LEED v4

LEED 2009 FOUNDATIONAL LEED v4

A SHIFT

INFOCUS

DEEPERTRANSFORMATION

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Certified

CERTIFICATION TRENDS

GREEN BUILDING MARKET

Source: McGraw-Hill Construction’s 2013 Dodge Construction Green Outlook

COMMERCIAL OFFICEMARKET SHARE

Source: McGraw-Hill Construction’s 2013 Dodge Construction Green Outlook

ENERGY CODE PROGRESS

IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTALOUTCOMES

LEED CERTIFICATION TRENDSLEED v4 SYSTEM GOALS

LEED CERTIFICATION TRENDSLEED v4 SYSTEM GOALS

LEED CERTIFICATION TRENDSLEED v4 SYSTEM GOALS

Performance in Location and Transportation

LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION

Performance in 

Sustainable Sites

SUSTAINABLE SITES

Performance in 

Water Efficiency

WATER EFFICIENCY

Defining Performance in Energy & Atmosphere

ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE

Materials & Resources

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

GLOBAL ADAPTATIONS

LEED CERTIFICATION TRENDSMARKET SECTOR ADAPTATIONS

Data CentersWarehouses and Distribution CentersHospitalityExisting Buildings for SchoolsExisting Buildings for RetailHomes Multifamily Midrise

New Rating System:

LEED for ND: PlanLEED for ND: Built Project

LEED forNEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT

SIMPLIFIED:THE STRUCTURE OF EB:O&M

IMPROVED USER EXPERIENCE

REFERENCE GUIDEAUDIENCES

REFERENCE GUIDELAYOUT

REFERENCE GUIDEDELIVERY

LEED CREDIT LIBRARY

Fewer Forms. Reduced forms by 80% compared to LEED 2009 to improve system performance and consistency.

Alignment across rating systemsIncludes campus, multiple building, recertification

Fewer fields to document. Removed low-value documentation requirements.

Removed required signatoriesRemoved duplication of content

LEED DOCUMENTATIONSIMPLIFIED

Intuitive. Quickly understand what’s being asked for

Transparent. Understand why things are being asked for and how calculations work

Simple. Ask only for critical information

Flexible. Allow for different ways of meeting the intent

Industry-specific. Focus on information created during typical construction process

LEED DOCUMENTATIONGUIDING PRINCIPLES

WHERE ARE WE NOW?

» Held six public comment periods and received over 22,000 comments

» Passed ballot in June 2013 with 86% approval

» Extended registration for LEED 2009 until June 2015

» Engaged over 100 project teams in LEED v4 betatest

» Program launch at Greenbuild in November 2013

LEED v4: CURRENT STATUS