ID Point ID + EP+AP+ Pilot
ID Point ID + EP+AP+ Pilot
ID Point ID + EP+AP+ Pilot
1. ID point = ID + EP+AP+ Pilot
Not specifically addressed by LEED
Characteristic
(1) Quantitative (can be measured)
(2) Comprehensive (for entire building)
(3) Transferable (for other buildings)
Content
(1) Educational outreach program
(2) Green housekeeping
(3) High volume fly ash
(4) Low emitting furniture
(5) Organic pesticide management
2. Pilot Credit
Must including:
(1) An intent, requirements and submittal documentation, survey feedback questions, an
identified guest expert, rating system applicability as well as background, support
information.
Not submitted based on initially be applied to
Can pursue unlimited number of credits, must in certain system, but limited by the number
of innovation credit. (up 5)
Registered through pilot credit library, check, because change over time
Get advice from LEED user forums
Responsible:
USGBC Staff
Not applied:
(1) For single product
(2) already found in rating system items
(3) Single certification program or rating standard to the exclusion of all others are also not
permitted.
Applied:
(1) New and revised credit language, alternative compliance paths, and new or innovative
green building technologies and concepts
3. Specific
Interpretations
Official answer to formal technical inquires
Adaptations
Efficient and streamlined approach for different project types
Recertification
Used by existing buildings to maintain high building standards
Addenda
(1) Overarching term to describe corrections, interpretations, and alternative compliance
paths (ACP). USGBC committee review and published as frequently as quarterly.
(2) Must obey before, recommend after registration date.
4. LEED CS
Elements
(1) Structure
(2) Envelope
(3) HVAC System
5. Boundary
Building footprint = edge of building unless no landscape, parking, hardscape.
Project boundary = platted property line (including land and water)
LEED boundary = portion of project site submitted for LEED certification
Special consideration for off‐site, out of scope
6. Responsibility
Reregistered engineer ‐> submit a streamlined path, bypassing otherwise required
submittals
LEED technical customer service ‐> provide assistance with existing LEED guidance or process
USGBC steering committee ‐> LEED interpretations
GBCI certification reviewer ‐> CIR
Project administrator ‐> CANNOT make exceptions for LEED
Feedback button within leedonline ‐> requirements as described in form do not match rating
system or RG / fail to log in, join team, or accessing project credit
Certification reviewer ‐> issue not addressed in guidance material
Contact us online on USGBC ‐> which system to use
7. Others
(1) MPR must be required all the time, otherwise revoked.
(2) Avoid errors and expenses in documentation: proofreading, checking numerical values, and
checking the application for completeness.
(3) Focus first when develop a LEED Scorecard: highest value credits, synergies and reinforce
credits, additional credits.
IP (only for water and energy analysis, addressed before schematic design)
1. Water‐related system
At least 1 non‐potable water supply source to offset at least 2 water demand (indoor,
outdoor, process)
Water budget: indoor, outdoor, process, makeup water, and on‐site supply water offsets for
special project during special month, week.
2. Energy‐related system
Tool: EPA Target Finder
Energy analysis at least 2 for all 7 aspects:
(1) Site conditions
(2) Massing and orientation
(3) Building envelope attributes (insulation, thermal mass, window size and orientation,
shading devices)
(4) Lighting levels
(5) Thermal comfort range
(6) Plug and process load needs
(7) Programmatic and operational parameter
Preliminary energy analysis
Only options that have large consequences on energy use
3. Goal‐setting workshop
Engagement of owner and primary project team
Materials: OPR, BOD
Topics: Budget, schedule, energy goal
4. Integrative process
Submit an integrative process worksheet
Design charrette only for healthcare prerequisite
Discovery phase ‐> achieving the greatest effectiveness in cost and environmental
performance
5. Responsibility
Waste hauler or recycling provider ‐> input space requirements and best infrastructure for
collection
Contractor ‐> filling out construction checklist and returning to CxA.
CxA ‐> benefit to data center
6. Others
Regular meeting dates: streamlining process, resolving issues quickly
Integrating CONTRACTOR help to MR construction and demolition waste management
planning.
