WHAT IS A GREEN BUILDING?

IS THIS A GREEN BUILDING?

IS LAS VEGAS A GREEN CITY?
CAN A GAS STATION BE GREEN?
 Worldwide Green Building Certification Systems

BREEAM U.K.
Green Globes BREEAM Europe & International

California CASBEE
Green (Japan)
Building DGNB
Code

LEED,
LEED BREEAM Gulf

Green Star
What is BREEAM?

Building Research Establishment

Environmental Assessment Method
What is BREEAM?

•  BREEAM (Building Research Establishment

Environmental Assessment Method) is the most widely
used environmental assessment method for buildings.
What is BREEAM?

•  BREEAM (Building Research Establishment

Environmental Assessment Method) is the most widely
used environmental assessment method for buildings.

•  It assesses a building’s environmental performance

against a set of criteria (approx. 120 criteria) in nine
areas (e.g., transportation, energy, water, etc.)
What is BREEAM?

•  BREEAM (Building Research Establishment

Environmental Assessment Method) is the most widely
used environmental assessment method for buildings.

•  It assesses a building’s environmental performance

against a set of criteria (approx. 120 criteria) in nine
areas (e.g., transportation, energy, water, etc.)

•  117,000 buildings certified and over half a million

registered for certification since it was established in
1990
What is BREEAM?

•  BREEAM (Building Research Establishment

Environmental Assessment Method) is the most widely
used environmental assessment method for buildings.

•  It assesses a building’s environmental performance

against a set of criteria (approx. 120 criteria) in nine
areas (e.g., transportation, energy, water, etc.)

•  117,000 buildings certified and over half a million

registered for certification since it was established in
1990
Who uses BREEAM?

•  Clients, planners development agencies, funders and developers

use BREEAM to specify the sustainability performance of their buildings
in a way that is quick, comprehensive, highly visible in the marketplace
and provides a level playing field.
Who uses BREEAM?

•  Clients, planners development agencies, funders and developers

use BREEAM to specify the sustainability performance of their buildings
in a way that is quick, comprehensive, highly visible in the marketplace
and provides a level playing field.

•  Property agents use it to promote the environmental credentials and

benefits of a building to potential purchasers and tenants.
Who uses BREEAM?

•  Clients, planners development agencies, funders and developers

use BREEAM to specify the sustainability performance of their buildings
in a way that is quick, comprehensive, highly visible in the marketplace
and provides a level playing field.

•  Property agents use it to promote the environmental credentials and

benefits of a building to potential purchasers and tenants.

•  Design teams use it as a method to improve the performance of their

buildings and their own experience and knowledge of environmental
aspects of sustainability.
Who uses BREEAM?

•  Clients, planners development agencies, funders and developers

use BREEAM to specify the sustainability performance of their buildings
in a way that is quick, comprehensive, highly visible in the marketplace
and provides a level playing field.

•  Property agents use it to promote the environmental credentials and

benefits of a building to potential purchasers and tenants.

•  Design teams use it as a method to improve the performance of their

buildings and their own experience and knowledge of environmental
aspects of sustainability.

•  Managers use it to reduce running costs, measure and improve the

performance of buildings, empower staff, develop action plans and
monitor and report performance at both the single building and portfolio
level.
BREEAM is split into the following areas:
BREEAM 2009 Structure

Water;
Weighting 6% Manageme
BREEAM area
nt; 12%
Management 12% Materials;
Energy use 19% 12.5%
15% Health &
Health and well being
Wellbeing;
Transport 8% 15%
Pollution ;
Waste 7.5% 10%
Land use & ecology 10%
Pollution 10% Land Use &
Materials 12.5% Ecology; Energy
10% Use; 19%
Water 6%
Transport;
100% Waste;
8%
7.5%
 BREEAM 2009 Scoring

