Leed

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

• Created by the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC) in 1998• Nationally recognized standard for Green Building • Adapted for other countries– Canada– Australia– Hong Kong– India

LEED

LEED Certification Scorecard Breakdown

Sustainable Sites21%

Water Ef-ficiency

11%

Energy & Atmosphere37%

Materials & Resources

14%

Indoor En-vironmental

Quality17%

Total : 100 points

Sources: “LEED-NC (V2.2) Point Breakdown”. siemon.com/us/white_paper

LEED Credit Categories

*Source: U.S Green Building Council, 2008

*Source: U.S Green Building Council, 2008

LEED Range of Certification

Apogee StadiumLocation: University of North Texas

Completed: 2011Size: 340,000 sq. ftCapacity: 30,850LEED Certification: Platinum

Enhancing the Site and its Surroundings

• Preserved and restored stadium site• Permeable pavers reducing storm

water runoff• Promote use of the stadium by

alternative means of transportation

Sustainable Design Highlights

These retention ponds allow all storm water to be managed onsite. Combined with efficient landscaping, maintenance costs are significantly lowered.

Reducing Water and Energy Consumption

• Three wind turbines providing approximately half a million kilowatt hours per year

• Energy consumption reduced by 25 percent.

• water consumption reduced by more than 52 percent.

Promoting Sustainable and Recycled Materials

• Seventy-five percent recycled construction waste materials.

• 20 percent of construction product made with recycled content and more than 47 percent manufactured locally.

• To further reduce CO2 emissions, higher percentages of fly ash substituted for cement

Improving Indoor Environmental Quality

• Use of low volatile organic compound emitting materials

• Ninety percent of regularly occupied indoor spaces providing occupants with natural daylight and views to the outdoors.

• Green policies and procedures for stadium operations and maintenance.