Environmental solutions-Green Homes

Take a field trip to buildings that have been certified by Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design(LEED) by clicking on the links below and present your findings in a slide show that
includes the answer the questions that follow:

LEED SILVER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qidPDMRRLBs

LEED GOLD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1SvAKrz-NQ

LEED PLATINUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2QlQDkywHA

Additional links for sustainable building designs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aglx3Sw4CXY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dvFb2vC7_Y

NAME of the BUILDING/House/State of Location=_____________________

TYPE of LEED CERTIFICATION=______________________

Researched by/Virtual Tour taken by:Student 1- Student 2-

Student 3-

1.What kind of special insulation does the building have to reduce heating and cooling
costs?How does it work?

2.What type of water conservation practices are in use in these building.List all.

3.In what way do the buildings use renewable energy resources?

4.Did you notice any feature/s that your own home has/might have?If yes,which ones were
they?

5.What aspect/s of this home/building stood out to you and why?

6.Use the slide shows by different teams to fill in the table below to compare the three types of
LEED certification(What features does a LEED silver/gold/platinum certified building have):

LEED SILVER features LEED GOLD features LEED PLATINUM features

1.

2.
 3.

Requirements for the slide show:

1.Number of slides:3- 6 slides.

2.Slides should visually depict information,and not be crowded with too many words.
3.Visuals must be labelled.
4.Slideshow must include all the above information till question# 5.