BREEAM rating Points required

Outstanding ≥ 85%

Excellent ≥ 70%

Very good ≥ 55%

Good ≥ 45%

Pass ≥ 30%
 BREEAM Certification process

Trade-off analyses b/w cost of

alternative systems and expected
ratings (e.g., Excel spreadsheet)
Assess
potential
Feasibility of synergies and Prepare design stage (DS)
alternatives trade-offs assessment report
among credits

Construc0on   Post  Comple0on  

Design
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Project
 registra-on
  BREEAM
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Concept
  with
 BREEAM
  submi:ed
 report
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QA
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Family of BREEAM certification schemes
BREEAM U.K.
BREEAM Offices
BREEAM Industrial
BREEAM Retail
region, area, or portfolio of
BREEAM Multi-Residential
BREEAM Other Buildings
(incl. Bespoke, Courts,
Prisons, Data Centres, Visitor
Centres, Fire Stations)
BREEAM Ecohomes
BREEAM Education
BREEAM Higher Education
BREEAM Health Care
BREEAM In-Use
BREEAM
BREEAM International
BREEAM Int.
off-the-shelf schemes
(developed for a country,
buildings)
BREEAM Europe Commercial
(retail, industrial, offices)
BREEAM Gulf
BREEAM Europe
(Toyota retail units)
BREEAM Int. Bespoke
(project specific schemes
developed by BRE)
One of a kind projects
(e.g., stadiums, concert
halls, etc.)
Projects that do not fall
under typical
classifications (e.g.,
office, retail, industrial)
What is LEED?
What is LEED?

LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification

system, providing third-party verification that a building or
community was designed and built using strategies aimed at
improving performance across:
–  energy savings
–  water efficiency
–  CO2 emissions reduction
–  improved indoor environmental quality
–  stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts

•  Since 1998 LEED has grown to encompass more than 14,000

projects in the United States and 30 countries.
Rating System

•  In LEED 2009 there are 100 possible base points plus an additional
6 points for Innovation in Design and 4 points for Regional Priority.
Buildings can qualify for four levels of certification:

–  Certified - 40-49 points

–  Silver - 50-59 points
–  Gold - 60-79 points
–  Platinum - 80 points and above
100 Point Break Down

Sustainable Sites 26 Possible Points

Water Efficiency 10 Possible Points

Energy and Atmosphere 35 Possible Points

Materials and Resources 14 Possible Points

Indoor Environmental Quality 15 Possible Points

Innovation in Design 6 Possible Points

Locations and Linkages

Awareness and Education

Regional Priority 4 Possible Points

Benefits
Benefits
Environmental benefits:
•  Enhance and protect ecosystems and biodiversity
•  Improve air and water quality
•  Reduce solid waste
•  More efficient use of resources when compared to conventional buildings
Benefits
Environmental benefits:
•  Enhance and protect ecosystems and biodiversity
•  Improve air and water quality
•  Reduce solid waste
•  More efficient use of resources when compared to conventional buildings

Health and community benefits:

•  Improve air, thermal, and acoustic environments
•  Enhance occupant comfort and health
•  Minimize strain on local infrastructure
•  Contribute to overall quality of life
•  Healthier work and living environments often contributes to higher productivity and
improved employee health and comfort
Benefits
Environmental benefits:
•  Enhance and protect ecosystems and biodiversity
•  Improve air and water quality
•  Reduce solid waste
•  More efficient use of resources when compared to conventional buildings

Health and community benefits:

•  Improve air, thermal, and acoustic environments
•  Enhance occupant comfort and health
•  Minimize strain on local infrastructure
•  Contribute to overall quality of life
•  Healthier work and living environments often contributes to higher productivity and
improved employee health and comfort

Economic benefits:
•  Reduce operating costs
•  Enhance asset value and profits
•  Improve employee productivity and satisfaction
•  Optimize life-cycle economic performance
Disadvantages/Criticisms

•  Increased cost of initial design and construction.

