Environment Management: Leed Green Building Rating System
Environment Management: Leed Green Building Rating System
Environment Management: Leed Green Building Rating System
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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 criteria.
LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the
design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives
building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable
impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to
sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental
health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and
indoor environmental quality.
History of LEED
LEED began in 1993 spearheaded by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) senior
scientist Robert K. Watson who, as Founding Chairman of the LEED Steering Committee
until 2006, led a broad-based consensus process which included non-profit organizations,
government agencies, architects, engineers, developers, builders, product manufacturers and
other industry leaders. Early LEED committee members also included USGBC co-founder
Mike Italiano, architects Bill Reed and Sandy Mendler, builder Gerard Heiber, builder Myron
Kibbe and engineer Richard Bourne. As interest in LEED grew, in 1996, engineers Tom
Paladino and Lynn Barker co-chaired the newly formed LEED technical committee.
From 1994 to 2006, LEED grew from one standard for new construction to a comprehensive
system of six standards covering all aspects of the development and construction process.
LEED also has grown from six volunteers on one committee to more than 200 volunteers on
nearly 20 committees and over 200 professional staff in Washington, DC.
Scope of LEED
Green Building Council members, representing every sector of the building industry,
developed and continue to refine LEED. The rating systems address eight major areas:
Green Building, also known as green construction or sustainable building, is the practice of
creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-
efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from sitting to design, construction, operation,
maintenance, renovation, and deconstruction. This practice expands and complements the
classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort.
Although new technologies are constantly being developed to complement current practices
in creating greener structures, the common objective is that green buildings are designed to
reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural
environment by:
Why Go Green:
Cost Savings
Healthier Workplace
Increased Property Value
Legislation
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System
was promulgated to improve the environmental and economic performance of new and
existing commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings.
The rating system consists of the following 6 major categories, and maximum points:
· Sustainable Sites: 14
· Water Efficiency: 05
· Energy and Atmosphere: 17
· Materials and Resources: 13
· Indoor Environmental Quality: 15
· LEED Innovation Credits: 05
· Total Maximum Possible Points: 69
Certification Levels:
The concept of sustainable development can be traced to the energy (especially fossil oil)
crisis and the environment pollution concern in the 1970s. The green building movement in
the U.S. originated from the need and desire for more energy efficient and environmentally
friendly construction practices. There are a number of motives to building green, including
environmental, economic, and social benefits. However, modern sustainability initiatives call
for an integrated and synergistic design to both new construction and in the retrofitting of an
existing structure. Also known as sustainable design. this approach integrates the building
life-cycle with each green practice employed with a design-purpose to create a synergy
amongst the practices used.
Green building brings together a vast array of practices and techniques to reduce and
ultimately eliminate the impacts of buildings on the environment and human health. It often
emphasizes taking advantage of renewable resources, e.g., using sunlight through passive
solar, active solar, and photovoltaic techniques and using plants and trees through green
roofs, rain gardens, and for reduction of rainwater run-off. Many other techniques, such as
using packed gravel or permeable concrete instead of conventional concrete or asphalt to
enhance replenishment of ground water, are used as well.
While the practices, or technologies, employed in green building are constantly evolving and
may differ from region to region, there are fundamental principles that persist from which the
method is derived: Sitting and Structure Design Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Water
Efficiency, Materials Efficiency, Indoor Environmental Quality Enhancement, Operations and
Maintenance Optimization, and Waste and Toxics Reduction. The essence of green building is
an optimization of one or more of these principles. Also, with the proper synergistic design,
individual green building technologies may work together to produce a greater cumulative
effect.
The foundation of any construction project is rooted in the concept and design stages. The
concept stage, in fact, is one of the major steps in a project life cycle, as it has the largest
impact on cost and performance. In designing environmentally optimal buildings, the
objective function aims at minimizing the total environmental impact associated with all life-
cycle stages of the building project. However, building as a process is not as streamlined as an
industrial process, and varies from one building to the other, never repeating itself
identically. In addition, buildings are much more complex products, composed of a multitude
of materials and components each constituting various design variables to be decided at the
design stage. A variation of every design variable may affect the environment during all the
building's relevant life-cycle stages.[7]
Energy efficiency
Green buildings often include measures to reduce energy use. To increase the efficiency of the
building envelope, (the barrier between conditioned and unconditioned space), they may use
high-efficiency windows and insulation in walls, ceilings, and floors. Another strategy,
passive solar building design, is often implemented in low-energy homes. Designers orient
windows and walls and place awnings, porches, and trees to shade windows and roofs
during the summer while maximizing solar gain in the winter. In addition, effective window
placement (day lighting) can provide more natural light and lessen the need for electric
lighting during the day. Solar water heating further reduces energy loads.
