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An Introduction to LEED
Welcome! This course is designed to be a primer to the live one-day LEED Green Associate Exam Prep course provided by GreenCE, Inc.

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An American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education Program

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An American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education Program

Course Format: This is a structured, web-based course with a final exam. Course Credit: 1 AIA Health Safety & Welfare (HSW), Sustainable Design (SD) Learning Unit (LU) Hour Completion Certificate: A copy is sent to you by email or you can print one upon successful completion of a course. If you have any difficulties printing or receiving by email please send requests to certificate@greence.com Design professionals, please remember to print or save your certificate of completion after successfully completing a course conclusion quiz. Email confirmations will be sent to the email address you have provided in your GreenCE.com account.

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Learning Objectives
By completing this course, the design professional will be able to: Describe the relationship between GBCI and USGBC, and compare their responsibilities and roles Define LEED and explain the various LEED rating systems and credentials Describe how to maintain your LEED credential Explain why sustainable building matters and list several issues that sustainable design and LEED projects aim to address List the 7 minimum program requirements for all LEED Projects

INTRODUCTION
describe the relationship between GBCI and USGBC, and compare their responsibilities and roles

USGBC
United States Green Building Council

USGBC
Driving USGBCs mission to transform the built environment is a robust set of tools, including the LEED Green Building Rating System, which is now accessible through LEED-Online, and supported by the Green Associate and LEED Professional Accreditation programs. In addition, the Council supports a rich education and research agenda; Since its founding in 1993, USGBC has been focused on fulfilling the building and construction industrys vision for its own transformation to high-performance green building.

USGBC Guiding Principles

Promote the Triple Bottom Line USGBC will pursue robust triple bottom line solutions that clarify People Planet and strengthen a healthy and dynamic balance between environmental, social and economic prosperity. Establish Leadership Profit USGBC will take responsibility for both revolutionary and evolutionary leadership by championing societal models that achieve a more robust triple bottom line. Reconcile Humanity with Nature USGBC will endeavor to create and restore harmony between human activities and natural systems. Maintain Integrity USGBC will be guided by the precautionary principle in utilizing technical and scientific data to protect, preserve and restore the health of the global environment, ecosystems and species. Ensure Inclusiveness USGBC will ensure inclusive, interdisciplinary, democratic decision-making with the objective of building understanding and shared commitments toward a greater common good. Exhibit Transparency USGBC shall strive for honesty, openness and transparency.

GBCI
Green Building Certification Institute
The Green Building Certification Institute recognizes excellence in green building practice and performance globally through its third-party certification services and professional credentials supporting market transformation. GBCI awards accreditation to individuals (LEED Green Associate or LEED Accredited Professional). GBCI reviews submissions for and certifies LEED Projects.

A Mutually Supporting Partnership

USGBC Develops & maintains LEED Rating Systems

GBCI Administers LEED Professionals & LEED Building Certification

LEED Credentials and LEED Rating Systems

define LEED and explain the various LEED rating systems, categories, and minimum project requirements

Remember: People are LEED accredited; Buildings are LEED certified

LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. LEED is flexible enough to apply to all building types.

Reference Guides and Rating Systems

For every building type, there is a Rating System and a correlating Reference Guide

LEED The Rating Systems

Within the individual LEED Rating Systems there are Categories Within these categories are Prerequisites
As these are required of all LEED Projects, no points are awarded

Credits
Points are awarded for achieving the credit requirements

LEED The Rating Systems

For Example: within the LEED for New Construction Rating System

LEED Credentials
LEED Green Associate This is the introductory accreditation and signifies a general understanding of the primary LEED rating systems in addition to USGBC recommended readings. LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) with specialty A more advanced credential, indicating that the individual is truly an expert in one or more of the LEED rating systems.

Obtaining LEED Credentials

Step 1 Exam 1

Step 2 Exam 2

How do you Become a LEED Professional?

There are several path options and the path you chose depends on whether or not you have LEED project experience. No LEED Project Experience? You will need to start by showing that you work in a sustainable field or Simply participate in an educational program that covers the LEED rating system and the core principles and practices of green building. This type of course should be taught by knowledgeable experts and cover the LEED categories and credits as well as incorporate good study practices to best help you on the first step Becoming A LEED Green Associate.

Professional Credentials: Becoming a LEED Green Associate

Professional Credentials: Becoming a LEED AP with Specialty

As a LEED Green Associate: Should you like to add to this credential, you can opt to become a LEED AP. You will first need experience working on a LEED registered project. You should gain experience in the type of project that correlates to the type of specialty you will be testing for as a LEED AP. Once you have this experience, you are then eligible to take the LEED AP Exam with specialty.

