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LEED v4 for
BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Updated April 14, 2017
Includes:
LEED BD+C: New Construction
LEED BD+C: Core and Shell
LEED BD+C: Schools
LEED BD+C: Retail
LEED BD+C: Data Centers
LEED BD+C: Warehouses and Distribution Centers
LEED BD+C: Hospitality
LEED BD+C: Healthcare
Updated to reflect the April 14, 2017 LEED v4 Building Design
and Construction Addenda
Prerequisite: Integrative Project Planning and
Design..................................................................... 9
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
......................................... 9

Credit: Integrative Process
...............................................................................................
................. 10
NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouses &
Distribution Centers, Hospitality, Healthcare
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 10
LOCATION AND TRANSPORATION (LT)
.......................................................... 12
LT Credit: LEED for Neighborhood Development Location
........................................................... 12
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 12
LT Credit: Sensitive Land
Protection...............................................................................
................. 13
.................................................................................... ...........
......................................................... 13
LT Credit: High-Priority Site
...............................................................................................
............... 15

...............................................................................................
......................................................... 15
LT Credit: Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses
......................................................................... 16
NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Hospitality
....................................................................... 16
Warehouses & Distribution Centers
...............................................................................................
17
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
....................................... 18
LT Credit: Access to Quality
Transit....................................................................................
............. 19
NC, CS, Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution Centers,
Hospitality ....................................... 19
Schools
...............................................................................................
............................................ 20
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
....................................... 21
LT Credit: Bicycle Facilities
...............................................................................................
................ 22
NC, CS, Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution Centers,
Hospitality ....................................... 22
Schools
...............................................................................................
............................................ 23
Retail
...............................................................................................

............................................... 23
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
....................................... 24
LT Credit: Reduced Parking Footprint
.............................................................................................
26
NC, CS, Retail, Schools, Data Centers, Warehouses &
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 26
LT Credit: Green Vehicles
...............................................................................................
................... 28
NC, CS, Data Centers, Hospitality. Retail, Healthcare
.................................................................. 28
Schools
...............................................................................................
............................................ 29
...............................................................................................
30
SUSTAINABLE SITES (SS)
............................................................................ 31
SS Prerequisite: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
........................................................ 31
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 31

SS Prerequisite: Environmental Site Assessment
.......................................................................... 32
Schools, Healthcare
...............................................................................................
........................ 32
SS Credit: Site Assessment
.................................................................................. .............
................ 33
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 33
SS Credit: Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
............................................................. 34
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 34
SS Credit: Open Space
...............................................................................................
........................ 36

...............................................................................................
......................................................... 36
SS Credit: Rainwater Management
.................................................................................. .............
.... 37
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 37
SS Credit: Heat Island Reduction
...............................................................................................
....... 39
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 39
SS Credit: Light Pollution
Reduction................................................................................
................ 41
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 41
SS Credit: Site Master Plan
...............................................................................................
................. 45
Schools

...............................................................................................
............................................ 45
SS Credit: Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines
................................................................ 46
CS
...............................................................................................
.................................................... 46
SS Credit: Places of Respite
...............................................................................................
............... 47
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
....................................... 47
SS Credit: Direct Exterior Access
...............................................................................................
...... 48
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
....................................... 48
SS Credit: Joint Use of Facilities
...............................................................................................
....... 49
Schools
...............................................................................................
............................................ 49
WATER EFFICIENCY (WE)
........................................................................... 51
WE Prerequisite: Outdoor Water Use Reduction
............................................................................ 51

...............................................................................................
......................................................... 51
WE Prerequisite: Indoor Water Use Reduction
............................................................................... 52
NC, CS, Schools, NC-Retail, Data Centers, Warehouses &
Distribution Centers, NC-Hospitality,
Healthcare
.................................................................................. .............
....................................... 52
WE Prerequisite: Building-Level Water Metering
............................................................................ 55
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 55
WE Credit: Outdoor Water Use Reduction
....................................................................................... 56
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 56
WE Credit: Indoor Water Use Reduction
.......................................................................................... 57

NC, CS, Schools, NC-Retail, Data Centers, Warehouses &
Distribution Centers, NC-Hospitality,
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
....................................... 57
WE Credit: Cooling Tower Water Use
...............................................................................................
60
Distribution Centers, Hospitality, Healthcare,
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 60
WE Credit: Water Metering
...............................................................................................
................. 62
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 62
ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE
......................................................................... 64
EA Prerequisite: Fundamental Commissioning and Verification
.................................................. 64
...............................................................................................

......................................................... 64
EA Prerequisite: Minimum Energy Performance
............................................................................. 66
NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Warehouses & Distribution Centers,
Hospitality, Healthcare ................ 66
Data Centers
...............................................................................................
................................... 67
EA Prerequisite: Building-Level Energy Metering
........................................................................... 69
NC, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution
Centers, Hospitality, Healthcare 69
CS
...............................................................................................
.................................................... 69
EA Prerequisite: Fundamental Refrigerant Management
............................................................... 70
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 70
EA Credit: Enhanced Commissioning
..............................................................................................
71
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 71
EA Credit: Optimize Energy Performance

........................................................................................ 74
NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Warehouses & Distribution Centers,
Hospitality, Healthcare ................ 74
Data Centers
...............................................................................................
................................... 76
EA Credit: Advanced Energy Metering
........................................................................................ .....
77
Centers, Hospitality, Healthcare 77
CS
...............................................................................................
.................................................... 77
EA Credit: Demand Response
...............................................................................................
............ 79
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 79
EA Credit: Renewable Energy Production
....................................................................................... 80
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 80
EA Credit: Enhanced Refrigerant Management
............................................................................... 82
NC, CS, Schools, Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution

Centers, Hospitality, Healthcare .... 82
Retail NC
...............................................................................................
......................................... 83
EA Credit: Green Power and Carbon Offsets
.................................................................................. 85
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 85
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES (MR)
.............................................................. 86
MR Prerequisite: Storage and Collection of Recyclables
.............................................................. 86
NC, CS, Schools, Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution
Centers, Hospitality NC, Healthcare86
Retail NC
...............................................................................................
......................................... 86
MR Prerequisite: Construction and Demolition Waste
Management Planning ........................... 87
NC, CS, Schools, Retail NC, Data Centers, Warehouses &
Distribution Centers, Hospitality NC,
Healthcare

...............................................................................................
....................................... 87
MR Prerequisite: PBT Source Reduction—Mercury
....................................................................... 88
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
....................................... 88
MR Credit: Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction
........................................................................... 90
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
....................................... 90
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization—
Environmental Product Declarations
...............................................................................................
............................................................... 93
...............................................................................................
......................................................... 93
MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization –
Sourcing of Raw Materials .......... 95
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
....................................... 95

MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization –
Material Ingredients ..................... 97
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
....................................... 97
MR Credit: PBT Source Reduction—Mercury
................................................................................ 100
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
..................................... 100
MR Credit: PBT Source Reduction—Lead, Cadmium, and
Copper ............................................. 102
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
..................................... 102
MR Credit: Furniture and Medical Furnishings
............................................................................. 103
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
..................................... 103
MR Credit: Design for Flexibility
...............................................................................................
...... 105
Healthcare
.............................................................................................. .
..................................... 105
MR Credit: Construction and Demolition Waste Management
.................................................... 106

Healthcare
...............................................................................................
..................................... 106
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (EQ)
.................................................... 107
EQ Prerequisite: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance
........................................................ 107
Distribution Centers, Hospitality .......... 107
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
..................................... 109
EQ Prerequisite: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control
........................................................... 111
NC, CS, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution
Centers, Hospitality, Healthcare ...... 111
Schools
...............................................................................................
.......................................... 112
EQ Prerequisite: Minimum Acoustic Performance
....................................................................... 113
Schools
...............................................................................................

