Green Building and LEED Core Concepts Guide First Edition

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INTRODUCTION GREEN BUILDING Life Cycle of Built Environments I ntegrative Approach Green Building Costs and Benefits U.s. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL AND ITS PROGRAMS leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Certification Institute LEED Rating Systems • SUSTAINABLE SITES Transportation Site Selection Site Design and Management Stormwater Management WATER EFFICIENCY I ndoor Water Outdoor Water Process Water ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE Energy Demand . Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Ongoing Energy Performance • MATERIALS AND RESOURCES Waste Management Life-Cycle Impacts • INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Indoor Air Quality Thermal Comfort, Lighting, and Acoustics 1 3 15 25 37 43 53 59 • INNOVATION IN DESIGN GLOSSARY 69
".""",," Green building is an integrative effort to transform the way built environments-from individual buildings to neighborhoods and even entire communities-are designed, constructed, and operated. The scope of green building reaches from the earliest stages of planning to beyond the end of a structure's life. It runs up and down the supply chain. It encompasses the production and fate of every substance that goes into or out of a project. The sweeping scope of green building requires a cross~cutting, interdisciplinary approach. This guide presents green building concepts and strategies and introduces the ideas and practices t hat serve as the foundation for more detailed study of green bu i Id i ng, particularly as it relates to the green building rating systems of t he Leadership in Energyand Environmental Design (LEED) program and to individual market segments, such as homes, commercial new construction, and neighborhood developments. We first describe how green building aspires to transform the design, construction, and operation ofbuHr environments and shift practice toward higher performance, lower environmental impact, and ultimately regenerative designs. The section that follows describes the certification approach used by the U.S. Green Building Council and its LEED rating systems. LEED is not an end in itself but a tool that helps create high-performance, more sustainable built environments by providing a framework for design, construction, and evaluation. It is up to green building professionals to use this tool as part of an integrated planning and design process to achieve real results on the ground. 1
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