Onsite generation of renewable energy through solar power, wind power, hydro power, or
biomass can significantly reduce the environmental impact of the building. Power generation
is generally the most expensive feature to add to a building.
Water efficiency
Reducing water consumption and protecting water quality are key objectives in sustainable
building. One critical issue of water consumption is that in many areas of the country, the
demands on the supplying aquifer exceed its ability to replenish itself. To the maximum
extent feasible, facilities should increase their dependence on water that is collected, used,
purified, and reused on-site. The protection and conservation of water throughout the life of a
building may be accomplished by designing for dual plumbing that recycles water in toilet
flushing. Waste-water may be minimized by utilizing water conserving fixtures such as ultra-
low flush toilets and low-flow shower heads. Bidets help eliminate the use of toilet paper,
reducing sewer traffic and increasing possibilities of re-using water on-site. Point of use water
treatment and heating improves both water quality and energy efficiency while reducing the
amount of water in circulation. The use of non-sewage and greywater for on-site use such as
site-irrigation will minimize demands on the local aquifer.
Materials efficiency
The Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) category in LEED standards, one of the five
environmental categories, was created to provide comfort, well-being, and productivity of
occupants. The LEED IEQ category addresses design and construction guidelines especially:
indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal quality, and lighting quality.
Indoor Air Quality seeks to reduce volatile organic compounds, or VOC's, and other air
impurities such as microbial contaminants. Buildings rely on a properly designed HVAC
system to provide adequate ventilation and air filtration as well as isolate operations
(kitchens, dry cleaners, etc.) from other occupancies. During the design and construction
process choosing construction materials and interior finish products with zero or low
emissions will improve IAQ. Many building materials and cleaning/maintenance products
emit toxic gases, such as VOC's and formaldehyde. These gases can have a detrimental
impact on occupants' health and productivity as well. Avoiding these products will increase a
building's IEQ.
Personal temperature and airflow control over the HVAC system coupled with a properly
designed building envelope will also aid in increasing a building's thermal quality. Creating a
high performance luminous environment through the careful integration of natural and
artificial light sources will improve on the lighting quality of a structure.
No matter how sustainable a building may have been in its design and construction, it can
only remain so if it is operated responsibly and maintained properly. Ensuring operations
and maintenance (O&M) personnel are part of the project's planning and development
process will help retain the green criteria designed at the onset of the project. Every aspect of
green building is integrated into the O&M phase of a building's life. The addition of new
green technologies also falls on the O&M staff. Although the goal of waste reduction may be
applied during the design, construction and demolition phases of a building's life-cycle, it is
in the O&M phase that green practices such as recycling and air quality enhancement take
place.
Waste reduction
Green architecture also seeks to reduce waste of energy, water and materials used during
construction. For example, in California nearly 60% of the state's waste comes from
commercial buildings, during the construction phase, one goal should be to reduce the
amount of material going to landfills. Well-designed buildings also help reduce the amount
of waste generated by the occupants as well, by providing on-site solutions such as compost
bins to reduce matter going to landfills.
To reduce the impact on wells or water treatment plants, several options exist. "Greywater",
wastewater from sources such as dishwashing or washing machines, can be used for
subsurface irrigation, or if treated, for non-potable purposes, e.g., to flush toilets and wash
cars. Rainwater collectors are used for similar purposes.
Centralized wastewater treatment systems can be costly and use a lot of energy. An
alternative to this process is converting waste and wastewater into fertilizer, which avoids
these costs and shows other benefits. By collecting human waste at the source and running it
to a semi-centralized biogas plant with other biological waste, liquid fertilizer can be
produced. This concept was demonstrated by a settlement in Lubeck Germany in the late
1990s. Practices like these provide soil with organic nutrients and create carbon sinks that
remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, offsetting greenhouse gas emission. Producing
artificial fertilizer is also more costly in energy than this process.
