LEED AP Homes case studies
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The LEED AP Homes credential is one of the LEED AP with specialty designations listed under Professional credentials on usgbc.org, alongside LEED Green Associate, LEED Green Rater and LEED Fellow. It is aimed at professionals who work on residential projects - architects, builders, raters, consultants and sustainability coordinators - and who need to apply the Homes rating system in practice rather than only understand LEED concepts generally. The LEED AP Homes case studies are 5 cases and about 5,462 words.
1The $6,500 Fireplace That Voids a Silver Rating
Northgate Builders has registered a 3,200 sq ft single-family house in Climate Zone 5 under LEED v4.1 Homes, performance path. The Green Rater's preliminary scorecard totals 51 points: Energy and Atmosphere 18, Indoor Environmental Quality 9, Water Efficiency 7, Materials and Resources 8, Location and Transportation 6, Sustainable Sites 3.
1,042 words, about 5 min2Floodplain Fringe and a Rain Garden That Cannot Fit
A 0.22-acre infill parcel (9,583 sq ft) sits four blocks from a bus route inside the city's designated priority-growth area. The site operated as a filling station from 1955 to 1988; the state issued a no-further-action letter for the upland portion after soil remediation, but the rear 0.09 acre lies in FEMA Zone AE with a base flood elevation of 812 ft.
1,119 words, about 6 min3Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars in Tucson
A 2,400 sq ft single-family house in Tucson, Arizona (Climate Zone 2B) is on the performance path for LEED v4.1 Homes. The preliminary HERS index is 62.
1,130 words, about 6 min41965 Ranch: Asbestos, Radon, and a Return Duct in the Garage
A 1,800 sq ft 1965 ranch in an EPA radon Zone 1 county is getting a 600 sq ft addition and a kitchen and bath remodel. The attached garage shares a wall and a passage door with the hall.
1,124 words, about 6 min5Forty Homes, Three Wrong Condensers, and Printed Brochures
A production builder has registered a 40-home LEED v4.1 Homes project and is using the sampling protocol. The Green Rater's rough-in verification covers a sample of 8 homes.
1,047 words, about 5 min