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 LEED
 The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) founded the
“Leaders in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)” rating system
program in (2000) and has grown ever since then.
 It is created to verify green buildings and encourage sustainable
construction, maintenance, and operation.
 It is a rating system that helps designers, engineers and architects
achieve maximum efficiency building goals over different
environmental impact categories, including climate change, indoor
environmental quality, resource depletion and water intake.
 There are four possible overall ratings for a project in the LEED
system: Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum (the highest).
4 LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION
LEED-certified buildings are designed
to:

 Lower operating costs and increase asset value

 Reduce waste sent to landfills
 Conserve energy and water
 Be healthier and safer for occupants
 Reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions
 LEED

 LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing

performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: :
 Sustainable site development.
 Water savings.
 Energy efficiency.
 Materials selection.
 Indoor environmental quality.
Main LEED Categories

Energy & atmosphere credits

 promote better building energy performance through innovative strategies.
Materials and resources credits
 encourage using sustainable building materials and reducing waste.
Innovation & Design
 address sustainable building expertise as well as design measures not covered
under the five LEED credit categories.
Indoor environmental quality credits
 promote better indoor air quality and access to daylight and views
Sustainable sites credits
 encourage strategies that minimize the impact on ecosystems and water
resources.
 REDUCING ELECTRIC LOAD

 It is vital for LEED certification.

 The newest version of LEED requires a Minimum Energy Performance
credit which aims “to reduce the environmental and economic harms of
excessive energy use by achieving a minimum level of energy efficiency for
the building and its systems.”
 Buildings must show a 5 percent reduction of energy usage in the proposed
performance rating over the base performance rating, with a minimum of 2
percent of that 5 coming from building power and cooling infrastructure.
 Buildings are also encouraged to pursue an Optimize Energy Performance
credit by establishing an energy reduction design.
 These credits help LEED certified buildings save power and money, and do less
harm to the environment.
 EFFICIENT ENERGY LIGHTING
Here are some key terms to consider that are related to LEED credits.
Lumens:
Total quantity of light emitted by a light source.
Lighting Density:
Required watts per square foot which varies according to occupancy rate and type of space.
Color Rendering Index (CRI):
A rating from 0-100 which assigns a value to a light source’s ability to produce color in objects. Optimal
interior applications use a CRI of 80 or more.
Correlated Color Temperature (CCT):
Measured in Kelvin, this measures the light source’s color appearance. The higher the temperature, the bluer
(cooler) the light will be.
Daylighting:
Natural lighting provided by the sun (not to be confused with direct sunlight) is encouraged inside LEED
buildings.
This not only reduces lighting power needs, but when combined with views, introduces a connection
between a building's occupants and the natural environment.
Daylighting levels should always be considered when determining lighting needs.
 LIGHTING CONTROL

Lighting controls is one potential component of an overall strategy to consider

when the building systems are designed to allow for adaptive reuse over the
lifecycle of the building structure.
The lighting credits include new criteria, such as-
 lamp life
 color rendering,
 reduction in the use of direct-only lighting,
 surface reflectance within a room,
 illumination uniformity ratios, etc.
LEED-INDIA works on the following
parameters :

• Green buildings are becoming an integral part of

modern India.
• Over the years, green buildings have taken the front
seat in many government initiatives like Smart Cities
Mission, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Atal
Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
(AMRUT).
• The real estate sector in India has taken note of the
benefits of going green and hence many famous green
buildings have been built in the country over the last
decade.
CII- GODDREJ GBC,
HYDERABAD • Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is the
first LEED Platinum certified building in India.
• The roof of the building is covered with vegetation to
keep temperatures regulated.
• The large array of solar panels installed on the
buildings generate around 100-120 units of electricity.
• This makes Godrej Green Business Centre one of the
most energy-efficient buildings in India.
SUZLON ONE EARTH, PUNE

 The first name on our list of top green buildings in

India is Suzlon One Earth located in Pune.
 The building received its LEED Platinum rating in
2010.
 The principal architect of Suzlon One Earth, Charles
Benninger designed the building in such a way that
90% of the building receives natural daylight.
 Efficient ventilation ensures regulation of fresh air in
the building and reduced energy consumption.
ITC CENTRE GURGAON

 ITC Green Centre has received the prestigious

LEED certification by USGBC-LEED.
 With green and sustainable building
techniques used during the construction phase,
ITC Green Centre has managed to reduce its
energy consumption significantly.
 Double glazed windows do not allow heat to enter
the building and double gaze insulation regulates
temperature in the building.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU BHAWAN, NEW
DELHI

 The office of Ministry of External Affairs,

Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan is designed in sync with
the environment and its surroundings.
 The external design of the building is derived
from Lutyen’s era while the interior is completely
state-of-the-art.
 Insulated walls keep the building cool in summers
and reduce air conditioning requirements by 30%.
 Reflecting panels do not let the building get
heated in summers while keeping it warm in
winters.
 Efficient waste management and recycling
account for better resource management.
 CFLs have been installed along with vertical
gardens giving the building a distinct look.