| Sustainable Sites (SS) |
SS Credit 8: Light Pollution Reduction
Minimize light trespass from the building and site, reduce sky-glow to increase night sky access, improve nighttime visibility through glare reduction and reduce development impact from lighting on nocturnal environments.
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1 |
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| Water Efficiency (WE) |
WE Prerequisite 1: Minimum Indoor Plumbing Fixture and Fitting Efficiency
To reduce indoor fixture and fitting water use within buildings to reduce the burdens on potable water supply and wastewater systems.
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Required |
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WE Credit 1: Water Performance Measurement
To measure building and subsystem water performance over time to understand consumption patterns and identify opportunities for additional water savings.
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1 |
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| Energy & Atmosphere (EA) |
EA Prerequisite 1: Energy Efficiency Best Management Practices - Planning, Documentation and Opportunity Assessment
To promote continuity of information to ensure that energy-efficient operating strategies are maintained and provide a foundation for training and system analysis.
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Required |
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EA Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Performance Required
To establish minimum level of operating energy efficiency for the building system.
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Required |
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EA Prerequisite 3: Refrigerant Management-Ozone Protection
To reduce stratospheric ozone depletion.
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Required |
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EA Credit 1: Optimize Energy Efficiency Performance
To achieve an increased level of operating energy efficiency performance relative to typical buildings of similar type to reduce environmental impacts associated with excessive energy use.
Point rating dependent on EPA Rating using ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager Tool (must achieve an energy efficiency rating of at least 71). If your building type is not represented in Portfolio Manager, demonstrate energy efficiency at least 21% better than average for buildings of similar type or if neither are applicable, refer to the LEED for EB Operation and Maintenance, 2009 Edition.
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1 to 18* |
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EA Credit 3.1: Performance Measurement: Building Automation System
To provide information to support the ongoing accountability and optimization of building energy performance and identify opportunities for additional energy-saving investments.
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1 |
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EA Credit 3.2: Performance Measurement: System-Level Metering
To provide accurate energy-use information to support energy management and identify opportunities for additional energy-saving improvements.
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1 to 2 |
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EA Credit 6: Emissions Reduction Reporting
To document the emissions reduction benefits of building efficiency measures.
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1 |
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| Materials & Resources (MR) |
MR Prerequisite 1: Sustainable Purchasing Policy
To reduce the environmental impacts of materials acquired for use in the operations, maintenance and upgrades of buildings.
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Required |
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MR Prerequisite 2: Solid Waste Management Policy
To reduce the amount of waste and toxins that are hauled to and disposed of in landfills or incineration facilities.
See our TCLP test results
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Required |
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MR Credit 2: Sustainable Purchasing - Durable Goods
To reduce the environmental and air quality impacts of the materials acquired for use in the operations and maintenance of buildings. Electric-Powered Equipment that can achieve sustainable purchases of at least 40% of total purchases of electric-powered equipment (by cost) during the performance period. Sustainable purchases would meet the following criteria: The equipment is ENERGY STAR® qualified (for product categories with developed specifications), or the equipment (either battery or corded) replaces conventional gas-powered equipment.
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1 |
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MR Credit 4: Sustainable Purchasing: Reduced Mercury in Lamps
To establish and maintain toxic material source reduction program to reduce the amount of mercury brought onto the building site through purchases of lamps.
One point is awarded to projects for which at least 90% of all mercury-containing lamps purchased during the performance period (as measured by the number of lamps) comply with the purchasing plan and meet the following overall target for mercury content of 90 picograms per lumen-hour.
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1 |
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MR Credit 7: Solid Waste Management: Ongoing Consumables
To facilitate the reduction of waste and toxins generated from the use of ongoing consumable products by building occupants and building operations that are hauled to and disposed of in landfills or incineration facilities.
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1 |
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| Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) |
IEQ Prerequisite 1: Outdoor Air Introduction and Exhaust Systems
To establish minimum indoor air quality (IAQ) performance to enhance indoor air quality in buildings, thus contributing to the health an dwell-being of the occupants.
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Required |
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IEQ Prerequisite 2: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
To prevent or minimize exposure of building occupants, indoor surfaces and systems to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS).
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Required |
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IEQ Prerequisite 3: Green Cleaning Policy
To reduce the exposure of building occupants and maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous chemical, biological and particulate contaminants, which adversely affect air quality, human health, building finishes, building systems and the environment.
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Required |
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IEQ Credit 1.4: IAQ Best Management Practices: Reduce Particulates in Air Distribution
To reduce exposure of building occupants and maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous particulate contaminants, which adversely affect air quality, human health, building finishes, building systems and the environment.
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1 |
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IEQ Credit 2.2: Controllability of Systems - Lighting
To provide a high level of lighting control by individual occupants or specific groups in multi occupant spaces (e.g., classrooms or conference areas) to promote the productivity, comfort and well-being of building occupants.
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1 |
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| INNOVATION IN OPERATIONS |
IO Credit 1: Innovation in Operations
To provide building operations, maintenance and upgrade teams with the opportunity to achieve additional environmental benefits achieved beyond those already addressed by the LEED 2009 for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Rating System.
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1 to 4 |
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IO Credit 2: LEED® Accredited Professional
To support and encourage the operations, maintenance, upgrade and project team integration required by LEED to streamline the application and certification process.
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1 |
GE has LEED® Accredited Professionals on staff. Contact us for more details. |
IO Credit 3: Documenting Sustainable Building Cost Impacts
To document sustainable building cost impacts
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1 |
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| REGIONAL PRIORITY |
RP Credit 1: Regional Priority
Provide an incentive for the achievement of credits that address geographically-specific environmental priorities.
Earn 1-4 of the 6 Regional Priority credits identified by the USGBC regional councils and chapters as having environmental importance for a project's region. A database of Regional Priority credits and their geographic applicability is available here.
NOTE: One point is awarded for each Regional Priority credit achieved; no more than 4 credits identified as Regional Priority credits may be earned. Projects outside of the U.S. are not eligible for Regional Priority credits.
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1 to 4 |
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