Topics Covered

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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Training

• Topics Covered
• Building Impacts
• The Sustainable Building Market
• United States Green Building Council
• LEED Green Building Rating System
• LEED Project Certification
• Product Manufacturer Involvement in LEED

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Building Impacts

• Worldwide Building Impacts
• 17 water withdrawals
• 25 wood harvest
• 33 CO2 emissions
• 40 material and energy use
• 45 in China

• United States Building Impacts
• 12 water use
• 39 CO2 emissions
• 65 waste output
• 71 electricity consumption

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Sustainable Building Market

• The value of green building construction is
  projected to increase to 60 billion by 2010.
• (Source McGraw-Hill Construction Analytics,
  SmartMarket Trends Report 2008)
• By 2009, 80 of corporate America is expected to
  be engaged in green at least 16 of the time, and
  20 will be engaged in green 60 of the time.
• (Source McGraw Hill Construction, Greening of
  Corporate America SmartMarket Report, 2007)

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United States Green Building Council

• The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a
  non-profit organization committed to expanding
  sustainable building practices and is the
  founder/creator of the LEED Green Building Rating
  System.
• USGBCs Guiding Principles
• Promote the Triple Bottom Line environmental,
  social and economic prosperity
• Establish Leadership
• Reconcile Humanity With Nature
• Maintain Integrity
• Ensure Inclusiveness
• Exhibit Transparency

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The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED)

• The Leadership in Energy and Environmental
  Design (LEED)
• Green Building Rating System is a voluntary,
  consensus-based national rating system for
  developing high-performance, sustainable
  buildings. LEED addresses all building types and
  emphasizes state-of-the-art strategies in five
  areas
• sustainable site development
• water savings
• energy efficiency
• materials and resources selection
• indoor environmental quality

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The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED)

• Who Uses LEED?
• Architects
• Real Estate Professionals
• Facility Managers
• Engineers
• Interior Designers
• Landscape Architects
• Government

• LEED Green Building Rating Systems
• New Construction
• Existing Building
• Commercial Interiors
• Core Shell
• Schools
• Retail
• Healthcare
• Homes
• Neighborhood Development

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LEED Project Certification

• Levels of LEED certification Certified,
  Silver, Gold and Platinum
• The LEED certification process provides
  third-party verification that a building truly
  meets the standards and requirements set out in
  the rating system.
• Having a LEED certification also provides an
  easily understandable and recognizable way to
  compare green buildings worldwide.

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Benefits of Green Building Design

• Environmental
• Reduce the impact on the planets natural
  resources
• Financial
• Improve bottom line energy savings
• Qualify for tax rebates, zoning allowances and
  other incentives
• Increased building valuation, ROI rent per
  square footage
• Health Safety
• Improve occupant comfort and health, reduce
  absenteeism, and enhanced new employee
  recruitment
• Community
• Minimize strain on local infrastructures and
  improve quality of life

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LEED Accredited Professional (AP)

• LEED Professional Accreditation distinguishes
  building professionals with the knowledge and
  skills to successfully steward the LEED
  certification process. LEED Accredited
  Professionals (LEED APs) have demonstrated a
  thorough understanding of green building
  practices and principles and the LEED Rating
  System.

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Product Manufacturers LEED

• USGBC does not certify, endorse or promote
  products, services, or companies, nor do we
  track, list or report data related to products
  and their environmental qualities. LEED is a
  certification system that deals with the
  environmental performance of buildings based on
  overall characteristics of the project. We do not
  award credits based on the use of particular
  products but rather upon meeting the performance
  standards set forth in our rating systems. -
  USGBC

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How is Ortronics Getting Involved?

• USGBC company membership
• Legrand North America (Wiremold, Ortronics,
  Cablofil, OnQ, Pass Seymour, Watt Stopper, and
  Vantage) has been a member of the USGBC since
  2004
• Understanding the LEED Rating Systems
• Educating ourselves and our customers on LEED
• Participating in USGBCs Greenbuild Conference
  Expo
• Communicating Ortronics sustainable development
  goals

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In the News

• To stay up to date on current USGBC news and
  developments on LEED please click on the
  following hyperlink.
• USGBC In The News