LT
C1: LEED for ND location
1. Must be LEED V4 ND
C2: Sensitive land protection
1. Minor improvement about water and wetland buffer
(1) Bicycle and pedestrian pathway no more than 12 feet wide, no more than 8 ft
impervious
(2) Activities to maintain or restore native natural communities and/or natural hydrology
(3) One single‐story structure per 300 linear ft, no exceeding 500 sq.ft
(4) Grade changes necessary to ensure public access
(5) Clearing, limited to one per 300 linear ft
(6) Removal of the following tree types: hazardous trees, less than 6 inches, under 40%
condition rating (International Society of Arboriculture)
(7) Brownfield remediation activities.
C3: High priority site
1. When calculating infill status, streets, rights of way, and water bodies are excluded.
2. Cannot be nearby
C4: Surrounding density and diverse use
1. This building not including when surrounding density
C5: Access to quality transit
1. Minimum daily transit service (bus, streetcar, rail, ferry)
Weekday trips: 72; weekend trips: 40
2. Minimum daily with commuter rail or ferry service only
Weekday trips: 24; weekend trips: 6
3.
C6: Bicycle facilities
C7: Reduced parking footprint
1. Parking
(1) Green fueling parking: 2%, based on each part park, must addition with preferred
parking
(2) Only control the no. of allocated for the project
(3) Preferred parking should be located closed to main entrance
(4) Parking footprint capacity: based on use type and size, residential building: DU or
SF/m2
2. If not bicycle network or transit stop, by getting the local government to commit to striping
bike lanes, by seeing if the local transit agency will commit to providing additional service
the project.
3. No off‐street parking, no preferred parking is required.
4. Preferred parking near entrance, for employee, near their used.
5. Transportation demand management strategies including: telecommuting, shuttles, shared
parking, residential units rented, transit subsidies, compressed workweek schedules.
6.
C8: Green vehicles
1. EVSE must outdoor, liquid/gas refueling stations must indoor
SS
P‐1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
1. If required CGP, no additional ESC plan is needed
2. ESC plan needs:
(1) Structure controls: earth dikes, site fence, sediment…
(2) Cover soil with mulch, traps…
(3) Plant vegetation …
3. Should be created in design phase, before construction period
P‐2: Environmental Site Assessment (school, healthcare)
1. ESA help building locating and orientation
C‐1: Site survey or assessment
1. Aims: synergies
2. How: engage local experts, gather information on the property condition, conduct a site
inventory.
3. Influences:
(1) Locating buildings based on view, transportation, infrastructure and adjacent properties
(2) Natural ventilation
(3) Optimizing on site rainwater management based on soil type and existing vegetation.
4.
C‐2: Site development – protect or restore habitat
1. Aims: soil and habitat
2. Firstly 40% of greenfield area
3. Financial support should consider every area
4. 30% is previous developed area, 1.5 FAR, green roof
5. Area need to be restored
(1) Compacted dirt road
(2) Area used for heavily wheeled traffic
(3) Equipment storage area
6. Higher density (urban and rural projects)
C‐3: Open space
1. 30% of total area is open space required, 25% of open space is vegetated area required.
2. No relationship with FAR
3. Encourage human interaction with natural:
(1) Walking trails
(2) Educational signage
(3) Side slopes of 1:4 or less
(4) Observation stations
4. Adjacent to building could count
5. Must be usable by people
C‐4: Rainwater Management
1. Natural land cover conditions needs:
(1) Obtaining soil maps for the region
(2) Obtaining pre‐settlement vegetation maps
(3) Learning the historical context of the site
2. Still manage 100% volume of runoff
3. Green‐infrastructure and low‐impact development strategies for rainwater:
Bioretention area, porous paving, rain gardens, pervious decking
4. Vegetated roof synergies with heat island reduction
5. USGBC rainfall events calculator calculate percentile rainfall event
6. Natural land‐cover conditions need (1) natural land‐cover volume and the runoff volume
under post‐developed condtions
C‐5: Heat island reduction
1. Not SRI values:
(1) Send material samples to labs for testing
(2) Compare material lists in cool roof rating council standard database
2. Non‐roof measures:
(1) Use existing plant material that provide shade over paving area within 10 years of plants
(2) Shade with structures by energy systems
(3) Provide shade with architectural devices 3 years SR of 0.28. Not 3 years, SR of 0.33
(4) Provide shade with vegetated structures
(5) Use paving material with 3 years SR of 0.28. Not 3 years, SR of 0.33
(6) Use an open‐grid pavement system (least 50% unbound)
