10/14/2009

LEED,
Green Mark,
Green Building Index

By: Regina Ng, IEN Consultants

Presentation for Veritas

8 October 2009

Outline of Presentation
• Background
• Assessment Categories
• Scoring
• Certification Level
• Criteria

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The Big Picture:

Energy Impact per Person

Please guess
the top
energy consumptions?

Source:
“Sustainable Buildings – without the hot air” by David MacKay, Cambridge University, 2009

Benefits of Labelling Buildings

• Provides an objective framework to assess buildings on the same

platform

• Differentiate one building from another in the market

• Inform the tenants and public on the environmental benefits of the

building

• Discloses the additional effort and investment made by the

developer to achieve a green and high performance building

• Reduce risk of green-washing

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Background

LEED Green Mark GBI

• Launched by US Green  • Launched by Building  • Launched by PAM and 

Building Council in 1998 Construction Authority  ACEM in 2009
(BCA) in 2005
• Private driven • Private driven 
• Public driven with 
• Voluntary rating system  industry support • Voluntary rating system
but in some states, they 
have rating of public  • Mandatory rating system
buildings compulsory

Suite of Schemes
Building Life Cycle
DESIGN CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS
LEED
™Homes
™Neighbourhood Development (in pilot)
™Commercial Interiors
™Core and Shell
™New Construction
Existing Buildings
™Schools, Healthcare and Retail
Operations & Maintenance

Green Mark
™Residential
™Non residential
™Office Interior
™Landed Houses Existing Buildings
™Infrastructure

Green Building Index

™Residential
™Non residential

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Assessment Categories
LEED Green Mark GBI

Sustainable Site 
Sustainable Sites
Management & Planning

Water Efficiency Water Efficiency Water Efficiency

Energy Efficiency + 
Energy & Atmosphere Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy

Materials & Resources Environmental Protection Materials & Resources

Indoor Environmental 
Indoor Environmental Indoor Environmental 
Indoor Environmental Indoor Environmental 
Indoor Environmental
Quality Quality Quality

Innovation in Design Other Green Features Innovation

Points Allocation
Category LEED Green Mark GBI

Sustainable Sites 26 0 16

Water Efficiency 10 14 10

Energy & 
35 99 35
Atmosphere
Materials & 
14 11
Resources
Indoor 
Environmental  15 8 21
Quality
E i
Environmental 
l
32
Protection

Innovation in 
6 7 7
Design

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Scoring Methodology

180 Total of
120 pts
160 Bonus of 20
20 pts
140
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Total of  8
120 Total of  Min 20 pts/
106 pts 100 pts Max 50 Pts
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100 6
7
Bonus: Renewable Energy  15
21 14
Innovation  80 14
Indoor Environmental  Quality  11
60 26
Environmental Protection  16 Min 30 pts/
40 10 10 79 Max 50 Pts
Materials & Resources 
Sustainable Sites
20 35 35
Water Efficiency 
Energy Efficiency  0
LEED GBI Green Mark

Certification LEED Green Mark GBI

Level

Certified 40-49 50 to <75 50 to 65

Silver

(Green Mark 50-59

50 59 75 to <85
85 66 to 75
Gold)
Gold

(Green Mark 60-79 85 to <90 76 to 85

Goldplus)

Platinum 80 & above 90 and above 86 and above

Levels of
Certification

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™LEED
Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

sites Water Use Reduction

Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems
Minimum Energy Performance
Fundamental Refrigerant Management
Storage & Collection of Recyclables
Prre-requis
Minimum IAQ Performance
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control

™Green Mark
ETTV RTTV
U value of roof Air-conditioning system

Air-tightness and Leakage Artificial Lighting

Ventilation Electrical Sub-metering

Illuminance Level

™Green Building Index

No pre-requisites spelt out explicitly

Criteria- Site
Sustainable Sites (LEED)

Sustainable Site Planning & Management (GBI)

Environmental Protection (Green Mark)

• For all 3 systems, there is emphasis on public transport

access and provision of greenery/landscaping to
improve micro-climate comfort.

• For LEED and GBI, emphasis on site selection to

minimise automobile emissions

• For LEED and GBI, most criteria overlap except for

Workers’ Site Amenities for GBI

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Criteria- Water
Water Efficiency (LEED)

Water Efficiency(GBI)

Water Efficiency (Green Mark)

• For LEED and GBI, more performance based approach

towards total volume of potable water reduced

• For Green Mark, more feature based.

• More emphasis on water conservation in Green Mark, also

including
g non-process
p water ((cooling
g tower))

• But in Green Mark and GBI, emphasis on monitoring for

leakage but not in LEED.

100%

Criteria- Energy 90%

80%
Cumulative percentile

70%
Energy & Atmosphere (LEED) 60% Malaysia
50% (41 office
40% buildings)
30%
Energy & Efficiency(GBI) 20%
Singapore
(95 office
10% buildings)
0%

Energy Efficiency (Green Mark) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Energy Efficiency Index (kWh/m2/year)
400 450

• For LEED and GBI, looks at overall energy reduction as a

indicator and award points for it

• Green Mark focuses more on reducing energy consumption for

the various systems

• In Green Mark, there are pre-requisites of achieving certain

energy reduction to obtain the higher rating

• GBI places more emphasis on commissioning and maintenance

• All 3 systems now require measurement & verification of energy

performance after occupancy

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Criteria- Materials & Resources

Materials & resources (LEED)

Materials & Resources(GBI)

Environmental Protection (Green Mark)

• All 3 systems look into reducing waste during construction and

reducing waste after occupancy

• GBI and Green Mark looks into sustainable construction methods

explicitly but not LEED.

