Services

What is LEED?

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 can reasonably achieve.

The LEED-NC (New Construction) checklist is comprised of 110 points and 8 prerequisites. The 8 prerequisites must be met to achieve certification. They do not county towards the point-count. The levels of certification are:

Certified (40-49 pts.)
Silver (50-59 pts.)
Gold (60-79 pts.)
Platinum (80+ pts.)

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LEED Consulting

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. This is the benefit of hiring a LEED Consultant.

However, LEED is most successful when the whole team knows what goals are pursued, how they are being pursued, and are committed to achieving them. This integration keeps design and construction overhead low because time isn't lost in last-minute revisions or construction changes.

LEED certification requires:

- 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 online templates, drawings, and spreadsheets
- Project Certification, submission of documentation and response to incomplete or audited points

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C-Wise Consulting

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 specializes in assisting projects to achieve green building certification under the LEED certification program. LEED can be an effective tool for engaging all parties in a conversation around sustainability. It helps the team track their progress and assists with accountability. The value of LEED to a project is commensurate to the team's commitment to sustainability. C-Wise strives to bring measurable and verifiable value to every project. C-Wise also provides green design services for residential and small commercial remodel projects.

LEED Consulting Services

Sustainability Consulting for Architectural Firms

C-Wise Design and Consulting provides sustainability consulting services to architecture firms looking to more fully integrate architectural and building sustainability into the firm's culture. Services include:

Determining barriers to full sustainability integration into a firm through focus groups, surveys, and/or workshops
Identifying appropriate sustainability concepts and strategies necessary for the firm to understand and implement
Strategies to establishing sustainability as a core aspect of the firm's culture
Recommending tools and resources for continuing firm-wide sustainability education that works best in the firm's current infrastructure
Survey progress tracking