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Integrative process in the LEED rating system
From the course: Cert Prep: LEED Green Associate
Integrative process in the LEED rating system
- [Instructor] The integrative process credit was first introduced to the LEED rating system with LEED version four. By the comprehensive integrative process is comprised of all building systems, and its site as a whole. LEED Credit Integrative Process focuses on on the energy and water systems. LEED Credit Integrative Process encourages project teams to identify and use opportunities for synergies among water and energy systems from the pre-designed phase throughout all stages of the design process. The project team then uses this analysis to inform the owner's project requirements, base of design, and design and construction documents. The term owner's project requirements refers to a written document, that details the ideas, concepts, and criteria determined by the owner to be important to the success of the project. Basis of design is the information necessary to accomplish the owner's project requirements,…