LEED For Homes: Innovative Design Process

LEED for homes is a rating system made for those attracted in making a green home by using LEED’s strategies as a guide. This includes family houses, apartments, duplex, suburbans, condominiums, and lofts in historic buildings.
The certification system is only available in the United States. It’s because some countries have restrictions that inhibits a country from adapting with LEED in full. But this issue will be solved and LEED will change it by 2012.

ID 1: Integrated Project Planning
Maximum Points: 4

Goal: To boost convenience for consolidated, cost-effective adoption of green design and construction strategies.

Requirements:
An aim to one of the four LEED certification level (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Certified).
Choose a LEED for Homes credit that will help on the desired certification level.
A party in charge in meetings with regards to LEED for Homes requirement in each credit.

Credits:
1.2 Integrated Project team (1 point)
Assemble a project team and conform these three criteria:

a.) Aside from builders and Green Raters, incorporate team members that has any of the three skills:

• architecture or residential building design
• mechanical or energy engineering
• building science and performance testing
• green building or sustainable design
• civil engineering, landscape architecture, habitat restoration or land-use planting

b.) A team should accomplish at least three of the phases of home design and construction methods.

• Conceptual or schematic design
• LEED planning
• energy and system analysis or design
• design development
  final design
  construction

c.) Conduct meetings when introducing new members, appointing project goals, and conferring problems involved in the project. It is also a way to reassess responsibilities and determine what steps are accomplished and what will be done next. This must be conducted at least once a month.

1.3 Accredited Professional for LEED for Homes (1 point). At least one principal member must be a professional accredited by LEED with respect for LEED for Homes.

1.4 Design Charette (1 point)

1.5 Building Orientation for Solar Design (1 point). The design should pass these requirements:

a.)Glazing area on the north and south facing wall is at least 50% bigger than those in the east and west facing walls.

b.) East-west axis must be 15 degrees due west.

c.) The roof must be in a minimum of 450 square feet of south facing area and turned correctly for solar applications.

d.) 90% of the glazing on the south-facing wall is the minimum shading requirements.

Synergies and Trade-Offs
The aim of this credit is to promoted approaches to green building design and development. Every strategy and technology must be utilized in the home’s design.

ID 2:  Durability Management Process
Maximum Points: 3

Goal: Encourage durability and improved performance of the building’s enclosure, components, and systems using proper materials, design, construction, and technique.

Requirements:

Note: USGBC and its representatives have responsibilities but its only in the verification of LEED for Homes requirements.

Prerequisites:
2.1 Durability Planning. Before construction, the team must accomplish the following tasks:

a.) Complete the Durability Risk Evaluation Form.
b.) Execute solutions to those issues, if any.
c.) determine and include all the associable control measures.
d.) Convert these measures, as found on 2.1 (b) and (c) into documents.

2.2 Durability Management. The builder should have the quality management process to certify appropriate durability measures. This can be satisfied by checking each measure in the durability inspection checklist developed for 2.1.

Credits:

2.3 Third Party Durability Management Certification (3 Points)
Let the Green Rater check and confirm the durability inspection checklist created for 2.1.

Synergies and Trade-Offs
Most rating systems can act as durability endurance strategies and it can be utilized in the checklist. A home can also achieve points by doing so.

ID 3: Innovative or Regional Design
Maximum Points: 3 Points

Goal: To lessen the environmental impact of the home by imbuing additional LEED design and construction measures that has advantages above LEED for Homes Rating.

Credits:

3.1 Innovation 1 (1 point). Prepare and submit to LEED for Homes Provider by USGBC, a written  Innovative Design Request with the benefits of the suggested measure. Submissions must have the following:
The aim of the proposed measure.
The suggested requirement for submission.
A demonstration to evince the compliance.
A description and an assessment of the suggested measure.

3.2 Innovation 2 (1 point)
3.3 Innovation 3 (1 point)
3.4 Innovation 4 (1 point)

Synergies and Trade-Offs
This credit award is only for the innovation or measures not applied in the rating system. A project can exceed the performance requirements of LEED for Homes Rating System for The Innovative Design Process. Ref. AQ128332130

This is only a part of the 6 measures required in LEED for homes. The other measures are Sustainable Sites, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environment Quality, and Awareness and Education.To receive a LEED certification, one must follow all the measures given and pass by being able to attain a particular point.

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