3. Vegetated roof synergies with rainwater management
4. 3‐year SR value indicated best heat island
5. Motorcycle space DO count as parking space, bicycle NOT, off site NOT.
C‐6: Light pollution reduction
1. Must do three things for the credit:
(1) Meet uplight requirement
(2) Meet light trespass requirement
(3) Meet internally illuminated exterior signage requirement
2. Lighting boundary can differ from LEED boundary
3. If not BUG value, software can calculate
4. Strategies:
(1) Specify only necessary side lighting
(2) Minimizing the overall number of luminaires
(3) Hire a lighting designer if calculation
(4) Minimizing uplight, glare and light trespass
5. Calculation based on type of lighting zone
C‐7: Site master plan (School)
C‐8: Tenant design and constructional design (CS)
C‐9: Place of respite (Healthcare)
C‐10: Direct exterior access (Healthcare)
C‐11: Joint use of facilities (School)
1. Separate entry and access to toilet are required
WE
P‐1: Outdoor water use reduction
1. REMEMBER: first 30%, must efficiency: plant selection, irrigation efficiency. Additional 30%
can be: more efficiency, alternative sources of water for irrigation, smart scheduling
technology.
2. Watersense water budget tool use location’s ZIP code to estimate evapotranspiration rate,
rainfall based on historical data (can two separate calculations)
3. Salinity for outdoor water use if soil could harmful
P‐2: Indoor water use reduction
1. Including cooling tower water
2. First consider the location and use of fixture to see threshold
3. Plumbing fixture schedule with flush information for manufacturer havenot
P‐3: Building level water metering
1. Only potable water end use must be metered
2. Site ground and whole building, (separate or together)
3. Private meter installed downstream, not upstream. If inaccessible, Utility bill can used
C‐1: Outdoor water use reduction
1. Zero water 2 pts
2. For project’s discretion:
(1) Athletic field
(2) Food garden
(3) Urban agricultural area
3. Must be excluded
(1) Hardscapes (pervious or impervious)
(2) Unvegetated softscapes (mulched paths, playground area)
4. Landscape water requirement (LWR):
(1) Planting density/distribution
(2) Types of plants
(3) Irrigation system elements
5. If no need irrigation, narrative must include why average rainfall will be sufficient
6. Install weather‐based irrigation, smart controller, 15% reduction
C‐2: Indoor water use reduction
1. If not pursue this credit, product cutsheets and fixture schedules should be provided
2. When using non‐potable water, plumbing system design drawings must highlight
3. Baseline base on EPA 1992
4. Private sinks:
(1) Residential bathroom sink
(2) Hotel/motel bathroom sink
(3) Dormitory bathroom sink
(4) Patient room sink
(5) Patient bathroom sink (hospital / nursing home)
(6) Kitchen sinks includes all sinks in public or private buildings that are used similarly to a
sink in a residential kitchen.
5. Private lavatory faucet (Uniform Plumbing Code, International Plumbing Code, National
Standard Plumbing)
Fixtures in residences, hotel or motel guest rooms, private rooms in hospitals
6. Firstly, specify high‐efficiency appliances
7. For mix‐used building, separately calculate baseline
8. For calculation, if donot know or determine, default as public.
9. Calculation should including:
(1) Type of fixture
(2) Flush or flow rate
(3) Manufacturer and model
(4) Percentage of using the fixture
10. Potable water alternatives: used process water, reverse osmosis reject water, foundation
dewatering water
11. If not watersense label can be used in country, select 20% below EPA fixture.
12. Only following can have a WaterSense label:
(1) Tank‐type toilet (water closet)
(2) Water‐using urinals
(3) Private lavatory faucets
(4) Showerheads
13. CANNOT have a WaterSense label:
(1) Tankless toilet
(2) Composting toilet
(3) Waterless toilet
(4) Waterless urinal
(5) Public lavatory faucet
14. Water using, like soda machines, coffee‐making, misters for bread, janitor’s sink, have
special codes. Not applied for C‐2
15. Use aerators without watersense label I private lavatories: 1.5 gpm, MUST are watersense
label
16. About gender ratio:
(1) Default 50/50 gender ratio, but in school changed.
