LEED: The Future Of The Construction Industry

The main aim of factor 4 is to decrease the level of materials utilization and usage of human resources to one fourth level. The Factor 4 follows a set of guidelines for comparing design options and for evaluating the performance of buildings and their component systems. Factor 4 suggests that for humanity to live sustainably today, we must rapidly reduce resource consumption to one-quarter of its current levels. Fortunately, the technology to accomplish Factor 4 reductions in resource consumption already exists and requires only public policy prioritization and implementation.

(1)3D Coordination (2) Design Reviews (3)Design authoring (4)Construction System Design (5) Existing Condition Modeling (6) 3D Control and planning (7) Programming (8) Phase planning(4D modeling) (9) Record Modeling (10) Site Utilization Planning (11) Site analysis (12) structural Analysis (13) Energy Analysis (14) Cost Estimation (15)Sustainability LEED Evaluation (16) Building System Analysis (17) Space Management /Tracking (18)Mechanical Analysis (19) Code Validation (20) Lighting Analysis (21) Other Engineering analysis (22)Digital Fabrication (23) Asset Management (24) Building Maintenance Scheduling (25) Disaster Planning.

It proves to many people that you have achieved your environmental goals. Having a LEED Certification means that you have many government incentives, marketing benefits, and increased property values, which can help, boost the presses interest in your current project. Building green can also greatly reduce the cost to construction managers and tenants (USGBC, 2008).

There are many ways that us humans can do to make a building more sustainable. Maybe we can just start with the little things, and in the near future when we have more advanced technology we can invent even greener inventions,but it all starts with you, together we can generate, create, and build our ideas and make the earth a healthier place for the 21st

LEED certified homes work by creating a home with less impact on the environment. "Buildings are rated on their ability to maximize the efficiency of their operations while minimizing their impact on the environment." (LEED Certification- What Is It and Why Does It Matter?) There are three levels of efficiency including silver, gold, and platinum. The way to achieve higher levels is to get more LEED points in certain categories such as how much energy the building used in a month. After adding these points together, the architect then checks the charts to see what level the house is in. These levels can be great selling points when selling to a customer that is interested in helping the environment. The higher the LEED level, the more interest that the building can bring in. Also, being LEED certified can be a great advantage when a customer is deciding what architect that they are going to use. A few ways that these buildings can get points are being efficient with energy, water, waste, and the materials used to construct the

Lawsuit 9: “Pennsylvania Department of General Services vs. Hampton Technologies, Inc.”. In 2011, Hampton Technologies, Inc. filed a protest alleging that the Department of General Services (DGS) did not state the important of experiences with green building in their bid for Family Court Project, and this led to the failure in awarding the bid of Hampton. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania affirmed that the bid did contain the LEED-related provisions, so that the Court denied Hampton’s protest. This case demonstrates the necessity of LEED experience in bidding

As one of the most prevailing Green building certification program, LEED was a way to encourage architects and investors to the adoption of sustainable building practices. Researches have been done on the LEED certification and other Green building certification’s price premium, cost-effectiveness, and environmental policies implications. The environmental regulatory policy has been a strong tool to promote LEED in the publicly owned buildings in the states with high socioeconomic status. This paper contributes to the implications of the states socioeconomic status’ relationship to the commercial sectors’ acceptance of LEED certifications. The results of this research support that socioeconomic attributes of a state not only

LEED-certified buildings tend to provide many economic benefits, including lower construction costs, reduced site preparation and landscaping, lower waste disposal costs, reduced operating costs, reduced maintenance costs, and lower utility costs. In addition, improved lights, building controls, windows and other technologies are included to achieve savings and increase productivity.

One mindset that will save the owner money in the long term is thinking about life cycle cost and maintenance. One of the biggest issues with any new construction is the maintenance cost of running the building years after completion. Now this could mean many things from the HVAC to the paint on the walls. In schools, the interior finishes are not changed very often; therefore, need special attention. Today interior finishes are being selected more carefully in order to save money on maintenance cost, longevity, and durability.

The built environment as a whole is said to contribute about half the greenhouse gas emissions in the world (UNEF 2007). Specifically, considering the less studied area of construction emissions, research shows that this component accounts for as much as 11.7% of emissions inclusive of direct and indirect emissions (Acquaye & Duffy 2010). As such it has significant impact on the environment and represents a major opportunity to study potential reductions.

Particularly, compared with the normal apartment buildings, student apartments are expected to provide additional and

Structural engineers can manipulate the performance and environmentally friendly impact of constructions with effective design and stipulations regardless of

Integration of LEED Indoor Environmental Quality Credits into BIM Software to Design Educational Buildings with Enhanced Quality Indoor Environment

Manufacturers commonly cite the following advantages compared to traditional building materials, especially in residential and light commercial construction. It needs to be said, however, that it is questionable what is meant by "traditional building materials"; this comparison apparently assumes different worst-case alternatives for each point.

Sustainable materials are environmentally helpful in our planet; it is used to produce in needle size without reducing non-renewable valuable supplies. It is also thought about to be environmentally friendly that include from a certified third-party forest standard. Throughout the building cycle, it’s a useful thing to produce a lot with very little waste. Buildings around the world are subject to a wide variety of natural important events such as floods, earthquake, windstorm, and other dangers. Comprehensible development is one of the major parts that increase the value of natural disaster. These events cannot be exactly described a possible future events, their effect is well understood. Building construction can have a long direct and indirect effect on the surrounding conditions, the society, and the economy. Different weather needs different houses. Australia, for example, has eighty different climate zones, but is often simplified to eight, varying from hot and humid to mountain-related. Working with a smaller home, the easier it is to accomplish a high energy efficiency level. Using materials from old buildings and getting some local materials can save you some headache, considering you can make any vital changes right away. Importantly, the indoor air aspect is oversight of moisture that collects over time, such as dealing with growing mold and the habitation of bacteria and viruses simultaneously as a dust mite. Interior designers should use a combination of