LEED Certification tells customers and employees that you have been intentional about lowering the carbon footprint of your new or renovated structure.
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Over the years, two main complaints have emerged.The first is the cost. LEED evaluation can be expensive, especially when a project includes more than 250,000 square feet of usable area. Plus, many of the costs to implement LEED tactics and strategies are pricey, and they drive up the overall project budget – sometimes by millions…
Developers who design eco-friendly projects want to know their efforts are meaningful for the environment, builders, and end-users. For Building Owners and Property Managers The USGBC maintains that LEED-certified buildings are easier to maintain and cost less to operate. This, in turn, creates more annual profit to reinvest in job creation and expansion. For Tenants…
The fee structure varies depending on the size and scope of your project. Below are the minimum costs per project. New construction: $2,325 members, $2,740 nonmembers Interior design only: $1,165 members, $1,900 nonmembers. Building Operation and Maintenance: $1,900 members, $2,250 nonmembers Recertification: $1,140 member, $1,350 nonmembers Expedited review costs $5,000 for recertification, $10,000 for new…
As of October 2018, the USGBC had certified 43,700 LEED commercial projects spread throughout 167 nations. This includes more than 7.2 billion square feet of space.
Each LEED-certified building showcases a medallion in a public place, such as the main lobby. The medallion distinguishes the level (certified, silver, gold, platinum) received.
Upon submitting all required paperwork and fees, the certification process takes 20 to 25 business days. During this time, a LEED evaluator will remotely work with the project design team to pore over the documentation, ask questions, and assign the corresponding point values.However, this does not include any pre-work needed to prepare documents for submission.That…
A LEED certification lasts for as long as the building does.When USGBC introduces a new version of LEED, project designers have the voluntary option to recertify under updated guidelines. If successful, the recertification is good for three years.
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Matthew and Sue Seip recently purchased a house in Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania to be near family members who live in the Philadelphia area. Sue Seip, a professor at Philadelphia University, specializes in interior design, and Matt Seip has an architecture degree, so “we are very green-conscious, so to speak, and are both LEED-certified professionals,” she said. “Green building…
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