LEED and Green Real Estate
LEED® Canada for New Construction and Major Renovations version 1.0 is an adaptation of the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System (LEED®), tailored specifically for Canadian climates, construction practices and regulations. It was adapted from the USGBC's LEED-NC® 2.1 and influenced by anticipated changes planned for version 2.2.
LEED® Canada Structure
The Prerequisites and Credits are organized in the five principal LEED® categories:
Project ratings are certified by the CaGBC based on the total point score, following an independent review and audits of selected Credits of documentation submitted by a design and construction team. With four possible levels of certification (certified, silver, gold and platinum), LEED® is flexible enough to accommodate a wide range of green building strategies that best fit the constraints and goals of particular projects.
Why Certify?
GREEN REAL ESTATE
There is no question that issues of Mother Earth, ecology, global warming, sustainability and leaving our descendants a healthy environment of cleaner earth, air, water and food is important. I have been working with these essential concerns since I was very young and continue to build my expertise and offer it in the work I do as a REALTOR®.
Green Real Estate for me includes energy efficiency, water conservation, bioregional sustainable tree and fauna planting, agricultural land preservation and enhanced use for food sustainability, ‘Green Development and Building,’ Green Building Materials, sacred land sites, First Nations land rights and much more. I would be pleased to share information and concerns you have about how we can best build, renovate and protect our land and homes. Feng Shui and its implementation is extremely useful and practical in all these regards and I welcome the chance to speak with you about these matters.
You may also visit:
www.greentoolkit.ca
www.earthfuture.com/econews
www.nagab.org
www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca
www.crd.bc.ca
LEED® Canada Structure
The Prerequisites and Credits are organized in the five principal LEED® categories:
- Sustainable Sites
- Water Efficiency
- Energy and Atmosphere
- Materials and Resources
- Indoor Environmental Quality
Project ratings are certified by the CaGBC based on the total point score, following an independent review and audits of selected Credits of documentation submitted by a design and construction team. With four possible levels of certification (certified, silver, gold and platinum), LEED® is flexible enough to accommodate a wide range of green building strategies that best fit the constraints and goals of particular projects.
Why Certify?
- Establish recognized leadership in the green building sector
- Validate achievement through third party review
- Qualify for a growing array of state and local government incentives
- Contribute to a growing green building knowledge base
- Earn LEED Certification plaque and certificate
GREEN REAL ESTATE
There is no question that issues of Mother Earth, ecology, global warming, sustainability and leaving our descendants a healthy environment of cleaner earth, air, water and food is important. I have been working with these essential concerns since I was very young and continue to build my expertise and offer it in the work I do as a REALTOR®.
Green Real Estate for me includes energy efficiency, water conservation, bioregional sustainable tree and fauna planting, agricultural land preservation and enhanced use for food sustainability, ‘Green Development and Building,’ Green Building Materials, sacred land sites, First Nations land rights and much more. I would be pleased to share information and concerns you have about how we can best build, renovate and protect our land and homes. Feng Shui and its implementation is extremely useful and practical in all these regards and I welcome the chance to speak with you about these matters.
You may also visit:
www.greentoolkit.ca
www.earthfuture.com/econews
www.nagab.org
www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca
www.crd.bc.ca
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