LEED v4.1 emphasizes the human experience and pushes project teams to create spaces that not only reduce carbon emissions, energy, water use and waste, but also improve the health and well-being of the people who live, work, learn and play in these buildings, cities and communities every day. MRc4 is optional, and many projects might scoff at the 1–2 points it offers as reward for a heap of documentation. Please post your comments below, and also attend the new LEEDuser webcast, What Can We Learn from LEED's Critics?, to explore problems and fixes with the LEED certification process in more detail. What's your reaction to the extension of LEED 2009? Macken also notes that fewer forms means less maintenance for the LEED technical staff. Please log in using your personal profile: See all forum discussions about General forums, Subscribe to new posts about General forums, about The Reality of Rainwater in LEED v4 (a Green Roof May Not Help You), about LEED for Existing Multifamily Unveiled for Comment, about USGBC: Restore Confidence in v4 in Four Simple Steps, about LEED 2009 Registration Extended to October 2016, Sample documentation for LEED version 4 is now available on LEEDuser from one of the first certified v4 projects. N2QwN2ZhZDEzYjU5NTQzYWJiOWM5NWE1MTcxYzgxZTBlZTExMjE3MzhkNTkw NmU4NWQyNzZkYjI2NGRhMzAzNGMxMmUxMjMyNmM0YWY1MjhjNThjN2MzNGI4 "It should feel more or less like the same environment," he said. Although billed as an incremental update, v4.1 does include some significant improvements and, among other things, provides more options to teams wanting to address embodied carbon (expressed in LEED as ‘global warming potential’). OWVjOTYyNDkyMzZkOWYyY2Y0MjlhMjBiZDI0NDkyNWVjOGNmNWMwNTk4MThm If infiltration is a goal unto itself, then I would suggest that the credit evolve to make this a specific requirement for those projects with a significant percentage of non-building site area to work with (e.g., suburban and rural projects), but always award non-infiltrative means of stormwater management for urban sites. They’re just keeping v2009 available for those who aren’t ready. If you believe Wordfence should be allowing you access to this site, please let them know using the steps below so they can investigate why this is happening. “If you want to do it right, it is always going to be paperwork, time, and money.”. The Energy & Atmosphere category contained the most possible points (35), an… In April 2019, USGBC officially released the complete suite of LEED v4.1 rating systems. Here are four steps USGBC can take now that would go a long way towards rectifying the situation, without losing (much of) that important international market: The lengthy LEED 2009 extension and the poorly considered communication about the change have left many with the impression that USGBC has gotten cold feet and is backing off from v4 entirely. On my first v4 project—an urban office building with below-grade parking and two narrow strips of landscaping on the north and west sides of the site—I used the new credit as the basis for our approach to stormwater. To me, that result looks like a green light to charge ahead with v4: 39% say they are ready, and we still have eight months to the deadline! Across the top states, more than 60% of certifications were office, healthcare, higher education and K-12 projects. LEED v4 was created to update the LEED system in 2013. In an announcement released this morning, USGBC said that it was giving the market more time to get ready for LEED v4 based on feedback it received during last week's annual Greenbuild conference. ZjM1MjdmOTIwZjcwZDA5MzFmMTQ2YjkyNTkyMjkyZGQ1NTVkMTgyNTI0ZTAy Has anyone bought the v4 Web-based Reference Guide? LEED version 4.1 is now a reality with the release for use today, March 26, of LEED v4.1 O+M – Building Operations and Maintenance. Here is a short sampling: If you fail the LEED v2009 exam and do not schedule a retake before June 15, you will have to take the v4 exam. What do you think? -----BEGIN REPORT----- Though there has been some set back with the release of the newest version, originally designed to launch in 2012, LEED v4 is expected to take effect for all new LEED project registrations in October 2016. If so, I think it is a missed opportunity to achieve the goal of greening our cities and urban sites by using LID to “treat” stormwater to some degree—through soil and vegetated