This recent presentation of ours is used to outline the differences between the LEED for Homes Program and the California based Build it Green GreenPoint Program

1. Matthew Macko
LEED AP, CSBA, CGBP, HERS
Environmental Building Strategies
April 9th Presentation
www.ebsconsultants.net
Spectrum Fine Homes

2. Introduction to LEED and USGBC

History and Context

Credit Format and Structure

Credit Categories

Application and Certification Process

Cost

Other types of LEED Systems

LEED 2009

Build it Green

Differences between the two


3. The Challenge of all challenges:

Net zero by 2030

All new construction

 50% better for the existing market
How?

Everything

Smarter Design

More intelligent systems

Eventually Renewables

Efficiency/Load Reduction – then Renewables


6. 20,000 Member
Organizations

7. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) Green Building Rating
System™
encourages and accelerates global adoption of

sustainable green building and development
practices through the creation and implementation
of universally understood and accepted tools and
performance criteria.
Synonymous with ―High Performance

Buildings‖
Not always….


8. This is the whole point
No one seems to be complaining about the Food and Drug Administration

9. LEED gives

 Measurable impact
 Performance Criteria
 Whole-building approach
 sustainable site development,
 water savings,
 energy efficiency,
 materials selection
 indoor environmental quality.

10. New Construction

• Existing Buildings
Schools

• Core and Shell
Retail

• Neighborhood
Commercial

Development
Interiors
• Homes
Healthcare

Labs


11. LEED® Accredited Professional

Intent –

To support and encourage the design integration

required by a LEED Green Building project and to
streamline the application and certification process.
Its USGBC’s version of a Certified Green Building

Professional
I would argue CGBP is more relevant and more

important

12. LEED AP’s are not
LEED AP’s have: 

necessarily:
And understanding of

 Industry experts
the LEED Process
 An understanding of  Sustainability experts
why LEED
 Energy Gurus
 An understanding of
 Engineers
Green Building
 Architects
 An understanding of
the LEED system they
 Smart
studied
 Knowledgeable about
 An understanding of
the LEED process
the USGBC

14. 150,000

17. Sustainable Sites -14

Water Efficiency - 5

Energy and Atmosphere - 17

Materials and Resources - 13

Indoor Environmental Quality - 15

Design Process and Innovation - 4

LEED® Accredited Professional - 1

TOTAL Points Available - 69


19. But where is HOMES?

20. Credit Alignment

Harmonization

100 Point Scale (10 Bonus Points)

Re-weighting credits proposed under LEED 2009 is

intended to encourage users to choose more
environmentally significant options in order to
achieve certification, rather than opting for the
easiest and least expensive credits.
In a holistic view of a building's environmental

impact, certain ideas and points are more
important than others, Horst explains, citing
renewable power and energy efficiency in
particular. quot;The ratio of importance of those points
has gone up.quot; - Scott Horst

22. So why Green for Residential?

23. LEED for Homes Number of point
Certification Levels Required
Certified 45-59
Silver 60-74
Gold 75-89
Platinum 90-136
Total Available Points 136

24. Credit Category Prerequisite Minimum Point Maximum Points
Requirement Available
Innovation & Design Process (ID) 3 0 11
Location & Linkages (LL) 0 0 10
Sustainable Sites (SS) 2 5 22
Water Efficiency (WE) 0 3 15
Energy & Atmosphere (EA) 2 0 38
Materials & Resources (MR) 3 2 16
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) 7 6 21
Awareness & Education 1 0 3
Total 18 16 136

25. LEED for Homes Pricing
Single - Family Housing Multi-Family Housing Volume
Registration Certification Registration Certification Project Specific
Member $150 $225 $450 $.035/ft
Non-
member $225 $300 $600 $.045/ft
House = $400-500 + LEED Homes Provider Costs +
HERS Rater + HERS Provider (usually bundled)
Multi Family = $450 + (75,000*.045) + LEED Homes
Provider Costs + HERS Rater + HERS Provider (Fees
usually bundled) =
$3825+Fees=
$20,000+

26. Architectural Energy Corporation

Davis Energy Group
Energy Inspectors Corp.
Guaranteed Watt Saver
Sonoran LEED for Homes
Approx 300 homes in California to date

LEED HomeBuilders

D.R. Horton

La Quinta Redevelopment Agency

Grupe


27. Non-profit organization

Diverse membership

California focus

Advocate for healthy & resource efficient

buildings
Trusted resource for professionals & public

Market mover

Reliable local – trustworthy people trying to

make a difference (Stopwaste.org)

28. Mission Statement

Hard to find but…

…to promote healthy, energy- and resource-
efficient homes in California

29. Drive policy development—we partner with

government to establish credible and accessible
green building policies that promote private sector
innovation and provide consistent guidelines
statewide.
Increase supply of green homes—we train

building professionals on latest best practices and
connect green product suppliers with consumers.
Stimulate consumer demand—we build

awareness of the benefits of green building by
providing GreenPoint Rated as a trustworthy,
recognized brand for green homes.

30. Build it Green

31. GreenPoint Rated

removes the guesswork by having a Certified

GreenPoint Rater evaluate a home's green features
allowing homes to be compared on a level playing
field.
GreenPoint Rated

rewards building professionals and homeowners

who create green homes by allowing them to brand
their products with a recognizable, trustworthy seal
of approval.

32. Units – 1478

Complete to date

Registered Currently – 6426

GreenPoint Raters

367 +

HERS is building Science

GreenPoint is a third party check

Ven Diagram Overlap

 No conflict of interest

33. Example

34. The Builder
• Hires a GreenPoint Rater
• Provides documentation where required
• Pays fees to rater
Fees to Build It Green

$50 per single family home

$100 per home in subdivision or multifamily

project
$400 application fee for multifamily development

$350 for pre-construction review for pre-award

logo use

35. Sort of…

Working relationship

25/75 relationship

Target audiences

San Mateo County Rep

City Ordinances

Everyone wants to adopt a GBO

 We need teamwork as we move forward

40. Environmental Building Strategies

www.ebsconsultants.net

LinkedIn – Search: SF/Bay Area Green Building

Building Green

www.buildinggreen.com

In the LEED

www.intheleed.com

USGBC Northern California Chapter

Links to Silicon Valley Branch

www.usgbc-ncc.org

Build it Green

www.builditgreen.com

www.GreenerBuildings.com
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