LEED Credit Strategies for

Healthy Spaces

Greenbuild 2017: USGBC Track

Greenbuild 2017: USGBC Track
 Megan Sparks
Director, Integration Strategy, GBCI
What determines our
health?
 A person’s
Social Economic Physical A person’s
individual
Environment Environment Environment behaviors
characteristics
 A person’s
Social Economic Physical A person’s
individual
Environment Environment Environment behaviors
characteristics
 Physical
Environment
Globally, 23% of all deaths and 26% of
deaths among children under the age
of 5 are due to preventable
environmental factors.
World Health Organization
 Physical
Environment
 Exposure to hazardous substances in the air, water, soil, and
food

Natural disasters

Physical
Environment Climate change

Occupational Hazards

The built environment

 Exposure to hazardous substances in the air, water, soil, and
food

Natural disasters

Physical
Environment Climate change

Occupational Hazards

The built environment

Local-scale health factors
Exposure to hazardous substances in the air, water, soil, and
food

Natural disasters

Climate change

Occupational Hazards

The built environment

Global-scale health factors
Exposure to hazardous substances in the air, water, soil, and
food

Natural disasters

Climate change

Occupational Hazards

The built environment

for local AND global health
 Melissa Baker
Senior Vice President, USGBC
HUMAN INTERACTION WITH BUILT ENVIRONMENT

BREATHE SEE HEAR SIT WORK

TOUCH SMELL THINK MOVE

EAT DRINK SLEEP

LEED CERTIFICATION TRENDS
LEED v4 SYSTEM GOALS
 ACTIVITY AIR QUALITY TOXICITY

• SURROUNDING • ENVIRONMENTAL SITE • PBT SOURCE REDUCTION – MERCURY (P+C)

DENSITY & DIVERSE ASSESSMENT • BPDO: MATERIAL INGREDIENTS
USES • SITE MANAGEMENT POLICY • PBT SOURCE REDUCTION – LEAD, CADMIUM,
• ACCESS TO QUALITY • PLACES OF RESPITE COPPER
TRANSIT • DIRECT EXTERIOR ACCESS • FURNITURE & MEDICAL FURNISHINGS
• BICYCLE FACILITIES • SITE MANAGEMENT • PURCHASING: LAMPS
• ALTERNATIVE • PURCHASING: FACILITY MAINTENANCE &
RENOVATION
TRANSPORTATION THERMAL COMFORT
• LOW EMITTING MATERIALS
• HEAT ISLAND REDUCTION

LT SS WE EA MR EQ
LOCATION & SUSTAINABLE SITES WATER EFFICIENCY ENERGY & MATERIAL INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL
TRANSPORTATION ATMOSPHERE RESOURCES QUALITY

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

FITNESS
• FACILITY MAINTENANCE & RENOVATION
• OPEN SPACE • MINIMUM INDOOR AIR QUALITY
PERFORMANCE
VISUAL COMFORT • ETS CONTROL
• ENHANCED INDOOR AIR QUALITY STRATEGIES
• LIGHT POLLUTION REDUCTION • CONSTRUCTION INDOOR AIR QUALITY
• INTERIOR LIGHTING MANAGEMENT PLAN
• INDOOR AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
MENTAL HEALTH
• DIRECT EXTERIOR ACCESS THERMAL COMFORT
• SITE ASSESSMENT
• THERMAL COMFORT
• OPEN SPACE
• PLACES OF RESPITE
 TOXICITY
• GREEN CLEANING POLICY
• GREEN CLEANING – CUSTODIAL
EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENT
• GREEN CLEANING – PRODUCTS &
MATERIALS
• GREEN CLEANING EQUIPMENT
• INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
AIR QUALITY
• MIN. IAQ PERFORMANCE
• ETS CONTROL
• IAQ MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
• ENHANCED IAQ STRATEGIES
• LOW EMITTING MATERIALS
• CONSTRUCTION IAQ MANAGEMENT PLAN
• IAQ ASSESSMENT
• CONST. IAQ MANAGEMENT PLAN
THERMAL COMFORT
• THERMAL COMFORT
• OCCUPANT COMFORT SURVEY
VISUAL COMFORT
• INTERIOR LIGHTING
• DAYLIGHT & QUALITY VIEWS
• DAYLIGHT
• OCCUPANT COMFORT SURVEY
MENTAL HEALTH
• DAYLIGHT & QUALITY VIEWS
• DAYLIGHT
• QUALITY VIEWS
• OCCUPANT COMFORT SURVEY
ACOUSTICS
• MIN. ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE
• CONST. IAQ MANAGEMENT PLAN
• ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE
• OCCUPANT COMFORT SURVEY

LT SS WE EA MR EQ
LOCATION & SUSTAINABLE SITES WATER EFFICIENCY ENERGY & MATERIAL INDOOR
TRANSPORTATION ATMOSPHERE RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
 MAPPING OF PILOT
IAQ PROCEDURE
AIR QUALITY

