LEED = Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is the premiere green building rating system standard of the US Green Building Council.

This can be a full-service package or a specific defined scope of work as needed

LEED Project Pre-Design Services

• Early stage LEED feasibility study and recommendations
• "Making the Business Case for LEED" presentation
• Project budgeting: provide potential sources of funds through financial incentives, rebates, tax credits and deductions, and/or grant programs
• LEED cost estimates for budgeting energy modeling, daylight modeling, and commissioning fees.
• Return on Investment analysis (ROI) for specific LEED credits
• Life-cycle cost analysis (LCA) option
• LEED sustainable design and construction team selection and qualification advisement
• Prepare and post the RFP for the Commissioning Authority
• Project-specific eco-charrette facilitation including the integrated design process
• Develop baseline LEED Scorecard
• GBCI project registration

LEED Project Management

• Provide LEED-Kickoff team direction, support, resources, and sample documents
• Create LEED team Action List with monthly updates
• GBCI LEED-Online project setup and ongoing site management including assigning roles and responsibilities to team members
• Demonstrate how to use LEED-Online v3 to team members, the GBCI document repository site.
• LEED sustainable design and construction team integration, coordination, documentation and process management throughout project, including facilitating regular meetings
• LEED Scorecard and project updates issued to team at appropriate intervals
• Review of architect’s LEED Requirements in Construction Documents or guidance to architect to prepare
• Complete management of LEED certification submittal documentation. Specifically, the two-phase certification process for Design submittals followed by Construction submittals. Services entail the technical review and edits of team submittals, plus back-check, for compliance prior to presenting documentation to the GBCI for the certification review process.
• Provide comprehensive LEED project management Toolkit for the General Contractor, including sample IAQ plans and Construction Waste Management Plans amongst other electronic forms to simplify the LEED paperwork.
• Supply current Errata to team members
• Prepare and submit CIRs (Credit Interpretation Requests) if necessary
• Green materials and products: comprehensive research or simple submittal approvals
• Write or support a customized Green Housekeeping policy and Green Education plan for Innovation and Design credits
• Provide the most cost-competitive and reputable broker sources for Green Power quotes
• Share resources and case studies from national resources for leading edge technologies and strategies
• Facilitate our proprietary “Road Map to LEED Certification® Team Workbook” customized LEED project management system

LEED Construction Services

• LEED Pre-Bid meeting facilitation
• Pre-Construction LEED-Kickoff session
• Coordination of Commissioning Authority site session
• Construction site meetings and inspections for LEED compliance
• Submittal reviews for LEED product approvals

LEED Post-Occupancy Services

• Produce media and PR materials promoting your LEED project achievements
• Preparation of your project’s LEED Executive Summary or a full LEED Case Study
• Project debrief process to capture lessons learned

As a LEED specialist, we devote the time necessary to stay current with this rigorous, emerging industry program and the changing market landscape.


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

US Green Building Council - National