LEED Credit Review System and Optimization Model for Pursuing LEED Certification

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...

LEED accredited professionals’ perceptions affecting credit point adoption

Purpose – Literature review indicates that Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) practicing during the first ten years of LEED in the building industry hold perceptions that have influenced the adoption of LEED. These perceptions may include that some LEED credit points are more difficult to obtain than others, LEED projects have higher first costs,...