.......................................... 113
EQ Credit: Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
...................................................................... 115
...............................................................................................
....................................................... 115
EQ Credit: Low-Emitting Materials
...............................................................................................
... 118
................................................................................ ...............
....................................................... 118
EQ Credit: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan
................................................... 123
Distribution Centers, Hospitality .......... 123
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
..................................... 123
EQ Credit: Indoor Air Quality Assessment
.................................................................................... 125
Centers, Hospitality, Healthcare125
EQ Credit: Thermal Comfort
...............................................................................................
............. 128
NC, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Hospitality, Healthcare

......................................................... 128
.............................................................................................
128
Centers, Hospitality ................. 129
Healthcare
............................................................................................. ..
..................................... 129
EQ Credit: Interior Lighting
...............................................................................................
.............. 130
NC, Schools, Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution Centers,
Hospitality ............................. 130
Retail NC
...............................................................................................
....................................... 131
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
..................................... 131
EQ Credit: Daylight
...............................................................................................
............................ 132
...............................................................................................
....................................................... 132
EQ Credit: Quality Views
...............................................................................................
................... 135
NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Hospitality
..................................................................... 135

.............................................................................................
135
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
..................................... 135
EQ Credit: Acoustic Performance
...............................................................................................
.... 137
NC, Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution Centers,
Hospitality ............................................ 137
Schools
...............................................................................................
.......................................... 138
Healthcare
...............................................................................................
..................................... 139
INNOVATION (IN)
....................................................................................... 141
IN Credit:
Innovation...............................................................................
.......................................... 141
............................................................................................ ...
....................................................... 141
IN Credit: LEED Accredited Professional
....................................................................................... 143

...............................................................................................
....................................................... 143
REGIONAL PRIORITY (RP)
......................................................................... 144
...............................................................................................
....................................................... 144
APPENDICES
............................................................................................
145
Appendix 1. Use Types and Categories
.........................................................................................
145
Appendix 2. Default Occupancy Counts
........................................................................................ 146
Appendix 3. Retail Process Load Baselines
.................................................................................. 147

PREREQUISITE: INTEGRATIVE PROJECT PLANNING AND
DESIGN
Required
This prerequisite applies to:
Intent
Maximize opportunities for integrated, cost-effective adoption
of green design and construction strategies,
emphasizing human health as a fundamental evaluative criterion
for building design, construction and
operational strategies. Utilize innovative approaches and
techniques for green design and construction.
Requirements
HEALTHCARE
Use cross-discipline design and decision making, beginning in
the programming and pre-design phase. At a
minimum, ensure the following process:
Owner’s Project Requirements Document. Prepare an Owner’s
Project Requirements (OPR) document.
Develop a health mission statement and incorporate it in the

OPR. The health mission statement must
address "triple bottom line" values—economic, environmental
and social. Include goals and strategies to
safeguard the health of building occupants, the local community
and the global environment, while creating a
high-performance healing environment for the building’s
patients, caregivers and staff.
Preliminary Rating Goals. As early as practical and preferably
before schematic design, conduct a
preliminary LEED meeting with a minimum of four key project
team members and the owner or owner’s
representative. As part of the meeting, create a LEED® action
plan that, at a minimum:
Silver, Gold, or Platinum);
ed certification
level; and
requirements for each prerequisite and selected
credit are met.
Integrated Project Team. Assemble an integrated project team
and include as many of the following
professionals as feasible (minimum of four), in addition to the
owner or owner’s representative.
manager
designer

r
designer
performance testing
agents
sustainable design
consultant
ility green teams
teams

staff
programmers
representatives
general contractor
construction cost
estimator
appropriate to the specific
project type
Design Charrette. As early as practical and preferably before
schematic design, conduct a minimum

four-hour , integrated design charrette with the project team as
defined above. The goal is to optimize the
integration of green strategies across all aspects of building
design, construction and operations, drawing
on the expertise of all participants.
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CREDIT: INTEGRATIVE PROCESS
BD&C
1 point
This credit applies to
re & Shell

Intent
To support high-performance, cost-effective project outcomes
through an early analysis of the
interrelationships among systems.
Requirements
NC, CS, SCHOOLS, RETAIL, DATA CENTERS,
WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS,
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Beginning in pre-design and continuing throughout the design
phases, identify and use opportunities to
achieve synergies across disciplines and building systems. Use
the analyses described below to inform
the owner’s project requirements (OPR), basis of design (BOD),
design documents, and construction
documents.
Energy-Related Systems
Discovery: Perform a preliminary “simple box” energy
modeling analysis before the completion of
schematic design that explores how to reduce energy loads in
the building and accomplish related
sustainability goals by questioning default assumptions. Assess
at least two potential strategies
associated with the following:

landscaping, and adjacent site
conditions.
affect HVAC sizing, energy
consumption, lighting, and renewable energy opportunities.
-
to-wall ratios, glazing
characteristics, shading, and window operability.
lighting levels in occupied
spaces.
options.
process loads through
programmatic solutions (e.g., equipment and purchasing
policies, layout options).
multifunctioning spaces, operating
schedules, space allotment per person, teleworking, reduction of
building area, and
anticipated operations and maintenance.
Implementation: Document how the above analysis informed
design and building form decisions in
the project’s OPR and BOD and the eventual design of the
project, including the following, as
applicable:

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orientations;
systems (e.g., HVAC, lighting, controls,
Exterior materials, interior finishes, and functional program
elements); and
AND
Water-Related Systems
Discovery: Perform a preliminary water budget analysis before
the completion of schematic design that
explores how to reduce potable water loads in the building and
accomplish related sustainability goals.
Assess and estimate the project’s potential nonpotable water
supply sources and water demand volumes,
including the following:
gn
case demand volumes, calculated

in accordance with WE Prerequisite Indoor Water Use
Reduction.
case demand volume calculated
in accordance with WE Credit Outdoor Water-Use Reduction.
cess water demand. Assess kitchen, laundry, cooling
tower, and other equipment demand
volumes, as applicable.
source volumes, such as on-
site rainwater and graywater, municipally supplied nonpotable
water, and HVAC equipment
condensate.
Implementation: Document how the above analysis informed
building and site design decisions in
the project’s OPR and BOD. Demonstrate how at least one on-
site nonpotable water supply source
was analyzed to reduce the burden on municipal supply or
wastewater treatment systems by
contributing to at least two of the water demand components
listed above. Demonstrate how the
analysis informed the design of the project, including the
following, as applicable:
-site treatment systems;

stems.
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LOCATION AND TRANSPORATION (LT)
LT CREDIT: LEED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
LOCATION
BD&C
3–16 points
ruction (8–16 points)
–20 points)
–15 points)
–16 points)
–16 points)
–16 points)

–16 points)
–9 points)
Intent
To avoid development on inappropriate sites. To reduce vehicle
distance traveled. To enhance livability
and improve human health by encouraging daily physical
activity.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Locate the project within the boundary of a development
certified under LEED for Neighborhood
Development (Stage 2 or Stage 3 under the Pilot or 2009 rating
systems, Certified Plan or Certified
Project under the LEED v4 rating system).
Projects attempting this credit are not eligible to earn points
under other Location and Transportation
credits.
Table 1. Points for LEED ND location.

Certification level Points BD&C
Points
BD&C (Core
and Shell)
Points BD&C
(Schools)
Points
BD&C
(Healthcare)
Certified 8 8 8 5
Silver 10 12 10 6
Gold 12 16 12 7
Platinum 16 20 15 9
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LT CREDIT: SENSITIVE LAND PROTECTION
BD&C
1-2 points

point)
Intent
To avoid the development of environmentally sensitive lands
and reduce the environmental impact from
the location of a building on a site.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Option 1.
Locate the development footprint on land that has been
previously developed.
OR

Option 2.
Locate the development footprint on land that has been
previously developed or that does not meet the
following criteria for sensitive land:
farmland of statewide or local importance as
defined by the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7,
Volume 6, Parts 400 to 699, Section
657.5 (or local equivalent for projects outside the U.S.) and
identified in a state Natural
Resources Conservation Service soil survey (or local equivalent
for projects outside the U.S.).
flood hazard map or otherwise
legally designated by the local jurisdiction or the state. For
projects in places without legally
adopted flood hazard maps or legal designations, locate on a
site that is entirely outside any
floodplain subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any
given year.
o species listed as threatened or endangered under the U.S.
Endangered Species Act or
the state’s endangered species act, or
o species or ecological communities classified by NatureServe
as GH (possibly extinct), G1
(critically imperiled), or G2 (imperiled), or
o species listed as threatened or endangered specifies under
local equivalent standards

(for projects outside the U.S.) that are not covered by
NatureServe data.
water body, except for minor
improvements.
wetland, except for minor improvements.
Minor improvements within the wetland and water body buffers
may be undertaken to enhance
appreciation of them, provided such facilities are open all
building users. Only the following improvements
are considered minor:
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(3.5 meters), of which no more than
8 feet (2.5 meters) may be impervious;
and/or natural hydrology;
-story structure per 300 linear feet (90 linear
meters) on average, not exceeding 500
square feet (45 square meters);

meters) on average, not exceeding 500
square feet (45 square meters) each;
o Hazardous trees, up to 75% of dead trees
o Trees less than 6 inches (150 millimeters) diameter at breast
height
o Up to 20% of trees more than 6 inches (150 millimeters)
diameter at breast height with a
condition rating of 40% or higher.
o Trees under 40% condition rating
The condition rating must be based on an assessment by an
arborist certified by the International
Society of Arboriculture (ISA) using ISA standard measures, or
local equivalent for projects
outside the U.S.
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LT CREDIT: HIGH-PRIORITY SITE
BD&C
2-3 points

-2 points)
-3 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
lity (1-2 points)
-2 points)
Intent
To encourage project location in areas with development
constraints and promote the health of the
surrounding area.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE

Option 1. Historic District (1 point BD&C except Core and
Shell, 2 points Core and Shell)
Locate the project on an infill location in a historic district.
OR
Option 2. Priority Designation (1 point BD&C except Core and
Shell, 2 points Core and Shell)
Locate the project on one of the following:
l Community site;
Financial Institutions Fund Qualified Low-
Income Community (a subset of the New Markets Tax Credit
Program);
Development’s Qualified Census Tract (QCT)
or Difficult Development Area (DDA); or
for projects outside the U.S.
OR
Option 3. Brownfield Remediation (2 points BD&C except Core

and Shell, 3 points Core and Shell)
Locate on a brownfield where soil or groundwater
contamination has been identified, and where the
local, state, or national authority (whichever has jurisdiction)
requires its remediation. Perform
remediation to the satisfaction of that authority.
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LT CREDIT: SURROUNDING DENSITY AND DIVERSE
USES
BD&C
1–6 points
–5 points)
–6 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)

