What criteria does LEED look for?

LEED Certification Minimum Requirements

• Be in compliance with environmental regulations and standards.
• Must meet the threshold of floor area requirements.
• Meet a minimum of building occupancy in terms of number of users.
• Maintain a reasonable site boundary.
• Be a permanent building.
• Share energy and water usage data.

What are the 9 LEED rating systems?

Nine Categories of LEED Credits:

• Location & Transportation.
• Sustainable Sites.
• Water Efficiency.
• Energy & Atmosphere.
• Material & Resources.
• Indoor Environmental Quality.
• Innovation.
• Regional Priority.

What is energy and atmosphere in LEED?

The Energy and Atmosphere (EA) category is about designing a building that uses as little energy as possible through conservation, efficiency, and the use of alternative renewable energy sources. The new Arthur Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Complex (AEC) uses 24% less energy than other buildings its size.

What is good indoor environmental quality?

Water quality Adequate, safe, and accessible supply of drinking water is vital for the sustenance of human life especially in indoor environments where access to natural sources of water such as wells, ponds, rivers, and lakes is limited. Drinking water quality has a direct impact on human health.

How does LEED define sustainability?

Sustainability means creating places that are environmentally responsible, healthful, just, equitable, and profitable. Greening the built environment means looking holistically at natural, human, and economic systems and finding solutions that support quality of life for all.

What is regional priority in LEED?

Regional priority (RP) credits are existing LEED credits that help project teams focus on their local environmental, social equity and public health priorities.

What is LEED Indoor environmental quality?

In LEED, the Indoor Environmental Quality category addresses design strategies and environmental factors—such as air quality, lighting quality, acoustic design and control over one’s surroundings—that influence the way people learn, work and live.

What is a LEED scorecard?

“ – The LEED scorecard, also called a Project Checklist, is a one-page document that provides information on the pursued LEED rating system, adaptation, and version of LEED, as well as, which credits are targeted. Let’s dissect a LEED Scorecard, to understand how to read and interpret one.

What are regional priorities?

What is the maximum number of regional priority credits a project can earn?

four
One point is awarded for each Regional Priority credit achieved, up to a maximum of four. Earn up to four of the six Regional Priority credits.