Section 4: LEED-Related Soft Costs
Experienced Design / Construction Team Approach
TABLE 4-2A
NEW COURTHOUSE (262,000 GSF)
Certified
Silver
Gold
1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
LEED DESIGN COSTS
CREDIT-SPECIFIC TASKS
,160
,340
,340
,400
MULTIPLE CREDIT /
LEED PROCESS TASKS
,122
,122
,122
,122
,122
,122
(Assumes a 6% design fee and a 2.5%
construction cost increase)
SUBTOTAL (Including reimbursables)
,122
,282
,122
6,462
6,462
0,522
LEED DOCUMENTATION COSTS
FULL DOCUMENTATION
,290
,290
,970
,970
,530
,530
(Including registration fees, certification fees, and
reimbursables)
SOFT COST TOTALS
2,412
7,572
4,092
2,432
5,992
0,052
(Design + Documentation)
COST IMPACT ($/GSF)
TABLE 4-2B
Certified
Silver
Gold
1B
2B
3B
4B
5B
6B
Min. Fac.
Full Fac.
Min. Fac.
Full Fac.
Min. Fac.
Full Fac.
LEED DESIGN COSTS
CREDIT-SPECIFIC TASKS
,160
,160
,800
,340
,140
,620
MULTIPLE CREDIT /
LEED PROCESS TASKS
,886
,798
,886
,798
,886
,798
(Assumes a 6% design fee and a 3.0%
construction cost increase)
SUBTOTAL (Including reimbursables)
,046
,958
,686
3,138
7,026
3,418
LEED DOCUMENTATION COSTS
FULL DOCUMENTATION
,670
,670
,350
,350
,910
,910
(Including registration fees, certification fees, and
reimbursables)
SOFT COST TOTALS
6,716
8,628
8,036
3,488
0,936
7,328
(Design + Documentation)
COST IMPACT ($/GSF)
GSA LEED COST STUDY
189