User Guide Flashcards
Where is LEED ?
LEED can be found in over 140 countries and territories
How many markets is LEED involved in and what are the new sectors?
21 different markets. existing schools, existing retial, data centers, warehouses, hospitality, mid-rise residential
What does the preliminary review involve?
The preliminary review provides the project team with technical advice on credits that require additional work for their achievement, and the final review contains the projects final score and certification level.
How much completetion is required for LEED BD+C
At least 60% of the projects gross florr area must be complete bt the time of certification.
LEED BD+C : New Construction and Major Renovation
New construction or major renovation of buildings that do not primarily serve the other categories. High-rise residential buildings also apply (9 stories or more).
LEED BD+C: Core and Shell
New construction or major renovation for the exterior shell and core mechanical.
LEED BD+C: Schools
Buildings made up of core and ancillary learning spaces on k-12 grounds. It can also be applied to higher education.
LEED BD+C: Retail
Buildings used to conduct the retail sale of consumer goods.
LEED BD+C: Data Centers
Buildings specifically designed and equipped to meet the needs of high density computing equipment such as server racks, etc. Whole building centers greater than 60%.
LEED BD+C: Warehouses + Distribution Centers
Buildings used to store goods, manufacture products, merchandise, raw materials, or personal belongings.
LEED BD+C: Hospitality
Buildings dedicated to hotels, motels, inns or other businesses within the service industry that provide transitional or short term lodging.
LEED BD+C: Healthcare
Hospitals that operate 24/7
LEED BD+C : Homes and Multifamily Lowrise
Single family homes and multifamily residential buildings of 1 to 3 stories. Projects 3 to 5 stories may choose the Homes rating system that corresponds to the Energy Star program in which they are participating.
LEED BD+C: Multifamily Midrise
Multi-family residential buildings of 4 to 8 occupiable stories above grade. The building must have 50% or more residential space. Buildings near 8 stories can inquire about using Midrise or New Construction.
LEED ID+C
Interior spaces that are a complete interior fit-out. In addition, at least 60% of the project’s gross floor area must be complete by time of certification.
LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors
Interior spaces dedicated to functions other than retail or hospitality
LEED ID+C: Retail
Interior spaces used to conduct retail sale
LEED ID+C: Hospitality
Interior spaces dedicated to hotels, motels, inns, or other like services.
LEED BO+M:
Buildings that are fully operational and occupied for at least one year. Project may be undergoing improvement work or little to no construction. Must include the entire building’s gross floor area.
LEED BO+M: Existing Buildings
Existing buildings that do not primarily serve k-12 educational, retail, data centers, warehouses and distribution centers.
LEED BO+M: Retail
Existing buildings used to conduct the retail sale of consumer product goods.
LEED BO+M: Schools
Existing buildings made up of core and ancillary learning spaces on k-12 grounds.
LEED BO+M: Hospitality
Existing buildings dedicated to hotels, motels, inns, and other like services.
LEED BO+M: Data Centers
Existing buildings specifically designed and equipped to meet the needs of high density computing equipment.
LEED BO+M: Warehouses & Distribution Centers
Existing buildings used to store goods.
LEED for Neighborhood Development
New land development projects or redevelopment projects containing residential uses, nonresidential uses, or a mix. Projects may be at any stage of the development process. At least 50% of total building floor area be new construction or major renovation.
LEED ND: Plan
Projects in conceptual planning or master planning phases or under construction.
LEED ND: Project
Completed development projects
LEED BD+C : LT: Green Vehicles
5% of parking spaces reserved for green vehicles. Additional 2% of parking spaces must have refueling stations. Minimum ACEEE green score raised to 45
LEED BD+C : LT: Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses
Radius for building density calculation specified as a 1/4 mile from the project boundary.
LEED BD+C : SS: Heat Island Reductiton
Vegetated roofs and high-reflectance roofs have equal weight when calculating compliance. Tree canopy shade are calculated after 10 years of growth rather than 5 years. Nonroof compliance calculated based on SR values rather than SRI values.
LEED BD+C : WE: Indoor water use reduction
WaterSense label requirement mandatory in the US. New prescriptive compliance path based on demonstrating that all fixture are 20% below baseline.
LEED BD+C : WE: Building Level Water Metering
Requires each project to be capable of measuring whole building water use.
LEED BD+C : WE: Outdoor Water Use Reduction
Requires at least a 50% reduction in landscape water using EPAs Water Sense Budget Tool.
LEED BD+C : WE: Water Metering
Rewards projects for submitting at least two water end uses.
LEED BD+C : EA: Pre: Building-Level Energy Metering
Requires each project to be capable of measuring whole building energy use.
LEED BD+C : EA: Advanced Energy Metering
Requires metering of all energy end-uses representing 10% or more of total building energy consumption.
LEED BD+C : EA: Green Power and Carbon offsets
In Addition to including electricity, credit now requires nonelectric energy to be offset using carbon offsets. Increased percentage thresholds to 50% for 1 point and 100% for 2 points.