Intent
To conserve land and protect farmland and wildlife habitat by
encouraging development in areas with
existing infrastructure. To promote walkability, and
transportation efficiency and reduce vehicle distance
traveled. To improve public health by encouraging daily
physical activity.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY
Option 1. Surrounding Density (2–3 points BD&C except Core
and Shell, 2-4 points Core and
Shell)
Locate on a site whose surrounding existing density within a ¼-
mile (400-meter) radius of the project
boundary meets the values in Table 1. Use either the “separate
residential and nonresidential densities”
or the “combined density” values.
Table 1a. Points for average density within 1/4 mile of project
(IP units)
Combined

density
Separate residential and nonresidential
densities
Points
BD&C
(except
Core
and
Shell)
Points
BD&C
(Core
and
Shell)
Square feet per
acre of buildable
land
Residential
density (DU/acre)
Nonresidential
density (FAR)
22,000 7 0.5 2 2
35,000 12 0.8 3 4

Table 1b. Points for average density within 400 meters of
project (SI units)
Combined
density
Separate residential and nonresidential
densities
Points
BD&C
(except
Core
Points
BD&C
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and
Shell)
(Core
and
Shell)
Square meters

per hectare of
buildable land
Residential
density
(DU/hectare)
Nonresidential
density (FAR)
5,050 17.5 0.5 2 2
8,035 30 0.8 3 4
DU = dwelling unit; FAR = floor-area ratio.
Schools only
Physical education spaces that are part of the project site, such
as playing fields and associated buildings
used during sporting events only (e.g., concession stands) and
playgrounds with play equipment, are
excluded from the development density calculations.
AND/OR
Option 2. Diverse Uses (1–2 points)
Construct or renovate a building or a space within a building
such that the building’s main entrance is
within a ½-mile (800-meter) walking distance of the main
entrance of four to seven (1 point) or eight or

more (2 points) existing and publicly available diverse uses
(listed in Appendix 1).
The following restrictions apply.
tore may be
counted only once even if it sells
products in several categories).
if five restaurants are within
walking distance, only two may be counted).
t at least three of the five
categories, exclusive of the building’s
primary use.
WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
Option 1. Development and Adjacency (2–3 points)
Construct or renovate the project on a previously developed site
that was used for industrial or
commercial purposes. (2 points).
OR
Construct or renovate the project on a site that is both a
previously developed and an adjacent site. The
adjacent sites must be currently used for industrial or
commercial purposes (3 points).
AND/OR

Option 2. Transportation Resources (1–2 points)
Construct or renovate the project on a site that has two or three
(1 point) or four (2 points) of the following
transportation resources:
-mile (16 kilometer) driving distance of
a main logistics hub, defined as an
airport, seaport, intermodal facility, or freight village with
intermodal transportation.
-mile (1600-meter) driving distance of
an on-off ramp to a highway.
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-mile (1600-meter) driving distance of
an access point to an active freight rail
line.
In all cases, a planned transportation resource must be sited,
funded, and under construction by the date
of the certificate of occupancy and complete within 24 months
of that date.
HEALTHCARE

Option 1. Surrounding Density (1 point)
Locate on a site whose surrounding existing density within a ¼-
mile (400-meter) radius of the project
boundary is:
1. At least 7 dwelling units per acre (17.5 DU per hectare) with
a 0.5 floor-area ratio. The
counted density must be existing density, not zoned density, or
2. At least 22,000 square feet per acre (5 050 square meters per
hectare) of buildable land.
For previously developed existing rural healthcare campus sites,
achieve a minimum development
density of 30,000 square feet per acre (6890 square meters per
hectare).
OR
Option 2. Diverse Uses (1 point)
Construct or renovate a building on a site such that the
building’s main entrance is within a ½-mile (800-
meter) walking distance of the main entrance of at least seven
operational and publicly accessible uses
(listed in Appendix 1).
The following restrictions apply.
may be counted only once even if it
sells products in several categories).
se type may be counted (e.g.,

if five restaurants are within
walking distance, only two may be counted).
categories, exclusive of the building’s
primary use.
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LT CREDIT: ACCESS TO QUALITY TRANSIT
BD&C
1–6 points
–5 points)
–6 points)
–4 points)
(1–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)

–2 points)
Intent
To encourage development in locations shown to have
multimodal transportation choices or otherwise
reduced motor vehicle use, thereby reducing greenhouse gas
emissions, air pollution, and other
environmental and public health harms associated with motor
vehicle use.
Requirements
NC, CS, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION
CENTERS, HOSPITALITY, RETAIL
Locate any functional entry of the project within a ¼-mile (400-
meter) walking distance of existing or
planned bus, streetcar, or rideshare stops, or within a ½-mile
(800-meter) walking distance of existing or
planned bus rapid transit stops, light or heavy rail stations,
commuter rail stations, or commuter ferry
terminals. The transit service at those stops and stations in
aggregate must meet the minimums listed in
Tables 1 and 2. Planned stops and stations may count if they are
sited, funded, and under construction
by the date of the certificate of occupancy and are complete
within 24 months of that date.
Both weekday and weekend trip minimums must be met.

(service in opposite directions).
are counted towards the threshold.
required walking distance, only trips from
one stop are counted towards the threshold.
Table 1. Minimum daily transit service for projects with
multiple transit types (bus, streetcar, rail,
or ferry)
Weekday
trips
Weekend
trips
Points BD&C
(except Core
and Shell)
Points BD&C (Core
and shell
72 40 1 1
144 108 3 3
360 216 5 6

commuter rail or ferry service only
Weekday trips Weekend trips Points
24 6 1
40 8 2
20
60 12 3
Projects served by two or more transit routes such that no one
route provides more than 60% of the
documented levels may earn one additional point, up to the
maximum number of points.
If existing transit service is temporarily rerouted outside the
required distances for less than two years, the
project may meet the requirements, provided the local transit
agency has committed to restoring the
routes with service at or above the prior level.
SCHOOLS
Option 1. Transit-Served Location (1–4 points)

commuter rail stations or commuter ferry
terminals. The transit service at those stops and stations must
meet the minimums listed in Tables 1 and
2. Planned stops and stations may count if they are sited,
funded, and under construction by the date of
the certificate of occupancy and are complete within 24 months
of that date.
ying transit route, only trips in one direction
or ferry)
Weekday trips Points
72 1
144 2

360 4
Weekday trips Points
24 1
40 2
60 3
prescribed levels may earn one additional point, up to the
OR
Option 2. Pedestrian Access (1–4 points)
Show that the project has an attendance boundary such that the
specified percentages of students live
within no more than a 3/4-mile (1200-meter) walking distance
(for grades 8 and below, or ages 14 and

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below), and 1 1/2-mile (2400-meter) walking distance (for
grades 9 and above or ages 15 and above) of a
functional entry of a school building. Points are awarded
according to Table 3.
Table 3. Points for student population within walking distance
In addition, locate the project on a site that allows pedestrian
access to the site from all residential
neighborhoods that house the planned student population.
HEALTHCARE
commuter rail stations or commuter ferry
terminals. The transit service at those stops and stations in
aggregate must meet the minimums listed in
Tables 1 and 2. Planned stops and stations may count if they are
sited, funded, and under construction
by the date of the certificate of occupancy and are complete
within 24 months of that date.

Both weekday and weekend trip minimums must be met.
or ferry).
72 40 1
144 108 2
24 6 1
40 8 2

prescribed levels may earn one additional point, up to the
Percentage of students Points
50% 1
60% 2
70% or more 4
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LT CREDIT: BICYCLE FACILITIES
BD&C
1 point

Intent
To promote bicycling and transportation efficiency and reduce
vehicle distance traveled. To improve
public health by encouraging utilitarian and recreational
physical activity.
Requirements
NC, CS, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION
CENTERS, HOSPITALITY
Bicycle Network
Design or locate the project such that a functional entry or
bicycle storage is within a 200-yard (180-
meter) walking distance or bicycling distance from a bicycle
network that connects to at least one of the
following:

st 10 diverse uses (see Appendix 1);
is 50% or more residential; or
rail station, or ferry terminal.
All destinations must be within a 3-mile (4800-meter) bicycling
distance of the project boundary.
Planned bicycle trails or lanes may be counted if they are fully
funded by the date of the certificate of
occupancy and are scheduled for completion within one year of
that date.
Bicycle Storage and Shower Rooms
Case 1. Commercial or Institutional Projects
Provide short-term bicycle storage for at least 2.5% of all peak
visitors, but no fewer than four storage
spaces per building.
Provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 5% of all regular
building occupants, but no fewer than four
storage spaces per building in addition to the short-term bicycle
storage spaces.
Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for
the first 100 regular building occupants and
one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants
thereafter.
Case 2. Residential Projects
visitors but no fewer than four storage

building occupants, but no less than one
storage space per residential unit.
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Case 3. Mixed-Use Projects
Meet the Case 1 and Case 2 storage requirements for the
nonresidential and residential portions of the
project, respectively.
For All Projects
Short-term bicycle storage must be within 100 feet (30 meters)
walking distance of any main entrance.
Long-term bicycle storage must be within 100 feet (30 meters)
walking distance of any functional entry.
Bicycle storage capacity may not be double-counted: storage
that is fully allocated to the occupants of
nonproject facilities cannot also serve project occupants.
Core & Shell projects should refer to Appendix 2, Default
Occupancy Counts, for occupancy count
requirements and guidance.
SCHOOLS

Bicycle Network
Design or locate the project such that a functional entry and/or
meter) walking distance or bicycling distance of a bicycle
following:
station, commuter
Provide dedicated bicycle lanes that extend at least to the end of
the school property with no barriers
(e.g., fences) on school property.
that date.
building occupants (excluding students
grade 3 and younger), but no fewer than four storage spaces per
building.
the first 100 regular building occupants
(excluding students) and one additional shower for every 150
regular building occupants (excluding
students) thereafter.

