Materials and Resources – Green Building Technology

Explore the LEED v4 BD+C credits or criteria, which address the building material life-cycle and encourage existing building reuse and preservation, as well as the extraction, processing, transport, maintenance, and disposal of building materials. This course goes over each prerequisite and credit one by one, explaining the technical requirements and strategies that will help you get those credits.

The Materials category is concerned with the conservation of natural resources and the use or reuse of materials and structures to have the least environmental impact. The construction sector has a significant impact on the environment. It accounts for the consumption of approximately 40% of the raw stone, gravel, and sand used worldwide annually, 25% of the raw timber, and the associated embodied carbon emissions for such materials.

Eco-friendly construction materials can contribute to reducing adverse impacts on the environment and creating sustainable buildings that promote the health and well-being of their occupants.

The practise questions were prepared by Krishnaji Pawar, CEO and founder of Beyond Smart Cities.

specialises in developing sustainable design strategies for Green Building Certification Systems (LEED, GSAS, ACP, ISO 14001:2015, etc.), Energy Management, Energy Efficiency, Energy Audit, Building Commissioning, Environmental Impact Assessment, and Environmental Management Systems.

The challenge that project teams confront is to educate themselves on the most recent technical criteria and implementation methodologies for LEED version 4. This course will walk you through each of the credits for the Materials and Resources category of the LEED v4 BD+C Rating Systems in a step-by-step manner.

By expanding your current knowledge of the LEED requirements, referenced standards, related credits, and implementation methodologies, you can save time, money, and frustration on your project. You will examine situations, technology, case studies, and computations from the real world and determine how well they demonstrate best practises.

Key Learning Objectives

1. Recognize how LEED’s goals for product transparency and optimization are reflected in credit requirements.
2. Recognize how the credit requirements support a life-cycle approach to building material selection.
3. Recognize how credit requirements lead to higher-performing buildings and market transformation.
4. Understand the credit intents and requirements of the Materials and Resources credits
5. Recognize potential strategies and relevant team members for achieving credits
6. Understand basic documentation considerations
7. Recognize tools and resources for applying credits to building projects

Who this course is for:

• People seeking an in-depth understanding of the Materials and Resources categories in the LEED rating systems
• Sustainability managers, sustainability engineers, facility and business managers, industrial engineers, supply chain professionals, utility officials, consultants, contractors, financial officers, and people who work for energy service companies become more aware of and skilled at finding and putting into action the best strategies for a sustainable site.
• Architects, urban planners, and landscape professionals
• for students who need a deeper insight into materials and resources with respect to LEED.
• Looking to gain employment in sustainability or green building development? This sector is booming.

By examining the whole life cycle of a product, from raw material extraction through end-of-life management, we can identify new opportunities to decrease environmental impacts, conserve resources, and lower prices. A product may be altered such that it is created with different, fewer, less harmful, and more durable materials, for instance. It is meant to be easily disassembled after its useful life has ended.

The manufacturer maintains a relationship with its customers to ensure optimal product use, maintenance, and return at the end of the product’s life. This assists the manufacturer in identifying the evolving needs of their customers, in fostering customer loyalty, and in mitigating material supply risk. In addition, the manufacturer has a similar relationship with its suppliers, which enables it to respond more swiftly to changing customer expectations and reduce environmental consequences throughout the supply chain.