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The dot indicates that the slide is presented by Bob Bajko
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Germany
Joined HSB 2008 to lead sustainability efforts
Projects throughout the US and Europe
Design as well as consulting
All rating systems and low to high level of LEED
Educational and work background: architecture, engineering, real estate consulting, investment and management
Want to use my knowledge today to make you more comfortable with LEED and also tackle some of myths around LEED
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Some of you may have participated in the survey, which we sent out last year. To hear from you about what you would like to learn about LEED.
Wide range of topics. One of them was the economical benefits of LEED. Short overview, so much more, resource will be available online
Before I get into the next charts. This based on CoStar data. One of the largest if not the largest company in the US collecting data about RE sales, rents, buildings.largest company in the US collecting data about RE sales, rents, buildings.
The last couple of years this data was studied to see how LEED and Energy Star buildings are actually performing. This is real data
One of the questions was, who is actually seeking green/LEED space? LEED is trending up in all market segments but particularly in the legal and finance firms. Actually 1/3 of those “ ” t t“green” tenants
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This chart reflects what has happened with the increase in demand for green space.
LEED buildings outperform non LEED buildings in rent despite the economical downturn.
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In October 2011 for the first time we had more existing buildings LEED certified then new construction. Not really a surprise, especially looking at the regional market.
McGraw Hill estimates a growth of in green retrofits/renovations from 25% market share to 33% by 2015
The new and existing building markets are quickly getting into LEED.
LEED EBOM outlast LEED NC in Nov by 15 million sqft.
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Well that might be true in New York, LA or Chicago, but we are in Cleveland. That’s usually the argument I hear a lot when talking about this data.
And yes it’s not the same everywhere. However as you can see here Cleveland is quickly upping it’s games.
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Chicago is know for being a sustainable city with lots of LEED buildings.
This is Chicago vs. Cleveland now
Pay attention to the numbers per million people.
The numbers for Cleveland are much higher for memberships, employees and for ES buildings and registered projects compared to Chicago.
This is Chicago about 4‐5 year ago. Lots of interest, Energy Star as the first step towards being green and has a high amount of LEED projects in the making. In Chicago as well as CA or NY the first push came from state and local government. That’s what we can see here in Cleveland also.
LEED is coming to Cleveland, actually is already here
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LEEDs current status in the region and the building industry
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USGBC ‐ governing body, develops the rating system, “they make the laws”
GBCI – executing body, reviews LEED documentation, administers credentials, “they make sure we follow them”
The USGBC was founded first and started the GBCI
LEED certification process is ISO 9001 certified
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Ratings system groups – very similar credits / prerequisites and the same LEED Accredited professional (AP) designation
Important to remember buildings are certified and people are accredited
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Ratings system groups – very similar credits / prerequisites and the same LEED Accredited professional (AP) designation
Important to remember buildings are certified and people are accredited
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Tenant or owner occupied doesn’t matter for those rating systems. LEED commercial interior is for an interior build‐out with no major changes to the main HVAC system or building envelope. So this is what you will typical use when your client or potential tenant asks for a LEED certified space.
There are two kinds:
LEED CI Retail applicable to stores, banks, restaurants, spas AND LEED CI for basicallyLEED CI Retail applicable to stores, banks, restaurants, spas AND LEED CI for basically anything but that.
This ratings system also considers furniture. We will be exploring it in detail in our next session.
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Here is one of our projects for CIGNA insurance, an office in Pittsburgh.
CIGNA is occupying almost the whole building. We did the interior renovation of the lobby and office space.
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Existing building – Operation & Maintenance is probably the other rating system, which you are going to be confronted with.
It’s also the only rating system, which expires after 5 years.
You look at actual performance rather than the design of the building.
It’s for all use types as shown on the left.
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The so called Performance period is the measuring stick for this certification. You basically monitor how good your are doing. For the initial certification 3‐12 months and a recertification 12 months long.
Your first step in order to get certified is to collect water and energy consumption data for one full year. That’s the basis for the Energy Star rating. If you haven’t achieved the minimum efficiency, then you have to improve first and then track your energy data again for a whole year.
Then start implementing your other policies like green cleaning, recycling.
In the start up phase you also want to evaluated your HVAC systems to confirm, if you can achieve the required outside air.