•  LEED is a measurement tool and not a design tool

•  Not yet climate-specific, although the newest version hopes to address this
weakness partially.

•  LEED rates the design, not the implementation or maintenance of energy

efficient systems, so even top-rated LEED buildings can be, in the long run,
less efficient than they claim to be.
but…

•  Studies have suggested that an initial up-front investment of 2% extra will

yield over ten times the initial investment over the life cycle of the building.

•  These higher initial costs can be effectively mitigated by the savings incurred
over time due to the lower-than-industry-standard operational costs which are
typical of a LEED certified building.

•  Additional economic payback may come in the form of employee productivity

gains incurred as a result of working in a healthier environment
California Academy of Science in San
Francisco:
largest LEED Platinum Building in the
world
California Academy of Science in San
Francisco:
largest LEED Platinum Building in the
world
• PV cells
California Academy of Science in San
Francisco:
largest LEED Platinum Building in the
world
• PV cells

• Natural air conditioning

California Academy of Science in San
Francisco:
largest LEED Platinum Building in the
world
• PV cells

• Natural air conditioning

• Radiant heating
California Academy of Science in San
Francisco:
largest LEED Platinum Building in the
world
• PV cells

• Natural air conditioning

• Radiant heating

• Natural light
California Academy of Science in San
Francisco:
largest LEED Platinum Building in the
world
• PV cells

• Natural air conditioning

• Radiant heating

• Natural light

• Roof perimeter
California Academy of Science in San
Francisco:
largest LEED Platinum Building in the
world
• PV cells

• Natural air conditioning

• Radiant heating

• Natural light

• Roof perimeter

• Water conservation
California Academy of Science in San
Francisco:
largest LEED Platinum Building in the
world
• PV cells

• Natural air conditioning

• Radiant heating

• Natural light

• Roof perimeter

• Water conservation

• Recycled materials
California Academy of Science in San
Francisco:
largest LEED Platinum Building in the
world
• PV cells

• Natural air conditioning

• Radiant heating

• Natural light

• Roof perimeter

• Water conservation

• Recycled materials

• Green amenities
City Center Aria and Vdara:
first hotel in Las Vegas achieved LEED
Gold Certification
City Center Aria and Vdara:
first hotel in Las Vegas achieved LEED
Gold Certification

• Its 8.5 megawatt natural-gas co-generation plant

provides efficient electricity on site reducing emissions
and using “waste heat” to provide domestic hot water.
City Center Aria and Vdara:
first hotel in Las Vegas achieved LEED
Gold Certification

• Its 8.5 megawatt natural-gas co-generation plant

provides efficient electricity on site reducing emissions
and using “waste heat” to provide domestic hot water.

• Water conservation technology and programs will

save between 30% and 43% of water within the
buildings and 60% in outdoor landscaping.
City Center Aria and Vdara:
first hotel in Las Vegas achieved LEED
Gold Certification

• Its 8.5 megawatt natural-gas co-generation plant

provides efficient electricity on site reducing emissions
and using “waste heat” to provide domestic hot water.

• Water conservation technology and programs will

save between 30% and 43% of water within the
buildings and 60% in outdoor landscaping.

• World’s first fleet of stretch limos powered by clean-

burning compressed natural gas (CNG)
City Center Aria and Vdara:
first hotel in Las Vegas achieved LEED
Gold Certification

• Its 8.5 megawatt natural-gas co-generation plant

provides efficient electricity on site reducing emissions
and using “waste heat” to provide domestic hot water.

• Water conservation technology and programs will

save between 30% and 43% of water within the
buildings and 60% in outdoor landscaping.

• World’s first fleet of stretch limos powered by clean-

burning compressed natural gas (CNG)

• Development of slot machine bases that serve as floor

air-conditioning distribution units, efficiently cooling
public spaces from the ground up in the occupied
zones, rather than wasting energy cooling the empty
space below the ceiling
City Center Aria and Vdara:
first hotel in Las Vegas achieved LEED
Gold Certification

• Its 8.5 megawatt natural-gas co-generation plant

provides efficient electricity on site reducing emissions
and using “waste heat” to provide domestic hot water.

