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LEED Green Associate Made Easy

Course Addenda
18th September 2015

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Contents

• ASHRAE 189.1
• Cul De Sacs
• Pirus Effect
• 3 Years SRI requirement

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ASHRAE 189.1
• Green Building Code
developed by
USGBC,ASHRAE,IES and
IGCC
• ASHRAE 189.1 is written
in regulatory language
where as LEED is
voluntary Green Building
rating system
• Alternate compliance
path for International
Green Construction code

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Cul De Sacs

• Cul De sacs are dead ended streets

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Cul De Sacs Good or Bad

• Cul De Sacs is addressed in LEED Homes and LEED ND

• LEED discourages Cul De Sacs as it reduces the street
networking and connectivity and increases the
vehicle miles traveled
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Prius Effect

• Prius effect is derived from Toyota Prius hybrid

vehicle which displays the energy consumption detail
in dash board which resulted in cautious driving of
owners and reduction in energy consumption
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Prius Effect..

• The fuel efficiency model of Toyota Prius can be

duplicated to a building with building energy dash
board which makes the occupants energy conscious
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3 Years aged SRI

• SRI is the ability of the material to reject heat

• High SRI coatings generally perform well initially
but the reflectance of the surface reduces with
the age
• Hence LEED V4 requires compliance for both
initial SRI and 3 years aged SRI

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