# Presentation: 699389

##    LEED for Homes         Overview

**   ****LEED for Homes**         **Overview**

**Notes:**
▪Poll the audience to gauge the types / distribution of professions represented.

**Welcome**

**Why LEED for Homes?**
**Simple** -  to understand and implement
**Substantial ** -  to differentiate top 25% of homes
**Compelling**  -  nationally recognized LEED Brand
**Credible**  -  based on consensus of GHB experts
**Market Based**  -  tied to ENERGY STAR and HERS

## Intro to USGBC

**Intro to USGBC**

## USGBC

**A coalition of the country’s foremost leaders from across ****the building industry**

**WHO ARE WE?**

**Notes:**
USGBC is working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, economically profitable, healthy and productive places to live and work and provide a consistent benchmark to rate green buildings and interiors

## USGBC Membership 

- 5617

- 1995	1996 	1997 	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001 	2002 	2003 	2004 	2005

- 268

- 1137

- 2370

- 3532

- 5016

- 10

- 61

- 102

- 158

- 570

- 5000

- 4000

- 3000

- 2000

- 1000

- TOTAL MEMBERS

- steady growth in the first 5 years

- huge growth in last 5 years

**USGBC Membership **

**and 23,000 LEED APs**

**Notes:**
▪ Our membership growth reflects the expansion of the green building market and the rapidly growing adoption of green building practices.

## WHAT IS THE LEED SYSTEM?

**L****EADERSHIP in**
**E****NERGY and**
**E****NVIRONMENTAL**
**D****ESIGN**
- A leading-edge
- system for
- certifying
- the greenest
- performing
- buildings in the
- world

**Notes:**
▪So what is green building and design?
▪Requires a process of collaboration by industry professionals and an integrated approach to ensure the project outcomes match the project goals.

## 	LEED RATING SYSTEMS

- LEED-CI

- LEED

- LEED-ND

- LEED for HOMES

- LEED-CS

- LEED-NC

- commercial
- interiors

- new
- construction

- application
- guides

- neighborhood
- development

- core &
- shell

- 	**LEED RATING SYSTEMS**

- LEED-EB

- existing
- buildings

- Commercial
- Buildings

- Mixed-Use
- Developments

- Low-rise Housing

**Notes:**
▪These are the six LEED products that have been, or are being, developed by the USGBC and its product committees.  ▪This presentation is focused on the LEED for Homes product.

## Residential Construction
 22% of U.S. primary energy use
 2 million housing starts (2004)

-  22% of U.S. primary energy use
-  2 million housing starts (2004)

**Why LEED for Homes?**

- LEED Products

**New Construction**

**Core & Shell**

**Existing Buildings**

**Commercial Interiors**

**Residential New**

**Multifamily Residential**
**New**

## What is High Performance or “Green” Home?

**What is High Performance or “Green” Home?**

- Energy

**Above **
**Code**

**Below**
**Code**

- Health
- and
- Safety

- Durability

- Water

- Environment

- Community

## 70%

**The top 25% of new homes ****based on performance and environmental responsibility**
_**Mainstream production**_** ****and custom builders**

**TARGET MARKET**

- 70%

- REGULATIONS

- lawbreakers

**DEGREE OF GREEN**

- MARKET SHIFT

- typical building
- practices

- market leaders

- innovators
- & risk takers

- 20%

- 5%

- 5%

**Notes:**
▪The USGBC is working for market adoption and acceptance of LEED to move standard building practices in the direction of green building practices – to make the good practices of today the standard practices of tomorrow. 

## How do Green Programs Compare?

**How do Green Programs Compare?**

## Relative Performance of GHB Programs

**Relative Performance ****of**** GHB Programs**

**Why Build A Green Home?**

**To Differentiate Your Homes in the Market, in Terms of:**
**1.  High Performance**
**2.  High Quality (?)**
**3.  Better Investment **

## Builder Benefits

**Builder Benefits**

- market differentiation

-             higher profits

- increased value

-  improved customer satisfaction

- reduced risks

## Homebuyer Benefits

**Homebuyer Benefits**

- 30-70% energy savings

- verified performance

- increased value

- environmentally responsible

- enhanced productivity

- healthier living

##  LEED for Homes categories

- Design and construction practices that meet specified standards reducing the negative impact of buildings on their occupants and on the environment.

** ****LEED for Homes categories**

**sustainable**
**sites**
**(SS) **
**location and linkages**
** ****(LL)**

**indoor ****environmental quality**
**(IEQ)**

**materials and resources **
**(MR) **

**water **
**efficiency**
** ****(WE)**

**energy and atmosphere (EA)**

**homeowner awareness **
**(HA)**

**Notes:**
▪These are the 6 categories in the LEED for Homes Rating System. 

## Mandatory Measures

**Mandatory Measures**

**ENERGY STAR Labeled Home**

**Durability Plan**

**Waste Management Plan**

**Site Protections**

**Owner’s Manual**

**Health and Safety Measures**

**Combustion Venting**

**Controlled Ventilation**

## What’s New?

**What’s New?**

**Regional Applicability**
**          ****Climate Zones**
**          ****Precipitation Zones**

**Durability**
**          ****Plan**
**         ****Inspection**

**Home Size**

**Location and Linkages**
**          ****LEED-ND**

**Landscaping and Irrigation**

## A National, Consensus-Based Standard Developed by Experts

**PLATINUM**

**GOLD**

**SILVER**

**CERTIFIED**

**A National, Consensus-Based Standard Developed by Experts**

- LEED has four levels:

* **> 90 Points*

*> 70 Points*

*> 50 Points*

*> 30 Points*

***LEED for Homes***

**Notes:**
▪The LEED Rating System is flexible, not a “one size fits all” approach.
▪There are 4 different thresholds of LEED certification to recognize varying levels of achievement: Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum. 
▪The LEED for Homes pilot uses the point breakdown noted on this slide to determine a project’s achievement level.
▪

**Other Issues**

**Affordable Housing**
**Multifamily Housing**

**Purpose of Pilot**

**USGBC **(To Listen, Learn, and Support)
- Ease of Use of Rating System
- Ease of Delivery
- Stakeholder Acceptance
**Stakeholders **(To Provide Feedback)
- Market Differentiation
- Grow Business
- Recognition

**Pilot Status**

| Type of Participant | Registered |
| --- | --- |
| # of Providers | 11 |
| # of Builders
     Affordable
     Production
     Custom | 
15
10
85 |
| # of Homes 
         Single Family | 
180 |
|          Multi-Family  | 400 |

## PILOT MARKETS

## USGBC’s Next Steps

**Key Dates**
**	****Summer 2006****	****Conclusion of data gathering**
**	****Oct 2006****	****	****First Public Review**
**	****Dec 2006****	****	****Second Public Review**
**	****Early 2007 ****	****Membership ballot & **
**	****	****	****	****Public release**

**USGBC’s Next Steps**

**Will Expand into ~20 more US markets in 2007**

## Where to Get More Information

**Contact Information**
**Jay Hall****LEED for Homes****Acting Program Manager**
- 410-263-3162**jayh@buildingknowledge.net**
**Kristin Shewfelt****Vice Chair**** ****LEED for Homes Committee **
- 303-459-4449
- kshewfelt@e-star.com

**Where to Get More Information**

_**www.usgbc.org/leed/homes**_