Al t bli h th LEED h kli t d l LEED tifi d Sil G ld Pl tiAlso establish the LEED checklist and your goal: LEED certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum
This can be a rather lengthy process.
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The IMG center started in 2007 with the process of LEED certification. It got certified in fall last 2011.
Also if you have a multi tenant building than you to engage the tenants in order to get the building certified. From my experience the tenants usually like the idea of making a difference. You just have to inform them about what’s going on and how they can help. We facilitate meetings with tenants to initiate the process and get them excited. The more engage, the better the results.
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We saw all the rating systems. The LEED volume program is for companies, which made LEED their standard.
The logos on the right are all companies, which are participating in the LEED Volume program. So if they are your client then chances are they want a LEED certified building or space. This program is available for LEED NC, CI, NC/CI Retail and EB O+M
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For existing buildings it’s an ongoing verification of compliance, which also ensures recertification
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This is what you want to achieve at the end of your certification. The plaque. You might know already there are different levels:Certified, Silver, Gold , Platinum.. The level depends on the points achievedThe numbers below the plaque are the number of projects in Ohio. Most projects now are Gold.
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LEED in Structured in mandatory requirements: MPRs and Prerequisites AND selective credits
Those credits and prerequisites are organized in categories, which are …
You will be seeing the categories more often during the presentation
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LEED in Structured in mandatory requirements: MPRs and Prerequisites AND selective credits
Those credits and prerequisites are organized in categories, which are …
You will be seeing the categories more often during the presentation
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This is a typical LEED CI score card.
Prerequisites and Credits are separated into categories based on the area of concern, which they cover
Name categories
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There are mandatory and selective elements in LEED. I’ll now talk about the mandatory ones.
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There are 7 requirements in total. We have paraphrased the MPRs for you.
the three more tricky ones are highlighted here.
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Number 3: Must use a reasonable site boundary
This sounds easy. It is means one project equals one owner. You need to included all areas, which belong to the project and get used during the project. You also can’t certify just a part of a building, unless you comply with certain rules.
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Must comply with minimum occupancy rates
1 FTE – Full time equivalent Employee needs to work or live in your building. A parking garage is not eligible for certification. However your building can included parking levels.
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Must comply with minimum occupancy rates
For LEED EBOM the requirements is at least 50% occupied. That gets tricky, as shown here. This building wasn’t meeting the requirements since April 2010. This often gets overlooked, but makes LEED impossible.
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Energy and Water Usage Reporting
When you LEED certify a project, you establish a relationship with the USGBC, which we continue on even after construction is finished and you have your plaque. The USGBC is paying close attention to how LEED buildings are performing. So they can further develop LEED based on the data.
That means projects are required to report their consumption and this carries over withThat means projects are required to report their consumption and this carries over with ownership.
The only exemption are LEED CI projects without separate metering for the LEED project space.
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Also keep in mind that the reporting starts with 50% occupancy, submit not more than 2 months after that and then every month. You can use the Energy Star portfolio manager to do that.
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Prerequisites are required for every project in the selected rating system. Vary based on rating system
This is LEED NC and it’s prerequ per category.
The prerequisite for Sustainable Site is pretty straight forward. You are basically required to apply the requirements for an EPA permit to all projects, no matter what size.
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The water efficiency prerequisite is applicable to all rating systems.
You will need to be 20% below the new code with new and existing fixtures that includes fixtures in or outside the space.
Retrofits are very likely to be necessary, even if you have already more efficient fixtures.
Low flow vs. regular in new installations are rather inexpensive.
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In our most recently finished project we replaced these existing fixtures, which automatic, low flow fixtures. These are hydropower, which means they do not require batteries (most building manager don’t like to change batteries all the time. Also lots of toxic waste) nor are they hard wired. So no cutting up the wall, new electric.
This is a very manageable investment, which pays of quick. This installation will reduce the water consumption of those restrooms by more than 40%.
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Commissioning is another prerequisite applicable to all rating system.
The commissioning agent, a third party engineer, checks our design and the installation on site. That’s beneficial to the owner or tenant because, he makes sure that those fancy CO2 sensors are actually connected to the BAS and reduced the air into the space, when it’s unoccupied.
Also CFC free refrigerants need to be used. That includes IT room equipment.Also CFC free refrigerants need to be used. That includes IT room equipment.
