Welcome to USGBC-LILEED® Core Concepts

LEED® Core Concepts

New Tiered structure

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

Not LEEDS!Not LEEDS!

72% of electricity consumption

39% of energy use

38% of all carbon dioxide emissions

14% of potable water consumption

40% of raw materials use

30% of waste output

Buildings Account for…

• Climate change• Resource depletion• Water consumption• Degradation of

ecosystems/habitat• Indoor environmental

quality• Occupant comfort and

productivity• Costs of owning and operating

work and living spaces

Green Building Addresses…

USGBC’s Mission

Market Shift

5% 5%20%70%

Triple Bottom Line

Paul’s Triple Bottom LineGood for the PlanetGood for the PeopleGood for the Pocketbook

Test

HEALTHBENEFIT

REDUCEDENERGY

CONSUMPTION INCREASEDPRODUCTIVITY

POSITIVEMARKETING

ANDPROMOTION

LOWEROPERATING

COSTS

OVERALLENVIRONMENTAL

BENEFIT

Occupants and tenants perceive value of working in a green building to be:

Increased productivity_5

GREEN BUILDING DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

LEED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION

LEED FOR CORE & SHELL

LEED FOR SCHOOLS

LEED FOR HEALTHCARE

LEED FOR RETAIL

GREEN INTERIOR DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

LEED FOR COMMERCIAL INTERIORS

LEED FOR RETAIL INTERIORS

GREEN BUILDING OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE LEED FOR EXISTING SCHOOLS

LEED FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS

LEED Addresses…

GREEN HOMES DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

GREEN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT

LEED FOR HOMES

LEED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Leadership inEnergy andEnvironmental Design

A voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings and neighborhoods

LEED

Rating System Structure

Point DistributionsNew Construction Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance

Commercial Interiors Homes

Four Certification Levels

40-49 50-59 60-79 80+Points

Certification Process: Commercial

LEED Credit categories

Sustainable Sites

Efficient Water Use

Energy & Atmosphere

Materials & Resources

IEQ

Innovation in Design Intents

• Explore exceptional and innovative approaches

• Pursue strategies beyond LEED’s existing credits or prerequisites

Regional Priority Credits

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