living architecture performance tool The Living Architecture Performance Tool (LAPT) is an innovative new rating system that certifies that green roofs and walls are designed to achieve certain measurable and replicable performance benefits, so that they can be funded, designed, installed, and maintained with a higher degree of confidence. LAPT Credit Summary Credit Pts. Credit Integrated Design Process Prereq. Stakeholder and Community Engagement Living Systems Expertise 2 Stormwater Management
Pts. 3 Prereq. + 16 4
Irrigation
4 Water Balance
Envelope Thermal Moderation Renewable Energy Plants
5 Urban Heat Island
4
2 HVAC Integration 4 Growing Media Depth and Composition 2 Biomass
3 2
Habitat Elements
3
The LAPT covers every area of green roof and wall performance (see credit summary below), and is currently in its pilot phase. Three projects have been certified, and others are going through the certification process. For more information or to submit a project, visit greeninfrastructurefoundation.org/lapt LAPT Credit Summary Credit Pts. Credit Biophila - Visibility 2 Biophilia - Accessibility Food Production 10 Air Quality Acoustics 2 Structural Soundness Environmentally Sensitive 3 Sustainable Materials Materials Construction Waste 2 Equity-Focused Sourcing Management and Hiring Bird-Friendly Glass 3 Operations and Maintenance Fertilizer and Pesticide Use 2 Monitoring Education 3 New Approaches or Stragies Exemplary Performance 5
Pts. 4 3 Prereq. 3 3 Prereq. +2 3 5
LAPT Certified Projects
Platinum: Adlai E. Stevenson High School East Building Addition, Lincolnshire, IL Wight & Company / Omni Ecosystems / Nedlaw Living Walls
Gold: Carroll Rooftop Farm, Chicago, IL - Omni Ecosystems
installation • maintenance • design consulting • hardscaping 18 furnishings • custom fabrications • rooftop farming systems
Silver: Harvard Business School McArthur/McCollum Building, Boston, MA - Recover Green Roofs / Omni Ecosystems
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