[BLDG-SIM] LEEDR Optimize Energy Performance, Mandatory Point Minimum Approved by USGBC Membership

[Peterson, John]

Thanks for posting this.  

It's too bad, as now I know we will likely not pursue EQ credit 5 or 7.
Often we have to give up one or both of those to get back better overall
building performance.  Sure there are other ways, but LEED is (or was?)
about having choices among credits to achieve accreditation, which this
decree takes away.  

 

________________________________

From: BLDG-SIM at gard.com [mailto:BLDG-SIM at gard.com] On Behalf Of
Dahlstrom, Aaron
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 2:24 PM
To: BLDG-SIM at gard.com
Subject: [BLDG-SIM] LEEDR Optimize Energy Performance, Mandatory Point
Minimum Approved by USGBC Membership

 

________________________________

From: USGBC [mailto:usgbc at usgbc.org] 
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 12:30 PM
Subject: LEED(r) Optimize Energy Performance, Mandatory Point Minimum
Approved by USGBC Membership

In accordance with direction from its Board of Directors and its LEED
Steering Committee to immediately increase the LEED Green Building
Rating System's impact in reducing building energy related greenhouse
gas emissions, USGBC's membership has approved the update of all
balloted commercial LEED Green Building Rating Systems with the
following change: 

All LEED projects are required to achieve at least two (2) Optimize
Energy Performance points.  This requirement is mandatory for all LEED
projects registering after June 26, 2007.  Projects registered prior to
June 26, 2007 will not be held to this requirement; however USGBC
encourages all LEED projects to strive to achieve building energy
performance commensurate with this new requirement.  LEED for Homes and
LEED for Neighborhood Development projects are exempt from this
requirement. 

To help projects achieve this new mandate, a prescriptive path has been
developed for all LEED for New Construction, LEED for Core and Shell,
LEED for Schools and LEED for Retail projects.  When complete, this
prescriptive path will be outlined in the appropriate rating system
documents available here.
<http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=222&> 

The two mandatory points will count towards a project's LEED
certification. Project teams will be reminded of this change at time of
registration, through LEED Online, and illustrated in the rating system
and reference guide documents. 

Go here <http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=2303>  to view
the current Optimize Energy Performance credits in LEED for New
Construction, Existing Buildings, Commercial Interiors and Core & Shell,
and the changes that are required.

 
 
=====================================================You received this
e-mail because you are subscribed 
to the BLDG-SIM at GARD.COM mailing list.  To unsubscribe 
from this mailing list send a blank message to 
BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE at GARD.COM


______________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email 
______________________________________________________________________



===========================
You received this e-mail because you are subscribed 
to the BLDG-SIM at GARD.COM mailing list.  To unsubscribe 
from this mailing list send a blank message to 
BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE at GARD.COM
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org/attachments/20070622/37ae54b9/attachment-0008.htm>