Long-term storage spaces must be easily accessible to occupants
and be within 100 feet (30 meters)
RETAIL
Bicycle Network
following:
); or
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that date.
Provide at least two short-term bicycle storage spaces for every
5,000 square feet (465 square meters),
but no fewer than two storage spaces per building.
Provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 5% of regular
building occupants, but no fewer than two
storage spaces per building in addition to the short-term bicycle
storage spaces.
the first 100 regular building occupants and
one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants
thereafter.
Provide a bicycle maintenance program for employees or
bicycle route assistance for employees and
customers. Route assistance must be provided in a manner
easily accessible to both employees and
customers.
For projects that are part of a multitenant complex only: If

bicycle storage spaces have been provided in
the complex in which the project is located, determine the
number of spaces that may be attributed to the
project by dividing the project’s floor area by the total floor
area of the development (buildings only) and
multiplying the percentage result by the total number of spaces.
If this number does not meet the credit
requirement, the project must provide additional bicycle
storage.
HEALTHCARE
Bicycle Network
following:
that date.
Case 1. Commercial or Institutional Projects

visitors, but no fewer than four storage
Provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 5% of regular
building occupants (excluding patients), but
no fewer than four storage spaces per building in addition to the
short-term bicycle storage spaces.
the first 100 regular building occupants
(excluding patients) and one additional shower for every 150
regular building occupants thereafter.
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Case 2. Residential Projects
Provide secure, enclosed bicycle storage for at least 30% of all
regular building occupants (excluding
patients) measured at peak periods, but no less than one storage
space per residential unit.
For All Projects
Bicycle storage capacity may not be double counted: storage

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LT CREDIT: REDUCED PARKING FOOTPRINT
BD&C
1 point
e (1 point)

Intent
To minimize the environmental harms associated with parking
facilities, including automobile
dependence, land consumption, and rainwater runoff.
Requirements
NC, CS, RETAIL, SCHOOLS, DATA CENTERS,
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Do not exceed the minimum local code requirements for parking
capacity.
Provide parking capacity that is a percentage reduction below
the base ratios recommended by the
Parking Consultants Council, as shown in the Institute of
Transportation Engineers’ Transportation
Planning Handbook, 3rd edition, Tables 18-2 through 18-4.
Case 1. Baseline Location
Projects that have not earned points under LT Credit
Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or LT Credit
Access to Quality Transit must achieve a 20% reduction from
the base ratios.
Case 2. Dense and/or Transit-Served Location
Projects earning 1 or more points under either LT Credit

Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or LT
Credit Access to Quality Transit must achieve a 40% reduction
from the base ratios.
For All Projects
The credit calculations must include all existing and new off-
street parking spaces that are leased or
owned by the project, including parking that is outside the
project boundary but is used by the
project. On-street parking in public rights-of-way is excluded
from these calculations.
For projects that use pooled parking, calculate compliance using
the project’s share of the pooled
parking.
Provide preferred parking for carpools for 5% of the total
parking spaces after reductions are made from
the base ratios. Preferred parking is not required if no off-street
parking is provided.
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Mixed-use projects should determine the percentage reduction
by first aggregating the parking amount of
each use (as specified by the base ratios) and then determining
the percentage reduction from the
aggregated parking amount.

Do not count parking spaces for fleet and inventory vehicles
unless these vehicles are regularly used by
employees for commuting as well as business purposes.
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LT CREDIT: GREEN VEHICLES
BD&C
1 point
stribution Centers (1 point)

Intent
To reduce pollution by promoting alternatives to conventionally
fueled automobiles.
Requirements
NC, CS, DATA CENTERS, HOSPITALITY. RETAIL,
HEALTHCARE
Designate 5% of all parking spaces used by the project as
preferred parking for green vehicles. Clearly
identify and enforce for sole use by green vehicles. Distribute
preferred parking spaces proportionally
among various parking sections (e.g. between short-term and
long-term spaces).
Green vehicles must achieve a minimum green score of 45 on
the American Council for an Energy
Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle rating guide (or
local equivalent for projects outside the U.S.).
A discounted parking rate of at least 20% for green vehicles is
an acceptable substitute for preferred
parking spaces. The discounted rate must be publicly posted at
the entrance of the parking area and
permanently available to every qualifying vehicle.
In addition to preferred parking for green vehicles, meet one of
the following two options for alternative-
fuel fueling stations:
Option 1. Electric Vehicle Charging
Install electrical vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) in 2% of all

parking spaces used by the project.
Clearly identify and reserve these spaces for the sole use by
plug-in electric vehicles. EVSE parking
spaces must be provided in addition to preferred parking spaces
for green vehicles.
The EVSE must:
– 240 volts) or
greater.
ant regional or local standard for
electrical connectors, such as SAE
Surface Vehicle Recommended Practice J1772, SAE Electric
Vehicle Conductive Charge
Coupler or IEC 62196 of the International Electrotechnical
Commission for projects outside the
U.S.
participating in a demand-response
program or time-of-use pricing to encourage off-peak charging.
OR
Option 2. Liquid, gas, or battery facilities
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Install liquid or gas alternative fuel fueling facilities or a
battery switching station capable of refueling a
number of vehicles per day equal to at least 2% of all parking
spaces.
SCHOOLS
Option 1: Green passenger vehicles
Designate 5% of all parking spaces used by the project as
preferred parking for green vehicles. Clearly
identify and enforce for sole use by green vehicles. Distribute
preferred parking spaces proportionally
among various parking sections (e.g. between short-term and
long-term spaces).
Green vehicles must achieve a minimum green score of 45 on
the American Council for an Energy
Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle rating guide (or
local equivalent for projects outside the U.S.
A discounted parking rate of at least 20% for green vehicles is
an acceptable substitute for preferred
parking spaces. The discounted rate must be publicly posted at
the entrance of the parking area and
permanently available to every qualifying vehicle.
In addition to preferred parking for green vehicles, meet one of
the following two options for alternative-
fuel fueling stations:
Path 1. Electric Vehicle Charging
Install electrical vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) in 2% of all
parking spaces used by the project.
Clearly identify and reserve these spaces for the sole use by

plug-in electric vehicles. EVSE parking
spaces must be provided in addition to preferred parking spaces
for green vehicles.
The EVSE must:
Provide a Level 2 charging capacity (208 – 240 volts) or
greater.
electrical connectors, such as SAE
Surface Vehicle Recommended Practice J1772, SAE Electric
Vehicle Conductive Charge
Coupler or IEC 62196 of the International Electrotechnical
Commission for projects outside the
U.S.
participating in a demand-response
program or time-of-use pricing to encourage off-peak charging.
OR
Path 2. Liquid, gas, or battery facilities
Install liquid or gas alternative fuel fueling facilities or a
battery switching station capable of refueling a
number of vehicles per day equal to at least 2% of all parking
spaces.
OR
Option 2: Green buses or school-owned vehicles

Develop and implement a plan for every bus serving the school
to meet the following emissions standards
within seven years of the building certificate of occupancy:
or less per
brake horsepower-hour; and
horsepower-hour.
Emission standards must be met for each bus and not by an
average of the entire fleet serving the
school.
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Develop and implement a plan for 100% of all other (non-bus)
vehicles owned or leased to serve the
school to be green vehicles. Green vehicles must achieve a
minimum green score of 45 on the American
Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual
vehicle rating guide (or local equivalent for
projects outside the U.S).
Option 1. Alternative-Fuel Vehicles (1 point)
Provide an on-site fleet with at least one yard tractor that is
powered by electricity, propane, or natural

gas. Provide on-site charging or refueling stations for the
vehicles. Liquid or gas refueling stations must
be separately ventilated or located outdoors.
OR
Option 2. Reduced Truck Idling (1 point)
Provide an electrical connection for at least 50% of all dock
door locations to limit truck idling at the dock.
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SUSTAINABLE SITES (SS)
SS PREREQUISITE: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
POLLUTION PREVENTION
Required
BD&C
This prerequisite applies to

pitality
Intent
To reduce pollution from construction activities by controlling
soil erosion, waterway sedimentation,
and airborne dust.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Create and implement an erosion and sedimentation control plan
for all construction activities
associated with the project. The plan must conform to the
erosion and sedimentation requirements of
the 2012 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Construction General Permit (CGP) or local
equivalent, whichever is more stringent. Projects must apply the
CGP regardless of size. The plan
must describe the measures implemented.

