LEED WORKSHOP 001

Date : 22 / 03 /2015
STAGE 01 : PROJECT DIFINITION AND GOLAS SETTING

Project
Location

MEW Training Center , Kuwait

A/E ADDIRA CONSULTING ENGINEERING OFFICE

Agenda
1. Collect Preliminary project & Site Data
2. Model Location / Mass Overview
3. LEED Preliminary Scorecard Assessment (checklist)
4. Project Team Responsibilities (General)
5. Identify Owners Project Requirement TOR+
6. Perform LEED Occupancy calculation
7. Preliminary Project Schedule (Time frame/ meeting) > Work Plan
8. About LEED Workbook and Registration
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Attendance list
Name

Ashraf Abdrabh

Designation

Signatures

Comments

The Project Manager / Civil

Firas Haytham Zoudi

The Project Architect

Sayed El Sayad

The Mechanical Engineer

Syed Raheel

The Electrical Engineer

Ammar Mahmoud

The LEED PM

Objective :
Covering LEED Team Roles and responsibilities in General , completing the collection of project preliminary Data, and to Confirm the
project time-frame together with project schedule components.

Your Truly,

Ammar Mahmoud, BSc. (Arch), LEED AP, BIMM

Tel +965 974 104 95

Mail studio.adesign@yahoo.com

Building/Mass Overview
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VS

Energy Systems

Building Envelope
(Passive Design)

Energy Simulation
Daylight Analysis

Renewable Energy (Solar Panels)

Renewable Energy (Solar Thermal)
Green Products Selection
Water Systems
Graywater System
Landscape and Vegetation

Preliminary Project Schedule

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1-PROJECT DEFINITION AND GOAL SETTING

Collect Preliminary Site Data
Gather Preliminary Project Data
Perform LEED Occupancy Calculation
Project Team
Identify Owners Project requirements TOR+
Preliminary Project Schedule
Research Applicable incentives
Preliminary Scorecard Assessment (Checklist )
Organize LEED Charrette/Workshop
Prepare LEED Project Workbook
Project Registration

2-DESIGN PHASE INTEGRATION

Work plan CPM Schedule
Energy Modeling and Commissioning Cx
Green Product and Technology Selection
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Green Specifications
Drawings
Final LEED Report

LEED Scorecard
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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The Architect
General Responsibilities
The primary role of the architect in a LEED project is to design a building that takes
into consideration the climate of the location, has an efficient envelope, and incorporates
green materials that make it an inherently efficient building. The architect must
collaborate with other team members to make decisions that are beneficial from a whole
building perspective. The general responsibilities of the architect are, but not limited
to, the following:
1. Work with the LEED PM to schedule green charrettes and goal setting workshops early in the
design process.
2. Ensure all green design features required for compliance with LEED credits are incorporated
in drawings and specifications.
3. Coordinate with consultants, especially the energy simulation expert, to optimize the building
orientation and envelope.
4. Specify green materials and products, which also meet LEED credit requirements. Consult
with green LEED consultant in preparation of specifications.
5. Perform or participate in post-occupancy evaluation of the project.
LEED Credit Responsibilities
The credits that the architect is responsible for will vary from project to project depending
on the responsibilities of the LEED PM. While the final documentation may be
done by another team member, the architects input is required on a number of credits.

Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Engineers

General Responsibilities
The MEP engineering team has a significant role to play because the three prime
areaswater, energy, and air qualitythat a LEED building addresses require their
input. Depending on the level of expertise, the mechanical engineer may also perform
energy simulations to optimize the building performance. This section is written with
the assumption that an energy simulation expert will be engaged for that purpose. The
responsibilities of the energy simulation expert have been described separately in this
chapter. The general responsibilities of the MEP engineering team (without energy
simulation) are, but not limited to, the following:
1. Work with the energy simulation expert to design building HVAC and lighting systems that are
optimized for the whole buildings energy performance.
2. Work with the architect to ensure that opportunities related to climate, orientation, and
massing are evaluated and implemented to ensure that the buildings mechanical systems
are sized appropriately.
3. Provide innovative cost-effective solutions that will make the buildings systems and operations more efficient.
4. Design building systems in accordance with the microclimate of the building.
5. Provide input regarding the system choices based on life-cycle impact and energy use.
6. Coordinate with lighting consultant to develop appropriate lighting layouts and specifications.
7. Design building ventilation systems in accordance with ASHRAE 62.1-2007 and thermal comfort parameters in accordance with ASHRAE 55-2004.
8. Ensure that equipment selection, adhesive choices, material selection, and construction
methods reflect LEED goals.
9. Work with the CxA and the contractor to implement commissioning related activities.
10. Engage in measurement and verification studies and building performance monitoring after
occupancy, if required.
11. Design plumbing systems and select fixtures to meet the targeted water reduction goals.
LEED Credit Responsibilities
The MEP engineering team is directly responsible for the implementation and documentation
of a number of LEED credits. The design of the mechanical, electrical, and
plumbing systems as well as the choice of equipment can contribute up to 40 points.
Table 2.8 describes the critical credits that need input from the MEP team.

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The Architect
L/S

CREDIT

RESPONSIBILITIES OF ARCHITECT

SS C4.2

Provide spaces for bicycle storage and showers.

