What is LEED?

the Leadership in Energy and

the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design system or lead is a

Environmental Design system or lead is a

Environmental Design system or lead is a rating method that provides standards

rating method that provides standards

rating method that provides standards for environmentally friendly homes hi

for environmentally friendly homes hi

for environmentally friendly homes hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be

watchmojo.com and today we’ll be

watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about green renovations

learning more about green renovations

learning more about green renovations from the men who overhauled one of the

from the men who overhauled one of the

from the men who overhauled one of the most ecological buildings in North

most ecological buildings in North

most ecological buildings in North America I think a lot of people think of

America I think a lot of people think of

America I think a lot of people think of cars as the big kind of culprits in

cars as the big kind of culprits in

cars as the big kind of culprits in greenhouse gas emissions but buildings

greenhouse gas emissions but buildings

greenhouse gas emissions but buildings are really bad to you want to talk about

are really bad to you want to talk about

are really bad to you want to talk about that of it I’d say one of the most

that of it I’d say one of the most

that of it I’d say one of the most important thing about buildings isn’t

important thing about buildings isn’t

important thing about buildings isn’t how they’re built it’s where they are

how they’re built it’s where they are

how they’re built it’s where they are and here we’re in a pretty central

and here we’re in a pretty central

and here we’re in a pretty central neighborhood pretty much anything we

neighborhood pretty much anything we

neighborhood pretty much anything we need as far as services are within

need as far as services are within

need as far as services are within walking distance and that’s I think the

walking distance and that’s I think the

walking distance and that’s I think the way of future development is going to be

way of future development is going to be

way of future development is going to be to make pedestrian-friendly

to make pedestrian-friendly

to make pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods what is lead it’s a

neighborhoods what is lead it’s a

neighborhoods what is lead it’s a voluntary certification system that

voluntary certification system that

voluntary certification system that measures environmental performance of

measures environmental performance of

measures environmental performance of all types of buildings in this case a

all types of buildings in this case a

all types of buildings in this case a home why would you say that this isn’t

home why would you say that this isn’t

home why would you say that this isn’t important undertaking it’s important

important undertaking it’s important

important undertaking it’s important because people recognize the label

because people recognize the label

because people recognize the label labeling is a great idea because it’s

labeling is a great idea because it’s

labeling is a great idea because it’s true environmental performance before

true environmental performance before

true environmental performance before you have a label it’s it’s hard to say

you have a label it’s it’s hard to say

you have a label it’s it’s hard to say what really is green pretty much any

what really is green pretty much any

what really is green pretty much any builder can go ahead and say oh this is

builder can go ahead and say oh this is

builder can go ahead and say oh this is a super eco house and if there’s no one

a super eco house and if there’s no one

a super eco house and if there’s no one there to to measure how green it is then

there to to measure how green it is then

there to to measure how green it is then who knows you know you can get away with

who knows you know you can get away with

who knows you know you can get away with anything are there any kind of quick

anything are there any kind of quick

anything are there any kind of quick renovations that a homeowner can do to

renovations that a homeowner can do to

renovations that a homeowner can do to their own home to try to improve the eco

their own home to try to improve the eco

their own home to try to improve the eco friendliness energy efficiency is always

friendliness energy efficiency is always

friendliness energy efficiency is always the number one thing to target if you’re

the number one thing to target if you’re

the number one thing to target if you’re looking at environmental performance

looking at environmental performance

looking at environmental performance you’ve got an old leaky toilet losing a

you’ve got an old leaky toilet losing a

you’ve got an old leaky toilet losing a lot of water you can change it for a

lot of water you can change it for a

lot of water you can change it for a super efficient dual-flush toilet or

super efficient dual-flush toilet or

super efficient dual-flush toilet or just a very low flush toilet change your

just a very low flush toilet change your

just a very low flush toilet change your light bulbs to compact fluorescents when

light bulbs to compact fluorescents when

light bulbs to compact fluorescents when it’s time to paint your walls use either

it’s time to paint your walls use either

it’s time to paint your walls use either recycled or paint that doesn’t contain

recycled or paint that doesn’t contain

recycled or paint that doesn’t contain any volatile organic

any volatile organic

any volatile organic these are just simple things for your

these are just simple things for your

these are just simple things for your own health yeah I’d always say to look

own health yeah I’d always say to look

own health yeah I’d always say to look into municipal reclaim projects where

into municipal reclaim projects where

into municipal reclaim projects where you can go buy used materials and get

you can go buy used materials and get

you can go buy used materials and get creative with your next little

creative with your next little

creative with your next little renovation project