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Update to Estimating Projects Seeking LEED® Certification
“Four years and what have estimators learned?”
There is no doubt that, encouragingly, the LEED certification system is here to
stay. Construction projects of all different types are now LEED certified and so
many projects currently about to start design, and those already in design, are
registered with the USGBC for certification. So what have I learned from
budgeting for LEED certification during the design stages over the years on
numerous projects?
It has proved to be crucial that a LEED consultant be engaged
as early as the concept design stage. The earlier the LEED consultant can engage
the Owner, the Design Team and the estimator to meet to discuss the LEED goals
and opportunities the better especially from a cost perspective. Certain points
can be ruled out immediately based purely upon the project’s location and
nature. For example, point opportunities exist for renovation projects such as
reusing the façade etc. which, of course, can be ruled out completely if your
project is a brand new building on an open site. Similarly, a site location in a
rural area cannot seek the points that reward a dense downtown location with
established public transportation nearby. An experienced team with LEED
experience can very quickly ascertain the points that can be ruled out
immediately based upon the project’s inherent characteristics.
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States Starting to Require Architects and Contractors to Design and Construct
Public Buildings to Achieve LEED Silver Certification
While many local jurisdictions and cities across the country have started
passing regulations which implement and require sustainable design and
construction practices, relatively few states have taken steps to mandate that
certain public buildings achieve certain levels of LEED® Certification.
Eighteen states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico,
Nevada, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, and
Washington) have adopted laws and regulations mandating that the construction of
public buildings achieve LEED Silver Certification. Although the majority of
States do not yet require that public buildings be designed and constructed to
achieve a LEED Silver Certification, many of these States encourage their
agencies to use green building practices or use LEED as a guideline.
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Cost Trends
Construction Cost Trends for 2009
After several years, the slide in housing is now joined by
commercial construction, with the entire industry down approximately 10%. Public
works is the only bright spot in the industry with virtually every segment up
over last year, probably due to the economic stimulus. Lodging and office
construction, once segment leaders, have both become casualties of the credit
crunch, and are now down.
Construction costs are now flat compared to last year, with increases in labor
offset by decreases in materials (-10%).
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Cost Guides
The DCD LEED® Square Foot Cost Guide
Design Cost Data™ magazine includes a new Square Foot Cost
Guide in each issue. These square foot cost guides have been assembled from
projects in our database, the DCD Archives online at DCD.COM. These guides are
provided to the industry by DCD as a benchmark for future building costs.
DCD is based on the philosophy that actual buildings, when
coupled with up-to-date cost indices, are the most reliable basis for future
building costs. The buildings appearing in this guide reflect square foot costs
that have been escalated to December 2009 and targeted to a historical location
factor of 1 (escalate these projects and more online at
www.dcd.com).
After publication these cost guides reside at DCD.COM. Please
visit DCD.COM for other sq. ft. building cost guides for LEED®, Medical,
Commercial and more.
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File: Civic/Government • Renewable
Water Resources (ReWa) Administration Building
Greenville, South Carolina
LEED® Certification Pending
File: Commercial • Carriage
House Children's Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
LEED®
Existing Buildings Gold
• Winton Woods
Campground Office and Retail Building
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sustainable
File: Educational • Rector
Science Complex Stuart Hall and James Hall, Dickinson College
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
LEED® GOLD
• Bethke Elementary
School
Timnath, Colorado
LEED® for Schools Gold Level Achieved GBI Level Achieved: 3 out of 4
Green Globes Energy Star Score 98
File: Medical
• Home & Hospice Care of
Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
LEED® GOLD Pending
• Tomball Medical Plaza
Tomball, Texas
LEED® CS Registered
File: Office
• Korte & Luitjohan Office
& Shop
Highland, Illinois
Sustainable
• International
Longshoreman’s Association, Employee’s Welfare Fund Building
Savannah, Georgia
LEED®-NC Certification Pending
• CONSOL Energy Corporation
Headquarters
Southpointe, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
LEED® SILVER
File: Recreational
• Trinity River Audubon
Center
Dallas, Texas
LEED® GOLD Pending
• Grand Valley State
University Laker Turf Building
Allendale, Michigan
LEED® Gold
File: Residential
• Nutter Green Home
Milford, Ohio
Energy Star 5+Stars
• Fairhope Green Home
Fairhope, Alabama
(NAHB) National Green Building Program – GOLD
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