The document presents an overview of green building practices, emphasizing the definition, benefits, and methodologies for resources efficiency, energy savings, and sustainable construction. It highlights the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, established by the U.S. Green Building Council, and details the certification process and criteria based on various environmental and performance metrics. Additionally, examples of green building projects showcase their environmental advantages and sustainable designs.

1. Green Building Rating System
For New Construction & Major
Renovation
Presentation By
Osama Khadra

2. Objectives
 Definition of a Green Buildings
 Building Energy and Other Resources
 LEED Rating System Preview
 Case Projects see
 Limitation of Building Impact on Environment
and Resources Mainly Water
 Methods of Energy Savings

3. What is a green buildings?
 A buildings Designed, Constructed and operated
with an eye to how they interact with our planet’s
ecosystem By:
1- Reserving and using sustainable energy.
2-Maintain environmental recourses mainly
water resources.
3- Lower the impact of urbanization on the
environment.
4-Keeping a comfort zones inside building with
sufficient indoor air quality and sunlight.

4. Why thinking
about Green
Buildings?

9. Green Building & Owner
 Generally Green Building
may have a higher initial
coast than conventional
buildings
 Although the following can
be an assets that
encourages the building
owners:

10. Green building expanding…

11. Saudi Green Building
Council established in
2009
(SGBC) is a Non-Profit-Organization and a chapter of King
Saud University for scientific committees; established in 2009,
under the Saudi Society for Agricultural Sciences decree
number 6031 dated 28/3/2010 funded by an interest group of
professionals and academics in the fields of engineering
construction and environmental sciences.
SGBC accredited by the World Green Building Council
exclusively in Saudi Arabia. SGBC organized and participated
in several national, international, workshops, conferences and
activities related to Green Buildings industry.
SGBC's goal is to promote and facilitate awareness of
sustainable building practices and knowledge. In addition
preserve our urban identity, environment through creativity
and innovation for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
http://gbc-saudi.org/new/page/index/1

12. Emirates GBC
 Goal :
advancing green building principles for protecting the environment
and ensuring sustainability in the United Arab Emirates.
 Main Activities :
-Green Building and related environmental protection studies &
consultations.
-Develop and issue environmental standards for Green Buildings.
-Develop environmental rating systems for Green Buildings and
issue quality certification for classifying Green Buildings.
-Conduct Green Building professional short courses and training
programmers.
-Organize and manage seminars, workshops, conferences
and exhibitions related to Green Buildings.

13. Is there an Existing
Green Buildings … ?

14. Projects Cases
Goldman Sachs' 30 Hudson Street
 Location: Jersey City, NJ
 Building type(s):Commercial office
 New construction
 1,560,000 sq. feet (145,000 sq. meters)
 Project scope: 42-story building
 Urban setting
 Completed April 2004
 Rating: U.S. Green Building Council
LEED-NC, v.2/v.2.1--Level: Certified

15. Project Savings
Goldman Sachs' 30 Hudson Street
 The project's light-colored pavement
reduces its contribution to the urban
heat-island effect, and its minimal
exterior lighting reduces light pollution.
 A storm water collection and retention
system provides site irrigation and
cooling-tower makeup water. Combined
with low-flow fixtures, these strategies
save about 4.2 million gallons of water
per year.
 More than 60% of all wood used for the
project, and 100% of the interior wood,
was certified to Forest Stewardship
Council standards. All of the regularly
occupied spaces have access to daylight
and views to the outdoors. The building
also features educational signage that
explains the building's green attributes.

16. Projects Cases
1400 Fifth Avenue Residential Building
 Location: New York, NY
 Building type(s):
Commercial office,
Restaurant, Retail, Multi-unit
residential, Assembly
 New construction
 225,000 sq. feet (20,900 sq.
meters)
 Project scope: 8-story
building
 Urban setting
 Anticipated completion date:
March 2005

17. Project Savings
1400 Fifth Avenue Residential Building
 Environmental Aspects
 a ground-source heat pump makes
a significant contribution to
minimizing the consumption of
fossil fuels
 Ground source heat pumps use a
buried ground loop which transfers
heat from the ground into a building
to provide space heating and, in
some cases, to pre-heat domestic
hot water. As well as ground source
heat pumps, air source and water
source heat pumps are also
available.

