WHAT IS LEED®


LEED IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION SYSTEM

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

Developed by the u.s. Green Building Council, LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

LEED is flexible enough to apply to all building types – commercial as well as residential. It works throughout the building lifecycle – design and construction, operations and maintenance, tenant fitout, and significant retrofit. And LEED for Neighborhood Development extends the benefits of LEED beyond the building footprint into the neighborhood it serves.

  1. • Sustainable Sites

  2. • Water Efficiency

  3. • Energy & Atmosphere

  4. • Materials & Resources

  5. • Indoor Environmental Quality

  6. • Locations & linkages

  7. • Awareness & Education

  8. • Innovation in Design

  9. • Regional Priority

WHAT LEED MEASURES

LEED STANDARDS


GREEN FROM THE GROUND UP

The LEED green building certification program encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through a suite of rating systems that recognize projects that implement strategies for better environmental and health performance.

LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

WHO USES LEED

Architects, real estate professionals, facility managers, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, construction managers, lenders and government officials all use LEED to help transform the built environment to sustainability. State and local governments across the country are adopting LEED for public-owned and public-funded buildings; there are LEED initiatives in federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Agriculture, Energy, and State; and LEED projects are in countries worldwide, including Canada, Brazil, Mexico and India.

HOW IS LEED DEVELOPED

LEED rating systems are developed through an open, consensus-based process led by LEED committees. Each volunteer committee is composed of a diverse group of practitioners and experts representing a cross-section of the building and construction industry. The key elements of USGBC's consensus process include a balanced and transparent committee structure, technical advisory groups that ensure scientific consistency and rigor, opportunities for stakeholder comment and review, member ballot of new rating systems, and a fair and open appeals process.

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What it means to choose LEED certified Engineers

In todays world there are many motivations to go with LEED options and the incentives continue to expand.

We can provide design and documentation for the following LEED credits under LEED NC v2.2


  1. •SSp1. Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

  2. •SSc1. Site Selection

  3. •SSc2. Development Density & Community Connectivity

  4. •SSc3. Brownfield Redevelopment

  5. •SSc4.1 Alternative Transportation: Public Transportation Access

  6. •SSc4.2 Alternative Transportation: Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms

  7. •SSc4.3 Alternative Transportation: Low Emitting & Fuel Efficient Vehicles

  8. •SSc4.4 Alternative Transportation: Parking Capacity

  9. •SSc5.1 Site Development: Protect or Restore Habitat

  10. •SSc5.2 Site Development: Maximize Open Space

  11. •SSc6.1 Stormwater Design: Quantity Control

  12. •SSc6.2 Stormwater Design: Quality Control

  13. •SSc7.1 Heat Island Effect: Non-Roof

  14. •IDc1-1.4 Innovation in Design

  15. •IDc2 LEED Accredited Professional

  16. •We can provide support for additional LEED credits upon request.


We treat each project as a unique entity providing our clients with consistent, credible options to a sustainable site from a civil engineering standpoint.

Let us help you with your LEED® projects!


We provide sustainable site design directly qualifying for LEED Certification Credits. This service is most beneficial when integrated with our suite of other professional engineering services including grading plans, utility plans and survey capabilities. Marshall Engineering Group has LEED accredited Civil Engineering staff to lighten your burden of documenting and submitting LEED credit requirements. We seek to be the premier provider of sustainable site design solutions for developers, government agencies, builders and architects through application of LEED criteria, innovative design strategies and clear communication with all project team members.