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Subcontractor Involvement in LEED Building Projects
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system has gained increasing attention during the past decade. Many papers and books describe the owner, designer, and general contractor's roles in LEED building projects, but almost no research has been conducted to investigate the role of subcontractors in this process. This paper describes a study aimed at exploring subcontractor involvement in LEED building projects so as to fill in the knowledge gap and to provide information for future research studies. In this research, interviews with several leading general contractors in the Pacific Northwest are conducted to find out the general contractor's perspective about this issue, and a case study, the Oregon State University Linus Pauling Science Center, is used to illustrate subcontractor involvement in gaining every LEED credit. The results show that subcontractor involvement depends on the trade and the contracting method used for the project. It is also suggested that the knowledge of subcontractors regarding LEED does not limit their ability to perform LEED projects, and education for subcontractors will be helpful but not necessary in terms of LEED.
Subcontractor Involvement in LEED Building Projects
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system has gained increasing attention during the past decade. Many papers and books describe the owner, designer, and general contractor's roles in LEED building projects, but almost no research has been conducted to investigate the role of subcontractors in this process. This paper describes a study aimed at exploring subcontractor involvement in LEED building projects so as to fill in the knowledge gap and to provide information for future research studies. In this research, interviews with several leading general contractors in the Pacific Northwest are conducted to find out the general contractor's perspective about this issue, and a case study, the Oregon State University Linus Pauling Science Center, is used to illustrate subcontractor involvement in gaining every LEED credit. The results show that subcontractor involvement depends on the trade and the contracting method used for the project. It is also suggested that the knowledge of subcontractors regarding LEED does not limit their ability to perform LEED projects, and education for subcontractors will be helpful but not necessary in terms of LEED.
Subcontractor Involvement in LEED Building Projects
Zhang, Fan (author) / Gambatese, John (author)
International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction (ICSDC) 2011 ; 2011 ; Kansas City, Missouri
ICSDC 2011 ; 391-397
2012-01-04
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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