1. Using Revu to Manage
LEED® Projects
David Rekker, LEED AP BD+C
Presenter:
Blue and Green Should ALWAYS Be Seen!

2. Background
• Enermodal Engineering
– Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
– Sustainability Consultants
– From sandwich boards in the early 80s …
… to LEED …
… to a multi-disciplinary firm
• MMM Group Ltd.
– A full service engineering firm

4. Neuro-ergonomics has two major aims:
• to use existing and emerging knowledge of human
performance and brain function to design such systems for
safer and more efficient operation, and
• to advance understanding of human brain function in
relation to cognitive processes and performance in real-
world tasks.
− Wikipedia

5. LEED® in 1 Slide
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design
• Third-party verified Rating System
• Various project types and stages
– From Homes to ICI to Neighbourhoods
• 4 achievement levels based on points
• At least 6 areas of Sustainability

6. LEED
Sites
Water
Energy
Materials
IEQ
Innovation

7. Challenges
• Multi-disciplinary coordination
– Various specialists provide input
• Third-party reviews scrutinize all documents
– Documentation heavy
– Verification during construction
• Stakes can be high

8. SDI
Concept
Reviews Design
Doc’n
Reviews Shops
Compile
Submit

9. #1 – Multiple Disciplines
• Internal and External
• Multiple Drawing Sets and Documents
• Each review / re-look costs $$$
• Déjà vu work
• Clear Communication

10. LEED Profile

11. Customized Highlights

12. Check Drawing

13. Tool Sets, Colors, Comments

14. Places and Hyperlinks

15. Columns do the Work
Custom Column
Formula Column

16. Create a Place

17. Comments for Tracking

18. Review is Compiled

19. Detailed Calculations

20. On-the-fly Calculations

21. Double-duty Calculations

22. • Green Building Council auditors
• Poor Documentation = Many Questions
• Clarity tools
– Markups
– Hyperlinks
• Duplicable methods and results
#2 – Quality Documentation

23. LEED Online

24. LEED Online

25. Documentation – LEED Letters

26. Documentation – Submittals

27. Documentation – External

28. Documentation – External

29. Documentation – Updating

30. Documentation – Clarity

31. #3 – Quick and Useful Reviews
Product and/or Shop Drawing Reviews
• Tracking
• Marking up
• Comments
• Flexibility

32. Old School

33. New School

34. New School

35. Fast School

36. Thorough School

37. VLookup School

38. #4 – Fun Solutions
Green Education
Other

39. Building Tours

40. Building Tours

41. Personal Kitchen Design

42. Personal Kitchen Design

43. What’s Next for Us?
Implementing Sets and Spaces
bFX?
Company-Wide Solutions
• Department Profiles
• iPad App
Wish List

44. Thank you!