LEED certification

Requirements NC, SCHOOLS, RETAIL, WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, HOSPITALITY, HEALTHCARE Install new or use existing building-level energy meters, or submeters that can be aggregated to provide building-level data representing total building energy consumption (electricity, natural gas, chilled water, steam, fuel oil, propane, biomass, etc). Utility-owned meters capable of aggregating building-level Read more…

Intent To support energy management and identify opportunities for additional energy savings by tracking building-level and system-level energy use. Possible Credit Points- 1 point This credit applies to New Construction (1 point) Core & Shell (1 point) Schools (1 point) Retail (1 point) Data Centers (1 point) Warehouses & Distribution Read more…

Intent To achieve increasing levels of energy performance beyond the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental and economic harms associated with excessive energy use. Total No. of Possible Points – (1- 20 point) This credit applies to- New Construction (1–18 points), Core & Shell (1–18 points),Schools (1–16 points),Retail (1–18 points),Data Centers Read more…

Intent To support water management and identify opportunities for additional water savings by tracking water consumption. This prerequisite applies to New Construction, Core & Shell, Schools, Retail Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution Centers, Hospitality and Healthcare Requirements FOR NC, CS, SCHOOLS, RETAIL, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, HOSPITALITY, HEALTHCARE Read more…

Intent To provide patients, staff, and visitors with the health benefits of the natural environment by creating outdoor places of respite on the healthcare campus. Total No. of Possible Points – (1- point) This credit applies to- Healthcare Requirements HEALTHCARE Provide places of respite that are accessible to patients and Read more…

Intent To provide patients and staff with the health benefits associated with direct access to the natural environment. Total No. of Possible Points – (1- point) This credit applies to- Healthcare Requirements HEALTHCARE — Provide direct access to an exterior courtyard, terrace, garden, or balcony. The space must be at Read more…

Intent To integrate the school with the community by sharing the building and its playing fields for nonschool events and functions. Total No. of Possible Points – (1- point) This credit applies to- Schools only Requirements SCHOOLS Option 1. Make Building Space Open to the General Public (1 point) In Read more…

Intent Cooling towers are an important component of refrigeration systems. They are common in industries anf almost all the building which require air conditioning. Water is the most common cooling medium used in cooling processes, due to its availability and high heat capacity. These uses require large amounts of water Read more…

LEED in its Green building certification system version v4.1 has put a special emphasis to minimize light trespass from the building and site. The Intent to do so is To reduce sky-glow to increase night sky accessimprove nighttime visibility through glare reduction and reduce development impact from lighting on nocturnal Read more…