The mission of C-Wise is education. We hope to educate ourselves out of business. Whether through LEED consulting or working with with clients to design green buildings or green communities we aim to contribute to transformation of the market towards a greener future.
LEED Consultation: individual meetings or full-service documentation and education, we can help you get your project certified
Desgin Services: we currently offer design services for small commerical buildings and residential.
Education: an hour or a day, we can customize courses to meet your business needs
Courses include: LEED Green Building Rating systems, Biomimicry, Green Building Design
LEED Consulting Services
The heart of the LEED Green Building Rating System is its checklist. The owner and design team should go through the checklist early in the project to check off which points the project thinks it can reasonably achieve.
The LEED-NC (New Construction) checklist is comprised of 69 points and 7 prerequisites. The 7 prerequisites MUST be met to achieve certification. They do not count towards the point count. The levels of certification are:
Certified 26-32 pts.
Silver 33-38 pts.
Gold 39-51 pts.
Platinum 52-69 pts.
LEED certification requires attention in the following areas:
Integration of LEED into the design process
Project Registration
Incorporation of LEED into the construction documents
Oversight of LEED compliance during construction
Documentation of LEED compliance via on-line templates, drawings, spreadsheets
Project Certification, submission of documentation and response to incomplete or audited points
LEED compliance should be reassessed throughout the project. Ideally, a single person oversees that LEED is being incorporated throughout the design and construction of the project. However, LEED is most successful when the whole team knows what goals are being pursued and how. This integration keeps design and construction overhead low, because time isn’t lost in last minute revisions or construction changes.
The role of the LEED Consultant will vary according to the knowledge level and experience of the project team. With a very experienced team, the Consultant may simply check in with the team a few times during design and construction and complete the paperwork for certification. On the opposite end, the Consultant may provide a lot of education and assistance to the team members during design and construction, including all the services listed below.
C-Wise Consulting seeks to anticipate the level of service that will be needed by the project team and customizes its services accordingly. We seek to educate the team as much as they are willing to listen, with the goal of making LEED part of common building practices.
C-Wise Consulting does not currently provide Energy Modeling nor Commissioning Services. These are specialized skills that require extensive experience with heating, ventilation, electrical and plumbing systems. We have worked with many skilled modelers and Commissioning Agents and would be happy to assist the owner in securing these services.
