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| LEED Certification Levels |
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Certified: 40-49 Points
Silver: 50-59 Points
Gold: 60-79 Points
Platnium: 80+ Points |
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-All LEED credits are a minimum of 1 point.
-All LEED credits are positive, whole numbers; not fractions or negative values.
-All LEED credits recieve a single, static weight in each weighting system.
-All LEED rating systems have a 100 base points; Innovation in Design & Regional Priority credits provide up to 10 bonus points. |
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| When to use LEED NC (New Construction) |
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-LEED NC is used primarily for New Buildings & Major Renovations. A major renovation involves major HVAC renovation, siginificant envelope modifications, and major interior rehab.
-For projects where MORE THAN 50% of the completed project is going to be occupied LEED NC may also be used. |
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| When to use LEED for CS (Core & Shell) |
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-LEED CS was developed to serve as the speculative development market, in which project teams do not control all scoped of a whole building's design & construction.
-CS can be used for projects in which the developer controls the design and construction of the entire core & shell base building but has no contol over the design and construction of the tenent fit-out.
-For projects where LESS THAN 50% of the completed project is going to be occupied LEED CS should be used. |
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| When to use LEED for Schools |
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| -LEED for schools adressed design and construction activities for both new school buildings and major renovations of existing school buildings. LEED Schools must be used for academic buildings on K-12 school grounds. Other projects on a school campus may qualify under 2 or more LEED rating system project scopes. |
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- Sustainable Sites: SS
-Water Efficiency: WE
-Energy & Atmosphere: EA
-Materials & Resources: MR
-Indoor Enviromental Quality: IEQ
-Innovation & Design Process: ID
-Regional Priority: RP |
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(Credit Interpretation Rulings)
-Review the CIR webpage for prior CIR rulings, if no existing CIR's are relevant the team should submit an online request.
*Provide a brief but explicit description: based on the pre req or credit info found on the ref guide.
*Place special emplasis on the intent of the pre req or credit.
*If possible, the team should offer potential solutions.
-USGBC will rule on the request electronically. |
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