LEED for Sustainable Design & Construction
ARC 6xxx section xxxx
Term xxxx
Lecturer
Bahar Armaghani, LEED Fellow, LEED Faculty
PO Box 115701
331 Architecture
Phone: (352) 294-1428
Cell: (352) 275-6488
barmagh@ufl.edu
barmaghani@aol.com
Course Description:
Campus projects will be used to demonstrate design and construction of high
performance buildings, and application of green building technologies. Economics and
market development associated with the application of green building rating systems,
focused on LEED will be covered. Successful completion can prepare for LEED™ V4
Green Associate exam credentials.
Course prerequisite:
Junior standing
Course Objectives
- To introduce students to the concepts of green and high performance buildings;
strategies for design of site, water, energy, Indoor air quality, and material
selection;
- To think critically about green design and why build green;
- To develop a personal appreciation of green buildings;
- To encourage innovative thinking to minimize building impact on the
environment;
- To develop an understanding of the importance of individuals and team actions
that contribute to solving environmental problems;
- To address ethical considerations associated with building green;
- To develop an appreciation of integrated design;
- To become familiar with similarities and differences among green building rating
systems;
- To learn the nuts and bolts of the LEED rating system, LEED online tool and
growing pains associated with green building rating systems;
- To provide an opportunity to participate in on-campus green building projects;
- To learn about the commissioning process and its importance during design,
construction, and post occupancy;
- To explore the role of architect, contractor and owner in design and construction;
- To participate in development of high performance building LEED specification;
Delivery Method
Lectures, on campus project participation, guest speakers, case studies, work in teams
emulating integrated design, presentations, field trips, and reports.
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Course Periods & Location
Wednesdays, periods 3-5 (9:35 AM- 12:35 AM), Architecture, Room 213
Required Reading Materials:
- LEED v4 for Building Design and Construction Reference Guide (short version),
posted on e-learning
- Power point slides and short selected publications will be posted on Canvas. Each week
has its relevant reading material.
- Road Map to Green Campuses; Posted on e-learning.
Tools and Resources:
- www.leeduser.com ; An excellent resource to further your understanding on
each LEED credit in great details
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www.buildinggreen.com ; another excellent resource in understanding green
building material and its integration greening into specifications.
Recommended Books: Not required
- Natural capitalism: by Paul Hawken, Amory B. Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins. This is
an excellent book with useful facts about environment and business’s triple
bottom line, creating the next industrial revolution.
- The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design by
Alison Kwok, Walter Grondzik
Philosophy Statement
Never doubt that you as an individual and as a member of a small team of thoughtful
citizens can change the world for the better; the reality is that is the only way things get
changed. Your inspiration and innovation in green design, construction, and operation
can make a difference not only in your life but in your community, city, and the world.
Course Expectations
- Students attend class prepared for active participation and discussion. A quality
learning experience in this course rests heavily on interaction and exchange of
ideas related to green design and practices.
- Students should be prepared to experience learning through many different venues
including case studies, guest speakers, campus projects, team projects, and
research and presentations.
- Students should be willing to participate in field trips on campus.
Attendance and Make-up Quizzes and Assignments:
- Students who are absent from class for any reason will assume complete
responsibility for obtaining information missed during their absence and for
making up missed assignments and activities. College approved field trips;
competitions, etc. are considered legitimate absences with proper documentation.
To be considered present you must be in class at the official beginning time until
class is dismissed.
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Only those with excused absences will be able to submit make-up work.
All make–up work must be completed within one week of the return to class.
Requirements for class attendance and make-up exams, assignments, and other
work in this course are consistent with university policies that can be found in the
online catalog at:
https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx.
Academic Honesty and intellectual Integrity:
As a student at the University of Florida, you have committed yourself to uphold the
Honor Code, which includes the following pledge: “We, the members of the University of
Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of
honesty and integrity. “ You are expected to exhibit behavior consistent with this
commitment to the UF academic community, and on all work submitted for credit at the
University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or implied: "On my honor, I
have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment." It is
assumed that you will complete all work independently in each course unless the
instructor provides explicit permission for you to collaborate on course tasks (e.g.
assignments, papers, quizzes, exams). Furthermore, as part of your obligation to uphold
the Honor Code, you should report any condition that facilitates academic misconduct to
appropriate personnel. It is your individual responsibility to know and comply with all
university policies and procedures regarding academic integrity and the Student Honor
Code. Violations of the Honor Code at the University of Florida will not be
tolerated. Violations will be reported to the Dean of Students Office for consideration of
disciplinary action. For more information regarding the Student Honor Code, please see:
http://www.dso.ufl.edu/SCCR/honorcodes/honorcode.php”
Accommodations for Students:
Students with disabilities, register with the Dean of Student Office for accommodations,
which will provide documentations to the instructor.
University counseling services and mental health services: 392-1575,
http://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc/Default.aspx
University Police Department: 392-1111 or 9-1-1 for emergencies.
Grading:
20 points, Exam 1 (February 11, 2015), the exam is in the 1st hour of the class. See course
schedule
20 points, Exam 2 (April 15, 2015), the exam is in the 1st hour of the class. See course
schedule
40 points, Final presentation and report (April 22nd & 29th, 2015)
20 points, Weekly Team Presentation, class participation
100 points total
Final reports and presentations will be assigned to individual student; each student will
be required to write a term paper (minimum 20 pages, double spaced, 12 point font) on
a topic related to sustainability and to make a 30-minute presentation.
