How much does LEED certification cost? Earning a LEED certification for a project involves several different types of costs, and you have to consider each separately to get an accurate picture.

This document is intended to provide teachers with a starting point for the curriculum assembled for LEED for Schools IDc3: The School as a Teaching Tool.

If smoking will be allowed in parts of the building, use good air sealing to stop transfer of ETS and pass the required blower door tests.

If smoking will be allowed in parts of the building, use good air sealing to stop transfer of ETS and pass the required blower door tests.

How to understand basic terminology and values relative to thermal comfort.

Use this list as a guide to Exemplary Performance approaches that are available through IOc1, Path 2. The list is sorted by ease of achievement, from credits that are more commonly achieved, to moderate difficulty, to credits that are considered tougher.

Option 3 allows you to comply with the credit requirements by conducting a survey of your regular building occupants’ commuting behavior over a five-day period. The majority of project teams who attempt this credit do so with the commuter survey.

This Tip Sheet outlines best practices for deicer management.

To calculate your project’s required green power purchase quantity for the Green Power credit, choose one of the methods shown here.

This protocol will help you conduct a LEED-EBOM-compliant waste audit. It can also be useful in any situation where you want to establish a baseline for the types and quantities of waste leaving your building.