Leed-hqe

[jcr92]

Hello,

I'm new on this forum, and am making research on the LEED system. Does anybody knows if some of the LEED credits are hard to apply outside the US? I'm in France (HQE system, and where LEED is not common), and am looking for the main differences between the two systems. Does anybody knows the difference between the calculation systems?

thank you.

[JOBBOSSC3]

Personally, I'm not at all familiar with the "HQE" System. You'd have to take them and compare side by side, credit by credit.
It would be a long and painstaking exercise, I would imagine.
I know that LEED is used, or at least it is being introduced in Italy, but I haven't seen anything for France.

JOBBOSSC3 / DFW TX / FRI JULY 16, 2010 / 9:06 CDT

[jcr92]

Yes, I will have to do that and I will certainly have a lot of questions.

The first Minimum program requirement is " Must comply with federal, state and local environmental laws".

Do the US laws apply for a project abroad? Or is it the local law?
What kind of documents do we have to send to prove that we respect this requirement?

Thanks.

[faramir02]

I'm sure local laws would be applicable. There is no documentation that I know of required.

It's more of a CYA note for USGBC. It would be embarrassing if a building violated basic environmental laws and was LEED rated. If they find that environmental law was violated then it's grounds for them to revoke the building's LEED rating. Having the note gives them legal grounds to taketh away and avoid a lawsuit.

[jcr92]

With an AP, a project can earn a point in "Innovation in Design". This point is earned if the AP is a principal team member. What does principal mean?

If there is only one AP in a company, can this company earn a credit in all projects if the AP is put as a team member in all projects???

When a LEED project begin, can the owner start to communicate about the LEED certification for his building before certification is earned?

thank you.

[faramir02]

Oh boy. Your questions are weird. I think you're generally confused about the whole process and none of my answers are going to do much to help you. I'd like to help you but you really need to spend more time on self study.

Originally Posted by jcr92

With an AP, a project can earn a point in "Innovation in Design". This point is earned if the AP is a principal team member. What does principal mean?

Don't over think stuff. You're making it too confusing. AP worked on the project. Check, point earned. To my knowledge every project has earned this point. It's more of an incentive to get people to take the test.

Originally Posted by jcr92

If there is only one AP in a company, can this company earn a credit in all projects if the AP is put as a team member in all projects???

Again, don't over think things. If an AP is a team member the point is earned. The AP can be the building Owner, Architect, Engineer, Consultant, Construction Manager, Contractor. Any team member involved in the project. I know one Consultant that has worked on over 100 LEED projects. If nothing says you can't do something or there isn't a limit then why is this a question.

Originally Posted by jcr92

When a LEED project begin, can the owner start to communicate about the LEED certification for his building before certification is earned?

I have no idea what you're trying to say. The Owner is the one who pays to earn certification. They say what level of rating they want. They write the check to pay for the extra design and material costs of earning the points. Architects don't earn LEED out of generousity and suprise the Owner with the building's rating. The desire to initiate the LEED certification process begins with the Owner, usually when they're just dreaming about wanting to build a new building. Who they hire is usually based on who they think is most likely to get them the LEED rated building, within the budget.

I'm not trying to be rude but your questions sound more like a reporter trying to throw together a story on a subject they know nothing about rather than someone interested in learning about LEED. If you want to learn LEED read thru some of the thousands of articles, websites, blogs, postings on LEED.

I see 25 AP's in France. Contact one of them. Buy them a coffee or lunch and in 1 hour you should have a lot of these starter questions answered.
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