Cost
The most criticized issue about constructing environmentally friendly buildings is the price.
Photo-voltaic, new appliances, and modern technologies tend to cost more money. Most
green buildings cost a premium of <2%, but yield 10 times as much over the entire life of the
building. The stigma is between the knowledge of up-front cost vs. life-cycle cost. The savings
in money come from more efficient use of utilities which result in decreased energy bills.
Also, higher worker or student productivity can be factored into savings and cost deductions.
Studies have shown over a 20 year life period, some green buildings have yielded $53 to $71
per square foot back on investment. It is projected that different sectors could save $130
Billion on energy bills.
It is expected that LEED-NC 3.0 will include a requirement for a carbon footprint (carbon
building print) and a significant reduction of GHG (green-house gases) beyond a baseline
level. The reduction in carbon dioxide must be measured based on the direct and indirect
carbon dioxide and equivalent reductions. These include emissions related to the
consumption of grid delivered electricity, on-site combustion of fossil fuels, and fugitive
refrigerant emissions.
The efforts to quantify emission and reductions in emissions will be in an effort to monetize
the climate change externality in the same way that a Kyoto Clean Development Project
(carbon project) does.
Example: ITC Hotel Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers in Kolkata, India is the only green
building project in the world to monetize the reductions that acts as the main precedent for
this type of project.
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3. TECHNOPOLIS, KOLKATA
Green features
Nokia’s corporate office in Gurgaon, India, has been granted accreditation as one of the
world’s leading green buildings by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The
prestigious Gold Rating for Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) is the
among the first to be awarded for a Commercial Interior fit-out project in India, and
represents part of the growing recognition for Nokia’s major investment in innovative
environmental features across its portfolio of properties.
The USGBC awards are given to buildings that set new standards in the design and
construction of the world’s greenest, most energy efficient, and highest -performing
buildings. The Nokia Gurgaon office is the first Nokia building in India to be recognized by
the USGBC for its green features.
The Gurgaon office incorporates a range of innovative sustainable features. These include:
Inside the Nokia office in Gurgaon.
Energy Saving
The office deploys a range of energy saving features including high-efficiency chillers and a
smart lighting system, high-performance double glazing, and a heat recovery wheel to pre-
cool the fresh air ventilating the building. Thanks to these features, the building consumes
33% less energy than a standard office building. 85% of the IT equipment and appliances in
the staff pantry are also Energy Star Rated to further reduce the building’s energy
consumption.
By installing a range of water saving devices and systems such as flow limiters and sensor-
based equipment, the Nokia office in Gurgaon consumes 44% less water than a standard
building. All waste water is treated and recycled on-site and the reclaimed water used for
irrigation of the grounds, flushing, and in the cooling tower.
It was a conscious decision to use renewable and recycled materials wherever possible in the
office interiors. This included items such as green guard certified furniture and carpets made
from 100% recycled materials (that is, both yarn and backing are recycled). Additionally, only
paints and adhesives with low levels of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) were selected for
use.
There is an online CO2 monitoring system and the ventilation system provides 30% more
fresh air as well as maintaining an automatic temperature control system in the building.
Minibuses provide transport for employees to and from the office. For those employees who
do drive to the office, all parking spaces are located underground, to mitigate the "heat
island" effect which would otherwise be created by surface parking. The campus is also
designated as a "no smoking" zone.
Nokia’s China campus in Beijing was the first Nokia facility to receive LEED Gold
Certification in 2008. Since then the Jucu factory in Romania has also received LEED Gold
accreditation
5. 3C COMPANY
Company awarded LEED PLATINUM RATING from USGBC for its project in Noida -
'Green Boulevard'
'Green Boulevard' in Noida developed by the green developer The 3C Company, has been awarded
LEED Platinum rating by USGBC. The building is an IT hub to companies like Accenture, Sapient &
Nokia Siemens. The project is located at Noida.
New Delhi, Delhi, September 8, 2009 /India PRwire/ -- The 3C Company has been awarded
LEED Platinum rating in Core and Shell category by US Green Building Council for its eco-
friendly commercial project ‘Green Boulevard’, located in Noida.