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SS PREREQUISITE: ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
Required
BD&C
Intent
To protect the health of vulnerable populations by ensuring that
the site is assessed for environmental
contamination and that any environmental contamination has
been remediated.
Requirements
SCHOOLS, HEALTHCARE
Conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment as described
in ASTM E1527–05 (or a local
equivalent) to determine whether environmental contamination
exists at the site. If contamination is
suspected, conduct a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment as
described in ASTM E1903–11 (or a
local equivalent).

If a site is contaminated, remediate the site to meet local, state,
or national environmental protection
agency region residential (unrestricted) standards, whichever
are most stringent.
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SS CREDIT: SITE ASSESSMENT
BD&C
1 point
Healthcare (1 point)
Intent
To assess site conditions before design to evaluate sustainable

options and inform related decisions
about site design.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Complete and document a site survey or assessment1 that
includes the following information:
slope stability risks.
kes,
streams, shorelines, rainwater
collection and reuse opportunities, TR-55 initial water storage
capacity of the site (or local
equivalent for projects outside the U.S.).
sun angles, prevailing winds,
monthly precipitation and temperature ranges.
significant tree mapping, threatened or
endangered species, unique habitat, invasive plant species.
nservation Service soils
delineation, U.S. Department of Agriculture
prime farmland, healthy soils, previous development, disturbed
soils (local equivalent standards
may be used for projects outside the U.S.).

n infrastructure,
adjacent properties, construction
materials with existing recycle or reuse potential.
adjacent physical activity
opportunities, proximity to major sources of air pollution.
The survey or assessment should demonstrate the relationships
between the site features and topics
listed above and how these features influenced the project
design; give the reasons for not addressing
any of those topics.
1 Components adapted from the Sustainable Sites Initiative:
Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009, Prerequisite 2.1:
Site
Assessment.
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SS CREDIT: SITE DEVELOPMENT—PROTECT OR
RESTORE HABITAT
BD&C
1–2 points

–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
Intent
To conserve existing natural areas and restore damaged areas to
provide habitat and promote
biodiversity.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Preserve and protect from all development and construction
activity 40% of the greenfield area on the site
(if such areas exist).
AND

Option 1. On-Site Restoration (2 points except Healthcare, 1
point Healthcare)
Using native or adapted vegetation, restore 30% (including the
building footprint) of all portions of the site
identified as previously disturbed. Projects that achieve a
density of 1.5 floor-area ratio may include
vegetated roof surfaces in this calculation if the plants are
native or adapted, provide habitat, and promote
biodiversity.
Restore all disturbed or compacted soils that will be revegetated
within the project’s development footprint
to meet the following requirements2:
comparable to their original function.
may not include the following:
o soils defined regionally by the Natural Resources
Conservation Service web soil survey (or
local equivalent for projects outside the U.S.) as prime
farmland, unique farmland, or
farmland of statewide or local importance; or
o soils from other greenfield sites, unless those soils are a
byproduct of a construction process.
categories 1–3 and meet the criteria of
either category 4 or 5:
1. organic matter;
2. compaction;
3. infiltration rates;

4. soil biological function; and
5. soil chemical characteristics.
2 Components adapted from the Sustainable Sites Initiative:
Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009, Credit 7.2:
Restore
Soils Disturbed During Construction
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Project teams may exclude vegetated landscape areas that are
constructed to accommodate rainwater
infiltration from the vegetation and soils requirements, provided
all such rainwater infiltration areas are
treated consistently with SS Credit Rainwater Management.
Schools only:
Dedicated athletic fields that are solely for athletic uses are
exempted from the soil restoration criteria.
These areas may not count toward the minimum required area.
OR
Option 2. Financial Support (1 point)
Provide financial support equivalent to at least $0.40 per square
foot (US$4 per square meter) for the
total site area (including the building footprint).

Financial support must be provided to a nationally or locally
recognized land trust or conservation
organization within the same EPA Level III ecoregion or the
project’s state (or within 100 miles of the
project [160 kilometers] for projects outside the U.S.). For U.S.
projects, the land trust must be
accredited by the Land Trust Alliance.
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SS CREDIT: OPEN SPACE
BD&C
1 point

Intent
To create exterior open space that encourages interaction with
the environment, social interaction,
passive recreation, and physical activities.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Provide outdoor space greater than or equal to 30% of the total
site area (including building footprint). A
minimum of 25% of that outdoor space must be vegetated (turf
grass does not count as vegetation) or
have overhead vegetated canopy.
The outdoor space must be physically accessible and be one or
more of the following:
-oriented paving or turf area with physical site
elements that accommodate outdoor
social activities;
-oriented paving or turf area with physical site
elements that encourage physical
activity;

species that provide opportunities for
year-round visual interest;
production;
Credit Site Development—Protect or
Restore Habitat and also includes elements of human
interaction.
For projects that achieve a density of 1.5 floor-area ratio (FAR),
and are physically accessible, extensive
or intensive vegetated roofs can be used toward the minimum
25% vegetation requirement, and
qualifying roof-based physically accessible paving areas can be
used toward credit compliance.
Wetlands or naturally designed ponds may count as open space
if the side slope gradients average 1:4
(vertical : horizontal) or less and are vegetated.
For projects that are part of a multitenant complex only
Open space can be either adjacent to the building or at another
location in the site master plan. The
open space may be at another master plan development site as
long as it is protected from
development. If the open space is not adjacent to the building,
provide documentation showing that
the requirements have been met and the land is in a natural state
or has been returned to a natural
state and conserved for the life of the building.

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SS CREDIT: RAINWATER MANAGEMENT
BD&C
1–3 points
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–2 points)
Intent
To reduce runoff volume and improve water quality by
replicating the natural hydrology and water balance
of the site, based on historical conditions and undeveloped
ecosystems in the region.

Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Option 1. Percentile of Rainfall Events
Path 1. 95th Percentile (2 points except Healthcare, 1 point
Healthcare)
In a manner best replicating natural site hydrology processes,
manage on site the runoff from the
developed site for the 95th percentile of regional or local
rainfall events using low-impact development
(LID) and green infrastructure.
Use daily rainfall data and the methodology in the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Technical
Guidance on Implementing the Stormwater Runoff
Requirements for Federal Projects under Section 438
of the Energy Independence and Security Act to determine the
95th percentile amount.
OR
Path 2. 98th Percentile (3 points except Healthcare, 2 points
Healthcare)
Achieve Path 1 but for the 98th percentile of regional or local
rainfall events, using LID and green
infrastructure.

OR
Path 3. Zero Lot Line projects only – 85th Percentile (3 points
except Healthcare, 2 points
Healthcare)
The following requirement applies to zero lot line projects in
urban areas with a minimum density of 1.5
FAR. In a manner best replicating natural site hydrology
processes, manage on site the runoff from the
developed site for the 85th percentile of regional or local
rainfall events, using LID and green
infrastructure.
OR
Option 2. Natural Land Cover Conditions (3 points except
Healthcare, 2 points Healthcare)
Manage on site the annual increase in runoff volume from the
natural land cover condition to the
postdeveloped condition.
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Projects that are part of a multitenant complex only
The credit requirements may be met using a coordinated
approach affecting the defined project site that
is within the master plan boundary. Distributed techniques
based on a watershed approach are then
required.

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SS CREDIT: HEAT ISLAND REDUCTION
BD&C
1–2 points
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
Intent
To minimize effects on microclimates and human and wildlife
habitats by reducing heat islands.
Requirements

HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Choose one of the following options:
Option 1. Nonroof and Roof (2 points except Healthcare, 1 point
Healthcare)
Meet the following criterion:
Area of
Nonroof
Measures
Area of High-
Reflectance Roof
Area of
Vegetated Roof
Total Site
Paving Area
Total Roof Area
—————

—
+ —————— + —————— ≥ +
0.5 0.75 0.75
Alternatively, an SRI and SR weighted average approach may
be used to calculate compliance.
Use any combination of the following strategies.
Nonroof Measures
shade over paving areas (including
playgrounds) on the site within 10 years of planting. Install
vegetated planters. Plants must be in
place at the time of occupancy permit and cannot include
artificial turf.
systems, such as solar thermal
collectors, photovoltaics, and wind turbines.
Provide shade with architectural devices or structures that
have a three-year aged solar
reflectance (SR) value of at least 0.28. If three-year aged value
information is not available, use
materials with an initial SR of at least 0.33 at installation,
-year aged solar reflectance

(SR) value of at least 0.28. If three-
year aged value information is not available, use materials with
an initial SR of at least 0.33 at
installation.
-grid pavement system (at least 50% unbound).
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High-Reflectance Roof
Use roofing materials that have an SRI equal to or greater than
the values in Table 1. Meet the three-year
aged SRI value. If three-year aged value information is not
available, use materials that meet the initial
SRI value.
Table 1. Minimum solar reflectance index value, by roof slope
Slope Initial SRI
3-year
aged SRI
Low-sloped roof
≤ 2:12
82

64
Steep-sloped roof
> 2:12
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Vegetated Roof
Install a vegetated roof.
OR
Option 2. Parking under Cover (1 point)
Place a minimum of 75% of parking spaces under cover. Any
roof used to shade or cover parking must
(1) have a three-year aged SRI of at least 32 (if three-year aged
value information is not available, use
materials with an initial SRI of at least 39 at installation), (2)
be a vegetated roof, or (3) be covered by
energy generation systems, such as solar thermal collectors,
photovoltaics, and wind turbines .

