Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Feb 2010
An Analysis of LEED and BREEAM Assessment Methods for Educational Institutions
An Analysis of LEED and BREEAM Assessment Methods for Educational Institutions
M.St. IDBE, LEED AP Email treed@art.umass.edu ,
P.Eng., Ph.D. Email clouston@nrc.umass.edu ,
Ph.D. Email simih@nrc.umass.edu , and
Page Range: 132 – 154
DOI: 10.3992/jgb.5.1.132
This study examines the differences between two environmental assessment methods for the K-12 education sector: the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED Schools Version 3.0 and the British Research Establishment's (BRE) BREEAM Education issue 2.0. Credit requirements are compared side-by-side and against recommendations from researchers in areas such as acoustics, lighting and indoor environment quality. Strengths in the two schemes and areas for improvement are highlighted, with acknowledgement that each scheme offers components and techniques from which the other could benefit.Abstract
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