Get your building LEED Certified!

LEED is the most widely known and widely used green building certification system in the world. If a building is LEED certified through a LEED consultant, the building or the project gets instant recognition at national and international level. Apart from recognition through LEED certification, there are some additional advantages. A LEED certified building can get faster lease up rates and a higher than normal resale value in the market. Along with these commercial benefits, there are other advantages. The indoor environmental quality, which is a crucial aspect for the occupants of the building, is also affected by LEED certification. This includes various aspects like Tobacco smoke control, CO2 levels, temperature, relative humidity, etc., which are necessary for a healthy and productive work environment. A thermal comfort survey form is circulated among the occupants of the building, who fill up the form, and this form enables us to identify some parameters of the indoor environmental quality, which should be acceptable by LEED criteria to achieve certification. LEED certification also helps in lowering the use of energy, water, and other resources, thus saving the resources, and saving money for the client. And lastly, LEED certification also helps in enhancing the brand value of your building in the market and establishes you as a leader in green building.

A LEED project can be completed easily and smoothly with the help of an experience LEED consultant. The major aspects, which a LEED consultant takes care of are:

• Sustainable Site – A LEED consultant is expected to guide the client and the project towards preserving the local ecology and environmentally sensitive development of the site.
• Indoor environmental quality- The LEED consultant must help to contribute to the comfort and well-being of the occupants of the building by providing improved indoor environmental quality
• Energy performance of the building- The building should be designed and detailed in such a manner that the energy consumption of the building is reduced drastically, which will be achieved through energy efficient strategies.
• Daylight performance of the building- Through this aspect of the building, multiple aspects are received, including the reduction of energy consumption by reducing the use of electric lighting during the daytime. It also helps to connect the occupants with the outdoors, which eventually helps reinforce their circadian rhythm.
• Waste generation and management- This aspect is crucial so as to reduce the harm to the environment through proper disposal of waste created by construction and by occupants.
• Material and resource management- The LEED consultant must ensure through this aspect that the materials and resources used in the building during the construction and occupancy phase do not harm the environment through their purchase, use, and disposal.
• Water Efficiency- The LEED consultant will help the project get credits through this aspect by guiding the stakeholders to decrease the indoor water consumption through low flow fixtures, and other measures.

GE3S is among the best LEED consultants available in UAE with a team of LEED Green Associates and LEED Accredited Professionals. We have ample experience with handling and working on LEED projects. GE3S provides a wide variety of services for providing LEED services including certification, consulting, energy star certification, energy audits, indoor air quality plans, etc. We as LEED consultants have experience on a wide variety of LEED projects, including LEED New Construction, ID+C, Existing Buildings, and others. GE3S has worked on a broad typology of projects for LEED certification, which has helped us gain unmatched experience in this field. We can help provide assistance, guidance, and also offer our services as LEED consultants for the LEED certification process from the start of the project till the end of it. GE3S also provides educational and professional training services for LEED Green Associate and LEED Accredited Professional exams.

The stepping stone towards Leed Green Associate certification is getting acquainted with the Leed’S Green Associate Study Guide.