Achieving LEED-CI Silver Certification on a Non-Profit Budget

LEED Adopters: Public Procurement and Private Certification

Feasibility of integrating building information modeling and LEED certification process

This study investigated the implementation of building information modeling (BIM) technology to facilitate the green building certification process under the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) rating system, specifically the LEED for New Construction 2009 system (LEEDNC 2009). The goal of this research is to propose an integration model of the LEED rating system and BIM techno...

Performance or marketing benefits? The case of LEED certification.

Green building adoption is driven by both performance-based benefits and marketing based benefits. Performance based benefits are those that improve performance or lower operating costs of the building or of building users. Marketing benefits stem from the consumer response to green certification. This study illustrates the relative importance of the marketing based benefits that accrue to Lead...

Occupant satisfaction in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings

Occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in office buildings has been positively correlated to self-estimated job performance and, potentially, to overall company productivity. LEED is a voluntary, consensus-based, market-driven program that provides third-party certification of green buildings, contributing to promote sustainability into the mainstream of building design a...

Achieving ISO 9001 Certification for an XP Company

It is generally assumed that certification such as ISO 9001 is incompatible with Agile Development Methods, particularly eXtreme Programming. However it is possible to achieve certification in a manner that is compatible with XP and does not reduce agility. The key to this is making the documentation, process monitoring and audit trail required for certification a natural output of the developm...