Presentation for the Virginia Marti College. Content: Sustainability past and future, LEED Commercial interior certification

1. SUSTAINABILITY AND LEED
FOR INTERIOR DESIGN
Presentation prepared by Susann Geithner,
Director of Sustainability at HSB, LEEDUser.com Guest Expert

2. Content
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Sustainability Past and Present
Green Building Rating Systems
U.S.
U S Green Building Council and Green Building
Certification Institute
LEED professional accreditation
LEED rating systems
LEED for I
f Interiors
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What’s next?

3. Sustainability Past and Present
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Diversity
Reuse
Local
Recycle
Triple Bottom line Renewable
Ecological
Chemicals
Day Light

4. Green Building Rating Systems
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What kind of sustainable rating systems are out there?

5. USGBC and GBCI
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U.S. Green building Council
Non profit organization
Established 1993
Develops the rating system LEED (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design)
More than 16,000 members
21,810
21 810 projects certified by LEED i 91 countries
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160,000 LEED APs

6. USGBC and GBCI
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Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI)
Third party certification Institute
Established 2008
Verifies compliance with LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design)
Administers LEED certification of buildings and LEED
Accredited Professional credentials
Does NOT develop LEED standard

7. Why be sustainable?
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Reduce Energy Use by 24% - 50%
Reduce CO2 Emissions by
33% - 39%
Reduce Water Use by 40%
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Reduce Solid Waste by 70%

8. Why be sustainable?
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People spend 90% of their time Indoors
Green Buildings have better Indoor air quality and lighting
Increase Employee Productivity by 0.5-15%
Reduced Absenteeism
Improves Employee Retention by 3-50%
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Sources: The Total Exposure Assessment Methodology (TEAM) Study. EPA 600/S6-87/002. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1987; LEED project data USGBC; Green
Building and the Bottom Line. Rocky Mountain Institute

9. Where is the need for a certification coming from?
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H do you determine sustainability?
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Consumes less Healthy for Lasts l
longer
Energy people Reuse
materials
Less site
disturbance Greenis a Green Building?
What Washing Recycle
Water less
Green roof Renewable urinals
High
Energy Use technology

10. Where is the need for a certification coming from?
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Independent third party certification
Through the US Green Building Council a non-profit
Organization
National and International recognized and excepted
Already part of some local and state laws for public
buildings and/or new constructions

11. Where is the need for a certification coming from?
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12. LEED AP
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LEED credentials for professionals administered by the GBCI
LEED Green Associate LEED AP LEED Fellow
2 h multiple choice test 2+2 h multiple choice test Eligibility:
-LEED AP for 8 years
Eligibility: fees Eligibility: fees -10 years experience in the
-Project experience
Project -Documented experience
Documented green building field
-Sustainable field of work with registered or certified -Nominated by at least 4
-Education program project within last 3 years endorsers
Credential maintenance: LEED GA 15 CE hours; LEED AP 30 CE hours within 24 months
Seminars (ERB), LEED project work, self-study, college course, credentials, volunteer / committee work, …

13. LEED Rating systems
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LEED NC - New Construction & Major
Renovations
LEED CS - Core & Shell
LEED for Schools
LEED Health-Care
LEED CI / NC for Retail
LEED CI - Commercial Interior
LEED EBOM - Existing Buildings –
Operation & Maintenance
LEED Homes & Mid-Rise
LEED ND Neighborhood Development

14. LEED – level of certification
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40-49 points 50-59 points 60-79 points >80 points
Certified Silver Gold Platinum
Energy Efficiency 18% 30% 37% >37%

15. Why do I need to know LEED?
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16. How does a LEED certification impact
my design?
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Categories Interior design
Sustainable Site
Faucets, Shower heads
Water Efficiency
Toilets, i l
T il t urinals
Material & Resources Carpet, wall finishes, furniture
Reuse,
Reuse refurbished materials
Energy & Environment Lighting, appliances
Environmental Quality
Task lights
Carpet, paint, furniture
Innovation and Design Educational signage
Regional Priority

17. What do I need to look for when
selecting plumbing fixtures? WE P1
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Reduce calculated fixture’s water use by 20% or 30% in
fixture s
comparison to EPAct Fixture Use Requirements 1992
Calculated Fi t
C l l t d Fixture W t U B li
Water Use Baseline
Calculated new water consumption 10% 20%
35%
Reducedflow toilets costs
Low sewer/water Water consumption 460,000 Gal
Reduced sewer/water costs
Low flow faucets Hot water tank
Reduced Hot water boiler costs Reduced Hot water boiler30%
costs
Low flow showers Capacity
Reducedflow urinals
Low energy consumption Reduceddemand consumption
Power energy and
30%
consumption