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For LEED EBOM Existing buildings: is based on the actual energy consumption for 1 year. The Energy Star is the result, which also factors in the use, operating hours and weather, so you can compare data.
LEED CI has some extra requirements, which you need to discuss with your clients. Their PCs, monitors need to be ES rated, at least 50% and you will need the information about that equipment in order to prove it.
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Two things: have a recycling contract, make sure it covers also glass and metals and plastic.
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Have enough room to facilitate the program
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Indoor Environmental Quality
No smoking allowed in and around the building
Here is a tricky one and this one can get really expensive.
LEED requires you to meet ASHRAE 62.1 2007 , not the standard applicable at year built.
This standard describes the amount of outside air required for a space. Before you even think LEED, you need to make sure you meet this or what it is going to cost you to meet the requirement.
In existing buildings you most likely run into problems, when increasing occupancy load, if you have old equipment, if you install better air filter. So you may not be able to meet the 2007 standard without expensive replacements, larger ducts or high‐tech controls.
For building owners that means, know how much outside air can be delivered to your space or building.
For broker/tenant representatives, ask early on: Can your building meet ASHRAE 62.1‐2007
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Different credit categories and their examples
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Two kinds of credits: percentage based (achievement) AND prescriptive credits (meet all requirements and get the credit points)
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SS 4.2 Bicycle Storage and changing rooms, certain percentage (5% for LEED NC, CI) of FTE will have bike racks provided, showers
SS 4.4 Parking availability: e.g. provide only as much as required parking spaces, don’t add new parking
SS 2 Development Density: many services and residential units close to the site. Encourages walking
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Indoor plumbing AND outdoor irrigation
Typical:
Drip irrigation
Drought resistant plants
Rain water harvesting
Low flow fixtures
Waterless urinals
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Not just energy efficiency
Also controls to improve efficiency (M&V)
The photo shows a programmable thermostat and a CO2 sensor for demand controlled ventilation
Use of alternative/ renewable energy
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All about materials
Reuse, Recycled, Renewable
Construction waste recycling provider in the region are very good and can recycled up to 100%
If you can’t reuse materials, use materials with recycled content and renewable materials like cork bamboolike cork, bamboo
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This category is about the well being of occupants in the space. Best direct benefit for occupants.
People like having daylight and views. They are healthier if the air quality is better, so use low emitting materials and prevent construction work from interfering with occupied areas.
The pictures shows a temporary fan put in place during construction, to vent the space separately and remove VOCs
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Innovation and Design Category: gain points for overachievement of existing credits for instance 30% recycled content; also new /other strategies e.g. educational programs with signage and case studies
Regional priority Credits:
Extra points for achieving selected credits. The selection is based on the location.
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LEEDs current status in the region and the building industry
Cleveland is great to gain Site Selection credits (good public transport, density) and material & resource (recycling and sustainable products)
Still room for improvement in Energy Efficiency
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All the documentation for the credits is provided to an online platform, called LEED Online. It’s not just an FTP site it’s also an interactive tool with pdfs, which will need to be filled out.
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The soft costs
$900 for registering the project
$2,500 minimum and up to 25,000 max for reviewing the documents.
The consulting fees depend on type, size, number of phases, level of certification.
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I have a new client and they are interested in LEED certified space. What should I do first? You already took the first step. Being here today will give you the confidence to ask the right questions. You should consider location for access to public y p g y g y g q ptransportation and community services or the age of the property which could provide insight into the type of systems and fixtures already in place. Or you can always ask an experienced LEED professional for guidance.
I have a short list of potential buildings. How do I narrow it down?Prepare a list of LEED related questions to determine early on how each property will meet the prerequisites. How efficient are the plumbing fixtures? Can the HVAC system deliver enough fresh air? Does one property stand out as being more LEED 'friendly'. Property owners, you need to prepare for those questions.
I want to sign the lease but need the assurance that the project will be on time and on budget.There should be a LEED checklist filled out to define the anticipated credits and scope, with a detailed summary of how the building is going to comply with the prerequisites. All parties should be made aware of any items that may affect the budget or schedule and how they will be dealt with. The checklist should be attached as an exhibit to the lease because it is often referenced throughout the design and construction of the projectshould be attached as an exhibit to the lease because it is often referenced throughout the design and construction of the project.
