Green Living manages the LEED process, facilitating an integrated the design process and assisting design teams in exploring cost effective and innovative design alternatives.  We assess the long-term costs and benefits associated with individual design measures and with the building design as a whole. Our process results in efficient and fruitful decision-making, and the achievement of sustainable design goals that complement and further the client's mission.

Below is a partial list of services for LEED Administration. The scope of services varies depending on the project/ building and LEED certification level sought.:

Providing LEED training for Team members, staff, and contractors to facilitate the certification process.
Advise and review building detail to determine feasibility of LEED Certification for the project.
Advise and assist in determining which points to pursue to achieve certification based on budgetary requirements and goals.
Organize and coordinate the LEED Team for documentation and process management.
Provide LEED Team members with direction, sample documents and templates, and resources.
Direct LEED Team members to all applicable CIRs (Credit Interpretation Rulings) relevant to the project.
Conduct required LEED meetings with LEED Team and Commissioning Agent.
Identify the appropriate LEED rating system. I.e LEED NC (single application/ multiple) vs LEED CS vs LEED CI vs LEED ND etc.
Identify prerequisites and credits the project has achieved and clarify what needs to be done where non compliance is an issue.
Identify and outline what needs to be done for additional credits.
Identify Innovation in Design Credits
Create a task matrix that identifies key players and their responsibilities as relates to LEED design and certification.
Provide support and assisstance in understanding LEED credit requirements
Provide support to key team members in preparing letter templates.
Guide and manage the project team throughout the entire process.
Managed the LEED Online process.
Review letter templates and submittals as requested.
Assist the team in responding to comments during the review process.

Fees for LEED Administration services varies depending on the complexity of the project, LEED certification level targeted, size of the project, and the scope required during the certification process.

Industry wide, typical fees can range between 0.8%-1.3% of construction costs.
The higher the certification level sought the more labor is required in researching and managing the additional credits.

Note that on projects that are considering LEED certification after design has been completed and in construction documents phase, the process has added difficulties and we will work with the project team to identify them. While complex, we have been able to guide the team through scenarios like these. Projects that are not designed to LEED criteria from the begining are more difficult to administer and the scope of work has a tendency to change dramatically.

Related Services:

• Fundamental Commissioning (LEED EA Prereq1)- Design phase, Construction Phase, Post-Acceptance
• Enhanced Commissioning (LEED EA C3)
• Retro-Commissioning
• Energy Auditing
• Energy Modeling (LEED EA Prereq 2 and EA C1)
• Energy Value Analysis
• Thermal Engineering Modeling
• Daylighting Analysis (LEED EQ 8.1 & 8.2)
• LEED Design Consulting for all LEED Products (LEED MR)
• Facilitation of Eco-Charrettes, with a Focus on Team Integration, Systems, and Strategies
• Indoor Air Quality Testing (LEED EQ C3.2)
• Green Specifications and Materials Research Real-Time Tool
• Fundamental Commissioning (LEED EA Prereq1)- Design phase, Construction Phase, Post-Acceptance