LEED Rating Systems and AP Specialties

Which AP specialty? There are 5 primary LEED AP Specialty credentials that correlate to the LEED Rating Systems, each geared towards a specific project type.

Professional Credential
Building Design and Construction Applicable to New Construction, Schools, Core and Shell Projects and Major Renovations

Interior Design and Construction Focuses primarily on commercial interior projects

Homes Covers High Performance Residences that are less than four stories

Neighborhood Development Pairs LEED Homes with smart growth and urbanism

Existing Buildings and Operations and Maintenance Helps building operators and owners minimize environmental impact by maximizing operational efficiency

Rating System

Professional Credentials: Becoming a LEED AP with Specialty

If you DO have project experience, you can chose to take the exams separately (first the LEED Green Associate exam followed by the LEED AP exam) or you can opt to take them together on the same day. Either way, once you pass both exams you are now a LEED AP Congratulations!

Maintaining Your New Credential

GBCI CE Hours and other options

Maintain Your Credential

As a LEED Professional, you will need to maintain your credential. As a LEED Green Associate you are required to complete and report 15 hours of continuing education every 2 years, 3 of which must be registered as LEED Specific courses. As a LEED AP with one specialty, you must complete and report 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years, 6 of which must be registered as LEED Specific courses. All education credits are reported by you, the LEED Professional, on your My Credentials page at gbci.org.

Continuing Education
There are several paths for obtaining CE Hours. Again, GBCI built in options to their system to be flexible for all. Through the GBCI Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) you have 8 options for continuing education:
1. Taking courses that have been reviewed and approved by an Education Review Body (ERB) such as USGBC will count toward your Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) hours. These courses are considered Professional Development. There is no limit to the number of Professional Development hours a LEED Professional can take. Credit for this type of course is generally noted as GBCI CE Hour (s). Note: Only ERB approved courses will count toward the required LEED-specific hours. Look for the GBCI CMP logo! This indicates courses that meet this standard!

Continuing Education
2. 3. Attend live presentations between 50 & 90 minutes long, even if not reviewed by an ERB (max. of 5 hours in your reporting period). Self-Study activities including reading, on-line web content, watching related video content, etc. that is at least 60 minutes long, content does not have to be reviewed by an ERB. (max. of 5 hours in your reporting period). College and University classes can earn CE credits, 1 CE credit per hour; LEED-specific classes must be approved by an ERB to count toward the LEED-specific CE requirement. Certificates, professional licenses, and credentials: Successfully pass the examination for green building related credentials such as LEED Homes Rater, LEED Reviewer, professional licenses, and certificates. 1 CE hour per certificate; 3 CE hours per professional license or credential.

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Continuing Education
6. USGBC & GBCI committee and volunteer work that supports the LEED system: 2 CE hours for holding leadership position, 0.5 CE hours for meeting attendance. (max. of 4 hours in your reporting period). Authorship : 3 CE hours for published article, 10 CE hours for a published book, on green building topics in CMP guide. Work must be published during your reporting period. LEED Project Participation: 1 CE hour per credit and prerequisite, 2 CE hours for being project administrator. Limited to 10 CE hours/2-year reporting period. All LEED project participation earns LEED-specific hours. Projects must be registered.

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For full conditions, examples and more details, please refer to the Credential Maintenance Program Guide available at http://www.gbci.org/CMP/about-cmp.aspx

Or utilize GBCIs CMP Wizard! http://www.gbci.org/cmp-wizard.aspx

Retesting
In lieu of participating in continuing education, you can opt to maintain credentials via retesting. A LEED Green Associate would retake the Green Associate exam; a LEED AP with Specialty would take only the LEED AP specialty exam. Utilizing either the CE option or the retesting option, both LEED Green Associates and LEED APs with Specialty will need to pay a Credentialing Maintenance Program renewal fee of $50 every 2 years. Note that failing to 1. complete and/or report CE or 2. retest by the end of your 2 year reporting period will result in EXPIRATION of your LEED credential. Note: if you are a Legacy LEED AP (tested in under the old system) and did not choose to opt in to the new Credential Maintenance Program to receive a specialty designation, these CMP requirements do not pertain to you. Your Legacy LEED AP standing remains in good standing without required continuing education.

Why Build Sustainably?

