Chapter 1-Introduction to Green Buildings

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LEED Green AssociateMade Easy

1 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.


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Authors Profile: K.M. Bazeeth Ahamed

1999: Bachelors Degree inMechanical Engineering

Bharathidhasan University,India

2002 Masters in Mechanical

Engineering, Specialized in HeatPower Engineering, Birla Institute of

Technology, India

2002-2006 Academics:

Refrigeration & Air-conditioning,Heat & Mass Transfer, Thermal

Engineering, Computational Fluid

Dynamics etc



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Authors Profile: K.M. Bazeeth Ahamed contd..

2006 till date MEP Contracting, Energy Audits, GreenBuilding facilitation, CFD Simulation for buildings

2007: Qualified as Certified Energy Manager and

Auditor, BEE India

2008: LEED AP,2010: LEED AP BD+C, 2011: LEED AP O+M

2014: Qualified as ASHRAE Certified Building Energy

Assessment Professional

Conduct LEED training courses from March 2010,trainedmore than 1500Professionals.



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Supporting Authors:


Mr. Arshad Siddique,

Architect, LEED AP BD+C

Trainer & Consultant,

Green Building Academy

Mr. G. Balaji,

Civil Engineer, LEED GreenAssoc., IGBC AP

Consultant,

Green Building Academy


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Course Objective

To help candidates become LEED Green

Associate within next 4-6 weeks



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Course Content

Chapter 1: Introduction to Green Buildingsand LEED Credentials

Chapter 2: Introduction to LEED Rating

Systems Chapter 3: Location and Transportation

Chapter 4: Sustainable Sites

Chapter 5: Water Efficiency Chapter 6: Energy & Atmosphere

Chapter 7: Materials & Resources



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Course Content

Chapter 8: Indoor Environmental Quality Chapter 9: Integrative Process

Chapter 10: Bonus Categories

Chapter 11: More about USGBC & LEED

Chapter 12: Value of Sustainable: Cost Vs

Benefit



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Chapter 1: Introduction to Green

Buildings & LEED Credentials



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Disclaimer

LEED and USGBC are registered

trademarks of the U.S. Green BuildingCouncil. The author is not affiliated to

USGBC or GBCI. The information provided in

the presentation are compiled by the authorand is not endorsed by USGBC or GBCI



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Learning Objectives

What is a Green Building?

What is the Significance of Green Buildings?

What are the various Green Building rating

systems?

Why LEED?

What are the various LEED Credentials?

LEED Examination information



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What are the characteristics ofGreen Buildings?



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Green Buildings are Energy Efficient

Water Efficient

Better Indoor Environment

Use environmental friendly or sustainablematerials

Less waste

Reduced transportation requirement Protect/restore habitat

Hence reduced Environmental impact throughoutthe life cycle



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What is the Significance of Green

Buildings?



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Buildings directly contribute to the following Climate change

Depletion of resources

Ozone depletion Land pollution

Water Pollution

Air Pollution


Solution?? Green Buildings


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Can you guess which of the following havethe highest contribution to Green house

gas emission?


Industries Transportation Buildings


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Contribution of Green House gases by

various sectors


GCC t i h hi h P it


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GCC countries have higher Percapita

CO2 emission:

56.2

32.8 31.2 28.8

19

9.4

1.3 0.90

10

20

30

40

50

60

Percapita CO2 emissions in metric tones

Percapita CO2 emissions

in metric tones


Data Source: Wikipedia


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How a building can be certifiedas Green Building?


G B ildi R ti S t


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How many points

did I score?

Did I pass?

Green Building Rating System

Am I good the

environment

Green Buildings are certified by various GreenBuilding rating systems across the world

V i G B ildi S t


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Australia: Green Star

Brazil: AQUA / LEED Brasil

Canada: LEED Canada/ Green Globes

China: GB Evaluation standard for green

building

Finland: PromisE

Germany: DGNB

Hong Kong: HKBEAM

Various Green Building System


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India: GRIHAand LEED India

United Arab Emirates: Pearl Rating System

United States: LEED

United Kingdom: BREEAM

Taiwan: EEWH Qatar: GSAS


Various Green Building System-

contd.


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Why LEED?



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LEED- Internationally recognized Green Building

rating system

Adapted in many countries like India, Brazil andCanada

Very well accepted in GCC construction market



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89 8013 1 1 0

564

83 7410 8 24

UAE Saudi

Arabia

Qatar Bahrain Kuwait Oman

LEED Registered & Certified Projects inGCC

Certified Registered

Source: USGBC Project directory as on 5thMay, 2014


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What LEED Credentials you

can earn?



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LEED Green Associate

Examination


Who can appear for LEED Green


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Eligibility:

Age 18+

No specific educational requirements

Appropriate for

Architects

Civil Engineers

MEP Professionals/Building Service Engineers

Facility Engineers/Managers Developers

Students in above disciplines

Any building professionals who wish to take their carrier ahead


Who can appear for LEED Green

Associate Exam

How much LEED Green Associate


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USD 200 for members

USD 250 for non members

Full time employees of USGBC member companies are

considered members


How much LEED Green Associate

Exam will cost?

How to apply for exam? & Where I


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Apply for exam through www.usgbc.org

Exam can be taken through prometric centers

in any country.


How to apply for exam? & Where I

will take the exam?

More about the exam
http://www.usgbc.org/http://www.usgbc.org/http://www.usgbc.org/http://www.usgbc.org/http://www.usgbc.org/http://www.usgbc.org/


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Computer based test, 100 multiples choice & multipleresponse questions.

Total duration 2 Hrs and 20 minutes (10 minutes tutorial on

interface + 2 Hrs exam + 10 minutes exit survey)

Passing score 170/200 This doesntmean 85 percentage. Theevaluation is based on relative performance against baseline

performance.

No negative marking

Results available immediately after the exam


More about the exam

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Exam Interface


E I t f td


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Exam Interface- contd.

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Study Resources

LEED Green Associate Made Easy study guide

Recorded video lectures

Downloadable audio lectures

Q&A + Sample exams

Online discussion forum



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Two part examination, 4 Hrs Part 1: Green Associate & Part 2 LEED AP Specialty exam

Exam Fee: USD 400 for members, USD 550 for non members

Apply for exam through www.usgbc.org

Computer based test, 100 multiples choice questions.

Total duration 4 Hrs and 20 minutes (10 minutes tutorial on

interface + 4 Hrs exam + 10 minutes exit survey)

Passing score 170/200 in Part 1 and Part 2.

Pass part 1 and failed in Part 2: LEED Green Associate

Generally not recommended for working professionals


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Summary

What is a Green Building?

What is the Significance of Green Buildings?

What are the various Green Building rating

systems?

What is LEED? Why it is important to us?

What are the various LEED Credentials?

LEED Examination information



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