USGBC LEED 2009 (v3)

In LEED 2009 there are 100 possible base points plus an additional 6 points for Innovation in Design and 4 points for Regional Priority. Buildings can qualify for four levels of certification:

Certified - 40-49 points Silver - 50-59 points Gold - 60-79 points Platinum - 80 points and above

[edit] Point rating Points have been distributed as follows. Required "prerequisites" in each category receive no points. Sustainable Sites 26 Possible Points

Prerequisite 1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Credit 1: Site Selection Credit 2: Development Density and Community Connectivity Credit 3: Brownfield Redevelopment Credit 4.1: Alternative TransportationPublic Transportation Access Credit 4.2: Alternative TransportationBicycle Storage and Changing Rooms Credit 4.3: Alternative TransportationLow-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Credit 4.4: Alternative TransportationParking Capacity Credit 5.1: Site DevelopmentProtect or Restore Habitat Credit 5.2: Site DevelopmentMaximize Open Space Credit 6.1: Stormwater DesignQuantity Control Credit 6.2: Stormwater DesignQuality Control Credit 7.1: Heat Island EffectNonroof Credit 7.2: Heat Island EffectRoof Credit 8: Light Pollution Reduction

Water Efficiency 10 Possible Points

Prerequisite 1: Water Use Reduction Credit 1: Water Efficient Landscaping Credit 2: Innovative Wastewater Technologies Credit 3: Water Use Reduction

Energy and Atmosphere 35 Possible Points

Prerequisite 1: Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Performance Prerequisite 3: Fundamental Refrigerant Management Credit 1: Optimize Energy Performance

Credit 2: On-site Renewable Energy Credit 3: Enhanced Commissioning Credit 4: Enhanced Refrigerant Management Credit 5: Measurement and Verification Credit 6: Green Power

Materials and Resources 14 Possible Points

Prerequisite 1: Storage and Collection of Recyclables Credit 1.1: Building ReuseMaintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof Credit 1.2: Building ReuseMaintain Existing Interior Nonstructural Elements Credit 2: Construction Waste Management Credit 3: Materials Reuse Credit 4: Recycled Content Credit 5: Regional Materials Credit 6: Rapidly Renewable Materials Credit 7: Certified Wood

Indoor Environmental Quality 15 Possible Points

Prerequisite 1: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance Prerequisite 2: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control Credit 1: Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring Credit 2: Increased Ventilation Credit 3.1: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management PlanDuring Construction Credit 3.2: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management PlanBefore Occupancy Credit 4.1: Low-Emitting MaterialsAdhesives and Sealants Credit 4.2: Low-Emitting MaterialsPaints and Coatings Credit 4.3: Low-Emitting MaterialsFlooring Systems Credit 4.4: Low-Emitting MaterialsComposite Wood and Agrifiber Products Credit 5: Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control Credit 6.1: Controllability of SystemsLighting Credit 6.2: Controllability of SystemsThermal Comfort Credit 7.1: Thermal ComfortDesign Credit 7.2: Thermal ComfortVerification Credit 8.1: Daylight and ViewsDaylight Credit 8.2: Daylight and ViewsViews

Innovation in Design 6 Possible Points (ID Credit 1.1-1.4 has 4 points, and ID Credit 2 has 1 point)

Credit 1: Innovation in Design Credit 2: LEED Accredited Professional

Regional Priority 4 Possible Points

Credit 1: Regional Priority

[edit] USGBC LEED v2.2

In LEED v2.2 for new construction and major renovations for commercial buildings there are 69 possible points and buildings can qualify for four levels of certification:

Certified - 26-32 points Silver - 33-38 points Gold - 39-51 points Platinum - 52-69 points

[edit] Point rating Points have been distributed as follows. Required "prerequisites" in each category receive no points.[10][11][12] Sustainable sites (14 points total)

Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Plan (required) Site selection (1 pt) Development density and community connectivity (1 pt) Brownfield redevelopment (1 pt) Alternative transportation availability: o Public transportation access (1 pt) o Bicycle storage and changing rooms (1 pt) o Low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles (1 pt) o Parking capacity and carpooling (1 pt) Reduced site disturbance: o Protect or restore open space (1 pt) o Development footprint (1 pt) Stormwater management: o Rate and quantity (1 pt) o Treatment (1 pt) Reduce heat islands: o Roof (1 pt) o Non-roof (1 pt) Light pollution reduction (1 pt)

Water efficiency (5 points total)

Water efficient landscaping: o Reduce by 50% (1 pt) o No potable use or no irrigation (1 pt) Innovative wastewater technologies (1 pt) Water use reduction:

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(20%) (1 pt) (30%) (1 pt)

Energy and atmosphere (17 points total)

Fundamental commissioning (required) Minimum (code) energy performance (required) Fundamental Refrigerant Management (required) Optimize energy performance by 14% (new) or 7% (existing) buildings (2 pts, required as of June 26, 2007) Energy optimization (8 pts in addition to the 2 required above) On-site renewable energy/Green Power (4 pts) Enhanced Commissioning (1 pt) Enhanced Refrigeration Management (1 pt) Measurement and verification (1 pt)

Materials and resources (13 points total)

Storage and collection of recyclables (required) Building reuse: o 75% reuse of building structure and shell excluding windows (1 pt) o 100% reuse of building structure and 50% of walls, floors, ceilings (1 pt) Construction waste reuse or recycling: o 50% diversion (1 pt) o 75% diversion (1 pt) Reuse of existing materials: o 5% salvaged or refurbished materials (1 pt) o 10% salvaged or refurbished materials (1 pt) Recycled content: o 10% recycled content (1 pt) o Additional 10% (1 pt) Use of local materials: o Manufacture within and Extraction within 500 miles (800 km) of building site, 10% (1 pt) o Additional 10% (1 pt) Rapidly renewable materials (1 pt) Certified Wood (1 pt)

Indoor environmental quality (15 points total)

Minimum indoor air quality (required) Environmental tobacco smoke control (required) Outdoor air delivery monitoring (1 pt) Increased ventilation (1 pt) Construction indoor air quality management (2 pt) Indoor chemical and pollutant source control (1 pt)

Controllability of systems (2 pt) Thermal comfort (2 pt) Daylight and views (2 pt)

Innovation and design process (5 points total)

One point for having a LEED AP as a principal participant on the project. Additional points for this category are awarded above and beyond the core 64 points, and are described as rewarding strategies that go above and beyond the criteria for those points. Examples for up to four design points using steel construction include structure as finish, structure as plumbing, lightweight materials, recyclability, and potential for disassembly. (up to 4 pts)

[edit] Process
LEED certification is obtained after submitting an application documenting compliance with the requirements of the rating system as well as paying registration and certification fees. Certification is granted solely by the Green Building Council responsible for issuing the LEED system used on the project. Recently the application process for new construction certification has been streamlined electronically, via a set of active PDFs that automates the process of filing the documentation.

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Eco hotel is a term used to describe a hotel or accommodation that has made important
environmental improvements to its structure in order to minimize its impact on the environment. The basic definition of a green hotel is an environmentally-responsible lodging that follows the practices of green living. These hotels have to be certified green by an independent third-party or by the state they are located in. Traditionally, these hotels were mostly presented as Eco Lodges because of their location, often in jungles, and their design inspired by the use of traditional building methods applied by skilled local craftsmen in areas, such as Costa Rica and Indonesia. Today, the term has developed to include properties in less natural locations that have invested in improving their green credentials.

