This is an intro guide to what LEED represents, and the three (of the five) LEED categories that directly relate to industrial construction.

1. The Three Industrial LEED
Categories

2. LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design.
A certification program that identifies and
acknowledges building strategies and practices
that are exemplary in terms of environmentally
friendly design.
A point system is in place that allows for different
levels of certification – These are the three
categories that are applicable to the industrial field:

3. Building Design
and Construction
• The LEED BD + C certification
• Applies to the design and
construction of a new building,
• Provides guidelines to create a
cost-effective & resource-efficient
green building
• The most common projects that
can apply to be BD+C rated are:
New Construction & Major
Renovation, Core & Shell
Development, Schools, Retail,
Data Centers, Warehouses &
Distribution Centers, Hospitatlity,
Healthcare & Multi-family
Residential buildings

4. Building Operations
and Maintenance
• The LEED O+M certification
• Category for buildings that
already exist.
• Provides guidelines for getting
old buildings into better shape.
• According to the LEED website,
“it can take up to 80 years to
make up for the environmental
impacts of demolishing an
existing building and constructing
a new one” -- so it’s important to
try to renovate existing buildings.
• Common projects are: Retail,
Schools, Hospitality, Data
Centers, Warehouses

5. Interior Design
and Construction
• LEED ID+C Certifications
• Used when resources or
extenuating circumstances
prevent complete overhaul
of the building.
• Guidelines for creation of
indoor spaces that are good
for the planet & the people
in those spaces.
• Encourage creation of
healthy and sustainable
work and/or living spaces.
• The most common projects
for this category are: Retail,
Hospitality, and Commercial
Interiors.

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