The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification is an internationally recognized certification system for sustainable buildings created by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). Some of the benefits provided by this evaluation are:
This certification is used by developers, builders and governments around the world to reach benefits in their buildings.
LEED has established itself as the world’s biggest sustainable building assessment system with nearly 80,000 participating projects in 162 countries, including more than 32,500 certified commercial projects.
From the origin until today, this system, which seeks energy efficiency, has been constantly evolving keeping in mind contemporary trends in the construction industry, real estate and environmental studies.
To achieve LEED certification, there are some guidelines that must be met. These will achieve solutions of high performance and environmental efficiency, based on the requirements of the LEED standard.
A summatory of points system, where mandatory prerequisites (do not give points) and credits (are optional) allow to reach one of the four levels of certification available:
There are several systems under which a building can be LEED certified, depending on its own characteristics, from new constructions, major renovations, to existing buildings in operative stage.
While the credits are optional and eligible according to each project, the prerequisites are mandatory and must be met to obtain any level of certification.
At the global level, sustainable projects with certification demonstrate leadership, innovation and social responsibility.
These 7 steps are a quick guide to the LEED process. However, the process is broader and gathers more details.
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The LEED Certification has a total of 110 credits: the first 100 are for proper compliance of categories and 10 are bonuses for innovation in execution. The credits are classified into seven families and each one collects credits related to its category.
The families are:
The certification process for a sustainable project contains the next steps:
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