LEED Credits and Guiding Principles.pdf

U.S. General Services Administration ARRA – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

LEED Credits and the Guiding Principles

For projects seeking LEED® certification, the following prerequisites and credits must be achieved in order to comply with the Guiding Principles for Sustainable New Construction and Major Renovations, unless specifically exempted from the project scope. Credits are listed under each Guiding Principle. Additional credits below are interrelated and synergize with the Guiding Principles but are discretionary to achieve.

I. Employ Integrated Design Principles

Integrated Design

• Innovation & Design: LEED® Accredited Professional

Commissioning

• Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite: Fundamental Commissioning of the Building

Energy Systems

• Energy & Atmosphere: Enhanced Commissioning

II. Optimize Energy Performance Energy Efficiency

• Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite: Minimum Energy Performance

• Energy & Atmosphere: Optimize Energy Performance – Improve by 30% for New

Buildings or 20% below pre-renovations 2003 energy use baseline for major renovations.

On-Site Renewable Energy - See below for related credit.

Measurement and Verification / Benchmarking

• Energy & Atmosphere: Measurement and Verification III. Protect and Conserve Water

Indoor Water

• Water Efficiency Prerequisite: Water Use Reduction (20% Reduction)

Outdoor Water

• Water Efficiency: Water Efficient Landscaping Reduce by 50%

• Sustainable Sites: Stormwater Design - Quantity Control (Imperviousness)

• Sustainable Sites: Stormwater Design - Quality Control (Best Management

Practices) IV. Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality

Ventilation and Thermal Comfort

• Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite: Minimum Indoor Air Quality

Performance

• Indoor Environmental Quality: Thermal Comfort – Design

Daylighting

• Indoor Environmental Quality: Daylight and Views- Daylight 75% of Spaces

Low-Emitting Materials

• Indoor Environmental Quality: Low Emitting Materials- Adhesives and Sealants

• Indoor Environmental Quality: Low Emitting Materials- Paints and Coatings

• Indoor Environmental Quality: Low Emitting Materials- Flooring Systems

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• Indoor Environmental Quality: Low Emitting Materials - Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products

Protect Indoor Air Quality during Construction

• Indoor Environmental Quality: Construction IAQ Management Plan - During

Construction

• Indoor Environmental Quality: Construction IAQ Management Plan - Before

Occupancy Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control

• Indoor Environmental Quality Prerequisite: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control

V. Reduce Environmental Impact of Materials Recycled Content

• Materials & Resources: Recycled Content - 10% (post consumer + 1/2 pre-consumer)

Biobased Content - See below for related credit.

Environmentally Preferable Products - See below for related credit.

Waste and Materials Management

• Materials & Resources Prerequisite: Storage and Collection of Recyclables

• Materials & Resources: Construction Waste Management – 50% Recycled or

Salvaged Ozone Depleting Compounds

• Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite: Fundamental Refrigerant Management

• Energy & Atmosphere: Enhanced Refrigerant Management

Discretionary credits interrelated with the Guiding Principles:

II. Optimize Energy Performance

On-Site Renewable Energy

• Energy & Atmosphere: On-Site Renewable Energy (solar hot water)

V. Reduce Environmental Impact of Materials Biobased Content

• Materials & Resources: Rapidly Renewable Materials

• Materials & Resources: Certified Wood

Environmentally Preferable Products - Consult the Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers at www.wbdg.org/design/greenspec.php

• Materials & Resources: Materials Reuse - 5% of total value of materials

• Materials & Resources: Regional Materials - 10% Extracted, Processed &

Manufactured Regionally