Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®)
Sustainable design saves you money.
THE VALUE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS BRING TO LEED®
Improving building durability, reducing costs, addressing climate change, improving occupant comfort and productivity, and increasing building resiliency.
A building’s structure can have a significant impact on it’s embodied energy (energy used in the work of constructing the building). A building’s structure accounts for approximately 25% of the building’s embodied energy, but only 10% of the building’s cost. A structural engineer with LEED knowledge can assist with sound sustainable design principles that can significantly reduce the building’s embodied energy. The structural engineers knowledge of steel, concrete, masonry and wood (the four most common construction materials) helps ensure all of the available LEED points are captured, and the building’s embodied energy is minimized.
A structural engineer’s knowledge of building materials and structural penetrations helps LEED Project Teams to:
- Decrease material consumption
- Create a waste management plan
- Encourage recycling & reuse
- Reduce storm water runoff
- Source local materials
- Reduce carbon emissions
With regard to LEED Certification, structural engineers contribute most to the Materials & Resources credit category. Structural engineers can also assist with earning the new prerequisite for Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning.
WHAT WE OFFER
EXO Engineering is proud to offer the following LEED® certification services:
PRELIMINARY BUILDING ASSESSMENT
Structural Evaluation of Existing Buildings for Reuse, Feasibility Studies, Confirm Minimum Program Requirements, and Constructability Reviews.
LEED® DESIGN
Structural design & specification of building structure, components and materials to maximize LEED credits. Review and confirm LEED Design Submittal Prerequisites and associated deliverables. Review drawings, diagrams, and other documentation included in the LEED Project Summary Information document.
MATERIAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations for structural materials to maximize recycled content, rapidly renewable materials, regional materials, certified wood products, and low-emitting materials.
LEED ONLINE PROJECT SUBMITTALS
LEED certification calculation preparation for structural submittal including: building reuse, recycled materials, regional materials, rapidly renewable resources, certified wood products, and low-emitting materials.
STRUCTURAL MODIFCATIONS
Design & specification of structural modifications and reinforcing necessary for reuse of buildings and building components.
CONTRACTOR SERVICES
General Contractor documentation support, submittal preparation, review & archive all supporting documents, LEED credit forms, and other necessary data.