LEED and covering the

specification of Green Building

aspect for Buildings

P R E S E N TAT I O N B Y
P R O F. D r. M U H A M M A D R I A Z U L
HAMID Ph.D. (Elec. Engg)
LEED AP BD+C, O+M
F o r m e r P r o f e s s o r, D e p t . o f E E E ,
Venue: SWC, KUET
Ahsanullah University of Science
Date: 20 Feb 2020
a n d Te c h n o l o g y
 LEED stands for

Leadership in Energy
and Environmental
Design (LEED)
 About LEED

LEED is a third-party certification program

launched by US Green Building Council
(USGBC) for buildings and communities
that guides their design, construction,
operations and maintenance toward
sustainability.
Minimum Program Requirements for a
LEED Project

Must be in a permanent
location on existing land

Must use a reasonable LEED

boundaries

Must comply with project size

requirements
In the last 100 years the world has
seen
Tremendous
Technological
Advancement

Huge Population
Growth

Rapid Depletion of
Raw Materials
Side Effects of Conventional Development

Deforestation Global Warming Environmental Pollution

Resource Depletion Ozone Layer Depletion Toxic Waste
Advanced Features of a Green
Building
Appropriate Building Form and Surroundings

Energy Efficient Design

Improved Indoor Environmental Quality

Usage of Green Materials

Efficient MEP Systems

Efficient Lighting

Proper Testing & Maintenance

Energy
Use
Conventional Design Team Scenario

source: usgbc

Team members working in isolation.

LEED Design Team Members

source: usgbc
Design Team working the LEED way

Source: usgbc

LEED promotes integrative process and

system thinking
Rating System under LEED v4
LEED Credit categories for New
Construction
1 16 10 11 33

16 13 6 4
LEED SCORE CARD (NEW CONSTRUCTION)
 M PL E
EXA
Mark Distribution for Water Efficiency credit

Possible 11

Prerequisite Outdoor water use reduction REQUIRED

Prerequisite Indoor water use reduction REQUIRED
Prerequisite Building level water metering REQUIRED
Credit Outdoor water use reduction 2
Credit Indoor water use reduction 6
Credit Cooling tower water use 2
Credit Water metering 1
 LEED Certification Levels

Certified 40-49 points

Silver 50-59 points
Gold 60-79 points
Platinum 80 and above
 Which Certification Level to Target?

It depends on many thoughtful considerations:

No room for Emotion or attitude of competition.

First of all setting the target should be based on the

feasibility report by the LEED consultant (usually a LEED AP).

Target should be based on economic feasibility, site

conditions, additional costs involved in implementing the
strategies , and on many other conditions.
 LEED Registration and Certification
Fees
(New Buildings)
Fees in USD
Registration 1500
Combined Certification Review: Design
and Construction

Project gross floor area (excluding parking): $ 0.068 /sft

less than 25,000 sft

Project gross floor area (excluding parking): $ 0.066 /sft

25,000 sft to 499,000 sft
 Building envelop
orientation, shading,
fenestration etc.
Low-emitting
materials

Ventila
tion

Thermal
comfort

Dayligh
t&
views
Re-usable Products in built environment

Appliances, Bathroom
Fixtures, Bricks,
Cabinets, Carpeting,
Ceiling Tiles, Doors,
Ductwork, Flooring,
Insulation, Lighting
Fixtures, Marble, Metal
Framing, Paneling,
Pipes, Plywood, Wood
Beams and Posts etc.
Source: thereusepeople.com
 Recyclable Building Materials
When opportunities for reuse or
salvage are exhausted, recycling is the
next level.

Deconstruction and
construction of waste
materials that can be
recycled include:
Asphalt, Cardboard,
Carpet, Concrete Drywall,
Wood etc.
Source: treehugger.com
Water Efficient Fittings
 Toilet faucet with motion sensor
(video)

Toilet faucet with motion sensor

 Task lighting with motion sensor (video)

Task lighting with motion sensor

 ALL THE ENERGY USE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE
EXPLOITATION OF THE
BUILDING ARE
IMPORTANT !!!
For example:

How the occupants get to the

building?

How much energy is used by

vehicles?

Is there any pedestrian access?

