![]() "If you create a really tight, energy-efficient building and fill it full of noxious materials, you’ve created the perfect gas chamber," Beth Heider of USGBC told Architecture Daily.ĭovetailing with LEED v4 launch, USGBC announced its new " Building Health Initiative." It aims to raise awareness of the building-health connection, shifting the market toward building products that promote human wellness.Ĭradle to Cradle certification is included in LEED V4, which will even more stringently enforce the environmental qualities of materials used in green buildings.įinally, LEED v4 simplifies the process of submitting information to receive points, and provides a supporting step-by-step guide with videos and tutorials. Perhaps the most widely discussed changes to LEED are requirements for materials transparency and nontoxic materials – which mandates a better understanding of the products being used in a building and where they come from. More stringent requirements for room noise levels, speech privacy, and sound isolation. low-emission building materials and furnishings, with increased technical rigor for such materials as adhesives and sealants, paints and coatings, flooring systems, composite wood, and agrifiber products.comprehensive preventive maintenance and an ongoing commissioning plan Ĭonstruction and demolition waste management.demand response systems to reduce energy use. ![]() Reducing outdoor water use through water metering Preparation for extreme weather events, rather than average amounts of stormwater To address climate change, encourage greater energy efficiency and the use of nontoxic materials and furnishings, LEED v4 adds new credits that encourage: We want to encourage project teams to think about buildings that generate more energy than they consume, generate clean water instead of discharging dirty water, clean the air.”įully 21 building types are now LEED-certifiable with the addition of: new and existing data centers, new and existing warehouse and distribution centers, the hospitality industry, existing schools and retailers, and further development of the multifamily midrise segment. “That’s the next logical step for us, but that’s not the end of the road. We want to get further than that. “One of the things that has been emerging as a goal is net zero energy use,” Owens told KYW NewsRadio.
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