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LEED ® Leads to Healthy Homes for the Mainstream Sharon Grant Eco Edge.
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Transcript of LEED ® Leads to Healthy Homes for the Mainstream Sharon Grant Eco Edge.
Welcome! Today’s outcomes…
• Identify the LEED for Homes measures that most benefit human and community health
• Describe best practices that have emerged from dozens of LEED projects
• Translate these best practices to your own homes and professions
Background
• LEED AP Homes and BD+C
• Over 60 LEED projects
• Certified Sustainable Building Advisor
• Certified Healthy Homes Specialist
• Chair, USGBC Idaho
• Board Member, Idaho Smart Growth
• Host of Building a Greener Idaho
LEED Facts and Trends
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
• Created by the USGBC as a tool to transform the built environment
• Over 120,000 LEED registered homes
• LEED projects in 150 countries
Prerequisites
• Durability Plan and Management
• Basic Combustion Venting
• Basic Local Exhaust
• Good Filters (MERV 8)
• No HVAC in Garage
• Radon-Resistant Construction
• Basic Outdoor Air Ventilation
Location and Linkages
• Site Selection
• Edge Development / Infill / Previously Developed
• Existing Infrastructure
• Community Resources / Transit
• Access to Open Space
Sustainable Sites
• Reduce Local Heat Island Effects
• Surface Water Management
• Non-toxic Pest Control
• Compact Development
Water Efficiency
• Water Reuse
• Reduce Irrigation Demand
• Very High-Efficiency Fixtures and Fittings
Materials and Resources
• Low Emission Products
• Locally Produced Products
• Construction Waste Reduction
Indoor Environmental Quality
• Fireplaces that meet EPA standards
• Back-draft Potential Test
• Moisture Control
• Enhanced Local Exhaust
• Contaminant Control
• Preoccupancy Flush
• Garage Pollutant Protection
LEED and Community Health Issues
• Smart Growth
• Responsible site selection
• Walkable, connected communities
• Locally produced materials
• Water conservation
• Stormwater retention
• Landfill diversion
Best Practices
• Durability planning and management• Smart site selection• Limit turf, install drought tolerant plants• Use efficient irrigation and plumbing• Retain stormwater on site• Nontoxic pest control (e.g. IPM)• Low emission and/or local materials• Track and divert waste
Best Practices
• CO monitors• No open combustion• Local exhaust directly to the outdoors• ERV/HRV• Shoe removal, walk-off mats • Preoccupancy flush for 48 hours• Radon-resistant construction• No HVAC in garage, detach garage