Green Boulevard is now amongst the ten green buildings in the world to have been
recognized with PLATINUM rating. The project, located in Sector-62 of NOIDA houses
companies like Accenture, Sapient, Nokia Siemens, among others.
The 3C Company is the only team in Asia which already has to its credit two PLATINUM
rated LEED Certified GREEN BUILDINGS by USGBC - WIPRO and PATNI campuses at
Gurgaon and Noida respectively and two other -LEED Gold rated buildings.
In its endeavor to reduce the carbon footprints on the earth, The Expressing delight on this
remarkable achievement, Mr. Vidur Bharadwaj, Director, The 3C Company said, “We are
extremely honoured to be awarded the prestigious platinum rating under LEED, a
culmination of our efforts to be environmentally friendly right from design stage. It is
recognition to our hard work and the award will reinforce our mission to deliver
constructions which are user and eco- friendly. Green Boulevard will not only put forth India
on an international map of green buildings but also elevate Noida for having two Platinum
Rated LEED Certified Green Buildings now. This has been possible only because of the
dedication and expertise of The 3C team. Realizing that the Green building technology is the
way forward for saving the planet and is pro- life, we will constantly strive to make our
projects to be safe, secure and a delightful experience for the occupants.”
“The mission for developing green buildings has not only helped in saving huge operating
energy costs for the benefit of end users but has inculcated a discipline within the
organization to preserve the environment. Green Boulevard is another step in direction of
preserving the environment.” he further added.
One of the few commercial projects in the world to achieve green status, Green Boulevard is a
home to multinational corporations such as - Accenture, Sapient and Nokia Siemens Network
among others. The Building is a multi-tenant project that is based around the concept of
creating a congenial campus like environment, where every tenant can share common areas,
facilities and still retain their privacy. With facilities such as an amphitheatre, a gym, a
cafeteria and shops, the three towers are designed around shaded landscape courts with
water bodies & plants, which helps to reduce the ambient temperature. The building depth
has been optimized to capture daylight and to maximize views. Orientation of the buildings,
Insulated walls, roof, use of high performance glass help in minimizing the energy loads.
Water conservation, material efficiency, construction waste management are few other
environment friendly features of the campus
The built-up area of the project is 9, 52,000 sq.ft. The building has been designed as a green
building, right from day one.
The orientation helps to harness natural diffused daylight from North while cutting of glare
from low sun-angles of west.
All the exterior shading systems are designed to get in glare free light. Pre cooled fresh air,
the heat recovery wheel and free cooling during fair weather further helps in energy
conservation.
The inherent design principle of the Green Boulevard strives to balance environmental
responsibility, energy efficiency, and resource efficiency, comfort of the occupant and
community sensitivity.
Designed around shaded landscape courts with water bodies & plants, the building is so
designed to help reducing the ambient temperature.
The building depth has been optimized to capture daylight and to maximize views.
6. WIPRO
Contrary to the belief that a green building escalates cost of construction, the Wipro green
building project proved its feasibility to Wipro Technologies. "The total energy conserved is
46 per cent in terms of electricity saved, whereas the total extra cost was only 6 per cent,
which is recoverable in a span of 18 months. That's a big win," says Bhardwaj.
Ironically, since green buildings reduce energy costs in the long run, India has only 30 green
buildings out of the millions raised each year. And with the success of the green building
designed for Wipro Technologies and the 'tremendous response it created,' Bhardwaj is busy
with two other green projects, one for a corporate and other for the largest developer in the
country.
He believes that green architecture has a "big future, once the government (promotes it with
incentives, tax exemptions and loans), developers, architects and the people realise the
importance of its potential."
After all, "It's all about being conscious about the environment," says Bhardwaj.
82.2% of the total roof area is green, covered with terrace gardens
27% of the external area has concrete grass pavers and 17% is covered with
vegetation
100% of the water is recycled
50% of occupants have personalized temperature, light and thermal conditions
75% of the area is daylight
95% of workspaces have direct access to outside view
46% saving in the electricity bill by channeling natural light and air
Wood used in construction of building sourced from shipwrecks from Jamnagar port
Cafeteria furniture hand-picked from chor bazaars (flea markets)
Leftover building material used for landscaping external area
Photocell-based controls automatically dim available light based on daylight,
reducing energy wastage
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