LEED BD+C: MR: Storage and Collection of Recyclables
Materials that require dedicated storage now include batteries, mercury-containing lamps and e-waste
LEED BD+C: MR: Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning
Creation of CWM plan is a new requirement.
LEED BD+C: MR: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients
Rewards the use of products with ingredient reporting via programs like C2C and HPDs products that meet local product criteria.
LEED BD+C: IEQ: Pre: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance
ASHRAE Standard 62.1 updated to version 2010
LEED BD+C: IEQ: Low-Emitting Materials
Compliance of interior finishes may be demonstrated in assemblies with multiple layers in combination, or in each system individually.
Considerations for furniture emissions. Ceilings, Insulation, and emissions requirements for on-site, wet-applied, full-spread products measured via chamber tests in air are included.
LEED BD+C: IEQ: Indoor Air Quality Assessment
Installation of movable furnishings (workstations/partitions) before testing or flush-out is now required.
LEED BD+C: IEQ: Thermal Comfort
Updated reference standard ASHRAE 55-2010
LEED BD+C: IEQ: Interior Lighting
At least three levels required for lighting controls; on, off, and midlevel
LEED BD+C: IEQ: Quality Views
Glazing must provide clear view to the outdoors. Atriums now qualify for up to 30% of total area.
LEED ID+C: LT: Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses
Radius for building density calculation based on 1/4 mile from project boundary. Proximity based on walking distance rather than radius.
LEED ID+C: LT: Access to Quality Transit
Transit service frequency included in the credit. Both weekday and weekend availability. Point threshold based on number of transit trips available within walking distance. Modes of transportation: ferry, streetcar, rapid transit, rideshare.
LEED ID+C: LT: Bicycle Facilities
Short term and long-term bicycle storage requirements. Change shower room calculation method.
LEED ID+C: WE: Indoor Water Use Reduction
Project teams must include necessary fixtures to meet occupants needs. When no facilities are available within project boundaries, the closest available restrooms must be included in credit calculations. These additional restrooms can be excluded from preq.
LEED ID+C: EA: Renewable Energy Production
Solar gardens and community systems are eligible under certain conditions.
LEED ID+C: MR: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Environmental Product Declarations
Some materials excluded from MR credits in the past may now be included, such as mechanical fixtures, fittings, and rough-in materials that are considered non-motorized MEP components.
LEED BO+M: LT: Alternative Transportation
Projects required to survey visitors if the daily average number of visitors of typical peak is greater than regular building occupants. Survey to be conducted every 5 years.
LEED BO+M: SS: Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat
Changed calculation for the native vegetation threshold to 20% of the total site area and a minimum of 5000 sqft. Replaced off-site option with an option for financial support.
LEED BO+M: SS: Rainwater Managment
Projects must use GI and LID rainwater management techniques on site. Metric by which to test compliance is the total volume of runoff calculation for the 95th percentile of regional or local storm events.
LEED BO+M: SS: Heat Island Reduction
Minimum frequency for cleaning paving and roof surfaces every 3 years. Tree canopy shade area is calculated after 10 yrs of growth.
LEED BO+M: SS: Site Management
Added soil testing and irrigation system monitoring requirements.
LEED BO+M: SS: Site Improvement Plan
New credit addresses long-term ecological health of site.
LEED BO+M: SS: Joint Use of Facilities (Schools only)
New credit encourages shared use of community spaces.
LEED BO+M: WE: Pre: Indoor Water Use Reduction
Autocontrol faucets no longer allowed in design case. Applying nonpotable water is no longer allowed as an ACP.
LEED BO+M: EA: Pre: Minimum Energy Performance
Increased minimum required Energy Star rating from 69 to 75
LEED BO+M: EA: Existing Building Commissioning Implementation
Capital plan required for major retrofits and upgrades is now specified as a 5 yr plan. Formal tracking and verification plan is now required for the implemented energy conservation measures
LEED BO+M: EA: Demand Response
New Credit; option 1 requires necessary infrastructure to participate in demand response program. Option 2 requires 10% of peak loads shifted to off peak hours.
LEED BO+M: MR: Purchasing Lamps
Reduced mercury limit from 90 pg per lumen hour to 70. Removed NEMA exemption for compact fluorescent lamps
LEED BO+M: MR: Purchasing Facility Maintenance and Renovations
Gives credit to projects that perform no facility maintenance and renovations.
LEED BO+M: MR: Solid Waste Management- Ongoing
Raised thresholds for battery recycling from 80% to 100%. Added a requirement for 100% recycling of mercury containing lamps
LEED BO+M: IEQ: Green Cleaning Products and Materials
Performance threshold of 30% to 75%. Provisions fro nonchemical and ionized water cleaning.
LEED BO+M: IEQ: Integrated Pest Management
24hr window for alerting building occupants that a non-least risk pesticide application was going to occur. Pest population tracking.
LEED BO+M: IEQ: Occupant Comfort Survey
Corrective action for any area with a dissatisfaction rate higher than 20% is now required.
