LEED and Green Buildings
What is Green Building?
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND
OPERATION OF BUILDINGS
REDUCES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
IMPROVES OCCUPANT HEALTH AND
EFFICIENCY
Introduction to LEED
LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN (LEED)
GLOBAL GREEN BUILDING
CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
DEVELOPED BY U.S. GREEN
BUILDING COUNCIL
(USGBC)
Energy efficiency
Water conservation
Why Green
Buildings?
Reduced emissions
Better indoor air quality
Lower operating costs
Location & Transportation
Sustainable Sites
Key
LEED
Categor
ies
Water Efficiency
Energy & Atmosphere
Materials & Resources
Indoor Environmental Quality
Innovation
LEED V5 for T2P2
• U.S. Green Building Council developed LEED as a global green
building certification system.
• LEED Certification Levels are based on the level of scoring
achieved across impact categories identified mainly Materials
sourcing, Energy performance, water efficiency and waste management
among others.
• LEED BD+C v5, a latest framework
• Focuses on decarbonization, resilience, health, and ecosystem protection.
• Stronger emphasis on measurable carbon reduction and performance outcomes.
LEED v5 Impact
Categories
• DECARBONIZATION drives the industry towards
a decarbonized built environment across all
major sources of emissions: operational,
embodied and transportation.
• QUALITY OF LIFE uses human-centric
strategies to address crucial aspects of
sustainable building, including human
health and well-being, resilience, equity
and inclusion, and community wellbeing.
• ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
emphasizes strategies and actions that can
be implemented at the individual asset
level that limit environmental degradation
and seek to rehabilitate and restore
ecosystems.
LEED v5 Platinum
T2P2 is targeting for platinum
certification under LEED v5
To earn LEED Platinum in LEED v5, projects
must complete all prerequisites, earn a
minimum of 80 points and achieve
Certification Level
Electrification - 5points,
Decarbonization
requirements in the
following credits:
Enhanced Energy Efficiency
- 8points,
Renewable Energy-100% of
site energy
Reduce Embodied Carbon20%reduction in embodied
carbon
Benefits of LEED
ENVIRONMENTAL:
LOWER CARBON
FOOTPRINT
ECONOMIC: REDUCED
COSTS
SOCIAL: HEALTHIER
SPACES
MARKET VALUE
INCREASE
Certification Process
Register
project
Submit
documentation
Review by
GBCI
Certification
awarded
Conclusion
LEED promotes
sustainability
Encourages efficient
resource use
Supports healthier
built environment