The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction: Sustainable Construction for Engineers, Second Edition

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 16
1.1 An Introduction to Sustainable Development......Page 18
Guidances......Page 24
How LEED-NC Is Set Up......Page 26
Credit Formats......Page 28
Registration, Certification, Membership, and Accreditation......Page 29
Project Checklist, LEED-Online, and Templates......Page 31
What to Do if Things Are Not Clear for Your Project......Page 38
Organizations......Page 39
The Carbon Commitment......Page 40
References......Page 41
Exercises......Page 44
2 LEED Sustainable Sites......Page 46
Land Area Definitions......Page 51
SS Prerequisite 1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention......Page 53
2.1 SS Credit 1: Site Selection......Page 55
2.2 SS Credit 2: Development Density and Community Connectivity......Page 57
2.3 SS Credit 3: Brownfield Redevelopment......Page 62
2.4 SS Credit Subcategory 4: Alternative Transportation......Page 64
SS Credit 4.1: Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Access......Page 65
SS Credit 4.2: Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms......Page 68
SS Credit 4.3: Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles (LEFEVs) [and also Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs)]......Page 72
SS Credit 4.4: Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacity......Page 76
SS Credit 5.1: Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat......Page 79
SS Credit 5.2: Site Development—Maximize Open Space......Page 83
SS Credit 6.1: Stormwater Management—Quantity Control......Page 87
SS Credit 6.2: Stormwater Management—Quality Control......Page 92
SS Credit 7.1: Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof......Page 96
SS Credit 7.2: Heat Island Effect—Roof......Page 100
2.8 SS Credit 8: Light Pollution Reduction......Page 104
2.9 Discussion and Overview......Page 114
References......Page 115
Exercises......Page 118
3 LEED Water Efficiency......Page 122
3.1 WE Credit Subcategory 1: Water Efficient Landscaping......Page 126
WE Credit 1: Water Efficient Landscaping......Page 127
3.2 WE Credit 2: Innovative Wastewater Technologies......Page 133
3.3 WE Credit Subcategory 3: Water Use Reduction......Page 140
WE Credit 3: Water Use Reduction......Page 141
3.4 Discussion and Overview......Page 148
References......Page 149
Exercises......Page 150
4 LEED Energy and Atmosphere......Page 154
EA Prerequisite 1: Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Energy Systems......Page 159
EA Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Performance......Page 162
EA Prerequisite 3: Fundamental Refrigerant Management......Page 167
4.1 EA Credit 1: Optimize Energy Performance......Page 169
4.2 EA Credit 2: On-Site Renewable Energy......Page 182
4.3 EA Credit 3: Enhanced Commissioning......Page 185
4.4 EA Credit 4: Enhanced Refrigerant Management......Page 187
4.5 EA Credit 5: Measurement and Verification......Page 193
4.6 EA Credit 6: Green Power......Page 195
4.7 Discussion and Overview......Page 199
References......Page 201
Exercises......Page 203
5 LEED Materials and Resources......Page 208
Material and Resources Credit Calculation Summaries......Page 213
MR Prerequisite 1: Storage and Collection of Recyclables......Page 215
MR Credit 1.1: Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors, and Roof (LEED 2009)......Page 220
MR Credit 1.2: Building Reuse—Maintain Interior Nonstructural Elements (LEED 2009)......Page 222
MR Credit 2: Construction Waste Management—Divert from Disposal (LEED 2009)......Page 224
MR Credit 3: Materials Reuse (LEED 2009)......Page 229
MR Credit 4: Recycled Content (postconsumer + ½ preconsumer)......Page 232
MR Credit 5: Regional Materials—Extracted, Processed, and Manufactured Regionally......Page 236
5.6 MR Credit 6: Rapidly Renewable Materials......Page 239
5.7 MR Credit 7: Certified Wood......Page 241
References......Page 243
Exercises......Page 244
6 LEED Indoor Environmental Quality......Page 254
IEQ Prerequisite 1: Minimum IAQ Performance......Page 262
IEQ Prerequisite 2: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control......Page 265
6.1 IEQ Credit 1: Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring......Page 268
6.2 IEQ Credit 2: Increased Ventilation......Page 271
IEQ Credit 3.1: Construction IAQ Management Plan—during Construction......Page 274
IEQ Credit 3.2: Construction IAQ Management Plan—before Occupancy......Page 277
6.4 IEQ Credit Subcategory 4: Low-Emitting Materials......Page 282
IEQ Credit 4.2: Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings......Page 283
IEQ Credit 4.3: Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systems (Previously Carpet Systems in LEED 2.2)......Page 285
IEQ Credit 4.4: Low-Emitting Materials—Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products......Page 287
6.5 IEQ Credit 5: Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control......Page 290
IEQ Credit 6.1: Controllability of Systems—Lighting......Page 293
IEQ Credit 6.2: Controllability of Systems—Thermal Comfort......Page 294
IEQ Credit 7.1: Thermal Comfort—Design......Page 296
IEQ Credit 7.2: Thermal Comfort—Verification......Page 298
6.8 IEQ Credit Subcategory 8: Daylighting and Views......Page 299
IEQ Credit 8.1: Daylighting and Views—Daylight (75% of Spaces)......Page 300
USGBC Rating System (LEED 2009)......Page 301
6.9 Discussion and Overview......Page 310
Air Pollution Calculation Conversions and Concentrations......Page 311
References......Page 313
Exercises......Page 315
7 LEED Innovation in Design Process and Regional Priorities......Page 320
7.1 ID Credit 1: Innovation in Design......Page 322
7.3 Regional Priorities......Page 325
7.4 Discussion and Overview......Page 326
Exercises......Page 327
How to Get Started......Page 330
How to Keep Track......Page 332
Project Methods and Scheduling......Page 333
Miscellaneous......Page 342
Summary of Relevant Codes......Page 345
Energy Star, BEES, and More......Page 351
Incorporation into CSI Formats......Page 353
References......Page 355
Exercises......Page 357
9.1 Government Mandates......Page 360
U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers......Page 362
Naval Facilities Engineering Command......Page 363
9.3 LEED Application Guide for Lodging......Page 365
Water Efficiency......Page 366
Materials and Resources......Page 367
9.4 Importance of Indoor Air Quality......Page 368
Source Control......Page 369
Air Cleaning......Page 370
9.5 Summary......Page 372
References......Page 373
Exercises......Page 374
10 Low-Impact Development and Stormwater Issues......Page 376
10.1 Nonpoint Source Pollution, BMPs, and LID......Page 377
Why BMPs Were Developed: Stormwater Impacts of Urbanization......Page 380
BMP Terminology......Page 381
ESC......Page 385
LID......Page 386
Green Streets and Urban LID Practices......Page 392
Overall Mass Balances......Page 399
Pervious Concrete......Page 402
References......Page 406
Exercises......Page 410
A: Notation......Page 414
B: Definitions......Page 434
C: Units......Page 450
C......Page 452
E......Page 453
I......Page 454
L......Page 456
M......Page 457
S......Page 458
T......Page 459
W......Page 460