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Adoption of Leed as a Green Building Rating System in Nigeria
ARC 879: PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDIES
2012
Adoption of LEED® as a Green Building Rating System in Nigeria
Going Green In Nigeria
OMOEFE AGHIMIEN
119051038

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Green building rating systems are in a state of constant flux and often differ from region to region. Regardless, fundamental principles persist from which the rating system is derived. These include sustainable sites and structure design efficiency, water efficiency, energy efficiency, materials efficiency, indoor environmental quality, operations and maintenance optimization, innovation and design process, waste and toxic reduction etc. The essence of green building is an optimization of one or more of these principles.
The green building rating system, LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a designation developed by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), which is the dominant system in the United States and Canada, is a strong contender for adoption in Nigeria for it encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
LEED-based green design not only makes a positive impact on public health and the environment, it also reduces operating costs, enhances building and organizational marketability, potentially increases occupant productivity, and helps create a sustainable community.
Currently, there are nine (9) LEED® rating systems to address various project types such as; * LEED for New Construction (NC) * LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (EB: O&M) * LEED for Commercial Interiors (CI) * LEED for Core & Shell (CS) * LEED for Schools (SCH) * LEED for Retail * LEED for Healthcare (HC) * LEED for Homes * LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND) LEED® certification is a credit-based rating system, with different levels of certification awarded


References: Adegbile M.B.O. (2011). Development of a Green Building Rating System for Nigeria. Adegbile M.B.O. (2011). Project Feasibility Studies lecture notes. Aubree, A.(2009). BREEAM International. Retrieved from http://www.fsr.is/lisalib/getfile.aspx?itemid=4690;www.breglobal.com; Anne Aubree, BREEAM Europe Manager, BRE Global Kando, P Kubba, S. (2010). LEED® Practices, Certification, and Accreditation Handbook . DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-85617-691-0.00004-7 www.wikipedia.org(Green building regulations and operations).
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