LEED Certification

Development of a comprehensive certification strategy

• Comprehensive audit of the project’s current solutions

• Development of a technical certification strategy with a detailed list of measures to be included in the project

Development of a building energy model

• Building an energy model in accordance with the international ASHRAE 90.1 standard

• Development of a strategy to optimize building energy consumption

Design consulting support

• Advising the design team on LEED requirements throughout the design process

• Systematic training of the project implementation team to ensure a complete understanding of LEED requirements and their successful implementation in the project

Construction consulting support

• Providing the general contractor with the required reporting forms

• Advising the general contractor’s team during construction

• Supporting facility commissioning to perform the required engineering-system acceptance procedures

Preparation of the complete certification documentation package

• Collection and adaptation of project documentation for submission to LEED review.

Communication with GBCI and administration of the certification process

• HPBS can act as the agent for your project and fully manage the certification-related administrative processes (payments, project registration, execution of agreements, etc.)

• Communication with GBCI reviewers throughout the review until a positive result for the target rating is obtained.

Additional services to improve the rating

• To improve the project rating, HPBS provides specialized services, including:

• Daylight modeling for the entire building

• Building life-cycle modeling (environmental-footprint calculation)

• Specialized acoustic calculations

• Enhanced commissioning of engineering systems at the commissioning stage