Green Building Design for LEED and other rating systems

Explore worldwide green building rating systems, led by LEED, and learn how a point-based framework evaluates design, construction, operations, and neighborhood development to improve energy, water, and materials efficiency.

Explore global green building rating systems—leed, green star, gbc, and breeam—their objectives, multi-stage certification, and core categories like energy, water, materials, health and well-being, and performance.

Explore worldwide green building rating systems, including Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 approach, Germany's DGNB, and India's GRIHA, emphasizing energy and water efficiency, local materials, and sustainability criteria.

Explore how building envelope materials, thermal mass, and orientation control heat transfer and storage, and apply heat transfer concepts, U-values, and climate zones to optimize roof and wall design.

Explore how the building envelope controls heat transfer through glazing and insulation to manage solar heat gain and energy use. Assess insulation options, R-values, moisture, and climate for proper application.

Analyze how air infiltration and exfiltration through leaks and stack effects impact building energy performance and occupant comfort, and prevent it with sealing, insulation, and moisture-control materials.

Explore lighting in green building design, covering lumen, luminance, glare, and visual comfort, and guide efficient source choices with smart controls to reduce energy use.

Explore hvac design for green buildings by examining chillers, their condenser, evaporative, and water-cooled types, compressor options, energy performance, and guidelines for energy-efficient selection.

Design green buildings by selecting chillers based on full and part-load performance, using variable speed drives and staged sequencing to optimize condenser water temperature and central plant efficiency.

Explore packaged and ductless DX HVAC options for green buildings, including rooftop and split package units, their sizing, direct expansion vs remote systems, and efficiency guidelines and pros and cons.

This lecture compares packaged and ductless hvac for green buildings, outlining roof-mounted single packages vs split systems, efficiency standards, and selection for small to mid-size projects.

Learn how building orientation and solar load, wind velocity, and climate conditions shape green building performance, with shading by trees, plantation, and natural ventilation strategies.

Explore how building orientation and shading strategies, tuned to tropical and cold climates, cut energy loads by controlling solar gain, wind effects, and daylight through glazing, cores, and atria.

Explore the role of pumping systems in green building design, focusing on centrifugal pumps, applications, and how pressure drop, friction, and pipe sizing influence energy use and life cycle costs.

Optimize green building pumping by using energy-efficient centrifugal pumps, maximizing temperature differences, and designing straight piping with close suction, while adopting variable speed drives to minimize losses and energy use.

Learn how refrigerants influence green building design by weighing global warming and ozone depletion potential, and identify environmentally friendly options like modern refrigerants to minimize environmental impact.

Explore radiant cooling as a low-energy substitute for vapor compression in green building design, using radiation-dominant heat transfer via ceiling or floor panels and water loops.

Compare space heating options for green buildings, emphasizing electrical resistance heating, heat pumps (air and ground source), and their energy efficiency, cost, and environmental impact.

Explore space heating with boilers powered by hydraulic energy, explain vertical boilers and water-tube boilers, and describe centralized hot water or steam distribution through insulated piping.

Enhance space heating boiler efficiency by trimming excess air, minimizing leaks, and recovering waste heat with economizers and regenerative exchangers for green building design.

Explore radiant floor heating, using floor-embedded electric coils or hydronic tubes to provide uniform, quiet heat. Consider design stage needs, insulation, and leak testing for reliable operation.

Explore energy management system concepts that integrate building management systems to monitor and optimize energy use, featuring auto start/stop, zone control, weather forecasting, and demand management.