Developers of
the LEED building rating system.
Some projects pursue LEED ND as well as several
LEED building rating systems simultaneously.
Not exact matches
The
LEED rating system, developed by the U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for
buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.
It is referenced by both The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (
LEED)
Building Rating System.
AAAS is the first and so far the only
building in Washington, D.C. to achieve the gold level of certification under the
LEED for Existing
Buildings (
LEED - EB)
rating system.
Since USGBC's founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 20,000 member companies and organizations, a comprehensive family of
LEED ® green
building rating systems, an expansive educational offering, the industry's popular Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, and a network of 78 local chapters, affiliates, and organizing groups.
According to its supporters, bamboo's fast growth means it sequesters more carbon than slower - growing trees, thus qualifying the flooring and plywood for a «rapidly renewable» materials accreditation under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (
LEED) green
building rating system [see «MisLEEDing?»
In 2008, USGBC accepted the School District of Philadelphia as a participant of its
LEED in Existing Schools Pilot Program, and the district selected Thurgood Marshall to pursue certification under the
LEED 2009 for Existing
Buildings: O&M
rating system.
Located at I - 10 and Loop 1604 in San Antonio, the Drury Inn & Suites San Antonio Near La Cantera ® Parkway was the second hotel to seek
LEED Certification under the United States Green
Building Council's
rating system.
That set the tone for the visit as the InterContinental has achieved Gold status in the
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green
Building Rating System created by the U.S. Green
Building Council.
The
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green
Building Rating System is a
By the way, Doug Farr's Chicago architecture firm has designed more platinum -
rated green
buildings (3) than anybody and his focus these days is sustainable neighborhoods and sustainable communities, as reflected in the new
LEED for Neighborhood Development
rating system.
The
LEED rating system has dominated green
building over the last decade.
The document contains sections mapping out how
LEED credits correspond to WELL «features» in each of the three
LEED rating systems for new and existing
buildings and interiors: BD+C, O+M, and ID+C.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (
LEED) Green
Building Rating System ™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance c
Building Rating System ™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green
building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance c
building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
A new «crosswalk» document aims to support the efficient, simultaneous application of the
LEED Rating System credits and WELL
Building Standard.
The IGCC essentially takes voluntary
rating systems such as
LEED and Green Globe together with industry best practices and crafts it into regulations aimed at
building energy and sustainability performance.
After the implementation of the IGCC via local construction codes it will be interesting to see if more
buildings will become
LEED - certified since
building owners and designers will be mandated to follow a process similar to the
rating system, or whether there will be less demand for
LEED certification since most
buildings will have to follow similar mandates anyway.
The standard is in no way meant to compete with the
LEED ® Green
Building Rating System, the USGBC, the CaGBC, or other international
LEED systems.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (
LEED) Green
Building Rating System ™ is a third - party certification program and an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green
buildings.
The
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green
Building Rating System ™ was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council as a voluntary, consensus - based national standard for high - performance, sustainable b
Building Rating System ™ was developed by the U.S. Green
Building Council as a voluntary, consensus - based national standard for high - performance, sustainable b
Building Council as a voluntary, consensus - based national standard for high - performance, sustainable
buildingbuilding.
There are now six
LEED Canada
rating systems, including
LEED for Commercial Interiors,
LEED for Core and Shell,
LEED for Existing
Buildings,
LEED for Homes and
LEED for Neighbourhood Developments.
LEED ® Gold Winery The
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green
Building Rating System ™ was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council as a voluntary, consensus - based national standard for high - performance, sustainable b
Building Rating System ™ was developed by the U.S. Green
Building Council as a voluntary, consensus - based national standard for high - performance, sustainable b
Building Council as a voluntary, consensus - based national standard for high - performance, sustainable
buildingbuilding.
LEED, as this mouthful of awkward acronym is more easily described, is the leading green
building rating system in the U.S. and Canada.
LEED rating systems address commercial, institutional, and residential
buildings and neighborhood developments.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (
LEED) Green
Building Rating System ™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green
buildings, managed by the US Green
Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to
LEED ® is an environmental
rating and certification
system for residential and commercial
buildings from the U.S. Green
Building Council.
Using the
LEED for Existing
Buildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system as a framework, this workbook will help your team implement a green existing buildings program and establish a culture of per
Buildings: Operations and Maintenance
rating system as a framework, this workbook will help your team implement a green existing
buildings program and establish a culture of per
buildings program and establish a culture of performance.
Activities to encourage energy efficient construction include promoting the use of effective energy
building codes,
LEED certification and other high energy efficiency
rating systems, and supporting activities and publications.
As a prerequisite in the
LEED for Homes program, a project must «design and install a whole
building ventilation
system that complies with ASHRAE Standard 62.2 - 2007,» a standard developed by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air - Conditioning Engineers that details ventilation
rates and strategies for healthy homes.
It is being
built to the
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green
building rating system standard, which is an internationally accepted
rating system and benchmark for evaluating and certifying sustainable sites.
The United State Green
Building Council (USGBC) is the embattled national leader with its third - party
rating systems known as
LEED that gives green guidelines for new construction, existing
buildings and other types of construction.
Green
building has been dominated by the
LEED rating system over the last decade.
The
LEED Gold ban may come to an end now that the Department of Defense (DoD) has provided Congress with the required cost - benefit analysis on green
building rating systems and codes.
As a first step in launching
LEED v4.1, we've released a beta version of the
LEED rating system for Existing
Buildings.
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used green
building rating system in the world.
These requirements are foundational to all
LEED projects and define the types of
buildings, spaces, and neighborhoods that the
LEED rating system is designed to evaluate.
Each
LEED rating system groups requirements that address the unique needs of different
building and project types.
Most people know about United States Green
Building Council's green
rating systems known as
LEED, some professionals outside of Britain know about BREEAM: BRE Environmental Assessment Method if you live in Europe, you might know about the European Energy Performance of
Buildings Directive if you're an international engineering consultant, there's a fair chance you'll know about the International Federation of Consulting Engineers» «Project Sustainability Management Guidelines».
Referring to the
LEED (for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
rating system for
buildings, which awards points for energy - saving features but has been criticized because some of these features (like bike racks) are superficial add - ons, Gehry said: «A lot of
LEED is given for bogus stuff.»
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)- Green
Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green
Building Council, provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction.
LEED is a
rating system that evaluates the sustainability of
buildings according to guidelines established by the non-profit United States Green
Building Council.
Some insurance providers are beginning to recognize that green
buildings should be
rated more favorably due to their high - performance design that often involves state - of - the - art specifications for mechanical
systems, as well as more rigorous inspections to guarantee
LEED or Energy Star
ratings.
Specifically, green
buildings are being measured by emerging industry standards such as Energy Star and the U.S. Green
Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (
LEED)
rating system.
LEED sets the bar One of the biggest advances in sustainable development has been the movement toward a universal standard that quantifies green
building with the
LEED rating system.
To obtain certification under certain
ratings systems, such as
LEED, some
building systems must be «fundamentally commissioned» to ensure they are installed, calibrated and perform as intended.
The
LEED Earth campaign, which will end June 5, 2016, is open to all
building types across the suite of
LEED rating systems.
It has developed a voluntary green
building rating system called
LEED ™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
Dubbed «
LEED Earth,» the three - year campaign, which will end June 5, 2016, is open to all
building types across the suite of
LEED rating systems.
He also helped support USGBC's efforts regarding the recently released National Academy of Sciences report that reviewed the U.S. Department of Defense's use of green
building rating systems and recommended the continued use of
LEED.