18. What do I need to look for when
selecting plumbing fixtures? – WE P1
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No battery or power
connection necessary

19. What do I need to look for when
selecting plumbing fixtures? WE P1
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Gallons per minute
or cycle

20. What do I need to look for when
selecting lighting? EA P2
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Reduced the Lighting Power density below the ASHRAE Standard
90.1-2004 (Energy Standard for Buildings)
ASHRAE Standard Office Building – 1 0 watts/sq.ft.
1.0 watts/sq ft
General Lighting Furniture Lighting
Lighting power / Square footage
0.52 watts/sq.ft 0.23 watts/sq.ft
= Lighting power density
/q
0.65 watts/sq.ft. %
35% Reduction p
3 points
0.75 watts/sq.ft. 25% Reduction 2 points
0.85 watts/sq.ft. 15% Reduction 1 points

21. What do I need to look for when
selecting lighting and appliances? EA P2
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Lighting control, occupancy and daylight sensor,
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individual control and adjustability
Energy efficiency: wattage, light output
Avoid inefficient lighting i.e. back lighting OR use
low wattage alternatives i.e. LEDs
Prerequisite

22. What do I need to look for when
selecting lighting and appliances?
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23. What do I need to look for when
selecting any materials? – MR c4
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24. What do I need to look for when
selecting any materials? – MR c4
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25. What do I need to look for when
selecting any materials? – MR c5
25 1-2 Points
Use materials and products that are manufactured regionally or
manufactured and extracted regionally
• 20% manufactured
1pt. regionally
• 10% manufactured
%
1pt. and extracted
regionally 500 mile

26. What do I need to look for when
selecting any materials? – MR c6
26 1-2 Points
Use rapidly renewable construction materials and products
including Furniture for 5% of the total material costs
Total M t i l F it
T t l Material + Furniture C t
Costs
Non-rapidly renewable content 5%
Typical office fit-out
Approx. 50% of costs Furniture
Furniture, carpet, ceiling = no
Less than 10% materials left
rapidly renewable content
0 point Not possible half of it needs to be renewable

27. What do I need to look for when
selecting any materials? – MR c7
27 1-2 Points
User FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified new wood based
products and materials including Furniture
Total Costs for wood based Materials
Non-FSC certified 50% - FSC certified
Doors Millwork
Wood accent ceiling
Furniture
Wood wall covering

28. What do I need to look for when
selecting any materials? – IEQ c4
28 1-5 Points
Use Low emitting materials for all:
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1 point Adhesives and Sealants
1 point Paints and Coatings
1 point Carpet System
1 point
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Composite wood and Laminates with urea-formaldehyde free
resins
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1 point System Furniture

29. What else do you need to consider?
IEQ 8 1 – 8 2
8.1 8.2
29 3 Points
Provide daylight and view for building occupants
Direct sunlight More than 2% Daylight (25 ft. cd.) Less than 2%
1 pt. 75% 25%
2 pts. 90% 10
1 point 2 point

30. Paper work and process of certification
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31. Paper work and process of certification
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32. Process of certification – Split review
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Space design changes Final design
Preliminary design Address Final Design Review
review comments • 25 business days
• 25 business days
y • Submit clarifications and
• Max 25 business days
Max. requested additional
t d dditi l
• Submit design credits only documentation
Finished
Final certification process: duration about 4 months
construction
Preliminary Construction
Review Address review Final construction
• 25 business days comments review
• Submit construction credits and • 25 business days
changed design credits • Max. 25 business days
Combined review = Design Accept review
+Construction Review all after Certification
finished construction
• Order your plaque

33. What is next? – Life cycle costing
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Design
Demolition Construction
Renovation Operation

34. What is next? – recycled or recyclable
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Recycling as we know it?
Consumer
Manufacturing plant Recycling plant
Landfill

35. What is next? – recycled or recyclable
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Recyclable materials
Consumer
Manufacturing plant

36. What is next? – carbon neutral
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CO2
CO2
Raw material
CO2
Use, Recycle, CO2
Manufacturing
operate
Transportation
CO2 Construction CO2
Marketing

37. What is next? – high or low tech
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QUESTION &
ANSWER?
Susann Geithner, LEED AP BD+C & EBOM
BD C
Director of Sustainability at HSB Architects & Engineers
Phone: 216 586 0229 Ext 11
Email: sgeithner@hsbarch.com
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