Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
LEED@UHGConsulting.com
(303) 565-2131
UHG Consulting would like to congratulate its latest client on receiving LEED certification, the Colorado Convention Center.
UHG Consulting provides a menu of options for organizations wishing to achieve LEED certification. UHG can tailor its involvement to your needs, by project managing every facet of the LEED project, providing support to staff performing the heavy lifting of LEED, or becoming involved in specific LEED credits. Below is a sample of LEED services UHG can perform (click on each to expand):
- Pre-Application Project Analysis
If LEED certification is a goal for your organization but you're unsure how achievable it is for your building, UHG can help with a Pre-Application Project Analysis. This analysis is a 1-2 month study of a property to determine where it stands in relation LEED. UHG will meet with staff and collect data from the property to accurately estimate:
- How many credits a property can achieve
- How long the certification process will take
- What LEED certification will cost
- What steps need to occur before the performance period can begin
- LEED Project Manager
The LEED process relies heavily on the documentation of the project by a local source. The creation of this documentation can be very time consuming and precise, thus most organizations hire an experienced firm like UHG to manage the process as LEED Project Manager. In this role, UHG normally works alongside the property management, engineering staff, and third party contractors in the following roles:
- Manages the entire LEED process
- Coordinates team work loads
- Fills in the gaps and works in the trenches with clients
- Minimizes client staff time spent on LEED certification
- LEED Project Coordinator
Some organizations have the bandwidth to perform the numerous tasks required for LEED. These organizations wish to have someone coordinating their work efforts and providing LEED templates for staff to fill in. For these organizations, UHG acts as Project Coordinator:
- Manages the entire LEED process
- Coordinates team work loads
- Provides fill-in-the-blank LEED templates
- LEED Credit Expert
For clients in need of help on individual credits, UHG will provide specific support as needed. Examples include:
- Execution of the LEED Custodial Effectiveness Assessment
- Performance of a LEED Waste Audit
- Creation of LEED-specific surveys
- LEED Maintenance
For clients who have achieved LEED certification, UHG offers LEED maintenance. Our experience shows maintaining careful LEED documentation in the months following certification makes for a much smoother re-certification process. As part of our LEED maintenance package, UHG will:
- Perform regularly scheduled LEED check-ups
- Maintain LEED policies
- Perform yearly reporting on credits previously achieved
- Ask a LEED Expert
Have a LEED question and not sure where to turn? Send us your LEED questions at LEED@UHGConsulting.com (or call toll-free, 877-452-5237, ext. 131) and one of our LEED experts will assist you.
What is LEED?
LEED, which stands for "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design," is an independent, non-profit, third-party rating system established by the United States Green Building Council. The LEED rating system is completely voluntary and consensus-based, incorporating both established industry principles and innovative environmental technology.