area filtration—even if water ultimately drains from the site. My hope is that USGBC provides a clarification in v4.1 to keep project teams from spinning their wheels on this point, and that they modify the language to encourage the more fundamental goal of a functional urban landscape. Also at Greenbuild last week, USGBC announced a Supply Chain Optimization Working Group, the charter of which is not confined to the vague Option 3 of Building product disclosure and optimization—material ingredients; it's also tasked with "explor[ing] new and innovative ideas to evolve" all three options of that credit, which includes a variety of programs. LEED v4.1 represents a series of upgrades that will improve our standards, encourage leadership, and make our platform more user friendly, more accessible and most importantly more collaborative than ever before. (And check out our new webcast, which explores this and related issues in detail. Please comment below, and/or take this quick poll. Early adopters of LEED v4 with whom I’ve talked, from Texas to Eastern Europe, are finding many things that work better in v4. In other words, USGBC and GBCI will rely on the LEED AP exam itself to test project-ready proficiency. LEED v4.1 Definition & When to Expect Its Implementation. With the newly announced extension many projects will still be achieving LEED 2009 certification in 2020, by which time Standard 90.1 will have evolved through three more cycles. Do see see LEED v4 as being unfair on PVC or any other material? “You still have roughly the same data to gather” explains Giles, so some credits take longer than others, but those experienced with LEED will find the patterns are the same. LEED v4.1 draft invalidates most product-specific EPDs, except some US ones, from qualifying for the credit. YzhhMzc2N2UyYWM0ODBmIiwic2lnbmF0dXJlIjoiOGRhYjc3MjY2ZWZmMTA4 ZDVlZjAzOWUwOWM3NGQ5MmMxM2JkMjY0MmY0ZDBkNTVhMWU5MTYwZjAwYzQ0 These changes will not lead to any improvements in terms of products, but will doubtlessly generate additional verification business for EPD consultants and makes creating EPDs even more costly. Cutting through the programming jargon, Glaros explained, "It’s going to work exactly like the USGBC website, or 99% of the websites you see on the Internet.". USGBC recently released a long overdue update to LEED version 4, aptly titled LEED v4.1 (though maybe we all have very high hopes up for v4.20?) I can see it now being replaced with everyone doing their own thing. Editor's note: This post was co-authored by Tristan Roberts and Candace Pearson. It may be that the intent of the credit is to intentionally equate “manage” with infiltrate. To post a comment, you need to register for a LEEDuser Basic membership (free) or login to your existing profile. The building had been the first in the U.S. to achieve Platinum under LEED-NC v2.2 when it was renovated in 2007, and the organization, which is a public agency that provides source reduction and recycling programs in Alameda County, felt its mission compelled it to pursue the latest version. NmNiYzM0ZmUwMDZkZTdmNDcxM2FjN2MwODgyYzc0ZjY3NWNiNWZmZTgxNmNj It will likely come as a surprise that those green roofs don’t manage stormwater per LEED’s v4 definition. YzFkMTJmZTFhYTE3YWIxN2VjZTYxMDVkZGUwZjIwNzgwNjA2MTIzYzBiY2Jm The team says that there were noticeable ways the new version had become more rigorous. Following months of speculation by LEED users, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that LEED version 4 (LEED v4) will be supported by a new LEED Online documentation platform. Mara Baum, vice president and sustainable design leader for healthcare at HOK, reacted positively to the news. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED green building with Massachusetts leading the country in 2020 with the most certified square feet per capita. Updated Referenced Standards in v4.1 BD+C and ID+C Drafts The problem with that argument is that most owners want predictable results and the highest certification level they can achieve—differences between versions are lost on the marketing teams that want to leverage the LEED brand to lease up more quickly. And beginning November 1, 2016, new LEED projects had to register under v4. The LEED 2009 scoring criteria was divided into seven categories: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Material & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Innovation, and Regional Priority. ZGEwZmEyMzIzNTNmY2Q5NjgwZGNjZDcxY2MzZTZjNDcyNGMzM2EzYTdmOTBk OGNkZTgzY2RhYTA2MjUwZTYxNGFjMmRlNzcxMTU4NGFlNGJlYmNkYWM2ZWVm At the end of the day, it cost around $45,000 to do the audits, the consulting, and to go after a few innovation credits, “which is a hard stepping stone for small buildings,” Sullens admits. In contrast with the maligned LEED Online version 3 (LOv3) platform that supports LEED 2009 projects, the new LEED Online will be faster, accessible to more browsers, and more integrated with other USGBC resources, according to USGBC. What questions or comments do you have about upcoming changes to the LEED AP exams? On March 26, 2018, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released the first beta for LEED v4.1 for Existing Buildings and Spaces. With LEED v4 having been released in November 2013, and the transition away from LEED 2009 underway, the U.S. Green Building Council has announced several key dates and requirements as it shifts LEED professional credentials to LEED v4. But most of all, I was thrilled about the revamp of the old stormwater credits to the new rainwater management credit. Chasing recycled content in building materials was never much fun, but now we know that there are better ways to find preferable products. According to Macken, the new platform is simply "LEED Online." about Poll – Should LEED v4 Credits Have Numbers? As a first step in launching LEED v4.1, USGBC released beta versions of each LEED rating system, allowing the market to work with the draft rating systems and provide feedback based on real-world application. Ironically the LEED tools are more advanced at this point than they had been at the release of 2009—it’s the market that isn’t ready yet. ZmFkMDJmZWVkOTgwOTU4YzEwYzk0YjNiZDY0MjAyMjZkMTJhMjJlODY5N2Rh Beginning in November 1, 2013 projects had the option of registering under LEED v2009 or LEED v4. That shorthand was really useful. Perhaps most importantly, however, the level of energy efficiency that earns several points in LEED 2009 won’t even meet energy code in some states, where the energy benchmark has shifted from the 2007 version of ASHRAE Standard 90.1—the version on which LEED 2009 is based—to the 2010 version and soon to the 2013 version. Whereas LOv3 was built on a SAP interface, a custom application that hasn't worked well on many common browsers and that has been particularly hard on Mac users, the new LEED Online is built more like a regular website. According to Glaros, it is designed to integrate smoothly with the USGBC.org experience. Macken said that there is no increase in fees for registration or certification for either platform, and that projects that move quickly to upgrade to LEED v4 would not face a new registration fee. ODFlN2U4YzFlNjljNDFhNWIxMzhhOTgxOGU0ZmYzYmViMzk4YTg2ZGZhMDU1 When the USGBC released LEED v4 in the fall of 2013, there were several substantial updates to the widely adopted green building rating system. Referencing the language “manage on site the runoff from the developed site … using low-impact development (LID) and green infrastructure,” we considered a series of LID strategies: green roof and contiguous planted areas above grade, and directing all roof drainage to a primary raingarden / bioswale with significant depth (2'–4') on the north side of the building. Yjg4MDlkZDljNTllMmUxMzljNWM1ZTcwNzhlMjdjMmRjMzA2ZGRlYTExODY0 So when v4 rolled out the new rainwater credit, I saw in its intent the recognition of this potential and looked forward to putting it to work. -----END REPORT-----. eyJtZXNzYWdlIjoiZjVlM2JlYzFiNzZiMWM0ZTk5MmRjNzc5NmI4YjYyMGMw For most of its first year v2009 was the only option; the prior version was phased out after the first four months. (Nadav Malin, president of BuildingGreen, which publishes LEEDuser, has been tasked with facilitating the working group, working with Scot Horst, chief product officer at USGBC.). ODFiZDEzMTk3YjFhOTZkZmQzODU1NDI1MGQ5YmViMGUyM2M1NWExNzlkN2Yx YmNhNGNiMWM4ODNiOGU4NzljNDMyNmMzODA2NWIyY2M1YTE0ZjcxMWI0MzY1 Read as many books as you like (Personal use) and Join Over 150.000 Happy Readers. (And for those keeping track of all the LEED Onlines, there is also a separate LEED Online for campuses platform that is more like the new platform than the old, but which is separate from both.). Note that LEED v4 projects