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Excellerating Green: Excellerating Green Sustainable Building Construction Concepts
Using the LEED™ Rating System
By: Derek R. Snyder
Sustainability Defined : Sustainability Defined http://oregonfuture.oregonstate.edu/ Meeting current needs, while enabling future generations to meet their own needs Human Well Being
Sustainable Buildings: Sustainable Buildings Environmental Benefits
Minimize consumption of natural resources
Economic Benefits
Lower life cycle costs
Community Benefits
Improve quality of life through increased occupant comfort, control and health
Slide4: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design “A leading-edge system for designing, constructing, operating and certifying the world’s greenest buildings.” Source: An Introduction to the U.S. Green Building Council and the LEEDTM Green Building Rating System. September 2002.
Slide5: The LEED™ Credit Categories Source: An Introduction to the U.S. Green Building Council and the LEEDTM Green Building Rating System. September 2002.
Slide6:
LEED Certified 26 - 32 points
Silver Level 33 - 38 points
Gold Level 39 - 51 points
Platinum Level 52+ points (69 possible) Levels of Certification Source: An Introduction to the U.S. Green Building Council and the LEEDTM Green Building Rating System. September 2002.
Objectives: Objectives Design a mid-rise, mixed-use office/residential building and adjacent community park
Integrate the environmental, economic, and social aspects of sustainability in the design
Use LEED™ Rating System as a design guideline
Achieve a Platinum Level rating for the design
Procedure: Procedure Design of the Site
Design of the Structure
Design of Building Systems
Integration of Site and Building
Site: Detailed Site Plan: Site: Detailed Site Plan
Structure: Framing System: Structure: Framing System
Building Systems: HVAC: Building Systems: HVAC
Building Systems: Solar Control: Building Systems: Solar Control
Slide13: http://www.bpsolar.com/ContentDocuments/84/BP%204170_3031_v3_Mar_04_print.pdf Building Systems: Solar Power
Integration of Site and Building: Rainwater Collection and Re-Use: Integration of Site and Building: Rainwater Collection and Re-Use
Conclusions: Conclusions Incorporated Sustainability into Design
Achieved Platinum Rating with 55 Points
Applicability to Future Designs