LEED and Alternative Energy STUDIO was founded on the belief that there is a better way to build that brings together the client, architects, engineers, and contractor in a collaborative process to fulfill the client's vision within budget while respecting the environment. The document discusses LEED NC 2009 and focuses on achieving increasing levels of energy performance beyond prerequisites to reduce environmental and economic impacts of excessive energy use and encouraging on-site renewable energy self-supply to reduce impacts of fossil fuel use. It also mentions smart grids, building integrated solar and wind power, fuel cells, hydrogen production from natural gas or biomass.

1. LEED and Alternative Energy STUDIO dnk was founded on the belief that there is a better way to build. It is a process that brings the Client, Architect, Engineers, and Contractor together in a collaborative environment that fulfills the Client's vision within budget, while respecting the environment .

2. LEED NC 2009

3. LEED NC 2009

6. Smart grid

7. Building Integrated Solar Power

8. PV cell efficiency

9. Building Integrated Wind Power

10. Wind Power in the US

11. Fuel Cells

12. Where does H 2 comes from? steam reforming of natural gas - The fossil fuel that has the best hydrogen to carbon ratio is natural gas or methane(CH4 ) water based hydrogen production - nanostructured supported gold electrocatalysts photobiological – cyanobacteria achieve carbon monoxide to hydrogen conversion efficiencies of 100% biomass – hydrogen yields of 12% - 17% by weight of the dry biomass