Ecoreal Solutions

𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝘃𝟱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀: 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Global temperatures have risen about 1.3 degrees since pre-industrial times, which means that even if we were to globally cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero tomorrow, some amount of global climate destabilization would still occur.

LEED v5 takes these stressors on our infrastructure and built environment into account with the new framework requiring climate resilience.

Depending on what part of the world your project is in, climate impacts will vary.

Some regions are likely to experience flooding or storms, so strategies such as bioswales, raised first floors and drainage systems will be more important while in fire prone areas, buildings might require fireproof materials, fire breaks and additional emergency management planning.

Strategies to manage heat and conserve energy will be important for resiliency in most of the world.
This means that on site renewables, green roofs and high albedo building materials will continue to play a part in a resilient building future.

Read the USGBC's report below for details:https://www.usgbc.org/sites/default/files/GreenBuildingClimResil.pdf

𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝘃𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆?

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝘃𝟱?
LEED v5 significantly changes the priorities, viewing buildings as a holistic, interconnected system as opposed to a series of discrete decisions. Instead of focusing predominantly on operational efficiency, the new set of LEED v5 standard will focus on decarbonization, requiring tracking of both embodied and operational carbon. Within the framework, there is a heavy push toward all electric designs and a mandate for carbon monitoring and 25 year carbon projections.

Prior any tallying of points for credits, mandatory carbon, climate resilience and human impact assessments will need to be completed.

The entire lifecycle of the building will now be considered. Moving away from a one and done certification approach, LEED v5 will require that design metrics actually align with the operational reality over time.

Are you ready? Or just confused?

Either way, at ecoREAL Solutions & Green Canary Software, we are here to help simplify the process.

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: Design for a low input day to day

Throughout a building's lifespan, it will use energy to heat, cool and power the day to day.

Much of our energy comes from fossil fuels so minimizing energy consumption and maximizing renewables is key

This can be achieved by:

𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀
Optimizing building orientation, window to wall ratios and high performance insulation

𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Reducing or eliminating the use of fossil fuel combustion for energy. This includes avoiding natural gas heat and installing solar

𝗢𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲:
Thermal storage or batteries can reduce need for coal based energy from the grid