Applicability of LEED's energy and atmosphere category in three developing countries

Kömürlü, Rüveyda; Arditi, David; Gürgün, Aslı Pelin

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.07.095

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“…Energy consumption creates one of the most significant environmental impacts during a building's life cycle [32]. Use of renewable energy is an option to overcome the adverse impacts.…”

Section: Ea2-on-site Renewable Energymentioning

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Assessment of Energy Credits in LEED-Certified Buildings Based on Certification Levels and Project Ownership

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2018

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Abstract:Compared to other categories, the Energy and Atmosphere category contributes the most to the maximum obtainable points in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system. The objective of the study was to identify the extent to which project teams take advantage of the credits in the Energy and Atmosphere category of LEED. This study analyzes the performance of practitioners in achieving points in the Energy and Atmosphere credits of LEED-New Construction (NC) 2009 for 1500 buildings that received LEED certification in the US. For a better understanding of the credit patterns, the differences in the performance of practitioners are investigated relative to certification levels and project ownership. Achievement in credits is calculated in terms of percent of maximum points (PMP), since the maximum achievable points differ for each credit. Practitioners' achievements in the credits were ranked as follows: (1) enhanced commissioning, (2) optimized energy performance, (3) enhanced refrigerant management, (4) green power, (5) measurement and verification, and (6) on-site renewable energy. The largest achievement differences were observed in the on-site renewable energy credit. Concerning building ownership, investors were found to optimize mostly energy efficiency and on-site renewable energy, but to mostly skip enhanced refrigerant management. Performance in the measurement and verification credit was similar for all owner types, whereas investors performed differently from corporations, and government agencies in the enhanced commissioning credit. Practitioners who recognize these priorities and differences are expected to be better positioned to make sustainability-related decisions in building design and construction.

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“…Energy consumption creates one of the most significant environmental impacts during a building's life cycle [32]. Use of renewable energy is an option to overcome the adverse impacts.…”

Section: Ea2-on-site Renewable Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of Energy Credits in LEED-Certified Buildings Based on Certification Levels and Project Ownership

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Arditi

2018

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“…Indeed, difficulties have been encountered when LEED is implemented in different countries where different standards are in effect [7,22,23]. In the following sections, the existing codes, standards, and regulations about "energy and atmosphere" that are in effect in India, Abu Dhabi, and Turkey are reviewed and compared against U.S. standards.…”

Section: Standards Used In Green Building Certificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, in the European Union, member states provide energy performance certificates for high performance buildings based on a minimum standard defined by the EU Energy Performance of Building Directive [14]. Also, for accommodating local conditions, one of the subject countries of this paper (i.e., Turkey) has developed a national energy code based on EU's Energy Performance of Building Directive, ASHRAE standards, and standards independently created by the Turkish Standards Institute [7,21,22].…”

Section: Standards Used In Green Building Certificationmentioning

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“…At first sight, it looks like referring to fewer and older standards place LEED-India NC behind LEED 2009 NC. It should be noted however that LEED-India NC also refers to the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) introduced in 2007 by the India Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) [22,27,28]. India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency states that air conditioning and lighting are the top two drains for building energy use, and that with proper interventions, a progress of 20% for existing buildings and 40% for new buildings may be achieved [27].…”

Section: Comparison Of the Standards Used In Leed 2009 Nc And Leed-inmentioning

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“…The code, the latest revision of which has been introduced in 2011, has been prepared using ASHRAE standards and European Commission directives, and sets a high and contemporary level for energy efficiency. The code is highly developed, quite sophisticated and generally meets most contemporary energy standards [7,21,22].…”

Section: Comparison Of the Standards Used In Leed 2009 Nc And Turkishmentioning

confidence: 99%

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