U.S. Green Building CouncilLEED GREEN ASSOCIATE CH. 1,3,4 SBLT 101 FALL 2016

What is the USGBC?The USGBC is committed to a prosperous, healthy, and sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of market transformation through:

◦ LEED Green Building Certification System

◦ A nationwide network of chapters and affiliates

◦ The annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo

◦ Advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities

What is the USGBC?USGBC West Virginia’s mission is to improve the quality of life for all West Virginians by transforming the way the built environment is designed, constructed, and maintained, resulting in buildings and communities that are environmentally, socially, and economically prosperous.

What is the USGBC?USGBC West Virginia’s mission is to improve the quality of life for all West Virginians by transforming the way the built environment is designed, constructed, and maintained, resulting in buildings and communities that are environmentally, socially, and economically prosperous.

What is the USGBC?USGBC West Virginia’s mission is to improve the quality of life for all West Virginians by transforming the way the built environment is designed, constructed, and maintained, resulting in buildings and communities that are environmentally, socially, and economically prosperous.

What is the USGBC?USGBC West Virginia’s mission is to improve the quality of life for all West Virginians by transforming the way the built environment is designed, constructed, and maintained, resulting in buildings and communities that are environmentally, socially, and economically prosperous.

LEED

LEED

LEED v4 system goals

MATERIALSRESOURCES

LEED v4 relative credit weighting

does LEED cost more?Registration: $1,200

Review: $2,750 for buildings less than 50,000 SF◦ $0.055 per SF for buildings 50,000 – 500,000 SF

◦ For 100,000 SF building review fee = $5,500

Total: $3,950

does LEED cost more?Registration: $1,200

Review: $2,750 for buildings less than 50,000 SF◦ $0.055 per SF for buildings 50,000 – 500,000 SF

◦ For 100,000 SF building review fee = $5,500

Total: $3,950

Examples:

40,000 SF major renovation project◦ Budget is $200/SF = $8 mil. project

◦ LEED fees = less than 1% of project cost

does LEED cost more?Registration: $1,200

Review: $2,750 for buildings less than 50,000 SF◦ $0.055 per SF for buildings 50,000 – 500,000 SF

◦ For 100,000 SF building review fee = $5,500

Total: $3,950

Examples:

40,000 SF major renovation project◦ Budget is $200/SF = $8 mil. project

◦ LEED fees = less than 1% of project cost

100,000 SF new building◦ Budget is $300/SF = $30,000,000

◦ LEED fees = far less than 1% of project cost

does LEED cost more?What about soft costs?

Learning curve for architects, engineers, and contractors is diminishing

Building codes are starting to catch up with LEED requirements

Documentation under LEED v4 is simpler and more streamlined

Integrated design process can front-load fees

LEED in West Virginia43 Certified projects + 79 registered

3 Certified projects in Charleston:◦ DEP Headquarters – v2.1 Silver Certified 2007

◦ Maintenance Shop at Yeager Airport – v2.2 Silver Certified 2013

◦ Confidential – v3 Silver Certified 2012

12 Registered projects

USGBC West VirginiaOrganized in 2010

Fully integrated with the national organization

35 Individual chapter members

17 National member organizations

90+/- LEED AP’s

6 Board members

2 Ad hoc committees

Engineers, architects, interior designers, educators, product manufacturers, contractors, non-profits

USGBC West VirginiaEducational sessions to provide CEU’s for LEED AP’s

LEED v4 presentations

Community design charrettes

Canstruction

Habitat for Humanity

Green Apple Day of Service

Partnering with AIA and ASHRAE and others

Networking events

Greenbuild

Advocacy

2016 legislative sessionSB98 Residential solar energy tax credit: 30% tax credit up to $2,000 on residential solar systems (DOA in Energy, Industry, and Mining Committee)

SB124 / HB2042 Reinstate the energy portfolio standard: 10% alternative and renewable energy by 2017 and up to 25% by 2025 of which 2% must come from solar, support net metering, RECs, and demand response programs (DOA in Energy, Industry, and Mining Committee)

SB293 / HB4563 Neighborhood investment program act: In order to increase charitable giving to local nonprofit organizations, the program allows 501(c)3 designated charitable organizations to apply for tax credit vouchers. These organizations distribute the vouchers to businesses and individuals who contribute to the organizations. By donating to approved NIP organizations, contributors can support their communities and earn credits to reduce certain West Virginia taxes. (Passed)

2016 legislative sessionSB370 Local Energy Efficiency Partnership (LEEP) Program: Allows local governments to adopt local energy efficiency partnership programs and to create districts to promote the use of energy efficiency improvements by owners of certain real property; to provide for the financing of such programs through voluntary property assessments, commercial lending, and other means; to authorize a local unit of government to issue bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness and to pay the cost of energy efficiency improvements from the proceeds (Died in Rules Committee)

HB4107 / SB212 Authorizes the Fire Commission to promulgate rules related to the State Building Code. (Passed, but did not include change to state energy code.)

green building economic impact studyDATA

2015 Dodge Construction Outlook

USGBC’s LEED data

IMPLAN economic model◦ Direct effects (contractor)

◦ Indirect effects (product supplier)

◦ Induced effects (employees)

METHODOLOGY

Dodge Data & Analytics Green Outlook

CBRE’s National Green Building Adoption Index

Census data

RSMeans Square Foot Cost Book

Income (individual and corporate) and property taxes

green building impacts in West Virginia$4.46 billion = 6% of state’s GDP

This is more than for most of our surrounding states and is right in line with other coal mining states and Appalachian states.

52,000 jobs = 7.3% of total jobs in WV

This is about average for the surrounding states, and a little less than in other coal mining states and Appalachia.

LEED building impacts in West Virginia$210 million = 0.3% of the state’s GDP

A lot less than other states, most of which are over 1%.

2,000 jobs = 0.28% of total jobs, well below most other states at around 2%.

Final thoughts

HomeworkRead Kibert Chapter 8 and LEED Chapters 5 and 6