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1 Criteria for eco-hotel 2 Characteristics of eco-hotel o 2.1 Ecolabelling of hotels in Europe 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Criteria for eco-hotel

An eco hotel must usually meet the following criteria[1]:

Dependence on the natural environment Ecological sustainability Proven contribution to conservation Provision of environmental training programs Incorporation of cultural considerations Provision of an economic return to the local community

[edit] Characteristics of eco-hotel

Green hotels follow strict green guidelines to ensure that their guests are staying in a safe, nontoxic and energy-efficient accommodation. Here are some basic characteristics of a green hotel:

Housekeeping uses non-toxic cleaning agents and laundry detergent 100% organic cotton sheets, towels and mattresses Non-smoking environment Renewable energy sources like solar or wind energy Bulk organic soap and amenities instead of individual packages to reduce waste Guest room and hotel lobby recycling bins

Towel and sheet re-use (guests can tell housekeeping to leave these slightly used items to reduce water consumption) Energy-efficient lighting On-site transportation with green vehicles Serve organic and local-grown food Non-disposable dishes Offers a fresh-air exchange system Graywater recycling, which is the reuse of kitchen, bath and laundry water for garden and landscaping Newspaper recycling program

The term has been used on a more regular basis as new websites devoted to the subject become more prominent and hotel owners become more interested in protecting the areas their guests have come to visit. New properties are being built from sustainable resourcestropical hardwoods, local stoneand designed to better blend in with their environment. In addition, they are also being run on ecofriendly principles, such as serving organic or locally-grown food or using natural cooling as opposed to air conditioning.

[edit] Ecolabelling of hotels in Europe

The EU Ecolabel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-label is an official sign of the environmental quality of services and goods in the European Union (EU) that is both certified by an independent organisation and valid throughout the many member States of the European Union. Any tourism accommodation operator in the EU - from a large hotel chain to a small farmhouse has been able to apply for the European Eco-label since 2003. The operators must meet strict minimum standards with regard to environmental performance and health standards. These should include the use of renewable energy sources, an overall reduction in energy and water consumption, measures to reduce waste, environmental policy setting and the provision of nonsmoking areas. The first eco-labelled hotel in the European Union was the Sunwing Resort Kallithea, located in Rhodes, Greece in 2003 and the first eco-labelled hotel on the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) was the Hotel Jardim Atlntico on the Portuguese island of Madeira.

ECO-TOURISM WITHOUT ECO-HOTEL MANAGEMENT IS LIKE THE SEA WITHOUT WATER Nature and Culture Tourism (Eco-Tourism) and Environmental Consciousness in Hotel Administration (Eco-Hotel Management) are two activities that partake in the Green Movement in its sense of conservation and consciousness-raising about the environment and of the natural resources. Natural and cultural resources are the primary tourist attractions of many countries or regions whose principle income is derived from tourism. SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN THE DEVELOPMENTOF TOURISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY Professionals and experts in ecology, the environment, tourism, and the hospitality service industry are conscious of the fact that as tourism grows and develops in the 90s and in the 21st century, there needs to be a substantial change if it is to survive. This is especially true if one considers that international tourism grew more than 57% in the last decade (WOT, World Organization of Tourism, 1992). It is foreseeable that the 450 million international tourists in 1991 could increase to more than 650 million by the year 2000. The part of tourism that experienced the most growth is nature-related tourism; this includes ECO-TOURISM (WOT, 1992). Tourism has become the most important civil industry in the world grossing US$3.5 billion a year. The travel industry and tourism employ 127 million people (one in every 15 employees in the world) (WOT). WE MUST CHANGE OUR SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT If one were to ask a hotel or restaurant owner, What are your business objectives and/or activities The answer is, to produce and to make a profit. The answer to the same question on the part of an ecologist would be, to ensure survival. In conclusion, the second answer is the correct one, no matter what your profession, be it: architect, hotel owner, doctor, or ecologist. Survival comes before making a profit. But a company that does not make a profit, such as a hotel, cannot survive. Because of this, the principle objective of a business, as much for a hotel as for any other industry, is to assure its continuation and survival. THE HOSPITALITY SERVICE INDUSTRY IS THE BACKBONE OF TOURISM The international hospitality service industry plays a very important role in the expansion of tourist destinations. It can contribute substantially to the visionary and planned growth within this new concept of specialized tourism, such as eco-tourism, by constantly strengthening the universal responsibility of environmental consciousness for the primary tourist resources: NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND TRADITIONAL.