18. Project Savings
1400 Fifth Avenue
Residential Building
 The building's close proximity to public transportation,
 the presence of bicycle storage areas, the networked living units complete with
(low-cost) broadband access, and the fully equipped onsite business center limit
environmental impacts related to transportation.
 Both structural components, such as steel joists, and finished surfaces, such as
carpeting, include recycled content where feasible.
 FSC-(Forest Stewards Council) certified cabinets and bamboo flooring reduce
the project's damage to forests.
 high-efficiency air filters assist in maintaining healthy indoor spaces.
 Variable-frequency drives on pumps,,
 day lighting, and efficient electric lighting reduce electricity consumption.
 Low-flow toilets and faucets conserve water, and a
 parking area "paved" with a porous, sod-covered matrix allows storm water to
infiltrate the soil.

19. How to Officially State a Building to Be
Recognized As a Green Building?
 In 1999 U.S Green Building
Council introduced the LEED rating
system
(Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design)

20. What was LEED Meant For?
 It is a internationally accepted bench mark
For the : - Design
- Construction
-Operation
Of a high performance green building.

21. LEED Certificate is Possible
 Leed Certificate process is not easy process on the other hand The
LEED Rating System is flexible, not a ‘one-sized fits all’ approach
 There are a few prerequisites all projects must meet in the Rating
System, and beyond that project teams can choose which credits to
pursue based on their environmental and performance goals as long
as they meet the minimum threshold for certification
 It is not only about design.
 It needs cooperative and coordinated work between all project team
parties including:
- Owner.
- Design Team.
- Construction Team , Project & Site management.
- Commissioning Authority if provided.
- Operation, Maintenance & Measurement team.

22. LEED Points & Level:
 Leed is a point based rating system of a total
maximum 69 points.
 LEEDS has 4 levels of Certifications:
- Platinum : 52-69 Points
- Gold : 39-51 Points
- Silver : 33-38 Points
- Certified : 26-32 Points

24. LEED2.2 Has Six Rating Key Areas:
 Sustainable Site Development.
 Water Efficiency
 Energy & Atmosphere
 Materials & Resources
 Indoor Environmental Quality
 Innovation & Design Process

25. LEEDS Points are distributed along the
6 rating areas as follows:
 Sustainable Site Development :
14 Points
 Water Savings & Efficiency:
5 Points
 Energy efficiency:
17 Points
 Materials selection:
13 Points
 Indoor Environmental Quality
15 Points
 Innovation & Design Process:
5 Points

26. LEEDS Credit points
 LEEDS Credit points is related to all
Engineering fields:
- Architectural
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Energy & Sustainable Energy
- Industrial & Planning

27. Sustainable Sites (SS)
14 Possible Points
 Credit detail Possible Points
Prereq 1 Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Required
Credit 1 Site Selection 1
Credit 2 Development Density & Community Connectivity 1
Credit 3 Brownfield Redevelopment 1
Credit 4.1 Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access 1
Credit 4.2 Alternative Transportation, Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms 1
Credit 4.3 Alternative Transportation, Low Emitting & Fuel Efficient Vehicles 1
Credit 4.4 Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity 1
Credit 5.1 Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat 1
Credit 5.2 Site Development, Maximize Open Space 1
Credit 6.1 Stormwater Design, Quantity Control 1
Credit 6.2 Stormwater Design, Quality Control 1
Credit 7.1 Heat Island Effect, Non-Roof 1
Credit 7.2 Heat Island Effect, Roof 1
Credit 8 Light Pollution Reduction 1

28. Water Efficiency (WE)
5 Possible Points
Credit detail Possible Points
Credit 1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping, 1
Reduce by 50%
Credit 1.2 Water Efficient Landscaping, 1
No Potable Use or No Irrigation
Credit 2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies 1
Credit 3.1 Water Use Reduction, 1
20% Reduction
Credit 3.2 Water Use Reduction, 1
30% Reduction

29. Energy & Atmosphere (EA)
17 Possible Points
 Prereq 1 Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Required
Energy Systems
 Prereq 2 Minimum Energy Performance Required
 Prereq 3 Fundamental Refrigerant Management Required
 Credit 1 Optimize Energy Performance 1–10
 Credit 2 On-Site Renewable Energy 1–3
 Credit 3 Enhanced Commissioning 1
 Credit 4 Enhanced Refrigerant Management 1
 Credit 5 Measurement & Verification 1
 Credit 6 Green Power 1