Explain why sustainable building matters and list several issues that sustainable design and LEED projects aim to address

Building Sustainably
The concept of sustainable building can be traced to the energy (especially fossil fuels) crisis and the growing concerns over environmental pollution and human health. The green building movement in the U.S. originated from the need and desire for more energy efficient and environmentally friendly construction practices. There are a number of motives to building sustainably, including environmental, economic, and social benefits. However, modern sustainability initiatives call for an integrated and synergistic design approach to both new construction as well as retrofit applications. This holistic design strategy integrates building life-cycle and all factors that go into the design, construction and operation of any built project. Lets look at a few of those issues that sustainable design and LEED projects aim to address.

Land
Total land area in the U.S. is 2.3 billion acres. Urban land area quadrupled from 1945 to 2002, increasing at about twice the rate of population growth over this period. Estimated acreage of rural land used for residential purposes increased by 21 million acres (29 percent) from 1997 to 2002.

Data source: http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/gbstats.pdf

Land
Impervious surface coverage (paved or roofed surfaces where rain rainwater does not soak into the ground) in the U.S. is 83,337 square km. This is an area as big as 75% of Ohio. 65% of this impervious area is due to transportation surfaces (roads, parking lots, sidewalks, driveways, and 35% is due to roofs of offices, homes, stores and patios. Buildings and the transportation infrastructure that serve them replace natural surfaces with impermeable materials, creating stormwater runoff that washes pollutants and sediments into surface waters.

Urban stormwater runoff is the sixth leading source of impairment in rivers, ninth in lakes, and fifth in estuaries.

Data source: http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/gbstats.pdf

Water
Building occupants use 13 percent of the total water consumed in the United States per day. Of that total, 25.6 percent is used by commercial building occupants, and 74.4 percent by homeowners (1995). Between 1950 and 2000, the U.S. population nearly doubled. However, in that same period, public demand for water more than tripled! A typical American now use an average of 100 gallons of water each dayenough to fill 1,600 drinking glasses. Faucets account for more than 15 percent of indoor household water usemore than 1 trillion gallons of water across the United States each year. A leaky faucet wastes gallons of water in a short period of time. A leaky toilet can waste 200 gallons per day.

Data source: http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/gbstats.pdf

Water
Of the 26 billion gallons of water consumed daily in the United States, approximately 7.8 billion gallons, or 30 percent, is devoted to outdoor uses. The majority of this is used for landscaping. The typical suburban lawn consumes 10,000 gallons of water above and beyond rainwater each year. Currently, about eight percent of U.S. energy demand goes to treating, pumping, and heating water and is equal to enough electricity to power more than 5 million homes for an entire year. Water heating accounts for 19 percent of home energy use and 13 percent of the average utility bill.

Data source: http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/gbstats.pdf

Energy
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), nearly half (49%) of all energy consumption in 2010 came from the Building Sector. By comparison, transportation accounted for 28.2% and industry 22.7%.

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Materials
Building-related construction and demolition (C&D) debris totals approximately 160 million tons per year, accounting for nearly 26 percent of total non-industrial waste generation in the U.S. Combining C&D with municipal solid waste (MSW) yields an estimate that building construction, renovation, use and demolition together constitute about twothirds of all non-industrial solid waste generation in the US.

Data source: http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/gbstats.pdf

Environmental Quality
In 2008, buildings in the United States contributed 38.9 percent of the nations total carbon dioxide emissions. 20.8 percent from the residential sector 18.1 percent from the commercial sector Indoor Environment On average, Americans spend about 90 percent or more of their time indoors. Indoor levels of pollutants may be two to five times higher, and occasionally more than 100 times higher, than outdoor levels.

Data source: http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/gbstats.pdf

Operations and Maintenance

No matter how sustainable a building may have been in its design and construction, it can only remain so if it is operated responsibly and maintained properly. Ensuring operations and maintenance (O&M) personnel are part of the project's planning and development process will help retain the green criteria designed at the onset of the project. Every aspect of green building is integrated into the O&M phase of a building's life. The addition of new green technologies also falls on the O&M staff. Although the goal of waste reduction may be applied during the design, construction and demolition phases of a building's life-cycle, it is in the O&M phase that green practices such as recycling and air quality enhancement take place.

Data source: http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/gbstats.pdf

Summary: Why Build Sustainably?

Our health Well-being Quality of life Access to nature Resource management & global warming Fossil fuels: Petroleum Gas Coal Water scarcity Building materials management Soil erosion Financial benefits Improved marketability Increased occupancy & rental rates Reduced operating costs Energy savings Water savings
Data source: www.