SS C4.3

Designate preferred parking spaces for low-emitting and fuelefficient vehicles and provide signage information; identify locations
for alternate- fuel charging stations.

SS C4.4

Design to minimize number of parking spaces; designate preferred parking spaces and provide signage details.

SS C7.1

Design to minimize hardscape surfaces on-site; specify materials

with low emissivity or high solar reflectance index (SRI) for all nonroof surfaces.

SS C7.2

Specify materials with high SRI for the roof. Evaluate vegetated
roofs as an option and coordinate with landscape architect for
vegetation type and structural engineer for roof loads.

SS C8

Coordinate with lighting consultant to ensure lighting layout

is in compliance with credit requirements.

WE credits

Coordinate with plumbing engineer to select and specify efficient fixtures.

EA P1/C3

Prepare basis of design document.

EA P2/C1

Consult with energy modeler/mechanical engineer during early

design stages to ensure that the building is optimized for energy
performance with the appropriate orientation, envelope composition, insulation, window U-Value, etc.

EA C2

MR P1

Design to incorporate any on-site renewable energy system,

such as solar panels on roof or other building integrated wind
or solar technologies.
Designate areas for collection and storage of recyclables in
the building.

MR C1

Evaluate options of reusing existing building structure and

interior elements.

MR C3-C7

Specify green building materialssalvaged materials, materials

with recycled content, regional materials, products made with
rapidly renewable materials, or FSC certified wood products.

EQ P1/C2

If building is naturally ventilated, then design natural ventilation system according to ASHRAE 62.1-2007, with operable window areas
according to the prerequisite s requirements.

EQ P2

Provide designated smoking rooms with exhaust to outdoors,

weather strip doors, seal penetrations in walls, etc., as needed.

EQ C4.14.4

EQ C5

Specify materials according to the volatile organic compounds (VOC)

requirements and standards identified in the credits.
Design permanent entryway systems for dirt capture; isolate spaces containing hazardous chemicals with deck-to-deck partitions,
self- closing doors, and exhaust to the outside. Coordinate with
mechanical engineer for exhaust incorporation.

EQ C6.1

Design lighting layout and controls in consultation with

lighting consultant.

EQ C6.2

Design to maximize thermal comfort of occupantsoperable windows, glare control, etc.

EQ C8.18.2

Design to maximize access to daylight and views for occupants.

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The MEP
L/S

CREDIT
CREDIT

RESPONSIBILITIES OF ARCHITECT
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEP ENGINEERING

SS C8

WE P1, WE C3

Perform water use reduction calculations; specify high efficiency fixtures to achieve targeted water reduction goals.

WE C1

Collaborate with landscape architect in design of any greywater reuse

systems for irrigation.

WE C2

Perform water use calculations; specify high efficiency fixtures

and/or design sewage treatment and greywater reuse systems.

EA P1/EA C3

Prepare basis of design (BOD) document and work with CxA on any
commissioning-related activities.

EA P2/C1

Coordinate with energy simulation expert in the preparation of

energy model and design efficient building HVAC and lighting

Coordinate with lighting consultant, architect, and landscape architect

to verify lighting layout and compliance of fixtures with credit
requirements.

systems.
L

EA P3, EA C4

Design building refrigeration systems according to credit

requirements.

EA C2

Coordinate with renewable energy consultant or installer in the

design and implementation of on-site renewable system; perform
calculations.

EA C5

Develop Measurement and Verification (M&V) procedures; prepare

plan for corrective action. (This is applicable only if the mechanical
engineer is providing the M&V services; if a separate M&V consultant is hired, then the MEP team s role will be of a supporting
nature.)

EQ P1, EQ C2

Design building mechanical ventilation systems in accordance with

ASHRAE 62.1-2007 and according to the credit requirements.

EQ C1

Incorporate CO2 monitors and outdoor air monitoring systems in

design.

EQ C5

Provide exhausts, as needed, in rooms with hazardous chemicals

or substances; coordinate with architect in the implementation of
the credit.

EQ C6.1

Coordinate with lighting designer/consultant in ensuring the requirements of the credit are met.

EQ C6.2

Incorporate thermal comfort controls in the design according to the

credit requirement.

EQ C7.1

Design building HVAC system and building envelope to meet

ASHRAE 55-2004; coordinate with architect on the building envelope

EQ C7.2

design.
Participate in preparing thermal comfort survey and implementing
plan for corrective action.

Preliminary Project Schedule

Date : 22 / 03 /2015
STAGE 01 : PROJECT DIFINITION AND GOLAS SETTING

1-PROJECT DEFINITION AND GOAL SETTING

Collect Preliminary Site Data
Gather Preliminary Project Data
Perform LEED Occupancy Calculation
Project Team
Identify Owners Project requirements TOR+
Preliminary Project Schedule
Research Applicable incentives
Preliminary Scorecard Assessment (Checklist )
Organize LEED Charrette/Workshop
Prepare LEED Project Workbook
Project Registration

2-DESIGN PHASE INTEGRATION

Work plan CPM Schedule
Energy Modeling and Commissioning Cx
Green Product and Technology Selection
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Green Specifications
Drawings
Final LEED Report