30. Materials & Resources (MR)
13 Possible Points
 Prereq 1 Storage & Collection of Recyclables Required
 Credit 1.1 Building Reuse,
Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof 1
 Credit 1.2 Building Reuse,
Maintain 95% of Existing Walls, Floors & Roof 1
 Credit 1.3 Building Reuse,
Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements 1
 Credit 2.1 Construction Waste Management,
Divert 50% from Disposal 1
 Credit 2.2 Construction Waste Management,
Divert 75% from Disposal 1
 Credit 3.1 Materials Reuse, 5% 1
Credit 3.2 Materials Reuse, 10% 1
 Credit 4.1 Recycled Content,
10% (post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer) 1
 Credit 4.2 Recycled Content,
20% (post-consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer) 1
 Credit 5.1 Regional Materials,
10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally 1
 Credit 5.2 Regional Materials,
20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally 1
 Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable Materials 1
 Credit 7 Certified Wood 1

31. Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)
15 Possible Points
 Prereq 1 Minimum IAQ Performance Required
 Prereq 2 Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control Required
 Credit 1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring 1
 Credit 2 Increased Ventilation 1
 Credit 3.1 Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction 1
 Credit 3.2 Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy 1
 Credit 4.1 Low-Emitting Materials, Adhesives & Sealants 1
 Credit 4.2 Low-Emitting Materials, Paints & Coatings 1
 Credit 4.3 Low-Emitting Materials, Carpet Systems 1
 Credit 4.4 Low-Emitting Materials, Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products 1
 Credit 5 Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control 1
 Credit 6.1 Controllability of Systems, Lighting 1
 Credit 6.2 Controllability of Systems, Thermal Comfort 1
 Credit 7.1 Thermal Comfort, Design 1
 Credit 7.2 Thermal Comfort, Verification 1
 Credit 8.1 Daylight & Views, Daylight 75% of Spaces 1
 Credit 8.2 Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces 1

32. Innovation & Design Process (ID)
5 Possible Points
 Credit 1.1 Innovation in Design 1
 Credit 1.2 Innovation in Design 1
 Credit 1.3 Innovation in Design 1
 Credit 1.4 Innovation in Design 1
 Credit 2 LEED Accredited Professional 1

33. Sustainable Sites (SS)
Prereq 1 Construction Activity Pollution Prevention (Required)
(Related to Project Planning &Management)
- Intent:
controlling soil erosion
waterway sedimentation
airborne dust generation
REQUIRMENTS:
Satisfy the above intents by Erosion and Sedimentation
Control (ESC) Plan for all construction activities
associated with the project .
Plans should follow the Requirements of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

34. Sustainable Sites
Credit 6.1 (1 Point)
Stormwater Design: Quality Control
Intent:
Limit disruption of natural water hydrology by :
 reducing impervious cover,
 increasing on-site infiltration,
 reducing or eliminating pollution from
stormwater runoff,
 eliminating contaminants.

35. Sustainable Sites
Credit 6.1 (1 Point)
Storm water Design: Quality Control
 Potential Technologies & Strategies
 Design the project site to maintain natural storm
water flows by promoting infiltration.
 Specify vegetated roofs, pervious paving, and other
measures to minimize impervious surfaces.
 Reuse storm water volumes generated for non-
potable uses such as landscape irrigation, toilet and
urinal flushing and custodial uses.

37. Rain Garden Techniques

40. Sustainable Sites
Credit 6.2 (1 Point)
Storm water Design: Quality Control
 Intent:
Limit disruption and pollution of natural water flows
by managing storm water runoff.
 Requirements
Implement a storm water management plan that
reduces impervious cover, promotes infiltration, and
captures and treats the storm water runoff from
90% of the average annual rainfall using acceptable
best management practices (BMPs).

43. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Prerequisite 1: Fundamental
Commissioning of the Building Energy
Systems System (Required)
 Definition: Quality assurance-based process
for
- Achieving
- Verifying
- Documenting
That the building systems & controls meets the
defined objectives and criteria of the owners
without conflicting buildings standards .

44. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Prerequisite 1: Fundamental
Commissioning of the Building Energy
Systems System (Required)
 Commissioning Outputs:
- Predictive Maintenance Plans
- Operating Manuals
- Training Procedures
- Formalizes review and integration of all
expectations during planning, design,
construction and occupancy phases

45. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Prerequisite 1: Fundamental
Commissioning of the Building Energy
Systems System (Required)
 Commissioning Benefits:
- Reduced energy use.
- Lower operating costs.
- Reduced contractor callbacks.
- Better building documentation.
- Improved occupant productivity.
- Verifies that the systems perform in
accordance with the owner’s project
requirements

46. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Prerequisite 1: Fundamental
Commissioning of the Building Energy
Systems System (Required)
 Right Planed Commissioning Brings Money for
Owners:
Organizations that research commissioning claim that:
$4 over the first 5 years of
occupancy result of every $1
invested in commissioning.

47. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Prerequisite 1: Fundamental
Commissioning of the Building Energy
Systems System (Required)
 Related to Commissioning Leeds Required the following:
1- Individual Commissioning Authority (CxA) to lead review and
oversee the completion of the commissioning Process
2- The Owner shall document the Owner’s Project
Requirements (OPR).
The design team shall develop the Basis of Design (BOD).
The CxA shall review these documents for clarity and
completeness.
The Owner and design team shall be responsible for updates to
their respective documents.

48. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Prerequisite 1: Fundamental
Commissioning of the Building Energy
Systems System (Required)
3- Complete a Summary Commissioning Report
4- Commissioning process activities shall be completed
for the following energy-related systems, at a
minimum:
- Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems (mechanical and
passive) and associated controls
- Lighting and day lighting controls
- Domestic hot water systems
- Renewable energy systems (wind, solar etc.)

49. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy
Performance (Required)
 Design the building project to comply with both :
-The mandatory provisions (Sections 5.4, 6.4, 7.4, 8.4, 9.4 and 10.4) of
ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 (without amendments); and
-The prescriptive requirements (Sections 5.5, 6.5, 7.5 and 9.5) or
performance requirements (Section 11) of ASHRAE/IESNA Standard
90.1-2004 (without amendments).
LEEDS for new construction projects registered after June
.26.2007 must exceed the minimum energy performance
requirements of ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004
Potential Strategies:
Design the building envelope, HVAC, lighting, and other systems to
maximize energy performance. The ASHRAE 90.1-2004 User’s
Manual contains worksheets that can be used to document
compliance with this prerequisite

50. Section 5,6,7,8,9,10,11 in ASHRAE
Standards 90.1-2004 Relation with
LEEDS
- Section 5: handles the Building Envelope
Including :Roofs ,Walls ,Floors ,Slabs ,Doors ,Vertical ,Glazing &Skylights …
- Section 6: handles HVAC Equipment and Systems.
Including : Cooling Equipment Efficiencies ,Supply Fans ,Ventilation Control
&Ducts…
- Section 7 Handles Service Water Heating.
Including : Equipment Efficiencies ,Pipe Insulation….
-Section 8 : Power.
-Section 9 :Lighting.
Including but not limited to : Day lighting, Interior Electric& Lighting Controls.
- Section 10 : Related to other equipments than the above stated.
- Section 11 : Energy Coast Budget Method.

51. ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-
2004, Energy Standard for Buildings
Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings,
 provides minimum requirements for the energy-efficient design
of buildings except low-rise residential buildings.
 The guidance provided the appendix should be beneficial to
HVAC designers who are trying to achieve the required points
for either a Silver or Gold Leadership in Energy and
Environment Design (LEED) certification of a facility,.
 For designers who are participating in a LEED-certification
design, the standard’s energy cost budget method was
produced in collaboration with representatives of the U.S.
Green Building Council.

52. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Prerequisite 3: Fundamental
Refrigerant Management (Required)
 Intent : Reduce ozone depletion
 Requirements
- Zero use of CFC(CloroFluoroCarbon)-based
refrigerants in new base building HVAC&R systems.
- When reusing existing base building HVAC
equipment, complete a comprehensive CFC phase-
out conversion prior to project completion.
Potential Technologies & Strategies
Select HVAC equipment charged with Ozone Friendly
Refrigerants such as R134A or R407…..

53. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Credit 1: Optimize Energy
Performance (1–10 Points)
 Two (2) points mandatory for all LEED for New Construction
projects registered after June 26, 2007
 Intent
Achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the
baseline in the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental
and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use.

54. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Credit 1: Optimize Energy
Performance (1–10 Points)
 3 compliance path options
 OPTION 1 — WHOLE BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATION (1–10 Points) Demonstrate a
percentage improvement in the proposed building performance rating compared to the
baseline building performance rating per ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 by a
whole building project simulation
 using the Building Performance Rating Method in Appendix G of the Standard. The
minimum energy cost savings percentage for each point threshold is as follows:
 New Buildings Existing Building Renovations Points
 10.5% 3.5% 1
 14% 7% 2
 17.5% 10.5% 3
 21% 14% 4
 24.5% 17.5% 5
 28% 21% 6
 31.5% 24.5% 7
 35% 28% 8
 38.5% 31.5% 9
 42% 35% 10

55. Energy saving
Goals
 These charts demonstrate
that cooling and lighting
energy predominates in
Miami; thus the goals and
strategies relating to cooling
and lighting should receive
the highest priority.
Conversely, in Duluth the
goals and strategies relating
to heating and lighting
should receive the highest
priority.