• LEED and GBI have most of the criteria overlapping each other

• There is focus on certified wood and regional materials for LEED

and GBI

Criteria- Indoor Environmental Quality

IEQ(LEED)

IEQ(GBI)

IEQ (Green Mark)

• All 3 systems look into reducing indoor air pollutants at source

• Greater emphasis on IEQ both during construction and after

occupancy by LEED and GBI

• LEED and GBI also recognizes the value of individual

controllability daylight and views to outside
controllability,

• Only LEED does not cover internal noise level

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ers each
™LEED
LEED Accredited Professional (AP) guide design team on requirements
and facilitate the design and construction submittals
ating systtem? Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) provides 3rd party evaluation and
certification of the project
Who administe

™Green Mark
Green Mark Manager/Green Mark Professional guide the design team on the
requirements and facilitate design and construction submittals

Building Construction Authority (BCA) provides the 3rd party evaluation

and certification of the project

™Green Building Index

ra

GBI Facilitator guides design team and facilitates the design and construction
submittals

GBI Certifier will evaluate the project submittals and GSB will issue the
final certification

Certification Process
LEED Green Mark GBI

Schematic Design: Pre- Schematic Design: Pre- Design Phase: First Assessment
certification Assessment (only assessment to establish with Issuance of Provisional
for Core & Shell) feasibility Certificate
Completion and Verification
Design Phase: First Assessment
Assessment: Final Assessment
D i Ph
Design Phase: Fi
Firstt A
Assessmentt with
ith iissuance off P
Provisional
i i l
(can extend up to 12 months or
Certificate
not < 50% occupancy)
Need to conduct measurements
to verify all the performance
Completion: Final Assessment Completion: Final Assessment criteria are met before issuance
of certification

For Goldplus and Platinum

Provide on
on-going
going performance projects need to demonstrate
projects,
data to maintain certification (for actual energy savings after Triennial Certification
at least 5 years) occupancy to obtain final
certificate

Triennial Certification

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Cost of Assessment (New Buildings-Commercial)

Floor Area (sq ft) LEED Green Mark GBI

Registration Fee 2052 RM No No

Pre-certification Fees
(only for Core and 11,970 RM No No
Shell)

<50,000 sq ft 7,695 RM 24,438 RM 10,000 RM

50,000-500,000 sq ft 0.15RM/ sq ft
40,000 RM 32,000 RM
(500,000 sq ft) 75,000RM

>500,000 sq ft 76,950 RM 53,000RM 45,000RM

MEGA Projects
No Project basis Project basis
(>1,000,000 sq ft)

Thank you

ANY QUESTIONS?

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Appendix

Comparison of Criteria
Assessment Criteria LEED Green Mark GBI
Site
Construction Activity Pollution Prevention • •
Site Selection • •
Development Density & Community Connectivity • •
B
Brownfield Redevelopment
fi ld R d l t • •
Public Transport Access • • •
Provision of bicycle racks & shower rooms • • •
Limit Parking Capacity • •
Preferred parking for low‐emitting fuel efficient cars • •
Protection & Restoration of Habitat • •
Maximize Open Space • •
Storm‐water Quantity Control • •
Storm‐water Quality Control • •
Heat Island Non roof • •
H
Heat Island Roof
I l dR f • •
Light Pollution Reduction •
Greenery Provisions •
Restoration & Preservation of Trees •
Workers' Site Amenities •
Building User Guide (LEED only for Core and Shell) • • •

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Comparison of Criteria

Water Efficiency LEED Green Mark GBI

Water Efficient Landscaping • • •

Innovative Wastewater technologies • •

Water Use Reduction •

Water Efficient Fittings • • •

Water Usage & Leak Detection • •

Water Consumption of Cooling Tower
f l •

Rainwater Harvesting •

Water Recycling •

Comparison of Criteria

Energy & Atmosphere LEED Green Mark GBI

Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems •
Minimum Energy Performance
Minimum Energy Performance • • •
Fundamental Refrigerant Management • • •
Optimize Energy Performance • • •
On‐site renewable energy • • •
Enhanced Commissioning • •
Enhanced Refrigerant Management • • •
Measurement & Verification • • •
Green Power •
OTTV/ETTV • •
Electrical & Tenant Sub‐metering • •
Post‐Occupancy Commissioning •
Lighting Zoning •
Sustainable Maintenance •

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Comparison of Criteria

Materials & Resources LEED Green Mark GBI

Storage & Collection of Recyclables • • •
Building Re‐use • •
Construction Waste Management • • •
Materials Re‐use • •
Recycled Content • • •
Regional Materials • •
Rapidly renewable materials •
Certified Wood • •

Energy & Water Reduction During Construction •
Sustainable Construction •
Compost from recycled horticulture waste • • •
CONQUAS/QLASSIC • •
ISO 14000 Certified firms •

Comparison of Criteria
Indoor Environmental Quality LEED Green Mark GBI
Minimum IAQ Performance • • •
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control • • •
Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring • • •
Increased Ventilation • •
Construction IAQ Management Plan During Construction • •
Construction IAQ Management Plan Before Occupancy • •
Low Emitting Adhesives & Sealants • • •
Low Emitting Paints & Coatings • • •
Low Emitting Flooring Systems • • •
Low Emitting Composite Wood and Agrifibre Products • • •
Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control • •
Controllability of Lighting • •
Controllability of Thermal Comfort • •
Thermal Comfort Design • • •
Thermal Comfort Verification • •
Daylight Level • •
Views • •
Internal noise level
l i l l • •
High Frequency Ballasts • •
Mold Prevention •
Air change effectiveness •
Daylight Glare •
Electric Lighting Level •
Post Occupancy Comfort Survey •

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