Mark Hutchinson and Colleen Loader

November 13, 2013

Question 1
Question 2
 Presenters
Presenters

Mark Hutchinson
Vancouver Director, Green
Building Programs

Colleen Loader Ottawa

Manager, LEED Programs
 Agenda

Introduction and key highlights

Scope of market sectors
LEED v4 goals
Credit categories – significant changes
Tools
Model for internationalization and LEED in Canada
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES
 LEED v4

More stringent
More sophisticated
More holistic, life-cycle approach
More flexible
Integrative
Greater focus on performance
 LEED v4:
SCOPE OF MARKET SECTORS
Question 3
 Building Design and Construction

Existing New Construction and Major Renovations

Core and Shell

Schools
New to
Canada
Healthcare
Retail

Data Centers
New Warehouse and Distribution Centers
Hospitality
 Interior Design and Construction

Existing Commercial Interiors

New to
Canada
Retail

New Hospitality
 Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance

Existing Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance

Schools
Retail
New Data Centers
Warehouses & Distribution Centers
Hospitality
 Neighbourhood Development

Neighbourhood Development Plan

Modified
Neighbourhood Development
 Homes

Existing Homes (up to 3 stories)

New to
Canada Multifamily Midrise (4 - 8 stories)
 LEED v4:
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL
OUTCOMES
 LEED v4 SYSTEM GOALS

LEED v2009: TRACI environmental impact categories

 How much harm is being done?

LEED v4:
 What do we want LEED buildings to do? What are the goals?
 LEED v4 SYSTEM GOALS

Reduce contribution to global climate change

Enhance individual human health
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
LEED v4 System Goals
 Integrative Process

New BD&C (1 point), ID&C (2 points), Homes (1-2 points)

credit
Focused on discovery portion of integrative process
Analysis of energy and water systems
Early design decisions informed by site conditions and
project goals
Document by completing worksheet and providing simple
box energy model results
New credit category to improve alignment between
commercial rating systems and LEED ND
More performance-based credits with improved ties to
anticipated outcome
bicycle facilities [link to bike network]
quality transit [trip frequency, walking distance]
Major simplification to Light Pollution Reduction credit
through new option for BUG rated equipment
New credit for site assessment
Financial support option in protect or restore habitat
Addressing all water uses including fixtures & fittings,
process, appliance, cooling towers, and outdoor water
Credit for metering of subsystems
Outdoor water use prerequisite (BD&C)
Minimum Energy Performance: 5% above ASHRAE 90.1-
2010; minimum ENERGY STAR score now 75
New credit for Demand Response
Building level energy metering required for all projects.
Green Power includes carbon offsets
Renewable Energy – community-scale central systems
Enhanced Commissioning includes envelope option
1. Building and material re-use
•Top priority
•Up to 6 points
2. Transparency and optimization
2. Transparency and optimization
•Whole-building Life Cycle Assessment
Global warming potential
Depletion of stratospheric ozone
Acidification of land and water resources
Eutrophication
Formation of tropospheric ozone
Depletion of nonrenewable resources
2. Transparency and optimization
•Whole-building Life Cycle Assessment
•Environmental Product Declarations
2. Transparency and optimization
•Whole-building Life Cycle Assessment
•Environmental Product Declarations
•Resource extraction
•Material ingredients
3. Waste management
•Planning (prerequisite)
•Diverting
•Minimizing total waste
•Closed-loop recycling programs
1. Building and material re-use

2. Transparency and optimization Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction

• Whole-building LCA
BPDO — Environmental Product
• EPDs Declarations

• Resource extraction BPDO — Sourcing of Raw Materials

• Material ingredients BPDO — Material Ingredients

Construction and demolition waste

3. Waste Management management
Outdoor air delivery monitoring
VOC assessed holistically based on emissions
Quality lighting, quality views
Acoustics
LEED v4: TOOLS
 Overview
Overview

Provide consistent, reliable tools and resources

Market testing prior to launch

Focus on meeting project team needs

 GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Guiding Principles

Intuitive. Quickly understand what’s being asked for

Transparent. Understand why things are being asked for and how
calculations work

Simple. Ask only for critical information

Flexible. Allow for different ways of meeting the intent
Industry-specific. Focus on information created during typical
construction process
 REFERENCE GUIDES
Reference Guides

Streamlined
Comprehensive
– Application guides (e.g., campus)
– Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs)
Addresses scope issues
 Read the category introductions and credit overviews!
 Online Reference Guides
Designated Guide Tab next to
Credit Language

Browse Reference Guide Multimedia Guidance,

Sections Case Studies and
Tutorials
Question 4
LEED v4: LEED is GLOBAL
 Model for Internationalization

Principle:

Global consistency, local relevancy

• Regional Priority Credits

• Alternative Compliance Paths (ACPs)
 What would be an ACP?

Where an alterative approach is needed to be able

to easily apply LEED in Canada.
• Alternative national-level standards
• Revised definitions where requirements rely heavily on
US programs

What wouldn’t be an ACP?

• Increasing or decreasing a credit threshold to address
market differences
 Model for Internationalization

What about delivery?

• Provided by CaGBC
• LEED Online
• More frequent updates
 Timeline

LEED v4 launch November 2013

Regional Priority Credits embedded from launch

Canadian ACPs announced June 2014

v2009 will remain open until June 2015

Question 5
 First Platinum Project

FREE certification for the first Platinum project in Canada!

 Focus on EB:O&M

The Great Toronto Chapter presents:

LEED Breakfast Series IV: LEED v4

• Friday, Dec 6th

• 7:30am to 9:00am
• Shangri-La Hotel, 188 University Avenue, Toronto
• $50 for members, $75 for non-members

• www.cagbctoronto.org
Question 6
Thank You
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