Aug. 10, 2011: Carrier Provides Commercial Building Designers/Owners With Guide to Earn LEED Credits
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrier Corp. has published a new guide for commercial building designers and owners on earning credits toward Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) green building certification. The 2011 edition of its technical paper, Carrier Products and LEED Certification, serves as a blueprint to how high-performance HVAC systems can help building owners earn credits for LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations™ (LEED for New Construction) and LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance™ (LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M) in North America.
The 52-page guide provides an overview of the various LEED credits related to HVAC, and then details how assembling the right HVAC system can help achieve those credits as HVAC systems can impact 40 percent of the available LEED points through two of the six rating point categories — Energy & Atmosphere (EA) and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ).