Integrative Process Flashcards
IP Credit Attriubutes
Points : 2
Site Selection & Energy Related Systems (1)
Water Related Systems (1)
No prerequisites
Group Approach : Yes
Campus Approach : No
Design Stage
Exemplary Performance : No
Innovative Process Three Phases
Discovery
Takes place before schematic design begins
Hold a workshop to discuss goals & findings
Design & Construction
Integrates all the work compiled during the discovery phase
Occupancy, operations & performance feedback
Assessing performance against the target
Project Goals
Workshops to establish goals
Determining owner’s budget/schedule/functional programmatic requirements/scope/quality/performance targets/expectations
LEED Project Scope
Identify the Project Scope
Determine any special circumstance available (amenities beyond the scope which support the occupants)
Map the LEED Project boundary
Determine special certification (Volume or Campus)
Start LEED Scorecard
Align goals with credits
Pick credits with highest value of the long term
Establish target certification level (Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum)
Confirm pre-reqs are met
Include some buffer points
Discovery Phase
Continue to perform additional analysis and updates
Discuss overlapping benefits (using one system to benefit another)
Roles & Responsibilities
Team Member : Primary responsibility
Supporting Roles : Credit achievement and documentation
Establish workshops and communication channels to resolve issues quickly
Complete vs Incomplete Spaces
Complete : Ready for occupancy, no more than 40% incomplete
Definition of Developed vs Undeveloped
Previous developed : Altered by paving, construction or land use, park that has constructed features
Undeveloped : Preserved natural areas or not previously developed or altered, park that has been graded or cleared
Density
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) : Nonresidential floor area / Total Buildable Land
Dwelling Units per Acre (DU/acre) :
Dwelling Units per Hectare (DU/hectare) :
Ratio per acre or meter of buildable land
Does not include parking
Establish consistency
In Documentation
In numerical values throughout the project documentation
Buildable Land
Area where construction can occur, including land voluntarily not constructed on
Regular Building Occupants
Equation 1: Regular Hours
Full Time Employees = FTE + (Sum of part time employee hours/8)
EXAMPLE: 15 Full Time Employees + 20 Part Time Employees who work 4 hrs x day = 25 Full Time Employees
Equation 2: Irregular Hours
Full Time Employees = (Sum of all employee hours/8)
Regular Building Occupants include Residents & Students :
Known = 1 to 1
Unknown = No. of Bedrooms + 1 x No. of Units
Guests = 1.5 x No. of Units x 60% (or historical occupancy)
Visitors
Retail : not considered in water efficiency credits
Outpatients : for treatment under 23 hours or less
Peak outpatients : highest number in a typical 24-hr period
Volunteers : only periodically use a building
Higher-education Students : except when considered a resident
Daily Average : average in 24 hour day of operation
Peak Total : highest number in 24 hour period
Certification with Incomplete Spaces
Required to used amended occupancy counts if any area is incomplete
By Owner : Provide letter of commitment that works will align with all credits achieved
By Tenant : Submitted design and construction guidelines and project details
Baselines must be equivalent to that of the incomplete space
Anything beyond the baseline requires a binding sale or lease agreement
Outside Resources
ANSI Consensus National Standard Guide 2.0 for Design & Construction of Sustainable Buildings and Communities : Methodology for improving building design
US EPA Target Finder Tool : Data for energy performance for the project type
ASHRAE 62.1-2010, Table 6-1 : Estimating occupancy
CEN Standard EN 15251, Table B.2 : Default occupant density
Appendix 2 Default Occupancy Counts
Applicable Studies
Minimum Program Requirements
- Location
Permanent Location : Fixed, not moving and on developed or previously developed land
Comply with Project Size
Minimum Project Requirements
Boundaries
- Contiguous land and supports the operation of the site, includes areas used by the occupants
- Facilities outside the boundary can be included if directly serve occupants and do not already count towards other LEED projects
- Master plans or phase developments must have multiple project boundaries
- Gross floor area should be no less than 2% of the gross land area within the LEED project boundary
- Entire building, scope of work
- Interiors, clearly definite scope of work within the building
- Neighborhood, includes land & water & construction
Minimum Project Requirements :
Project Size
ID+C : 250 ft2 (22 m2) of gross floor area
BD+C & O+M : 1,000 ft2
Neighborhood : 1,500 acres
Homes Rating Systems : defined as a ‘dwelling unit’
Rating System Selection
60% complete at the time of certification
Commercial Interiors : Functions beyond retail/hospitality
Retail : Sale of consumer goods directly, preparation or storage
Hospitality : hotels, motels, inns within the service industry with short-term lodging w or w/o food
40/60 Rule : 40-60% Project Team Choice
Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR)
Written document that details the ideas, concepts, and criteria determined by the owner to be important to the success of the project
Basis of Design (BOD)
Information necessary to accomplish the owner’s project, including system descriptions, indoor environmental quality criteria, design assumptions and references to locate codes/standards/Regus/guidelines
IP Site Selection & Energy Related Systems (1 point)
Site Selection
- Analyze the project Goals
- Assess at least 2 potential locations
- Site analysis
- Review transportation links
- Review the base building M&E services
- Assess occupant’s well being
- Submit documentation on how analysis contributed to the building site selection
Energy Analysis
- Building envelope
- Programmatic & Operational Parameters
- Lighting Levels
- Thermal comfort
- Plug & Process loads
- ‘simple box’ energy model to determine energy load reduction strategies
Feedback
- Methodology : surveys, public whiteboard, etc?
- Sample size : no requirements
- Frequency : frequent and convenient ideal
IP Site Selection : Option 1 - Water Related Systems (1 point)
Water budget
- Fixture & Fitting Water Demand
- Process Water Demand
- Supply Sources
Demonstrate how at least one onsite non-potable water supply contributed to the at least two of the above.