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Grade Scale:
Letter Grade
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
E
Numeric Grade
93-100
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
63-66
60-62
0-59
Quality Points
4.0
3.67
3.33
3.0
2.67
2.33
2.0
1.67
1.33
1.0
0.67
0.0
Please see the following link to UF’s grade policy:
https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx
Weekly Team Presentation, class participation:
Class is divided into integrative teams of two students, based on the student population in
the class, preferably one architectural student and one engineering student or another
specialty to encourage them to learn how to work and communicate with other specialist
in the green design team and to further improve their research, presentation, and
communication skill. Each team is graded based on the topic that is relevant to
sustainability, the level of details, presentation skill, and answering the class Q&A and
discussion.
Online course evaluation:
Students are expected to provide feedback on the quality of instruction in this course
based on 10 criteria. These evaluations are conducted online at https://evaluations.ufl.edu
Evaluations are typically open during the last two or three weeks of the semester, but
students will be given specific times when they are open. Summary results of these
assessments are available to students at https://evaluations.ufl.edu.
Activities and Assignments, Keep it paperless
- Check e-learning for the material and presentations that will be covered weekly.
- Check your e-mail for e-learning announcements weekly.
- Read assignments before each class.
- All assignments turned in electronically through e-learning
Term Project Topics
 Building Envelope; Insulation Material, Glazing, Green Roofs, Green Walls
 Building Exterior & Interior Lighting; Day lighting, Top lighting, Sidelight,
Light Shelves, Internal Reflectance, Shading Devices, Electrical Lighting
 Heating; Direct gain, Indirect gain, Solar thermal energy system, Ground
source heat pump
 Cooling; Natural and mechanical
 Energy/renewable energy; Plug load, Energy recovery systems, photovoltaic,
Wind, Geothermal
 Water & Wastewater; Reclaimed water, water harvesting (rain, condensate,
gray), Pervious surface, Bioswales
 Living building challenge
 Net zero energy building
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 Zero carbon emission building
 State of Florida legislations on green buildings
 General Services Administration (GSA) green building approach and
standards
Course Schedule
See below weekly class schedule; class starts with a Team short presentation on
subject related to reading material, followed by discussion on the presented subject by
student Team, then lecture on the new material, breakout sessions or guest speaker.
The discussion will be led by students’ Team per below scheduled.
Date Lecture Topic
Reading
1/7
1/14
1/21
1/28
2/4
2/11
- Introduction to high performance buildings
- Review syllabus
- Forming Teams
- Team discussion
- Green design process & green building
rating systems
- Integrated design
- Utilizing LEEDuser and building green
- Team (1&2) presentation and discussion
- Minimum Program Requirement
- LEED checklist
- Intro to LEED online
- Team (3&4) presentation and discussion
- Sustainable Site (SS)
- Breakout session, evaluate site credits
- Team (5&6) presentation and discussion
- Guest Speaker, site and stormwater design
- Sustainable Site (SS) (cont.)
- Breakout session, evaluate site credits
- Team (7&8) presentation and discussion
- In class Team exercise (project site
assessment)
- LEED online SS Forms completion and
data upload
- Guest Speaker, Landscape design
- Water efficiency (WE)
- Water category assessment
- Indoor water efficiency calculations
- Breakout session, Team Discussion
- Team (9&10) presentation and discussion
- In class Team exercise (project water
calculations)
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LEED –V4,
BD+C
Road Map
Introduction
Introduction
Page Xi-XV
Page 4-12
Page XVI
Page 17-19
Page 1-11
Page 20-23
Page 12-20
Page 24-32
Page 21-28
Page 33-45
- LEED online WE Forms completion and
data upload
2/18
2/25
Exam 1, on Canvas
- Guest Speaker, Energy modeler
- Energy Efficiency (EA)
- Energy category assessment
- Team (1&2) presentation and discussion
- In class exercise on Energy Star Target
finder demonstration
- LEED online EA Forms completion and
data upload
- Commissioning (Cx) process
- Team (3&4) presentation and discussion
Page 29-38
Page 46-53
Pages 39-45
Page 54-66
Page 46-55
Page 67-81
Page 54-64
Page 82-88
Page 65-85
Page 89-93
- Student
Union project,
LEED review
Page 94-107
3/1 Spring Break
3/11
3/18
3/25
4/1
- Guest speaker, Architect
- Material & Resources (MR)
- Material category assessment
- Team (5&6) presentation and discussion
- LEED online MR Forms completion and
data upload
- Guest Speaker, Commissioning
- Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
- Daylight & views calculations
- Team (7&8) presentation and discussion
- LEED online IEQ Forms completion and
data upload
- Guest speaker, contractor’s role
- IEQ (cont.)
- ID and RP assessment
- Team (9&10) presentation and discussion
- Guest speaker, Mechanical engineer
(ventilation)
- Review LEED project:
- Planning & programming
- Developing LEED boundary, OPR,
BOD, M&V, and calculating FTEs
- LEED Registration and
administration
- LEED certification dos and don’ts
Exam 2, on Canvas
4/8
- Review LEED assessment for Student
Union project
- Field trip to the Student Union project on
campus
- Review LEED (GA) exam and registration
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- LEED online Page 108-111
- LEED GA
exam guide
4/15
4/22
Teams 1,2,3,4, &5 panel discussion in class
addressing what is learned, what is needed to
add to their learning & what is next?
Attending class graduate students
presentations
Attending class graduate students
presentations
Attending class graduate students
presentations
Teams 6,7,8,9, &10 panel as above
Attending class graduate students
presentations
Attending class graduate students
presentations
Attending class graduate students
presentations
Attending class graduate students
presentations
Attending class graduate students
presentations
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