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SS CREDIT: LIGHT POLLUTION REDUCTION
BD&C
1 point
Intent
To increase night sky access, improve nighttime visibility, and
reduce the consequences of
development for wildlife and people.

Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Meet uplight and light trespass requirements, using either the
backlight-uplight-glare (BUG) method
(Option 1) or the calculation method (Option 2). Projects may
use different options for uplight and light
trespass.
Meet these requirements for all exterior luminaires located
inside the project boundary (except those
listed under “Exemptions”), based on the following:
mounted in the same orientation and tilt
as specified in the project design; and
construction begins). Classify the project
under one lighting zone using the lighting zones definitions
provided in the Illuminating
Engineering Society and International Dark Sky Association
(IES/IDA) Model Lighting Ordinance
(MLO) User Guide.
Additionally, meet the internally illuminated signage
requirement.

Uplight
Option 1. BUG Rating Method
Do not exceed the following luminaire uplight ratings, based on
the specific light source installed in the
luminaire, as defined in IES TM-15-11, Addendum A.
Table 1. Maximum uplight ratings for luminaires
MLO lighting zone Luminaire uplight
rating
LZ0 U0
LZ1 U1
LZ2 U2
LZ3 U3
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LZ4 U4
OR
Option 2. Calculation Method

Do not exceed the following percentages of total lumens emitted
above horizontal.
Table 2. Maximum percentage of total lumens emitted above
horizontal, by lighting
zone
MLO lighting zone Maximum allowed percentage of total
luminaire lumens emitted above horizontal
LZ0 0%
LZ1 0%
LZ2 1.5%
LZ3 3%
LZ4 6%
AND
Light Trespass
Option 1. BUG Rating Method
Do not exceed the following luminaire backlight and glare
ratings (based on the specific light source
installed in the luminaire), as defined in IES TM-15-11,
Addendum A, based on the mounting location
and distance from the lighting boundary.

Table 3. Maximum backlight and glare ratings
MLO lighting zone
Luminaire mounting LZ0 LZ1 LZ2 LZ3 LZ4
Allowed backlight ratings
> 2 mounting heights from lighting
boundary
B1 B3 B4 B5 B5
1 to 2 mounting heights from lighting
boundary and properly oriented
B1 B2 B3 B4 B4
0.5 to 1 mounting height to
lighting boundary and properly
oriented
B0 B1 B2 B3 B3
< 0.5 mounting height to lighting
boundary and properly oriented B0 B0 B0 B1 B2
Allowed glare ratings
Building-mounted > 2 mounting
heights from any lighting
boundary
G0 G1 G2 G3 G4

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Building-mounted 1–2 mounting
boundary
G0 G0 G1 G1 G2
Building-mounted 0.5 to 1
mounting heights from any
lighting boundary
G0 G0 G0 G1 G1
Building-mounted < 0.5 mounting
boundary
G0 G0 G0 G0 G1
All other luminaires G0 G1 G2 G3 G4
The lighting boundary is located at the property lines of the
property, or properties, that the LEED
project occupies. The lighting boundary can be modified under
the following conditions:
is not limited to, a walkway,

bikeway, plaza, or parking lot, the lighting boundary may be
moved to 5 feet (1.5 meters)
beyond the property line.
corridor, the lighting
boundary may be moved to the center line of that street, alley,
or corridor.
re are additional properties owned by the same
entity that are contiguous to the
property, or properties, that the LEED project is within and
have the same or higher MLO
lighting zone designation as the LEED project, the lighting
boundary may be expanded to
include those properties.
Orient all luminaires less than two mounting heights from the
lighting boundary such that the backlight
points toward the nearest lighting boundary line. Building-
mounted luminaires with the backlight
oriented toward the building are exempt from the backlight
rating requirement.
OR
Option 2. Calculation Method
Do not exceed the following vertical illuminances at the
lighting boundary (use the definition of lighting
boundary in Option 1). Calculation points may be no more than
5 feet (1.5 meters) apart. Vertical
illuminances must be calculated on vertical planes running
parallel to the lighting boundary, with the
normal to each plane oriented toward the property and

perpendicular to the lighting boundary,
extending from grade level to 33 feet (10 meters) above the
height of the highest luminaire.
Table 4. Maximum vertical illuminance at lighting boundary, by
lighting zone
MLO lighting zone Vertical illuminance
LZ0 0.05 fc (0.5 lux)
LZ1 0.05 fc (0.5 lux)
LZ2 0.10 fc (1 lux)
LZ3 0.20 fc (2 lux)
LZ4 0.60 fc (6 lux)
FC = footcandle.
AND
Internally Illuminated Exterior Signage
Do not exceed a luminance of 200 cd/m2 (nits) during nighttime
hours and 2000 cd/m2 (nits) during
daytime hours.
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Exemptions from Uplight and Light Trespass Requirements
The following exterior lighting is exempt from the
requirements, provided it is controlled separately from
the nonexempt lighting:
transportation;
in MLO lighting zones 3 and 4, and is
automatically turned off from midnight until 6 a.m.;
performances;
-mandated roadway lighting;
helipads;
ones 2, 3, or
4; and
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SS CREDIT: SITE MASTER PLAN
BD&C
1 point
Intent
To ensure that the sustainable site benefits achieved by the
project continue, regardless of future
changes in programs or demographics.
Requirements
SCHOOLS
The project must achieve at least four of the following six
credits, using the associated calculation
methods. The achieved credits must then be recalculated using
the data from the master plan.
—Protect or Restore Habitat
ment

A site master plan for the school must be developed in
collaboration with school authorities. Previous
sustainable site design measures should be considered in all
master-planning efforts so that existing
infrastructure is retained whenever possible. The master plan
must therefore include current construction
activity plus future construction (within the building’s lifespan)
that affects the site. The master plan
development footprint must also include parking, paving, and
utilities.
Projects where no future development is planned are not eligible
for this credit.
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SS CREDIT: TENANT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
GUIDELINES
BD&C
1 point
Intent
To educate tenants in implementing sustainable design and
construction features in their tenant

improvement build-outs.
Requirements
CS
Publish for tenants an illustrated document with the following
content, as applicable:
features incorporated in the core and
shell project and the project’s sustainability goals and
objectives, including those for tenant
spaces;
strategies, products, materials, and
services; and
and construction with the
building systems when pursuing the following LEED v4 for
Interior Design and Construction
prerequisites and credits:
o WE Prerequisite: Indoor Water Use Reduction
o WE Credit: Indoor Water Use Reduction
o EA Prerequisite: Minimum Energy Performance
o EA Prerequisite: Fundamental Refrigerant Management
o EA Credit: Optimize Energy Performance
o EA Credits: Advanced Energy Metering
o EA Credit: Renewable Energy Production
o EA Credit: Enhanced Refrigerant Management
o MR Prerequisite: Storage and Collection of Recyclables
o EQ Prerequisite: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance

o EQ Prerequisite: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control
o EQ Credit: Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
o EQ Credit: Low-Emitting Materials
o EQ Credit: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan
o EQ Credit: Indoor Air Quality Assessment
o EQ Credit: Thermal Comfort
o EQ Credit: Interior Lighting
o EQ Credit: Daylight
o EQ Credit: Quality Views
o EQ Credit: Acoustic Performance
Provide the guidelines to all tenants before signing the lease.
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SS CREDIT: PLACES OF RESPITE
BD&C
1 point
Intent
To provide patients, staff, and visitors with the health benefits
of the natural environment by creating
outdoor places of respite on the healthcare campus.
Requirements

HEALTHCARE
Provide places of respite that are accessible to patients and
visitors, equal to 5% of the net usable
program area of the building.
Provide additional dedicated places of respite for staff, equal to
2% of the net usable program area of the
building.
Places of respite must be outdoors, or be located in interior
atria, greenhouses, solaria, or conditioned
spaces; such interior spaces may be used to meet up to 30% of
the required area if 90% of each
qualifying space’s gross floor area achieves a direct line of
sight to unobstructed views of nature.
All areas must meet the following requirements.
within 200 feet (60 meters) of a
building entrance or access point.
medical care is delivered.
r indirect sun are provided, with at least
one seating space per 200 square
feet (18.5 square meters) of each respite area, with one
wheelchair space per five seating
spaces..
-use
gardens unavailable to all
building occupants may account for no more than 50% of the
required area.