CREDITS
COMMUNITY CONTAMINANT PREVENTION – ENHANCED ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE -
AIRBORNE RELEASES ACOUSTICS
EXTERIOR NOISE CONTROL

CLEAN CONSTRUCTION LEARNING CONTROLS FOR THERMAL

THERMAL COMFORT
COMFORT
ETS CONTROL FOR PROJECTS IN JAPAN
DAYLIGHT IN NON REGULARLY OCCUPIED
PERFORMANCE BASED INDOOR AIR VISUAL COMFORT
SPACES
ASSESSMENT IN EXISTING BUILDINGS

ERGONOMICS
ERGONOMICS APPROACH FOR COMPUTER
USERS

WATER QUALITY

SOCIAL EQUITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

SOCIAL EQUITY WITHIN THE PROJECT TEAM FOOD

LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION
SOCIAL EQUITY WITHIN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
FITNESS WALKABLE PROJECT SITE
INTEGRATIVE PROCESS FOR HEALTH
PROMOTION DESIGN FOR ACTIVE OCCUPANTS
QUALITY VIEWS IN NON REGULARLY MIND

OCCUPIED SPACES

Existing Pilot
Credits for V4
 ACTIVITY AMBIENT AIR
QUALITY
MAPPING HOMES INDOOR AIR
QUALITY
AIR QUALITY
• SITE SELECTION
• COMPACT
DEVELOPMENT
• CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY POLLUTION
OF EXISTING • DURABILITY
MANAGEMENT
•
•
COMPARTMENTALIZATION
ENHANCED
COMPARTMENTALIZATION

CREDITS
• COMMUNITY • DURABILITY • NO ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO
PREVENTION
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SMOKE
• ACCESS TO TRANSIT VERIFICATION
THERMAL COMFORT

• HEAT ISLAND
REDUCTION

LT SS WE EA MR EQ
LOCATION & SUSTAINABLE SITES WATER EFFICIENCY ENERGY & MATERIAL INDOOR
TRANSPORTATION ATMOSPHERE RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY

THERMAL COMFORT
AMBIENT AIR INDOOR AIR
QUALITY QUALITY • BALANCING OF HEATING AND
COOLING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
• ACCESS TO TRANSIT • NONTOXIC PEST
CONTROL
 Erik Ring
Principal/Director of Engineering, LPA, Inc.
 LEED v4

Indoor Environmental Quality

Reduce Exposure to Pollutants Enhance Comfort & Wellness
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke • Daylighting
• Ventilation Rates • Lighting Systems
• Low Emitting Materials • Quality Views
• Manage & Assess Indoor Air Quality • Thermal Comfort & Control
• Green Cleaning & Pest Management • Acoustics

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

 “Green buildings with good indoor environmental quality
protect the health and comfort of building occupants. . .
enhance productivity, decrease absenteeism,
improve the building’s value, and
reduce liability for building designers and owners.”
LEED v4
Building Design + Construction Guide

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

 LEED v4

Minimum IAQ Performance

Prerequisite: ASHRAE Standard 62.1

Prerequisite: Outside Air Monitoring

Credit: Enhanced IAQ Performance

Pilot: Indoor Air Quality Approach

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

 LEED v4

Ventilation Research

http://naturalleader.com/thecogfxstudy/

Associations of Cognitive Function Scores

with Carbon Dioxide, Ventilation, and Volatile
Organic Compound Exposures in Office
Workers: A Controlled Exposure Study of
Green and Conventional Office Environments
Joseph G. Allen, Piers MacNaughton, Usha
Satish, Suresh Santanam, Jose Vallarino, and
John D. Spenglero

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

 LEED v4
West Hollywood Aquatics & Recreation Center

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces
 LEED v4

Low Emitting Materials

4 credits (4 points)  1 Credit (3 points)

Updated Referenced Standard
Emission Chamber Testing
Inherently Non-emitting Materials
Assemblies with Multiple Layers
Insulation, Furniture, Exterior Products

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

 LEED v4

Daylighting
IES Daylight Metrics Committee

Spatial Daylight Autonomy (sDA)

Annual Sunlight Exposure (ASE)

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg

Associate Professor University of Oregon

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

 LEED v4

Daylight Research

Impact of Windows and Daylight Exposure

on Overall Health and Sleep Quality of Office
Workers: A Case-Control Pilot Study
Mohamed Boubekri, Ivy N. Cheung, Kathryn J.
Reid, Chia-Hui Wang, and Phyllis C. Zee.

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

 LEED v2009

LPA San Diego

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

 LEED v4

LPA San Antonio

Greenbuild 2017: USGBC

LEED Credit
TrackStrategies for Healthy Spaces
 LEED v4

LPA San Antonio

Greenbuild 2017: USGBC

LEED Credit
TrackStrategies for Healthy Spaces
 LEED v4

LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

Start Early
Review Addenda & Interpretations
Document Assumptions
Provide Concise Narratives
Recognize Limitations
Create Great Spaces

Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces

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Greenbuild 2017: LEED Credit Strategies for Healthy Spaces