The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 30% of greenhouse gas emissions are from electricity, followed by 26% in transportation and 21% in industry. Adding green features to your building can reduce its impact. According to Bicycle Facilities Credit in LEED v4.1 If employees, customers, or residents are encouraged to use bicycle Read more
LEED in its Green Building rating system v4.1 has put special emphasis on the development of the neighbourhood location of the project that has to be certified from Green building Certification. The intent to do so is – To avoid development on inappropriate sites. To reduce vehicle distance traveled. To Read more
Preserving sensitive areas often provides an additional benefit of protecting citizens and property against natural hazards. In order to reduce the environmental impact from the location of a building on site LEED has introduced a credit named Sensitive Land Protection in v4.1. Its intent is also to avoid the environmentally Read more
To encourage project location in areas with development constraints and promote the health of the surrounding area, LEED has introduced this credit. Total no. of Possible Points – (1-2) Credit Applies to – New Construction (8–16 points), Core & Shell (8–20 points), Schools (8–15 points), Retail (8–16 points), Data Centres Read more
– Integrative process is a credit in LEED building design and construction and interior design and construction rating systems. An integrative process is all about achieving high performance and cost-effective green building outcomes. This is achieved through an early analysis of interrelationships between multiple building systems. Integrative process starts early Read more
Buildings which are intended to require LEED certification need to assess many things relating to energy efficiency, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality and related materials and resource selection. But we should know that choosing the right air filter also can be an essential part of a building’s environment approach. There Read more
With LEED’s focus on sustainability and environmental performance, water efficiency has always been important in LEED rating systems. A primary goal of LEED v4 is to “Protect and Restore Water Resources.” The credit for outdoor water use reduction weighs about 1-3 points This credit is applicable for New Construction (1–2 Read more
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. It provides a framework to create healthy, highly efficient and cost-saving green buildings. With more than 98,500 registered and certified projects participating in the rating system, totaling more than 21.47 billion Read more
LEED v4.1 has introduced this credit- -To avoid development on inappropriate sites. -To reduce vehicle distance traveled. -To enhance livability and improve human health by encouraging daily physical activity. 5-20 possible points are awarded for this credit This credit applies to New Construction (8–16 points),Core & Shell (8–20 points),Schools (8–15 Read more
To conserve land and protect farmland and wildlife habitat by encouraging development in areas with existing infrastructure LEED has introduced a provision of awarding 1-6 credit points. The intent of this credit is to promote walkability, and transportation efficiency and reduce vehicle distance traveled and to improve public health by Read more