-access natural trails that are available to visitors,
staff, or patients may account for
no more than 30% of the required area, provided the trailhead is
within 200 feet (60 meters) of
a building entrance.
Additionally, outdoor areas must meet the following
requirements.
vegetated at the ground plane (not
including turf grass) or have overhead vegetated canopy.
elements.
Construction of Health Care
Facilities (Section 1.2-6.3 and Appendix A1.2-6.3:Wayfinding).
of respite may not be within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a
smoking area (see EQ
Prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control).
Existing places of respite on the hospital campus may qualify if
they otherwise meet the credit
requirements.
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SS CREDIT: DIRECT EXTERIOR ACCESS
BD&C
1 point
Intent
To provide patients and staff with the health benefits associated
with direct access to the natural
environment.
Requirements
HEALTHCARE
Provide direct access to an exterior courtyard, terrace, garden,
or balcony. The space must be at least 5
square feet (0.5 square meters) per patient for 75% of all
inpatients and 75% of qualifying outpatients
whose clinical length of stay (LOS) exceeds four hours.
Patients whose length of stay exceeds four hours, and whose
treatment makes them unable to move,
such as emergency, stage 1 surgical recovery, and critical care
patients, may be excluded.
Places of respite outside the building envelope that meet the
requirements of SS Credit Places of Respite
that are immediately adjacent to clinical areas or with direct
access from inpatient units may be included.
Qualifying spaces must be designated as nonsmoking The
spaces must also meet the requirements for

outdoor air contaminant concentrations enumerated in EQ
Credit Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies,
Option 2 and be located more than 100 feet (30 meters) from
building exhaust air locations, loading
docks, and roadways with idling vehicles.
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SS CREDIT: JOINT USE OF FACILITIES
BD&C
1 point
Intent
To integrate the school with the community by sharing the
building and its playing fields for nonschool
events and functions.
Requirements
SCHOOLS
Option 1. Make Building Space Open to the General Public (1
point)
In collaboration with the school authorities, ensure that at least

three of the following types of spaces in
the school are accessible to and available for shared use by the
general public:
classrooms;
Provide access to toilets in joint-use areas after normal school
hours.
OR
Option 2. Contract with Specific Organizations to Share
Building Space (1 point)
In collaboration with the school authorities, contract with
community or other organizations to provide at
least two types of dedicated-use spaces in the building, such as
the following:
state or local
offices);

Provide access to toilets in joint-use areas after normal school
hours.
OR
Option 3. Use Shared Space Owned by Other Organizations (1
point)
In collaboration with the school authorities, ensure that at least
two of the following six types of spaces
that are owned by other organizations or agencies are accessible
to students:
eteria;
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Provide direct pedestrian access to these spaces from the
school. In addition, provide signed joint-use
agreements with the other organizations or agencies that
stipulate how these spaces will be shared.
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WATER EFFICIENCY (WE)
WE PREREQUISITE: OUTDOOR WATER USE REDUCTION
Required
BD&C

Intent
To reduce outdoor water consumption.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Reduce outdoor water use through one of the following options.
Nonvegetated surfaces, such as
permeable or impermeable pavement, should be excluded from
the landscape area calculations. Athletic
fields and playgrounds (if vegetated) and food gardens may be
included or excluded at the project team’s
discretion.
Option 1. No Irrigation Required
Show that the landscape does not require a permanent irrigation
system beyond a maximum two-year
establishment period.

OR
Option 2. Reduced Irrigation
Reduce the project’s landscape water requirement by at least
30% from the calculated baseline for the
site’s peak watering month. Reductions must be achieved
through plant species selection and irrigation
system efficiency, as calculated by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) WaterSense Water
Budget Tool.
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WE PREREQUISITE: INDOOR WATER USE REDUCTION
Required
BD&C

nters
Intent
To reduce indoor water consumption.
Requirements
NC, CS, SCHOOLS, NC-RETAIL, DATA CENTERS,
WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, NC-
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Building Water Use
For the fixtures and fittings listed in Table 1, as applicable to
the project scope, reduce aggregate water
consumption by 20% from the baseline. Base calculations on the
volumes and flow rates shown in Table 1.
All newly installed toilets, urinals, private lavatory faucets, and
showerheads that are eligible for labeling
must be WaterSense labeled (or a local equivalent for projects
outside the U.S.).

Table 1. Baseline water consumption of fixtures and fittings
Fixture or fitting Baseline (IP units) Baseline (SI units)
Toilet (water closet)* 1.6 gpf
6 lpf
Urinal* 1.0 gpf 3.8 lpf
Public lavatory (restroom)
faucet
0.5 gpm at 60 psi** all others except
private applications
1.9 lpm at 415 kPa, all others
except private applications
Private lavatory faucets 2.2 gpm at 60 psi 8.3 lpm at 415 kPa
Kitchen faucet (excluding
faucets used exclusively for
filling operations)
2.2 gpm at 60 psi 8.3 lpm at 415 kPa
Showerhead* 2.5 gpm at 80 psi per shower stall 9.5 lpm at 550
kPa per shower
stall

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* WaterSense label available for this
product type
gpf = gallons per flush
gpm = gallons per minute
psi = pounds per square inch
lpf = liters per flush
lpm = liters per minute
kPa = kilopascals
Appliance and Process Water Use
Install appliances, equipment, and processes within the project
scope that meet the requirements listed in
the tables below.
Table 2. Standards for appliances
Appliance Requirement
Residential clothes washers ENERGY STAR or performance
equivalent
Commercial clothes washers CEE Tier 3A
Residential dishwashers (standard and compact) ENERGY
STAR or performance equivalent
Prerinse spray valves ≤ 1.3 gpm (4.9 lpm)

Ice machine ENERGY STAR or performance equivalent and use
either air-cooled or closed-loop cooling, such as
chilled or condenser water system
Table 3. Standards for processes
Process Requirement
Heat rejection and cooling No once-through cooling with
potable water for any
equipment or appliances that reject heat
Cooling towers and evaporative condensers Equip with
ity controllers and overflow alarms
maximum of 0.002% of recirculated water
volume for counterflow towers and 0.005% of
recirculated water flow for cross-flow towers
Healthcare, Retail, Schools, and Hospitality Only
In addition, water-consuming appliances, equipment, and
processes must meet the requirements listed in
Tables 4 and 5.

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Table 4. Standards for appliances
Kitchen equipment Requirement (IP units) Requirement (SI
units)
Dishwasher Undercounter ≤ 1.6 gal/rack ≤ 6.0 liters/rack
Stationary,
single tank,
door
≤ 1.4 gal/rack ≤ 5.3 liters/rack
Single tank,
conveyor
Multiple tank,
conveyor
Flight machine ≤ 180 gal/hour ≤ 680 liters/hour

Food steamer Batch ≤ 6 gal/hour/pan ≤ 23 liters/hour/pan
Cook-to-order ≤ 10 gal/hour/pan ≤ 38 liters/hour/pan
Combination
oven,
Countertop or
stand
≤ 3.5 gal/hour/pan ≤ 13 liters/hour/pan
Roll-in ≤ 3.5 gal/hour/pan ≤ 13 liters/hour/pan
Table 5. Process requirements
Discharge water temperature tempering Where local
requirements limit discharge
temperature of fluids into drainage system, use
tempering device that runs water only when
equipment discharges hot water
OR
Provide thermal recovery heat exchanger that cools
drained discharge water below code-required
maximum discharge temperatures while
simultaneously preheating inlet makeup water
OR
If fluid is steam condensate, return it to boiler

Venturi-type flow-through vacuum generators or
aspirators
Use no device that generates vacuum by means of
water flow through device into drain
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WE PREREQUISITE: BUILDING-LEVEL WATER METERING
Required
BD&C

Intent
To support water management and identify opportunities for
additional water savings by tracking water
consumption.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Install permanent water meters that measure the total potable
water use for the building and associated
grounds. Meter data must be compiled into monthly and annual
summaries; meter readings can be
manual or automated.
Commit to sharing with USGBC the resulting whole-project
water usage data for a five-year period
beginning on the date the project accepts LEED certification or
typical occupancy, whichever comes first.
This commitment must carry forward for five years or until the
building changes ownership or lessee.