• Water conservation technology and programs will

save between 30% and 43% of water within the
buildings and 60% in outdoor landscaping.

• World’s first fleet of stretch limos powered by clean-

burning compressed natural gas (CNG)

• Development of slot machine bases that serve as floor

air-conditioning distribution units, efficiently cooling
public spaces from the ground up in the occupied
zones, rather than wasting energy cooling the empty
space below the ceiling

• Energy-efficiency provide savings equivalent to

powering 8,800 houses per year
City Center Aria and Vdara:
first hotel in Las Vegas achieved LEED
Gold Certification

• Its 8.5 megawatt natural-gas co-generation plant

provides efficient electricity on site reducing emissions
and using “waste heat” to provide domestic hot water.

• Water conservation technology and programs will

save between 30% and 43% of water within the
buildings and 60% in outdoor landscaping.

• World’s first fleet of stretch limos powered by clean-

burning compressed natural gas (CNG)

• Development of slot machine bases that serve as floor

air-conditioning distribution units, efficiently cooling
public spaces from the ground up in the occupied
zones, rather than wasting energy cooling the empty
space below the ceiling

• Energy-efficiency provide savings equivalent to

powering 8,800 houses per year

• Large-scale recycling operation that enables recycling

or reuse of more than 260,000 tons of construction
waste, including 97% of the imploded Boardwalk Hotel
Helios House (BP’s Experimental Gas
Station) in Los Angeles achieved LEED
Gold certification
Helios House (BP’s Experimental Gas
Station) in Los Angeles achieved LEED
Gold certification

• Water: canopy collects rainwater for irrigation; rain

and site water are filtered to prevent hydrocarbons from
polluting groundwater.
Helios House (BP’s Experimental Gas
Station) in Los Angeles achieved LEED
Gold certification

• Water: canopy collects rainwater for irrigation; rain

and site water are filtered to prevent hydrocarbons from
polluting groundwater.

• Heat: the green roof is landscaped with drought

tolerant plants, reducing the need for heating and
cooling systems, minimizing rainwater runoff, and re-
oxygenating the air through CO2 absorption (carbon
sink).
Helios House (BP’s Experimental Gas
Station) in Los Angeles achieved LEED
Gold certification

• Water: canopy collects rainwater for irrigation; rain

and site water are filtered to prevent hydrocarbons from
polluting groundwater.

• Heat: the green roof is landscaped with drought

tolerant plants, reducing the need for heating and
cooling systems, minimizing rainwater runoff, and re-
oxygenating the air through CO2 absorption (carbon
sink).

• Light: 90 solar panels produce enough energy to

power two to three homes which is equivalent to just
over 5,000 lbs/year of CO2 generation reduction.
Energy-efficient lighting in the canopy area uses 16
percent less electricity than traditional stations.
Helios House (BP’s Experimental Gas
Station) in Los Angeles achieved LEED
Gold certification

• Water: canopy collects rainwater for irrigation; rain

and site water are filtered to prevent hydrocarbons from
polluting groundwater.

• Heat: the green roof is landscaped with drought

tolerant plants, reducing the need for heating and
cooling systems, minimizing rainwater runoff, and re-
oxygenating the air through CO2 absorption (carbon
sink).

• Light: 90 solar panels produce enough energy to

power two to three homes which is equivalent to just
over 5,000 lbs/year of CO2 generation reduction.
Energy-efficient lighting in the canopy area uses 16
percent less electricity than traditional stations.

• Materials: the site uses farmed wood from renewable

sources; bathroom tiles utilize 100 percent recycled
glass; signage is made from stainless steel scraps from
the project; all stainless steel used on site is recyclable.