Is there
LEED any accessall
takes to these
quality transit?
into
account !!!
For compliance with LEED specifications and in order
to optimize energy performance, following simulation
and analysis need to be done:

• Building energy modeling and simulation

• Day light simulation, etc.

This will answer to the question, how much energy

will be saved during exploitation of the building.
These simulations will give insight into the building’s
performance when in operation.

The consultant will suggest to make additions,

changes and corrections to any documents prepared
by the consultant’s team necessitated by errors and
omissions.
 For design and selection of equipment and
appliances, LEED follows the following principles:

Efficiency First

This has been followed in all design considerations

 The Consultant has covered the following to meet
the LEED specification Design :
- To Reduce the cooling load the design provides to low-e-glass,
vertical and horizontal louvers on the exterior of the building
envelop.
- Steel structure has been considered not only for only for structural
reason but also for the fact that steel is considered recycled.
- To reduce the wastage of water, all fittings of the bathrooms, toilets
and urinals will be WaterSense® labelled and certified.
- On grid solar system is considered as source of renewable energy.
- LED lighting fixtures are considered for energy savings
- VRF inverter system for HVAC is considered for energy efficiency.
- Grey water recycling system is considered for water efficiency.
- Rain water harvesting & recycling system is considered for water
efficiency.
 in Electrical Design:
Energy Management
Power Monitoring & load Sharing
Energy metering system in each floor for lighting load, plugging load, cooling
load, domestic & fire pump load
On grid solar system interfacing with lighting load
PC / Web based central control system by using IBMS

Lighting Management
Energy saving lighting / LED is provided
Automatic day-out light for Outdoor (wherever applicable)
Occupants motion based light in common spaces (stair, corridor, toilets, etc.)
Emergency lighting system for uninterrupted power supply
 HVAC system:

VRF inverter system is provided for greater efficiency

Man load:  1 Ton  for 20 people

Electrical appliance load: 2 watt / sft
Fresh Air: 5 cfm /person
Air change: 8 ACH/hr for parking
Air change: 15 to 20 ACH/hr for toilet
 Plumbing system:

Indoor water use reduction

• All fittings of the bathrooms, toilets and urinals will be

WaterSense® labeled and certified.
• Grey water recycled system for flushing
• Rain water recycled system for flushing
• Separate lines for potable water, black water and grey
water
• Building’s water consumption metering system
 Integrated Building Management System (IBMS):

Web-based monitoring & controlling:-

 Temperature
 Humidity
 CO2 level
 Water
 Power
 HVAC
 Lighting
 Elevators
 Generators
 Sub-Station
 Fire detection & protection system
 Solar system & UPS
 Pumps
 Intelligent Parking Management System:

• Parking lots availability display with locations

• Automatic parking barrier
• Guidance to parking
• Ultrasonic detector lamps for parking
LEED does not address the safety issues, however as a
common requirement by Building codes …

Fire safety system:

•Addressable automatic alarm system
•Automatic sprinkler system
•Stand hose pipe system
•Fire separation exists
•Emergency exists light
•Emergency exists sign
•Extinguisher (CO2 & ABC dry powder)
•Emergency power supply for fire lift
•Diesel pump for fire fighting
•2-hours fire rated coating in structural steel
During the construction stage:

• The construction firm will produce the Construction Pollution

Prevention Plan which will be reviewed by the LEED Consultant.

• Waste items will be categorized into groups and a waste

management plan will be prepared by the consultant.

• The contractor will submit the HPD and EPD of the materials used
which will be reviewed by the LEED consultant for submission.
The way forward ………

RAJUK authority appoints its representative (e.g., PD)

The owner’s representative assigns LEED Administrator

(usually the LEED AP from the consultant’s team)

Based on the economic feasibility study, the owner sets the

suitable certification level through an integrative process
meeting with other stakeholders.

Owner registers the project with GBCI through LEED online

portal with the help of LEED consultant

GBCI appoints a reviewer

The way forward ………

The LEED consultant reviews the design and prepares

documents for submittal to GBCI through LEED Online portal

The consultant reviews the construction works and suggests

measures for covering LEED requirements

Owner makes payment to GBCI for review

LEED team submits documents for review

The LEED team responds to the comments made by the

reviewers.

Based on the credit points earned, project is CERTIFIED

Thank
You