14-Jun-15

Chapter 8 -
Integrative Process

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Disclaimer

LEED® and USGBC® are registered

trademarks of the U.S. Green Building
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USGBC or GBCI. The information provided in
the presentation are compiled by the author
and is not endorsed by USGBC or GBCI

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CREDIT TITLE NC CS Sc Rt Hc Hs DC
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IP C1 Integrative Process 1 5 1

Integrative Project
IP P1 Only for Healthcare
Planning and Design

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IP C1 Integrative Process

Design

NC CS Sc Rt Hc Hs DC WD
1 5 1

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Intent

• To support high-performance, cost effective

project outcomes through an early analysis of
the interrelationships among systems.

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Understanding Integrative
Process

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Conventional Process

Contractors
Engineers
Cost
Consultants

Owner Architect
Specialists: IAQ,
HVAC, Lighting,
Acoustics, Fire,
Security,
Communications,
Energy.

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Integrative Process

Lighting
Specialist
Contractor HVAC
Specialist

Cost Deign Team

Acoustics
Consulta Leader
(architect, Specialist
nts
engineer,
project
manager)
Security Owner’s
Specialist Represent
ative
Communi
Fire
cation
Specialist
Specialist
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LEED Charrette:
Goal setting workshop
• LEED or Green Building Charrette is a type of
workshop where the project team members brain
storm, collaborate and set project goals, discuss
strategies to sustainability goals.

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Phases of Integrative Process

Pre-design
Discovery
Phase

Design &
Schematic
Construction
(Implementation) Design

Operation &
Performance Feed Occupancy
back

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Integrative Process: References

• Review the Integrative Process (IP) ANSI Consensus

National Standard Guide© 2.0 for Design and
Construction of Sustainable Buildings and
Communities

• The credit requirements address only the discovery

phase, whose steps are similar to those described in
the ANSI guide for engaging energy and water-related
systems

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Requirements

• In pre-design phase, identify opportunities to

achieve synergies across Energy & Water Related
systems

• Use the analysis to incorporate in OPR, BOD,

design documents and construction documents.

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Energy Related System

Discovery
• Collect information about the local climate, site conditions, energy
sources, transportation options and potential building features.
• Use U.S. EPA Target Finder tool to benchmark energy performance.
• Perform a preliminary “simple box” energy modeling analysis
before the completion of schematic design that explores how to
reduce energy loads. Assess at least two potential strategies:
– Site conditions.
– Massing and orientation.
– Building envelope attributes.
– Lighting levels.
– Thermal comfort ranges.
– Plug and process loads.
– Programmatic and operational parameters.
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Water Related System

Discovery
• Collect information about waste treatment infrastructure, water
sources, and potential building features
• Assess expected water demand for indoor, outdoor, and process.
• Gather data to quantify the project’s potential non-potable supply
sources, e.g. captured rainwater, gray water or condensate water.
• Perform a preliminary water budget analysis before the completion
of schematic design that explores how to reduce potable water
loads. Assess and estimate non-potable water supply sources and
water demand volumes, including the following:
– Indoor water demand
– Outdoor water demand
– Process water demand
– Supply sources
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Goal Setting workshop

• Conduct a Goal setting workshop. Engage Owner & all principal
team members. Goal setting workshop may include the following:

– Introduce all project team members to the fundamentals of the

integrative process. Share initial background research and analysis
findings from energy and water research
– Elicit the owner’s and stakeholders’ values and aspirations
– Clarify functional and programmatic goals
– Establish initial principles, benchmarks, metrics, and performance
targets to identify targeted LEED credits
– Generate potential integrative strategies for achieving performance
targets
– Identify initial responsibilities and deliverables
– Initiate documentation of the OPR
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Implementation / Documentation

• Document how the energy and water related analysis informed

design and building form decisions in the OPR and BOD

• Provide narrative explanations of the energy evaluation in the

energy analysis section of the Integrative Process worksheet
(provided by USGBC) and identify at least two options for each of
the seven aspects listed in Energy Analysis.

• Provide narrative explanations of the water evaluation in the

water analysis section of the Integrative Process worksheet.
Demonstrate how at least one non-potable water supply source
was used to offset at least two water demand components
(indoor, outdoor, process).
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IP P1 Integrative Project
Planning and Design

Design

Healthcare Only
Required

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Intent

• Maximize opportunities for integrated, cost-

effective adoption of green design and
construction strategies, emphasizing human
health as a fundamental evaluative criterion for
building design, construction and operational
strategies.
• Utilize innovative approaches and techniques
for green design and construction.

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Requirements
• Use cross-discipline design and decision making, beginning in the
programming and pre-design phase.

• Develop a health mission statement and incorporate it in the

OPR.

• The health mission statement must address "triple bottom line".

Include goals and strategies to safeguard the health of building
occupants, the local community and the global environment,
while creating a high-performance healing environment for the
building’s patients, caregivers and staff.

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Requirements
• Conduct a preliminary LEED meeting before schematic design
with a minimum of four key project team members and the
owner or owner’s representative.

• Create a LEED® action plan that, at a minimum:

o Determines the LEED certification level to pursue

o Selects the LEED credits to meet the targeted certification
level
o Identifies the responsible parties to ensure the LEED
requirements for each prerequisite and selected credit are
met.
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Requirements
Integrated Project Team
• Assemble an integrated project team and include as many of the
following professionals as feasible (minimum of four), in addition
to the owner or owner’s representative.

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Requirements
Design Charrette

• As early as practical and preferably before schematic design,

conduct a minimum four-hour, integrated design charrette with
the project team as defined above.

• The goal is to optimize the integration of green strategies across

all aspects of building design, construction and operations,
drawing on the expertise of all participants.

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Documentation

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