are able to substitute an unlimited number of equivalent v4.1 credits. The vinyl industry has been vocally opposed to the new LEED v4 MR credits, even going so far as to characterize MRc4 Option 2 as a ban on PVC. Poll – Should LEED v4 Credits Have Numbers? OGEyMDRlOTIwYzVhY2M4Y2MzNGRhZWMzN2FmNmMzMmFiMmY4OGYyNzg3Nzlh While it might be hard to believe, LEED v4 was released into the market four years ago, so it’s only natural for USGBC to take the lessons learned from the adoption (or lack of adoption – v4 has seen only about 400 certifications since 2013) of the most recent version and incorporate them into a green building standard that can make the world a more sustainable place. Highlights of LEED v4.1 BD+C Integrative Process MjQ3MzM2ZDU0NDQzNzUzOTUzMjhkNWE1ZTI5NzBhZTFiYTU4YjM0MmM0Y2M2 about Experience Requirement Loosened for LEED v4 AP Exam, about A New, More Accessible LEED Online for LEED v4, The Reality of Rainwater in LEED v4 (a Green Roof May Not Help You), Denver enacts a voter-mandated green roof ordinance later this year, LEED for Existing Multifamily Unveiled for Comment, USGBC: Restore Confidence in v4 in Four Simple Steps, LEED 2009 Registration Extended to October 2016, forthcoming Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish translations of LEED, Onsite Verification Part of LEED’s Global Vision, USGBC announced a Supply Chain Optimization Working Group, Building product disclosure and optimization—material ingredients, LEED-EBOM Platinum Project Shares Documentation with LEEDuser. ZGQxYjY0MjcyYTZmOTBiNDYwNmRmMzg4MDBkYmZlOGYzYWJlMzJmZWYzMmI5 When I pressed him on how MRc4 could act as a ban on PVC, Dick Doyle, president of the Vinyl Institute, told me that “people are going to go for the easiest thing” and that “they will cut to the chase with C2C.” (I'm not sure that the inventors of C2C—William McDonough and Michael Braungart—whose Platinum certification criteria have never been approached, would agree.) Between those numbers, the Greenbuild survey, and other market feedback, USGBC apparently decided it had heard enough and extended the LEED 2009 window another 16 months. The lack of shorthand numbers for the credits themselves (see our Poll – Should LEED v4 Credits Have Numbers?) I would think those users would be happy about the forthcoming Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish translations of LEED, and the increased support for certification coming from USGBC’s Bureau Veritas partnership (see Onsite Verification Part of LEED’s Global Vision). If you are looking for a shorthand way to talk to your project team about "Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations," you'll have to make do without calling it MRc2, at least on an official basis. Previous iterations of the LEED for Existing Buildings rating systems have been on … The system is so radically different from previous versions that it was phased in over 18 months, finally becoming mandatory in May 2015. MjJjZDg0NTVjZTZhN2VmZTFhNDVlZmJlZDk1Y2UwOGQ3ZDIyYjE5NmY1NTNj LEED v4 is the most inclusive and transparent LEED yet, driving meaningful reductions in GHG emissions associated with building construction and operations and putting a … The bottom line? LEEDuser is currently calling the LEED v4 energy credit EAc2: Optimize Energy Performance, but I've also seen it called "OEP" for short, which really threw me off. That's right—the key word here is "credit." “It is the most comprehensive, collaborative, accessible and effective LEED system to date. LEEDuser is supported by our premium members, not by advertisers. LEEDuser Premium membership gives you access to all credit tips, checklists, documentation samples, and more. Sample documentation for LEED version 4 is now available on LEEDuser from one of the first certified v4 projects. OGU5NTI3ZmU3MjIyMTAwZmRkOWNlNjBlODQwMDdiYThhYzllMjdlYTQ5NThj LEED v4.1 Resources USGBC recently released a long overdue update to LEED version 4, aptly titled LEED v4.1, and it has some pretty beneficial changes for project teams. StopWaste’s internal policies called for all paper—the organization’s single largest expense—to be FSC-certified with 100% post-consumer recycled content. Until v4 becomes mandatory, v2009 will be the path of least resistance to a LEED Gold plaque… or will it? The technical development work … The newest version of the building design and construction (BD+C) standard – v4.1 – was released in December 2018. Although PVC often contains additives like phthalates and even heavy metals like lead that are likely to be on red lists, “the PVC molecule itself is pretty benign” and doesn’t appear in the List Translator, Heine said. For me, one of the most important aspects of a livable city is its vegetation. According to Glaros, using a single log-in, users will be able to click from the LEED credit library on USGBC.org, including its credit language, online reference guides, and LEEDuser forum, over to LEED Online. Your access to this site was blocked by Wordfence, a security provider, who protects sites from malicious activity. When StopWaste decided to recertify under EBOM, it chose the v4 system even though it might have been simpler to pursue LEED v2009 (which it was still eligible to register for) because it “wanted to be on the cutting edge,” Wes Sullens, policy and advocacy manager at StopWaste told LEEDuser. and it has some pretty beneficial changes for project teams. There is another shoe that has yet to drop in this saga, and that’s the matter of incentives that USGBC can introduce to nudge more projects in the direction of v4. YzFhYzg5OGMxYjAzNGMxNTY3MGZhOThmNjJjODIzMjk0OGM1NzUwODUyZDg5 “We are excited to introduce LEED v4.1 in beta, the latest update to the LEED rating system,” said Melissa Baker, senior vice president for Technical Core with USGBC, when we spoke last week. Certification did not take longer (though there was a delay with the documentation because LEED Online was not prepared for the beta projects) and there weren’t any surprises that derailed the project. So we said, ‘Why not go forward? Despite that passage of time there are not a large number of certified v4 projects and a very modest number of new construction v4 building in the U.S. The roll out of LEED v4 would have been particularly challenging in jurisdictions that require certification for all buildings, or all buildings of a certain size and/or typology.". Leading up to the launch of LEED v4 at Greenbuild in November 2013, rumor spread that the number of LEED Online forms had been reduced by 80% compared with LEED 2009. There has been some misinformation around that the LEED AP Homes credential is going away, but USGBC has confirmed that this is not the case. If like a lot of LEED professionals you're used to using shorthand like MRc4 to refer to the recycled content credit, and EAc1 for energy performance, LEED v4 throws a curveball into your jargon. According to USGBC, 61% of respondents to a survey said they are “not ready” or “unsure” if they are ready for LEED v4 and require additional time to prepare. If you become a Green Associate through the LEED 2009 exam, you can take the v4 exam to become a LEED AP. *Reuse has its own legal challenges in Colorado, where the project above is located, given the State’s restrictive water law. It will take bold incentives like these—and ongoing robust support for the v4 rating systems—to prove that USGBC still stands behind v4 and is committed to market transformation. It focused on the idea that the market “isn’t ready” for LEED v4, which hardly sounds like a leadership position. MRc4: Sustainable Purchasing—Reduced Mercury in Lamps, Experience Requirement Loosened for LEED v4 AP Exam, A New, More Accessible LEED Online for LEED v4, Venturi-type flow-through vacuum generators or aspirators, Chemical Industry Attacks LEED: We Check the Facts, LEED AP Homes and LEED AP ND candidate handbooks are "coming soon". This is caused by nominally small, but essential changes compared to the v4 manual. A second iteration, LEED v4.1, was released in 2018, partly because very few projects were certified through LEED v4… PVC also doesn’t show up on either of the relevant REACH lists, so products that meet those criteria can also count for Option 2, even in U.S. projects. MmQ3MDNiOGUzMDM0YTVlNDhmMTcxOTk1ZGQ0YjE0YjIyYTBmYjVhNWUwN2Zh However, the market has requested additional time to prepare for LEED v4, so we are responding. Our guess is that there will not be a change here. That was just after the U.S. … OTgzMjMwZmU4N2ZjZWQ0ODg2N2VjNDc0YzYwMjMxZmI1M2M1YmFkM2U0NTk0 which “can be a bit of a logistical pain” according to Giles, but on the other, the language between EBOM and the other rating systems has been harmonized making it less of a “brain-drain” to go from one system to another, according to Jimenez. Credit number became problematic as soon as USGBC invented a second rating system over 10 years ago. What do you hope to see in the new LEED Online? Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations," you'll have to make do without calling it MRc2, at least on an official basis. Finally, while the announcement had a big focus on keeping international users happy, there has been no mention of what specific aspects of v4 are causing international users heartburn. Forum access is included with all levels of LEEDuser membership (basic and premium). “The bar for water metering has definitely been raised” Levi Jimenez, project manager at BuildingWise told LEEDuser. (She advised projects to contact USGBC directly to start this process.). A full GreenScreen assessment, which would value a PVC product at 150% of its cost under the MRc4 requirements, would disqualify PVC because its life cycle begins and ends with Benchmark 1 hazards,  Clean Production Action’s Lauren Heine told us. LEED v4.1 gives more weight to credit requirements that are directly measurable by the project. NzUzNmE4YmQzMTE5MzJjZTY5ODIzZTNiNDgwMTA4M2NkZTk3YzBkYzc1OWUw The existing LOv3 will continue to operate for LEED 2009 projects, just as the earlier LEED Online v2 continues to support LEED v2 projects. ODI1ZGQ4NDljNTRhMDgwZjI1NTU5Nzc1ZWRkMWI4Yjc0YTQyMWUwN2RjMzQ5 Mjc3ZDZjNDg3YzA4M2Y5N2RlYTJlYzI1NDM1MDU1MzZhNDM5ZTUxYmQ2ZWE4 (Not to say that those materials provide a free ride in terms of avoiding toxic chemicals, as discussed in EBN. The new LEED Online is set to open for business December 9th, according to USGBC. As of earlier this month, nine LEED v4 projects had been certified (one of which has shared its full documentation with LEEDuser), and 304 had started the process by registering during 2014. Given the excitement in the U.S. market about net-zero energy buildings—at least for certain building types—LEED’s energy efficiency metric is far from a leadership stance. MzkyMzc1NjVkMThlNjMzZDAyN2E5M2M4Mjk1YTI0MmE2YWYyYTljYWVkMmVk YjIxYjRhNjY3ZmJkZTUwNmViYmQyOGVjN2QyMjA5NjE3YjMxMjI2NWNkNWFh Y2U3Nzk4ZWViZGI2YjY0YzZlZmMyMTA2NmU0N2FjZTMzNzA1MWZjMGM3ZTNh Why keep it? the, “Oh crap, not a single project ever earned that credit in 3 years, we better fix things,” version.) Register your project now for LEED 2009; upgrade to LEED v4 later when the kinks are worked out. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has decided that requiring new LEED projects to register for LEED v4 as of June 2015 was too soon and has shifted that date back to October 31, 2016. Familiar 24-hour storm rates are no longer used for rainwater infiltration in favor of a more complicated calculation and daylighting is now calculated in lux instead of footcandles, which can be jarring. All of the site stormwater was going into the raingarden, and in doing so, was being slowed and filtered along the way—but that raingarden then drained to the city sewer. ZThkN2RjYTFmMzU5M2VlZjZkMjU3NzEyY2Q0ZmQ0NTAwMmIyYjI5N2MzZGFk When USGBC announced in late October 2014 (see LEED 2009 Registration Extended to October 2016) that LEED version 2009 would continue to be available for an additional 16 months—to October 2016—on top of its already unprecedented 15-month phase-out period, I was not a happy camper. That LEED v4, originally released as LEED 2012, is growing and changing in response to the marketplace is widely heralded as a very good and necessary thing. NjEyMDk2ZDQ4NDA2NTBlMzJhYjViNGFkMTA4MWEwNjg1MThkMGRhZDY4ZGVl The package came with a cushion: leading-edge LEED projects could register for LEED v4 right away, but you could keep registering for LEED 2009 until the window closed in June 2015. Published April 6, 2020 Permalink Citation Melton, P. (2020, March 23). Although still officially a “draft,” projects can now register under a LEED v4.1 beta, and LEED v4 projects can upgrade to LEED v4.1 credits through LEED Online. NDFiOTBjODdhMWQ0ZWQ4NGVhYzMzNTkwNTk0ZWUwMmZjYzIyZjI1YmJkYWNh The newly-released “How to Use GreenScreen® for LEED v4” provides an overview on LEED requirements and defines terms that are critical for meeting them. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is accepting public comments on what will become the first LEED rating system for existing multifamily projects with 20-plus units.
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