(2) Public library, visitors are major, not employee
(3) Consider entire building, not a room
(4) Office difficult
17. EP: 55% reduction, not the use amount
C‐3: Cooling tower water use
1. To irrigation: (1) salinity of water (2) timing and reliability of supply
2. By no. of cycles through water recirculated before removed, measure water efficiency
3. No. of cycles = Min {maximum allowable / makeup water concentrations}
4. If other water used (including potable water), test should be first.
C‐4: Water metering
1. Why locate submetering: BAS, read manually.
2. Primary location of meters: highest water consumers, most expensive system, most closely
align with goals of building management
3. Reclaimed water and boiler water must metered 100%
4. Share building level watering meter data: (1) ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio Manager (2) Through
a third party data source
5. Healthcare, must have 7 water subsystem for WE‐C, 5 for BD
EA
P‐1: Fundamental commissioning and verification
1. For verification (OPR, BOD, project design)
(1) Installation inspection
(2) System performance testing
(3) Comparison of the results to the original requirement
2. MEP and renewable energy system, lighting & daylighting controls, domestic hot water
system.
3. Guidelines related: ASHRAE guideline 0‐2005, NIBS guideline 3‐201, ASHRAE guideline 1.1‐
2007
4. CxA engaged by the end of design development phase
5. May use sampling strategies
6. Not employee or subcontractor of general contractor or construction manager, or member
of design team
7. Cx plan including:
(1) Outline of scope of Cx
(2) System to be tested
(3) Roles and responsibilities
(4) Process activities
(5) Schedule of Cx activities
8.
P‐2: Minimum energy performance
1. 5% mini
2. First determine climate zone, second review mandatory components of ASHRAE 90.1
3. Exceptional calculation method for non‐regulated load
4. Prerequisite prescriptive requirements includes: equipment efficiency, economizers,
ventilation, ducts and dampers
5. OP3, energy performance target ‐> energy strategy prioritization and system integration,
reduced first cost, improving building performance
6. Baseline vertical glazing area is less than 40%
P‐3: Building level energy meter
1. If not energy model, to submeter energy end uses, consulting CBECS
2. Must one meter per floor, each energy must be measured, permanent
3. Support commissioning authority during 10‐month review for enhanced commissioning
P‐4: Fundamental refrigerant management
1. Before project’s completion, CFC should be phased out
2. GWP: CFC>HFC>HCFC
C‐1: Enhanced commission and verification
1. Test scripts follow sequence of operations created by engineers
2. Only do by CxA:
(1) Develop an on‐going Cx plan
(2) Review contractor submittals applicable to heated swimming pool
3. Monitoring‐based commissioning for operational building, including:
(1) On‐going commissioning
(2) Real‐time energy analytics
(3) Permanent energy monitoring system
4. Enveloped testing method for curtain‐wall façade: field mock‐up, thermal imaging
5. Mixed‐use building, the project team choose how to submeter
6. Must review O&M, 10 months after substantial completion, a plan for resolving outstanding
commissioning related issue must be involved
7. CFR and O&M includes (efficiency): set points for all HVAC, a sequence of operations,
lighting levels.
8. Data center most benefit, specially in real‐time data and ability to track trends
9. Special: envelope cx, review building operation within 10 months of substantial occupancy,
seasonal testing.
