly removes
the thermal downdraft
•Water wall which provides cooling and dehumidification
•8’ between the glass and the first workstation on the south face – eco-
corridor
•Daylight-responsive sensors dim light fixtures if adequate natural
light is available; spaces are only illuminated if they need to be.
•Occupancy sensors to control light fixtures – turns off light
automatically when not in use
•Thermostats used to maintain precise temperature control - regain
proper temperature quickly
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.usgbc.org/projects/usgbc-headquarters?view=stories
•http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/buildings/us-green-building-council-corporate-
headquarters_o
•https://segd.org/us-green-building-council-headquarters
•http://www.vsbn.org/docs/20070320_USGBC_Headquarters.pdf
•http://www.txap.com/assets/file/bulletins/titus-usgbc_new.pdf
Thank