Executive Summary
Soft Cost Impacts
Soft costs were also evaluated based on two
different design team approaches. In the "Expert
Consultant" approach, the design team works with
Soft cost impacts were defined for LEED-related
specialized "green building" consultants, who guide
tasks that were above and beyond standard GSA
the LEED process and perform a number of
project requirements. Tasks were defined in two
LEED-specific tasks. In the "Experienced
categories:
Design/Construction Team" approach, all LEED
LEED Design Costs: Those tasks that increase
tasks are performed by the core design and
the design team's scope of work during the
construction management teams, who have
design and construction stages of a project
previous LEED project experience.
LEED Documentation Costs: Those tasks
The soft cost impacts for the twelve rating
associated with documenting and submitting a
scenarios are identified in Tables ES-2A and
LEED application to the U.S. Green Building
ES-2B.
Council.
As with the construction cost analysis, soft cost
impacts were defined for six Courthouse and six
Office Building rating scenarios.
NEW COURTHOUSE
TABLE ES-2A
(262,000 GSF, Base Construction Cost = 0/GSF)
Certified
Silver
Gold
1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
Low Cost
High Cost
Low Cost
High Cost
Low Cost
High Cost
LEED SOFT COST IMPACTS
EXPERT CONSULTANT APPROACH
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.41
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.46
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.41
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.55
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.61
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.80($/GSF)
EXPERIENCED DESIGN TEAM APPROACH
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.43
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.45
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.44
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.54
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.56
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.73($/GSF)
OFFICE BUILDING MODERNIZATION
TABLE ES-2B
(306,600 GSF, Base Construction Cost = 0/GSF)
Certified
Silver
Gold
1B
2B
3B
4B
5B
6B
Min. Facade
Full Facade
Min. Facade
Full Facade
Min. Facade
Full Facade
LEED SOFT COST IMPACTS
EXPERT CONSULTANT APPROACH
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.41
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.41
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.44
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.49
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.70
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.69($/GSF)
EXPERIENCED DESIGN TEAM APPROACH
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.35
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.35
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.38
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.44
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.59
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.58($/GSF)
As with the construction cost estimates, the soft
cost estimates reflect a number of GSA-specific
project assumptions. As such, the numbers must
be used with caution.
GSA LEED COST STUDY
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