10. On‐going Cx plan: direction on how to test any retrofitted equipment, blank functional
performance tests, schedule for recommissioning as built system
11. 10‐month review: interview with occupants, trend in building operation,
C‐2: Optimize energy performance
1. Intent: reducing excessive energy use
2. OP2: require addressing HVAC and service water‐heating equipment for ASHRAE 50%
advanced energy design guide. Including:
(1) Building envelope: glazing, vertical fenestration
(2) Building envelope: roof, wall, floor, door, continuous air barriers
(3) Interior lighting including daylighting and interior fishes
(4) Exterior lighting
(5) Plug loads, equipment and controls
3. OP3: Supply air temperature reset (vav), premium economizer performance, variable speed
control
4. Performance path better than prescriptive path when pursue platinum certification
5. ENERGY STAR’s target finder to develop energy use intensity (EU), better for setting a goal of
energy efficiency
6. If no energy model, Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) provide
energy cost supplied
7. Heat‐recovery ventilation and /or economizer strategies can help reduce energy when more
ventilation
C‐3: Advanced energy metering
1. Supporting energy management, optimize energy system
2. 10% of total energy use must be submetered
3.
C‐4: Demand response
1. Increasing grid reliability, greenhouse gas emission reduction
2. DR includes manual, semi‐automated and fully‐automated DR program, manual unaccept
3. Tied with BAS
4. Contract must be for mini. 1 year with intention for multi‐year renewable, 10% of estimated
peak electricity demand:
(1) Summer‐peaking programs
(2) Winter‐peaking programs
(3) Interruptible load programs
(4) Energy programs
5. Must be tested in fundamental commissioning
C‐5: Renewable energy production (based on cost)
1. re
2. Leasing part of system belonging to a community solar garden more economically
3. 1% for 1pt, 15% for EP 4pt
4. Can be purchased directly or indirectly
5. Points: for cost
1% 1 1 CS
3% ‐ 2
5% 2 3
10% 3 ‐
6. Excluding renewable energy:
(1) Pressure treated lumber, because a type of preserved wood
(2) Forestry biomass waste
(3) Mill residue
7.
C‐6: Enhanced refrigerant management
C‐7: Green power and carbon offsets (energy consumption, MWh)
1. Qualified resources must come online since Jan. 1st, 2005
2. Mini contract length: 5 years, 50%
3. Can be pursed at any point during project
4. Based on quantity of energy consumed, both scope 1 and scope 2 are calculated
5. Net‐zero for 2pt
6. Green‐e certified power must share with other project
7. If no energy model for REC, CBECS, median electrical intensity can help
MR
MR‐P‐1: Storage and collection of recyclables
1. Need floor plan indicating location of recycling area
2. Even for rural no need recyclable, storage and collection is required
MR‐P‐2: Construction and demolition waste management
MR‐P‐3: PBT source reduction – mercury
MR‐C‐1: Building life‐cycle impact reduction
1. OP1: listed in the National Register of Historic Places
For historic building, no minimum requirement
2. OP2: in high‐priority area
50% by surface area
3. OP3: 80 year old existing building
25% by surface area
4. OP4: New construction (new building or CS) needs whole building.
10% of reduction in structure and enclosure
5. When calculated, window assemblies and any hazardous materials
MR‐C‐2: Building product disclosure and optimization – environmental product declarations
MR‐C‐3: Building product disclosure and optimization – source of raw materials
MR‐C‐4: Building product disclosure and optimization – material ingredients
MR‐C‐5: PBT source reduction – mercury [health]
MR‐C‐6: PBT source reduction – lead, cadmium, and copper [health]
MR‐C‐7: Furniture and medical furnishings [health]
MR‐C‐8: Design for flexibility [health]
MR‐C‐9: Construction and demolition waste management
1. How can calculate accurately:
(1) File receipts
(2) Use source separation
(3) Maintain waste hauler reports
2.
Guidelines
1. ANSI Consensus National Standard Guide 2.0 ‐> Integrative process
2. Institute of transportation engineers’ transportation planning handbook ‐> parking capacity
3. U.S. CFR 40. Sites ‐> wetlands
4. Efficiency first ‐> WE‐P: indoor water use reduction, WE‐P: outdoor water use reduction, EA‐P:
minimum energy performance
5. Owner for OPR, design team for BOD, BOD should be created in schematic design phase, CxA for
Cx plan
6. No. of occupants, their function, occupancy schedules ‐> OPR
7. Lighting ‐> IES TM‐15‐11
8. Annual energy cos ‐> CBECS for EA‐C: renewable energy production, EA‐C: green power and
carbon offset.