The international hospitality service industry, beginning with its global expansion in the 50s and continuing through today, has become the backbone of tourism, and occupies a leadership position. This position of leadership, especially within the areas of CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT and participation during the PLANNING OF NEW TOURIST DESTINATIONS, constitutes the major challenge for the hospitality service industry in the 90s and into the 21st century. FOLLOW EXCELLENT EXAMPLES International hotel chains show great interest in launching the first campaigns and programs in favor of conservation. Studies already exist of diverse systems using the principle of the 3 Rs: REDUCING, RECYCLING, AND RE-USING. Early measurements have shown good results. For example, the Hotel Inter-Continental New Orleans saved US$79,000 by recycling in 1991 (New York Times, 8/8/92). In the Research Results[1] from 1993 concerning the pro-environmental initiatives of the hotel industry and tourism in the United States, there are more than 15 hotel chains, among others: Canadian Pacific Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton, Inter-Continental, Hilton, Westin, and Radisson, that provide excellent examples. RAPID ACTION FOR THE SURVIVAL OF TOMORROW Destruction, due to the overbuilding (over supply) of hotels in environmentally sensitive areas, excess waste (garbage), waste water, and other typical environmental hazards of tourism, requires enforcement of existing laws and the application of the principle of the 3 Rs as soon as possible. Time is precious, that which is destroyed or lost can never be repaired. Hotel owners should view the daily deterioration of the environment like a vacant room; the ecosystem is destroyed, similarly, a guest room not sold one night represents a loss. PLANNING THROUGH VISION AND PARTICIPATION The secret to success in both the expansion of international hotel chains in the 50s and the first results from energy and waste reduction by the end of the 80s was due to the fundamental principles of development: PLANNING THROUGH VISION AND PARTICIPATION. The topics of Tourism and Environment are among the most discussed and worried about in the world. Ecologists, international institutions (pro conservation), some governments, some international hotel chains, and some hotels since the early 80s, are developing new programs and initiatives toward the conservation and protection of the environment every year. Unfortunately the old saying: Actions speak louder than words, does not apply to these programs and initiatives. These programs remain only words and the initiatives do not apply, except in a few cases. The publication CARING FOR THE EARTH, precisely specifies: ?Governments, organizations, and industries need to work together to guarantee that tourism is planned and regulated to control its impact on nature and maintain natural resources.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IS A UNIVERSAL RESPONSIBILITY Developing countries with the largest growths in tourism, especially in their natural resources, need to apply the existing recommendations of the international organizations and the societies of eco-tourism. Environmental responsibility is a universal responsibility. Governments and authorities of developing countries, with few exceptions, need first of all, to participate in a joint effort of eco-tourism destination development, with the effective and continuous implementations, control, and vigilance of the regulations. Professionals of integrated eco-tourism development in developing countries with the best solutions and intentions remain limited in their participation and control. Governments and authorities do not continuously enforce these regulations, and the existing problem affecting environment remains inconclusive. A sad example of a government lacking in cooperation and participation with an international hotel chain is the capital of a West African country. The hotel applies the eco-hotel management system. They have already standardized all their hotels. The hotel seems to be an oasis and gives a good example of eco-hotel management despite its waste deposits that one finds within 2 blocks of the hotel. GUIDE TO ECO-HOTEL MANAGEMENT Environmental consciousness in hotel management[2] follows four principle objectives: 1. Contribution toward the PRESERVATION and CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. CONSCIOUSNESS IN EDUCATION toward CONSERVATION. EFFICIENCY in the consumption of ENERGY, WATER, AND WASTE. ECO-MARKETING.

