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Assessing LEED Credit Weighting: A Dual Perspective on Sustainable Construction and Educational Implications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Portland, Oregon

Publication Date

June 23, 2024

Start Date

June 23, 2024

End Date

July 12, 2024

Conference Session

Sustainability and Student Health in Construction Education

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

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Diversity

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Mohsen Goodarzi Ball State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-5011-5728

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Dr. Mohsen Goodarzi is an assistant professor of construction Management at Ball State University. He received his Ph.D. in Construction Management from Michigan State University in 2021. His research focuses on green building, sustainable built environment, life cycle costing, and construction education.

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Mohsen Garshasby Mississippi State University

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Mohsen Garshasby is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Building Construction Science at Mississippi State University. Dr. Garshasby is an architect, researcher, and educator who currently teaches collaborative studio(s) and environmental building systems within the College of Architecture, Art and Design at Mississippi State University.

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Abstract

This research investigates the relationship between Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) version 3 credit categories and the overall LEED score of multifamily residential projects to discern the actual contribution of each credit category in achieving the overall LEED score of the projects. The study compares the actual and the expected contribution of each category in achieving the overall LEED score to understand the success of this system in providing realistic and practical criteria for evaluating building sustainability and discuss the implications of the findings for sustainable construction education. Data regarding LEED-certified projects was collected from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) website and analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The results indicate that the actual contributions of Energy and Atmosphere, Sustainable Sites, and Indoor Environmental Quality align with their expected contributions, whereas inconsistencies are observed between the actual and expected contributions of Water Efficiency and Materials and Resources categories. These findings help sustainable construction educators use the lessons learned from current and past projects to highlight the potential barriers to achieving sustainability goals in construction and include strategies to overcome these barriers in the course curriculum.

Goodarzi, M., & Garshasby, M. (2024, June), Assessing LEED Credit Weighting: A Dual Perspective on Sustainable Construction and Educational Implications Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/46608

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