7 Minimum Program Requirements: The first step to a LEED Project

all LEED projects must meet these seven preliminary requirements

Minimum Program Requirement 1

The 7 Requirement Sections in Summary: # 1. Must Comply with Environmental Laws This simply highlight(s) the importance of environmental laws and regulations that apply to LEED projects. It is appropriate and logical to specifically require LEED certified buildings to comply with applicable environmental laws and establishes a baseline standard for sustainability.

USGBC LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance Document Version 1.0 Nov. 2009

Minimum Program Requirement 2

# 2. Must be a Complete Permanent Space or Building A project must include the new, ground-up design & construction or major renovation of at least one building in its entirety. This also forces multiple buildings within a single construction contract and ownership... within the boundary of a contiguous area to be handled under a single certification. There is also a clause that states that projects must be built on already existing land.

USGBC LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance Document Version 1.0 Nov. 2009

Minimum Program Requirement 3

# 3. Must Use a Reasonable Site Boundary The LEED project boundary:
1. Must include all contiguous land that is associated with and supports normal building operationsor will be disturbed. May not include land that is owned by a party other than that which owns the LEED projectunless that land supports normal building operations. Campus Projects have special requirement options. Any given parcel of real property may only be attributed to a single LEED project building. The boundary may not unreasonably exclude sections of land to create boundaries in unreasonable shapes for the purpose of complying with prerequisites or credits.
USGBC LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance Document Version 1.0 Nov. 2009

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Minimum Program Requirement 4

# 4. Must Comply w/ Minimum Floor Area Requirements
For New Construction, Core and Shell, Schools, Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance, the LEED project must include a minimum of 1,000 square feet (93 square meters) of gross floor area. Commercial Interiors: include a minimum of 250 square feet gross floor area.

USGBC LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance Document Version 1.0 Nov. 2009

Minimum Program Requirement 5

# 5. Must Comply with Minimum Occupancy Rates
Generally: The LEED project must serve 1 or more Full Time Equivalent (FTE) occupant(s). Minimum Occupancy Rate: The LEED project must be in a state of typical physical occupancy, and all building systems must be operating at a capacity necessary to serve the current occupants, for a period that includes all performance periods as well as at least the 12 continuous months. In EBOM, compliance with many prerequisites and credits is evaluated based on actual usage patterns. Therefore, it is necessary to require that typical usage of the LEED project building is underway during the performance periods, so that accurate measurements can be taken.

USGBC LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance Document Version 1.0 Nov. 2009

Minimum Program Requirement 6

# 6. Must commit to sharing Whole-Building Energy and Water Usage Data w/ USGBC The Owner must give USGBC to access the information: projects must commit to sharing with USGBC and/or GBCI all available actual wholeproject energy and water usage data for a period of at least 5 years beginning with physical occupancy.

USGBC LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance Document Version 1.0 Nov. 2009

Minimum Program Requirement 7

# 7. Must Comply with a Minimum Building Area to Site Area Ratio The project's floor area must be at least 2% of the total site area. This stipulation has been put into place to ensure that an overabundance of land associated with a LEED certification does not occur and certain Sustainable Sites credits are awarded fairly.

USGBC LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance Document Version 1.0 Nov. 2009

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MPR Summary
In earlier versions of LEED the MPR had an 8th requirement Registration and Certification Activity Must Comply with Reasonable Timetables and Rating System Sunset Dates. This was eliminated and now USGBC has a sign off on the dates as part of the registration of a project.

USGBC LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance Document Version 1.0 Nov. 2009

MPR Summary
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Must comply with environmental laws Must be a complete, permanent building or space Must use a reasonable site boundary Must comply with minimum floor area requirements Must comply with minimum occupancy rates Must allow USGBC access to wholebuilding energy and water usage data 7. Must comply with a minimum building area to site area ratio

USGBC LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance Document Version 1.0 Nov. 2009

SUMMARY
conclusion and resources

Course Summary
Now, the design professional will be able to: Describe the relationship between GBCI and USGBC, and compare their responsibilities and roles Define LEED and explain the various LEED rating systems and credentials Describe how to maintain your LEED credential Explain why sustainable building matters and list several issues that sustainable design and LEED projects aim to address List the 7 minimum program requirements for all LEED Projects

Resources and Recommended Readings

LEED Green Associate Candidate Handbook http://www.gbci.org/Libraries/Candidate_Handbooks/LEED_Green_ Associate_Candidate_Handbook.sflb.ashx Green Building and LEED Core Concepts & 2009 Edition LEED Reference Guide for Green Building Design and Construction http://www.usgbc.org/Store/PublicationsList_New.aspx?CMSPageID=1518

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An Introduction to LEED
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