OK. The lease is signed now you can start designing the space. Is there anything else I need to do?The project should be registered with the GBCI and about halfway into the design phase the commissioning agent will have to bebrought on board.
What’s a commissioning agent again? Why do we need him and who hires him?The commissioning agent is a third party engineer hired to verify the design and construction drawings and eventually the contractors work. He is required to be independent from the project design team and is typically hired by the landlord and is part of the contract for construction.
Let’s start construction. What does the general contractor need to consider?The GC received should have received specifications for the LEED work during the bid process. This is important to prepare them for the work and to define their responsibilities. First, they will need to put waste recycling in place and a management plan to prevent indoor air quality issues for other tenants. This will be tracked throughout the construction process. They will also be critical in the documentation and submittal process.
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The project is done. So where is my plaque?
At the completion of the work all documents from the construction phase will be need to be submitted for review. Approximately 3 months later you can expect the final results and the opportunity to buy your plaque.
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Eligibility = letter of attestationd t d i d b i li t j t t h l ti hi t li tdated, signed by supervisor, client, project manager, teacher; relation ship to applicant
Eligibility requirements:Candidates must have experience in the form of EITHER documented involvement on a project registered or certified for LEED OR employment (or previous employment) in a sustainable field of work ‐Company related to environmentalism or green building industry‐ i.e. job title
OR engagement in (or completion of) an education program that addresses green building principles. ‐ LEED related educational course
Application fee: $50Exam fee (per exam appointment):Members and full‐time students: $150 All others: $200 CMP renewal fee: $50 every two years$ y y
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LEED AP:
Application fee: $100Exam fee (per exam appointment): Combined exam: Members: $300
Non‐members: $450
Specialty exam only:* Members: $150
Non‐members: $250
CMP l f $50 tCMP renewal fee: $50 every two years
Fellow
Eligibility
Nominees must be LEED APs with specialty who have held the LEED AP credential for eight cumulative years. (The 2011 class will be from LEED APs who tested in 2001‐2002 and have enrolled or tested to earn the LEED(The 2011 class will be from LEED APs who tested in 2001 2002 and have enrolled or tested to earn the LEED AP with specialty credential.)
They must document a total of at least 10 years of experience in the green building field.
Nominees will be required to submit an application package through the LEED Fellow online portal.
Nomination
Nominees for the LEED Fellow will be nominated by their peers.
Nominators must be LEED APs with specialty with at least 10 years of experience in the green building field.
Nominators must provide four endorsers who will verify the nominee’s achievements.
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The number of LEED APs is increasing rapidly in the region.
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Just like the Real Estate license, a LEED AP has to earn hours, by attending events like this one, project participation, committee work, ect.
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1. People are accredited, buildings are certified
2. The USGBC develops the LEED rating system and the GBCI review certifications
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3. BD+C, ID+C, EB O+M, ND, Homes = 5
4. LEED – Commercial Interior is most appropriate since the certification has to be finished shortly after finished construction. LEED EBOM can be consider, if the tenant is occupying most of the building.
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5. True. You can use LEED CI, which just certifies the space
6. C. report water and energy consumption is part of the MPR’s. 5 years; also possible answer D. LEED EBOM certifications expire after 5 years
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7. False. The restrooms used by the tenant are also to be considered.
8. F all of it. A LEED CI project gets points for locating in a certified building (5 points), having a bus stop close by and therefore incoraging occupants to use the bus, will get you points (6 points for LEED CI), car pool parking in combination with limited parking gets you points,
also locating in a high density location gains points (5 points)
A fitness center can help you provide the required showers and changing rooms for SS 4.2A fitness center can help you provide the required showers and changing rooms for SS 4.2 Bicycle storage and changing rooms (cleveland bike station, next to quicken loans arena)
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9. D Collect energy consumption data. You need to know your Energy Star rating first. You may have to improve upon your rating.
10. C ‐5‐9% Research form McGraw Hill, the USGBC’s own research and our personal experience showed it’s 5‐9%. Our project had 5% increase in construction costs. The more experience the GC and design company the smaller the additional investment costs
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11. C ASHRAE 2007, keep that in mind especially if you want to have a certified space in an existing building
12. That depends on who you ask!
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