56. Energy Optimization methods Hydro is
already using …..
 Heat Pipe

57. Energy Optimization methods Hydro is
already using …..
 Heat
Recovery
Wheel

58. Thermal Energy
Storage…

59. Thermal Energy
Storage…

60. Energy & Atmosphere
EA Credit 2: On Site Renewable Energy
Performance (1–3 Points)
 Intent:
Reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with
fossil fuel energy use.
Requirements:
% Renewable Energy Points
2.5% 1
7.5% 2
12.5% 3
%Renewable Energy = Energy by renewable systems .
Annual Building Energy Consumed
Types of renewable energies: Solar, Wind, Geothermal…..

61. Lakes Park Office Complex
 To reduce heat gain from
Florida’s harsh sun, there
are no windows on the east
and west sides of the office
building.
 Windows on the south side
of the building are shaded
by a roof overhang.
 The extensive use of
insulated, double-pane,
impact-resistant windows on
the north side brings in
natural light.

62.  The project uses day lighting
combined with daylight
sensors that automatically
adjust when artificial lighting
is not needed.
 Fluorescent lights
supplement the natural
lighting and gradually
brighten when clouds block
the sun.
Lakes Park Office Complex

63.  While moisture can create
problems for buildings Florida,
which can sometimes receive
an average of 54 inches of
rainfall in a year, gutters and
downspouts channel the rain
from the roof into a 28,000-
gallon underground cistern.
 Filters remove debris from the
stored rainwater. The collected
water is used to flush the low-
flow toilets and irrigate the
drought-tolerant landscaping.
Lakes Park Office Complex

64.  Instead of traditionally
dumping the heat to the
outside air, a more
efficient geothermal air-
conditioning system is
used that pumps cool
groundwater through a
heat exchanger to cool
the building
Lakes Park Office Complex

65.  The project also features a small-
scale photovoltaic sys-tem that
converts sunlight striking the roof
into electricity.
 Nontoxic paints, floorings,
composite woods, adhesives,
sealants, and other materials were
chosen to promote a healthier
indoor air quality.
 The buildings’ exterior walls, made
from pre cast panels of lightweight
autoclaved aerated concrete, are
full of air pockets that provide better
insulation. The buildings’ insulated
rating is more than double what is
used in standard construction.
Lakes Park Office Complex

66. LEEDS Certification Procedure:
 Project Registration
 Application
 Reviews
 Process
 Fees
 Certification Award
 Appeals

67. Registration:
 Registering the project is by
- Submitting on line registration form
- Or by a mailing a PDF registration form to
USGBC (not applicable for projects
registered after Nov. 2005)

70. Application:
 To earn LEED certification, a project must satisfy
the following:
-All prerequisites
-minimum number of points outlined in the LEED
Rating System
 All applications for LEED certification must be
documented in English with U.S. customary units of
measurement (not metric).
 LEED Letter Templates ,drawings,calculations and
additional submittals for each prerequisite and
credit to be Delivered with the application.

71. Reviews & Process
 The LEED Letter Templates and additional submittals for each
prerequisite and credit are reviewed for compliance
 Within 25 business days of administrative approval, the
USGBC issues a Preliminary LEED Review document noting
credit achievement anticipated, pending, and denied
 project team has 25 business days from the receipt of the
Preliminary Review to provide corrections and/or additional
supporting documents (e.g. calculations, cut sheets, and other
backup)
 Review of the application within 15 business days of receiving
the re-submittal and notifies the project contact of certification
status

72. Review Fees

73. Certification Award
 Final Leeds Review Delivery ….. 25 days To accept
appealing
 If project team accept The results….. Contact
USGBC within 25 days….
 The day USGBC receives notice of project team
acceptance of the final LEED review………then
……….
the project can be referred as LEEDS Certified.
USGBC will contact project team regarding fulfillment
including their certificate and LEED plaque.

74. Conclusion
 Green Building is a building Designed, Constructed
and operated with respect to Healthy Environment
and Conserved Environmental resources and
Energy.
 LEED which was developed by USGBC is the
international benchmark to certify a green building
 Green building satisfies a helthy building envelop
and reduces the effect of urbans areas to
environment.

75. Thanks For Your
Time Listening