LEED BD&C Credits Down and Dirty
Gretchen BeVard
Peter Lindabury
Abstract:
This presentation will focus on the LEED certification process and each individual credit associated with
Building Design and Construction. After going through the LEED certification review process over 30
times we have a lot of experience on what the reviewers want to see. Our presentation will go through
and explain what the LEED certification process is, including a credit by credit breakdown explaining
what the concept of the credit is, what the submittal requirements are and what we suggest to include
for extra documentation.
As we all know, as much as LEED is trying their best to streamline the review process there are still some
gray areas. We would like to share what we have learned to make the process more black and white.
Since Peter and I are engineers we will be able to answer detailed questions regarding commissioning,
basic energy modeling, lighting, water conservation, energy efficient equipment, thermal comfort and
ventilation. We think this will help people pursuing LEED certification better understand the nuts and
bolts of the certification process.
This presentation will be very educational for everyone involved in a LEED project whether they are very
experienced in the LEED process or are just learning about what LEED is. The presentation is extremely
relevant to the art of green building. If we did not have green buildings we would not have the LEED
certification process.
Bio:
Gretchen BeVard
Gretchen has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. She started her career in HVAC design in
2007. She was hired as an intern at RobsonWoese (now GHD) and at the end of the summer was asked
to stay for a full time position. Gretchen passed her fundamentals of engineering exam in 2007 and is
currently seeking her professional engineering license. As a HVAC design engineer she has found a great
passion for sustainable and energy efficient design. Over the 5 years she has worked on over 35 LEED
projects and over 45 green buildings. Gretchen got her LEED AP in 2008. She is very involved with the
USGBC Upstate NY chapter. She sits on the program and member committee. She is also in charge of
the chapter’s webinar subscription.
Peter Lindabury
As a principal at GHD Peter is the Energy and Green Building market sector leader. He developed the
commissioning market sector for both RobsonWoese and GHD. As a project manager he brings green
buildings from the very early stages of design through the construction phase. He obtained his LEED AP
in 2000. He has facilitated a number of design charrettes for these green buildings. Peter is one of the
original board members, and past chairman for the USGBC Upstate NY chapter. He currently is a board
advisor to the chapter and serves as the NY State representative to the USGBC Northeast Regional
Committee. He has helped bring the chapter from just a few people to where it is now.