Sustainable Design and LEED® Specification Requirements

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Understand the challenges of specifying for LEED® certification and keep up with the changes in the LEED® rating system.Individuals working on green and sustainable projects, particularly LEED® projects, must ensure that their specifications incorporate the LEED® rating system requirements. As the LEED® rating system continues to evolve, specification provisions must evolve as well. This topic provides you with valuable tools that will help you incorporate LEED® certification requirements into your project specifications, shows you how to link these requirements to a project's technical specifications, and explains the importance of these provisions to the certification process. Sample specifications and forms included in this information help demonstrate these points.

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Documenting Sustainable Design and LEED® Projects

• Where to Put Information - Drawings or Specifications or Both?

• How to Make Documentation a Team Effort

• Measuring the Effectiveness of Division 01 LEED® Provisions to the Certification Effort

Writing Specifications for LEED® Projects

• Incorporating LEED® Certification Provisions Into Division 01 Specifications

• Linking Division 01 LEED® Certification Provisions to Other Specification Sections

• What LEED® Certification Provisions to Include in Different Parts of the Specification Section

Resources You Can Use:

• Review Sample Information Organizing Tools

• Review Sample Specification Sections

• Review Useful Online Resources and Tools