Leed 3 project

The Living Building Challenge is a building certification program, that focus on define the most advance measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today.

The Challenge is comprised of seven performance categories called Petals: • Place • Water • Energy • Health and happiness • Materials • Equity • Beauty “Petals” are subdivided in a total of 20 imperatives, each of which focuses on an specific sphere of influence.

This compilation of Imperatives can be applied to almost every conceivable building project, of any scale and any location—be it a new building or an existing structure.

JAIME SOLANO/ LEED PROJECT

Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Lab (Living building challenge certificate 2.0)

• Site: it was built over the campus bio waste dumping area where trees and debris for a prior campus project.

• Water: it harvest 6,593 gal/yr from the local rain, and it uses 197.3 gal/yr.

• Energy: it uses photovoltaic panels to produce 38,994 KWh, and it only uses 19,090 KWh

• Health:

low-VOC and zero VOC materials and finishes, air changes every hour.

• Materials: Distance radius and density threshold limits

for red list compliant materials selections were challenging for the project and led to some creative solutions by the team.

• Beauty.

LIVING CHALLENGE GOALS

LEED

• FIX THE DAMAGE

• DO LESS HARM

• PETALS • LBC • NETZERO

• • • •

• BUILDING NEEDS TO ACHIVE NETZERO ENERGY USE

• BUILDING NEEDS TO IMPROVE ENERGY CONSUMPTION

WATER

• BUILDING NEEDS TO ACHIVE NETZERO WATER USE

• HIGH EFFICIENCY PLUMBING FIXTURES

LANDSCAPE

• LANDSCAPE NEEDS TO BE A SOURCE OF FOOD

• IRRIGATIO-FREE LANDSCAPING

MATERIALS

• DO NOT USE ANY MATERIAL FROM THE RED LIST

• USE OF ANY TYPE OF MATERIAL

CREDITS

• NO OPTIONAL CREDITS, EVERYTHING NEED TO BE ACOMPLISHED

• THERE ARE OPTIONAL CREDITS

CERTIFICATES.

The leed platinum requirements are lower than a petal requirement

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

GREEN SILVER GOLD PLATINUM