BICSI & LEEDWhat Role Does This Play

in theITS Community?

U.S. Green Building Council

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

• Headquartered in Washington, DC, USA

• Founded in 1993

• Membership: 30,000 Individual Members

• 79 Chapters

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

• Build environmentally friendly buildings and communities

• Created LEED® Green Building Rating System™

• Created LEED® Accredited Professional (AP)– More than 130,000 APs

What is LEED®?

• Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED) Green Building Rating System™

• Rating system to promote sustainable green building development (Version 3)

• LEED projects are in progress in 41 different countries, including Australia, Europe, Middle East

What is LEED®?

• More than 4.5 billion square feet of construction space involved with LEED

• Over 25,611 LEED projects completed (Sept 09)

Convergence of Intelligent and Green Buildings

LEED® Rating Systems

LEED® Certifications

LEED Point System

• Certified: 40-49 points

• Silver: 50-59 points

• Gold: 60-79 points

• Platinum: 80 points and above

• August 2007 - BICSI recognizes no Technology Credits available for LEED rated projects

• March 2008 - BICSI meets with USGBC • USGBC recommends that BICSI lead a group named “BICSI

LEED Consortium”• Original members were BICSI and the Telecommunications

Industry Association (TIA)

• June 2008 – Consortium first meeting with USGBC

BICSI’s Involvement with USGBC

• July 2008 – Consortium adds InfoComm as a member

• November 2008 – Consortium meets at the International GreenBuild Conference in Boston, MA, to develop Innovation Technology Credits

• December 2008 – Consortium name changed to “Green Building Technology Alliance” to be organization-neutral– Alliance adds CABA as member

BICSI’s Involvement with USGBC

• May 2009 – Submitted first Innovation Technology Credit to USGBC

BICSI’s Involvement with USGBC

GBTA Members

BICSI– Brian Hansen– Betty Bezos– Dave Labuskes

InfoComm– Randal Lemke– Scott Walker – Tony Warner (Chair)

TIA– Andy Kurtzman (Secretary)– Kevin Ressler

CABA– Ron Zimmer– Roy Kolasa– Randy Storch

• Develop Innovation Technology Credits for LEED that could apply within existing Innovation in Design sections

• Solicit suggestions from the participating GBTA member organizations for possible Technology Credits

GBTA Focus

GBTA Focus

• Continue to explore other like organizations that may potentially be added to the Alliance

• Explore all Technologies within the IP infrastructure for possible credits

• Build a suite of Technology Credits for 2011 LEED Rating System

GBTA Focus

• Work with USGBC to create a “Best Practices Guide” for Technology

• Get technology information added into their reference guides

• Possibly develop our own Green Technology Certification

Submittal Process

Innovation in DesignSubmittal Process

• Pilot Credit

• Every LEED Rating has 3 main parts:– Intent– Requirements– Potential Technologies & Strategies

Innovation in Design—Intent

• Describe the main purpose of the proposed Innovation Technology Credit

Innovation in Design—Requirements

• To Provide: – The proposed requirement for compliance

– The proposed submittals to demonstrate compliance

– The design approach that may be used to meet the requirements

Innovation in Design—Potential Technologies and Strategies

• Apply technologies and/or strategies that demonstrate a comprehensive approach and quantifiable environmental benefit

– Submission of supporting documentation vitally important

https://leedonline.usgbc.org/Login.aspx

New Submittal Process

• Version 3 has a different CIR process• USGBC is talking about “Pilot Credits” instead

of using Innovation & Design• Using Green Building Certification Institute

(GBCI) to verify new credits going forward required to get ANSI approval for accreditation

Possible Technology Credits

Possible Structure Structured Cabling X Points

Prereq1 ??? Required

Credit 1 Power over Ethernet, Reduce Power Branch Circuit Cabling by 25% 1

Credit 2 RoHS Compliant Products, 100% of products 1

Credit 3 Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer) 1

Credit 4 Green-Friendly Packaging, ??? 1

Credit 5 Reduction of Cabling Materials Through Use of Wireless, ??? 1

Credit 6 Waste Reduction, Divert 50% from Disposal 1

AV X Points

Prereq1 Networked Control System for AV System Energy Management Required

Credit 1 Use of Videoconferencing, 2% FTE or 20% of meeting rooms have integrated VTC

1

Credit 2 Digital Signage for Green Education, Wayfinding to Recycling, and Paper Reduction

1

Credit 3 Use of AV Technologies to Reduce Paper Waste 1

Possible Structure

• Building Automation

• Security and Life Safety

• Data Networking (Network and Transport Layers)

• Data Centers

Other Possibilities

BICSI LEED FORUM & Website

Green Building Technology Forumhttp://forums.bicsi.org/Forum403-1.aspx

Green Building Technology Alliance Website:www.bicsi.org/gbta

THANK YOU!