LEED CI

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LEED CI the West Michigan Big 3
Denise Van Valkenburg, P.E., LEED A. P. Senior
Environmental Engineer
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Todays discussion What is LEED LEED CI and
furniture contribution
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What is the U.S. Green Building Council?

• A national, nonprofit organization based in
  Washington D.C.
• Works to promote buildings that are
  environmentally responsible, profitable,
  and healthy places to live and work by
• Integrating building industry sectors
• Leading market transformation
• Educating owners and practitioners

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Who is the U.S. Green Building Council

• Leaders from across building industry
• 3000 member organizations spanning a diverse
  range of business professions
• Serves members and community through development
  of industry standards, design practices and
  tools, policy advocacy, information exchange, and
  education.
• - Consensus-driven
• - Committee-based product
• development

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Why a focus on buildings?
Environmental Impact of Buildings --
WorldWatch Institute Report - 65.2 of total
U.S. electricity consumption - gt 36 of total
primary energy use - 30 of total U.S.
greenhouse gas emissions - 136 million tons of
construction and demolition waste in the U.S.
(approx. 2.8 lbs/person/day) - 12 of potable
water - 40 (3 billion tons annually) of raw
materials use globally - 20 of Waste Sent to
Landfills - 14,000 ft2 building - 7 tons of
debris
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Leadership in Energy Environmental Design
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A leading-edge system for designing,
constructing, operating and certifying the
worlds greenest buildings.
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The Purpose of LEED

• Define green building by establishing
  a common standard of measurement
• Promote integrated, whole-building
  design practices
• Recognize environmental leadership
• Stimulate green competition
• Raise consumer awareness
• Transform the building market

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NOW THAT WE HAVE DEFINED HOW TO BUILD A LEED
BUILDING WHAT NEXT?
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LEED STANDARDS
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LEED CI Intent

• Provide a voluntary standard for high performance
  green interior spaces
• Measure and verify Green achievements
• Promote integrated design
• Recognize leaders
• Raise awareness

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When to use LEED CI

• Fit outs of interior spaces that dont include
  whole building or system upgrades
• Tenant upgrades
• Potential synergy with LEED Core Shell

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Environmental Benefits

• Reduce the impacts of natural resource
  consumption
• Building represent
• 39 of U.S. Primary energy use
• 40 of raw material use globally
• 12 of potable water consumption

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Economic benefits

• Increase building valuation and ROI
• Optimize life-cycle economic performance
• Qualify for state and local incentives
• Reduce operating costs
• according to U.S. EPA research, tenants can save
  about 50 per sf each year through strategies
  that cut energy by 30. This can represent a
  savings of 50,000 or more in a five-year lease
  on 20,000 square feet

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Occupant benefits

• Decrease vacancy, improve retention
• Reduce liability
• Higher worker productivity
• a study by Carnegie Mellon University measuring
  the relationship between increased lighting
  control and productivity showed an average
  increase of 7.1 in productivity

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LEED Point DistributionNew Construction vs.
Commercial Interiors
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Goals of LEED CI

• Sustainable sites - 7 points
• develop only appropriate sites
• reuse existing buildings and/or sites
• Protect natural and agricultural areas
• reduce need for automobiles
• protect and restore sites

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Goals of LEED CI

• Sustainable sites - 7 points
• develop only appropriate sites
• reuse existing buildings and/or sites
• Protect natural and agricultural areas
• reduce need for automobiles
• protect and restore sites
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Goals of LEED CI

• Water efficiency - 2 points
• reduce the quantity of water needed for buildings
  
• reduce municipal water supply and treatment burden

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Goals of LEED CI

• Water efficiency - 2 points
• reduce the quantity of water needed for buildings
  
• reduce municipal water supply and treatment
  burden
• Furniture

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Goals of LEED CI
Goals of LEED CI

• Energy Atmosphere - 12 points
• - establish energy efficiency and system
• performance
• - optimized energy efficiency
• - encourage renewable and alternative energy
• sources
• - supply ozone protection protocols

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Goals of LEED CI
Goals of LEED CI

• Energy Atmosphere - 12 points
• - establish energy efficiency and system
• performance
• - optimized energy efficiency
• - encourage renewable and alternative energy
• sources
• - supply ozone protection protocols
• Furniture

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Goals of LEED CI
Role of Furniture / Furnishings
Energy and Atmosphere - Prerequisite 2 Minimum
Energy - 1.1 Optimize Energy Performance -
Lighting Power - 1.3 Optimize Energy Performance
- HVAC
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Goals of LEED CI

• Material and Resources - 14 points
• reduce the amount of materials needed
• use materials with less environmental impact
• reduce and manage waste

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Goals of LEED CI

• Material and Resources - 14 points
• reduce the amount of materials needed
• use materials with less environmental impact
• reduce and manage waste
• Furniture

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Role of Furniture / Furnishings

• Materials and Resources
• 2.1/2.2 Construction Waste Management
• 3.3 Resource Reuse - 30 Furniture Furnishings
• 4.1/4.2 Recycled Content
• 5.1/5.2 Local/Regional Materials
• 6 Rapidly Renewable
• 7 Certified Wood

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Goals of LEED CI

• Indoor Environmental Quality - 17 points
• establish good indoor air quality
• eliminate, reduce, and manage the sources of
  indoor pollutants
• ensure thermal comfort and system controllability
• provide for occupant connection to the outdoor
  environment

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Goals of LEED CI

• Indoor Environmental Quality - 17 points
• establish good indoor air quality
• eliminate, reduce, and manage the sources of
  indoor pollutants
• ensure thermal comfort and system controllability
• provide for occupant connection to the outdoor
  environment
• Furniture

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Role of Furniture / Furnishings

• Indoor Environmental Quality
• 2 Increased Ventilation
• 4.4 Low Emitting Materials - Composite Wood and
  Laminate Adhesives (excludes furniture covered by
  4.5)
• 4.5 Low Emitting Materials - Systems Furniture
  and Seating
• 6.1/6.2 Controllability of Systems
• 8.1/8.2/8.3 Daylight Views

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Thank you