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Requirements
Conduct a Triple Bottom Line - Cost Benefit Analysis on at least two LEED credits in two of the following LEED credit categories for a total of 1 point. This includes analyzing financial, environmental, and social costs and benefits associated with the selected credits. Further instructions can be found in the links below. Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environment Quality
Submittals
General
Register for the pilot credit- Participate in the LEEDuser pilot credit forum
- Complete the feedback survey:
Credit Specific
see links for details by credit category- Output from the TBL-CBA of a study period of at least 20 years in the future (or the project’s useful life if it’s shorter).
- 3 The outputs must include the following:
- Net Present Value of the incremental Financial Net Benefits (Benefits minus Costs),
- both individually broken out to show each benefit and each cost individually, and the combined total of all financial benefits and costs analyzed;
- Net Present Value of the incremental Environmental & Social Net Benefit, both individually broken out to show each environmental and social impact separately, and the combined total of all environment and social impacts analyzed;
- Net Present Value of the Triple Bottom Line Net Benefit (combines the Environmental & Social Net Benefits with the Financial Net Benefits);
- The Excel model used or software analysis report (e.g. “Autocase”), including the outputs above, as well as the inputs values used in the analysis and sources for the methodologies and data.
Changes
- 1/8/2018- original publication
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On each BD+C v4 credit, LEEDuser offers the wisdom of a team of architects, engineers, cost estimators, and LEED experts with hundreds of LEED projects between then. They analyzed the sustainable design strategies associated with each LEED credit, but also to assign actual costs to those strategies.
Our tab contains overall cost guidance, notes on what “soft costs” to expect, and a strategy-by-strategy breakdown of what to consider and what it might cost, in percentage premiums, actual costs, or both.
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Requirements
Conduct a Triple Bottom Line - Cost Benefit Analysis on at least two LEED credits in two of the following LEED credit categories for a total of 1 point. This includes analyzing financial, environmental, and social costs and benefits associated with the selected credits. Further instructions can be found in the links below. Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environment Quality
Submittals
General
Register for the pilot credit- Participate in the LEEDuser pilot credit forum
- Complete the feedback survey:
Credit Specific
see links for details by credit category- Output from the TBL-CBA of a study period of at least 20 years in the future (or the project’s useful life if it’s shorter).
- 3 The outputs must include the following:
- Net Present Value of the incremental Financial Net Benefits (Benefits minus Costs),
- both individually broken out to show each benefit and each cost individually, and the combined total of all financial benefits and costs analyzed;
- Net Present Value of the incremental Environmental & Social Net Benefit, both individually broken out to show each environmental and social impact separately, and the combined total of all environment and social impacts analyzed;
- Net Present Value of the Triple Bottom Line Net Benefit (combines the Environmental & Social Net Benefits with the Financial Net Benefits);
- The Excel model used or software analysis report (e.g. “Autocase”), including the outputs above, as well as the inputs values used in the analysis and sources for the methodologies and data.
Changes
- 1/8/2018- original publication
