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Buildings that are LEED or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified include the Empire State Building, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, and the University of Texas at Dallis Student Services Building.
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What does leed ap stand for?
The LEED AP distinction stands for a LEED certified Accredited Professional. LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a green building rating system designed to rate buildings on sustainability.
What are the benefits of being LEED certified?
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Being LEED certified offers many benefits. For instance, the government gives preferential treatment to those with LEED certification, as they are pushing for environmental friendly buildings. Other benefits include higher pay and the knowledge that the individual is helping the environment.
What does LEED certification stand for?
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification is a standard by which buildings are rated. This is a system developed by the US Green Building Council. There are varying levels of building certification (Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum). You can visit greendesigncommunity.com to connect with tons of LEED AP's & GA's who can answer any other LEED related questions you may have.
What are the four levels of LEED?
1. Certified 2. Silver 3. Gold 4. Platinum
What is a LEED building?
A LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Building is a building that has achieved LEED certification at a particular level. There are varying levels of building certification (Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum). A LEED building must go through the submission, review and approval process to obtain certification. You can visit Green Design Community at greendesigncommunity.com to connect with tons of LEED AP's & GA's who can answer any other LEED related questions you may have.
Who issue the LEED certificate?
The US Green Building Council (usgbc.org) handles certification of projects applying for LEED Certification. However, the USGBC has outsourced the actual review of the project submissions to other firms, since the amount of projects applying for certification has been growing at almost an exponential rate. You can visit greendesigncommunity.com to connect with tons of LEED AP's & GA's who can answer any other LEED related questions you may have.
What has happened in leed's?
In Leed's what?
How do you test if an eco house is really and eco house?
Eco home usually replies to buildings that use sustainable design/ green design. The concept is to increase the efficiency of resource use and reduce the impact to environment and to occupants' health. If you want to check how eco is your house, you might check the LEED rating system. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system is developed by the U.S. Building Council for both new construction and existing building. Check these articles to know about LEED, http://ecohomeresource.com/2008/03/leed-the-way.html http://ecohomeresource.com/2009/02/leed-certified-homes-and-neigh.html then, go to LEED official site to download the checklist: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19
What can you do with a leed certification?
This question is a little tricky because it depends on what you are asking. I will assume that you are asking about becoming a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional, or Green Associate. LEED Certification is a term used for buildings (i.e. getting a building certified at a certain level: Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum). When you are submitting a building for certification, you accumulate points, and depending on what level you would like to achieve, you will attempt to achieve differing amounts of points. Being a LEED AP provides the project with a single point. But more importantly, you can participate in the design and construction of the project because you are an expert in the process. Obtaining you accreditation means you have a full understanding of the requirements of LEED. To insure that LEED AP's have a current understanding, they are now required to maintain their credential through continuing education. Becoming a LEED AP will also allow you more job opportunities because many new positions suggest or require that potential candidates have this credential, meaning you can get a different, or even a better job. If you would like to obtain more information, you should go to Green Design Community at greendesigncommunity.com. That is an online community of LEED APs and of people wanting to become APs. They can provide you with varying perspectives on the topic.
What are the disadvantages of sustainable LEED practices?
Great question. I am a LEED accredited professional and architect who has had exposure to the design and documentation of LEED buildings. As a brief background, LEED stands for "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design". It was put into place by the US Green Building Council many years ago, and in recent years has really caught on. There are a few types of LEED rating systems, depending on the nature of the facility under review. For example LEED-NC is for new construction, LEED-CI is for LEED corporate interiors, and LEED-EB is for existing buildings. Each rating system has its own lengthy list of strategies that can be applied to approve the efficiency and sustainability of a facility. In New Construction, the main categories are Site Selection, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Air Quality, and Innovation in Design. Each of these main categories have many sub-strategies. If the building meets the requirements of the various criteria - credit is given in the form of points. If enough total points are obtained, the building is eligible for LEED ratings. The minimal threshold for rating is called "LEED Rated". If enough extra points are obtained beyond this, the building can vault up to "LEED Silver". Even more points and eventually it becomes "LEED Gold". The highest possible rating is "LEED Platinum". Now back to your question: What are the disadvantages of LEED? I would say that one disadvantage is that designers that are inexperienced with LEED may tend to become pre-occupied with meeting a checklist, rather than spending that time arriving at inventive and creative design solutions specific to that site/project (that may or may not have also achieved LEED rating). Another potential disadvantage to LEED is the belief that a building is "good" merely because it achieved LEED ratings. On a massive scale, this could potentially lead to an era of architecture with an inappropriate standard of judging a building. Having said this, it is my own personal belief that LEED is a positive force.
What is the birth name of Melveen Leed?
Melveen Leed's birth name is Melveen Kuuleipuanani Leed.
What is the birth name of Daniel Leed?
Daniel Leed's birth name is Daniel Joseph Leed.
