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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the links Marcus.
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have scanned the Langdon document
and even looked at later articles written on the topic. They agree that
the Langdon study is more comprehensive but still gravitate towards the costing
provided by the American Chemistry Council. My take on the matter is that the
real issue here is not whether LEED certification costs more, but how much does
it cost: both in terms of time and expense.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Paul Hay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marcus
Sheffer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 08, 2009 11:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> paul.hay@phcjamaica.com; Bldg-Sim<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] Cost of LEED certification<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Anyone’s first LEED
project requires an investment of time to learn how to do it. This
learning curve is somewhat steep but once you learn how to do, actually doing
it takes considerably less time. Outside soft costs (commissioning,
energy modeling and LEED documentation) if you are spending a dime more for
construction costs than conventional for LEED Certified or Silver then you have
made an optional choice or are not properly applying the system. Many
projects attain the Gold certification level without an increase in
construction costs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There have been several cost
studies over the years than do not show that LEED requires the type of
investment purported by the American Chemistry Council. Here are some
links:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.cap-e.com/publications/default.cfm">http://www.cap-e.com/publications/default.cfm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.davislangdon.com/USA/Research/ResearchFinder/2007-The-Cost-of-Green-Revisited/">http://www.davislangdon.com/USA/Research/ResearchFinder/2007-The-Cost-of-Green-Revisited/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The Davis Langdon study above is
far more thorough and comprehensive than the much older ACC report which relies
on a considerable amount of early anecdotal evidence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In many respects the cost of
LEED comes down to what you assign to LEED as an “extra”
cost. Many teams have figured out how to neutralize even the added soft
costs through an integrative design process. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Marcus Sheffer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>7group <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>P. Hay<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 08, 2009 11:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bldg-Sim<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] Cost of LEED certification<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I recall someone once asked about the time needed to be
spent on LEED certification. Well, I have just come across a report
prepared by Northbridge Environmental Management Consultants
<http://www.nbenvironmental.com> entitled <u>Analyzing the Cost of
obtaining LEED Certification</u>, which is available online at the following
link: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/for_communities/LEED_links/AnalyzingtheCostofLEED.pdf">http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/for_communities/LEED_links/AnalyzingtheCostofLEED.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>It indicates that the documentation takes 226 working hours
on average to prepare and costs between US$8,000 - US$70,000 per project: the
first project costing between US$30,000 - US$60,000.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Paul Hay<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Managing Partner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>PAUL HAY Capital Projects<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Strategic Facility Planning and Implementation<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>15a Cassia Park Road<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kingston 10<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Jamaica, W.I.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>tel: 1 (876) 756-0631<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>cel: 1 (876) 324-4274<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>fax: 1 (876) 756-0631<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>web: www.phcjamaica.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>e-mail: paul.hay@phcjamaica.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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