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This guide describes in an analytical form the different systems of Eco-Hotel Management based on the principle of the three Rs REDUCING, RECYCLING, AND RE-USING. With an emphasis on energy efficiency, reduction in the consumption of water, reduction in waste (garbage), and quality of the environment (internal and external). This guide is structured for practical application in the daily operations of a hotel or a related business. It is divided into four parts:

FIRST PART: Basic systems in the administration of energy and water. SECOND PART: Reducing the mountains of waste (garbage): the challenge of the 90s. THIRD PART: Measurements of the principle of the three Rs by department. FOURTH PART: Building and renovation
ECO-HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND ECO-MARKETING The basic systems of hotel administration and marketing in the context of the environment are defined as follows: ECO-HOTEL MANAGEMENT A hotel administration oriented toward ecology must motivate and orient themselves toward raising their level of environmental consciousness in their actions and in their collaboration with all the communities of the world. This is assuming that the entire hotel operation or related establishment, along with all the employees (at all levels: owners, managers, supervisors, and workers), investors, architects, engineers, ecologists, and all others who are interested in preserving nature. ECO-MARKETING Eco-marketing, to introduce a new technical term, is marketing oriented toward the ecology, the discovery of natural resources, cultures, and traditions, without disturbing or destroying the environment. Eco-marketing ensures competitiveness in business and survival in the turbulent times of the late 20th century. Every year, people (clients and tourists) are becoming more ECOCONSCIENTIOUS. Because of this, people demand and expect (especially from industrialized countries) a quality environment both inside and outside the hotel or related establishment, as well as in natural areas, flora and fauna. Over the past decades, I have had diverse assignments in Eco-Tourism Design & Development Projects as well as in environmental education programs for hotel schools across 4 continents[3]. During this time, my most satisfying experiences have been: to continuously enrich my knowledge of environmental issues and to participate with international eco-conscious professionals. For these reasons the principle objective of this textbook is to: design guidelines for CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING TOWARD CONSERVATION for the international hospitality service industry and related businesses. I am convinced that together we?all owners, operators, managers, staff, and students of the hospitality service and tourism industry and

professionals in environmentally related issues can and will contribute toward the PRESERVATION and CONSERVATION the environment. THE SURVIVAL OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM, LIES IN THE CONSERVATION OF BOTH. Eberhardt H. Rues

PURPOSE OF ECO-HOTEL MANAGEMENT

CARING FOR THE EARTH Why should we change the system of management in difficult times and more so, for the environment which has nothing to do with thehospitality service and restaurant industries This is the question put forth by owners and professionals of the hospitality service industry in some developing countries, with exceptions. Eco-hotel management is directly related with what the document Caring for the earth, specifies: governments, organizations, and industries need to work together to guarantee that tourism is planned and regulated to control its impact on nature and maintain natural resources. If tourism is correctly managed in protected areas it can become an effective instrument and an economic resource toward conservation.
LONG-TERM STRATEGIES WITH VISIONARY PLANNING Money earned rapidly and over the short term is less recommendable than that earned over the long term. To make money, hotels and businesses should focus on long-term business strategies and visionary planning. This strategy is not new. What is new is that these long-term strategies have a high probability of achieving good results if the importance of the environment is taken into consideration. Within the last years in industrialized countries, the environment, apart from labor and capital, has become the most important factor of production. It has also become a decisive factor in the seal of approval for the majority of tourist groups from Europe, North America, and Asia in the purchase and choice of vacation destinations. OPENING NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

The hotel or business that orients itself and participates in favor of the environment is not limited, on the contrary, it opens new opportunities in the market and makes innovations; actions that positively motivate employees and clients. Conservation of the environment does not mean limiting growth, rather it is a necessity and requirement for the world economic market. For this reason, the hotel or business with Environmental and qualitative orientation can easily acquire a new market and have an important advantage on the competition that only thinks about money and quantity.