Reinventing Green Building

Why Certification Systems Don’t Save Enough Carbon

and What We Can Do About It

Jerry Yudelson, PE, LEED Fellow• One of the first ten LEED trainers in the US in 2001; trained

4,000 industry professionals in the LEED system through 2008.

• Named to the inaugural class of LEED Fellows in 2011. • A sustainability and green building consultant since 2006,

with a focus on introducing new technologies into green buildings.

• In 2014 and 2015 president of the Green Building Initiative.• The most widely published author in the green building

space, with 14 books to his credit since 2006.• Author of the new book, Reinventing Green Building, a

comprehensive look at what can be done to accelerate green building adoption &innovation over the next decade.

Green Building Since 1990

LEED (US) & BREEAM Cert’s

Growth/Decline of LEED

Last 6 Years of US Green Buildings

Net Result?

Net Result?

Will LEEDv4 Make a Difference?

The 2030 Challenge

Conclusions?

• LEED won’t scale fast enough to make a difference

• We need a new approach that’s far more cost-effective & focused on outcomes, not inputs

• A new approach MUST use IoT, Big Data analytics, mobile computing and disclosure

• This approach can cut certification costs 10x – 100x & bring 50% of buildings online by 2025

Convergence: IT, Real Estate, Energy & Sustainability

Building Automation Offers Solution

Result: Intelligent Buildings

Cloud Computing Platforms

Building Data Platforms

Courtesy Switch Automation Inc.

Microsoft Smart Campus

Zero Net Energy Must be the Goal

Chip Away Unneeded Complexity!

Green + Productive Workplace

Courtesy: Bob Best and Simone Skopek, Jones Lange LaSalle

Sustainable KPIs

The Edge, Amsterdam

Highest Scoring BREEAM Building (2015), 27,000 sensors

How We Can Move Ahead…

Conclusion: It’s Time For…

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