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WE CREDIT: OUTDOOR WATER USE REDUCTION
BD&C
1–2 points
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
1–2 points)
Intent
To reduce outdoor water consumption.
Requirements

HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Reduce outdoor water use through one of the following options.
Nonvegetated surfaces, such as
permeable or impermeable pavement, should be excluded from
landscape area calculations. Athletic
fields and playgrounds (if vegetated) and food gardens may be
included or excluded at the project team’s
discretion.
Option 1. No Irrigation Required (2 points except Healthcare, 1
point Healthcare)
Show that the landscape does not require a permanent irrigation
system beyond a maximum two-year
establishment period.
OR
Option 2. Reduced Irrigation (1-2 points except Healthcare, 1
point Healthcare)
Reduce the project’s landscape water requirement (LWR) by at
least 50% from the calculated baseline for
the site’s peak watering month. Reductions must first be
achieved through plant species selection and
irrigation system efficiency as calculated in the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) WaterSense
Water Budget Tool.
Additional reductions beyond 30% may be achieved using any
combination of efficiency, alternative water

sources, and smart scheduling technologies.
Table 1. Points for reducing irrigation water
Percentage reduction from baseline
Points (except
Healthcare)
Points
(Healthcare)
50% 1 1
100% 2 —
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WE CREDIT: INDOOR WATER USE REDUCTION
BD&C
1–7 points
–6 points)
–6 points)
–7 points)

–7 points)
–6 points)
–6 points)
–6 points)
–7 points)
Intent
To reduce indoor water consumption.
Requirements
NC, CS, SCHOOLS, NC-RETAIL, DATA CENTERS,
WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, NC-
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Further reduce fixture and fitting water use from the calculated
baseline in WE Prerequisite Indoor Water
Use Reduction. Additional potable water savings can be earned
above the prerequisite level using
alternative water sources. Include fixtures and fittings
necessary to meet the needs of the occupants.
Some of these fittings and fixtures may be outside the tenant
space (for Commercial Interiors) or project
boundary (for New Construction). Points are awarded according
to Table 1.
Table 1. Points for reducing water use

Percentage
reduction
Points
(BD&C)
Points
(Schools,
Retail,
Hospitality,
Healthcare)
25% 1 1
30% 2 2
35% 3 3
40% 4 4
45% 5 5
50% 6 --
Schools, Retail, Hospitality, and Healthcare only
Meet the percentage reduction requirements above.
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Appliance and Process Water. Install equipment within the
project scope that meets the minimum
requirements in Table 2, 3, 4, or 5 . One point is awarded for
meeting all applicable requirements in any
one table. All applicable equipment listed in each table must
meet the standard.
Schools, Retail, and Healthcare projects can earn a second point
for meeting the requirements of two
tables.
Table 2. Compliant commercial washing machines
To use Table 2, the project must process at least 120,000 lbs (57
606 kg) of laundry per year.
Washing machine Requirement (IP units)
Requirement (SI units)
On-premise, minimum capacity
2,400 lbs (1 088 kg) per 8-hour
shift
Maximum 1.8 gals per pound * Maximum 7 liters per 0.45
kilograms *
* Based on equal quantities of heavy, medium, and light soil

laundry.
Table 3. Standards for commercial kitchen equipment
To use Table 3, the project must serve at least 100 meals per
day of operation. All process and appliance
equipment listed in the category of kitchen equipment and
present on the project must comply with the
standards.
Kitchen equipment
Requirement (IP units)
Dishwasher Undercounter ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR or
performance
equivalent
Stationary,
single tank,
door
ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR or performance
equivalent
Single tank,
conveyor

ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR or performance
equivalent
Multiple tank,
conveyor
ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR or performance
equivalent
Flight machine ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR or
performance
equivalent
Food steamer Batch (no
drain
connection)
≤ 2 gal/hour/pan including
condensate cooling water
≤ 7.5 liters/hour/pan including
Cook-to-order
(with drain
connection)
≤ 5 gal/hour/pan including
≤ 19 liters/hour/pan including
Combination
oven,

Countertop or
stand
≤ 1.5 gal/hour/panincluding
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Roll-in ≤ 1.5 gal/hour/pan including
Food waste
disposer
Disposer 3-8 gpm, full load condition, 10
minute automatic shutoff; or 1 gpm,
no-load condition
11–30 lpm, full load condition,
10-min automatic shutoff; or 3.8
lpm, no-load condition
Scrap
collector

Maximum 2 gpm makeup water Maximum 7.6 lpm makeup
water
Pulper Maximum 2 gpm makeup water Maximum 7.6 lpm
makeup water
Strainer
basket
No additional water usage No additional water usage
gph = gallons per hour
lph = liters per hour
Table 4. Compliant laboratory and medical equipment
To use Table 4, the project must be a medical or laboratory
facility.
Lab equipment Requirement (IP units)
Reverse-osmosis water purifier 75% recovery 75% recovery
Steam sterilizer For 60-inch sterilizer, 6.3 gal/U.S.
tray
For 48-inch sterilizer, 7.5 gal/U.S.
tray

For 1520-mm sterilizer, 28.5
liters/DIN tray
For 1220-mm sterilizer, 28.35
liters/DIN tray
Sterile process washer 0.35 gal/U.S. tray 1.3 liters/DIN tray
X-ray processor, 150 mm or
more in any dimension
Film processor water recycling unit
Digital imager, all sizes No water use
Table 5. Compliant municipal steam systems
To use Table 5, the project must be connected to a municipal or
district steam system that does not allow
the return of steam condensate.
Steam system Standard
Steam condensate disposal Cool municipally supplied steam
condensate (no return) to
drainage system with heat recovery system or reclaimed water
OR
Reclaim and use steam condensate 100% recovery and reuse

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WE CREDIT: COOLING TOWER WATER USE
BD&C
1–2 points
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
Intent
To conserve water used for cooling tower makeup while
controlling microbes, corrosion, and scale in the
condenser water system.
Requirements

HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE,
For cooling towers and evaporative condensers, conduct a one-
time potable water analysis, measuring at
least the five control parameters listed in Table 1.
Table 1. Maximum concentrations for parameters in condenser
water
Parameter Maximum level
Ca (as CaCO3) 1000 ppm
Total alkalinity 1000 ppm
SiO2 100 ppm
Cl- 250 ppm
Conductivity 2000 µS/cm
ppm = parts per million
µS/cm = micro siemens per centimeter
Calculate the number of cooling tower cycles by dividing the
maximum allowed concentration level of
each parameter by the actual concentration level of each
parameter found in the potable makeup water.
Limit cooling tower cycles to avoid exceeding maximum values
for any of these parameters.
Table 2. Points for cooling tower cycles

Cooling tower cycles Points
Maximum number of cycles achieved without exceeding any
filtration
levels or affecting operation of condenser water system (up to
maximum
of 10 cycles)
1
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Achieve a minimum 10 cycles by increasing the level of
treatment in
condenser or make-up water
OR
Meet the minimum number of cycles to earn 1 point and use a
minimum
20% recycled nonpotable water
2
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WE CREDIT: WATER METERING
BD&C
1 point
thcare (1 point)
Intent
To support water management and identify opportunities for
additional water savings by tracking water
consumption.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,

HEALTHCARE
Install permanent water meters for two or more of the following
water subsystems, as applicable to the
project:
irrigated landscaped area. Calculate
the percentage of irrigated landscape area served as the total
metered irrigated landscape area
divided by the total irrigated landscape area. Landscape areas
fully covered with xeriscaping or
native vegetation that requires no routine irrigation may be
excluded from the calculation.
serving at least 80% of the indoor
fixtures and fitting described in WE Prerequisite Indoor Water
Use Reduction, either directly or by
deducting all other measured water use from the measured total
water consumption of the
building and grounds.
installed domestic hot water heating
capacity (including both tanks and on-demand heaters).
d annual water use of 100,000
gallons (378 500 liters) or more, or
boiler of more than 500,000 BtuH (150 kW). A single makeup

meter may record flows for multiple
boilers.
A reclaimed water system with a
makeup water connection must also be metered so that the true
reclaimed water component can
be determined.
water consumption for process end
uses, such as humidification systems, dishwashers, clothes
washers, pools, and other
subsystems using process water.
Healthcare Projects only
In addition to the requirements above, install water meters in
any five of the following:
-osmosis, de-ionized);
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and processing department;
areas;
-looped hydronic system makeup water; and
-water makeup for domestic hot water systems.
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ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE
EA PREREQUISITE: FUNDAMENTAL COMMISSIONING
AND VERIFICATION
Required
BD&C

Intent
To support the design, construction, and eventual operation of a
project that meets the owner’s project
requirements for energy, water, indoor environmental quality,
and durability.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Commissioning Process Scope
Complete the following commissioning (Cx) process activities
for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and
renewable energy systems and assemblies, in accordance with
ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 and ASHRAE
Guideline 1.1–2007 for HVAC&R Systems, as they relate to
energy, water, indoor environmental quality,
and durability.

Requirements for exterior enclosures are limited to inclusion in
the owner’s project requirements (OPR)
and basis of design (BOD), as well as the review of the OPR,
BOD and project design. NIBS Guideline 3-
2012 for Exterior Enclosures provides additional guidance.
The commissioning authority (CxA) must do the following:
to the
construction documents.
process.
nt all findings and recommendations and report
directly to the owner throughout the
process.

The review of the exterior enclosure design may be performed
by a qualified member of the design or
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construction team (or an employee of that firm) who is not
directly responsible for design of the building
envelope.
Commissioning Authority
By the end of the design development phase, engage a
commissioning authority with the following
qualifications.
experience on at least two building
projects with a similar scope of work. The experience must
extend from early design phase
through at least 10 months of occupancy;
independent consultant, or an employee
of the design or construction firm who is not part of the
project’s design or construction team, or a
disinterested subcontractor of the design or construction team.
o For projects smaller than 20,000 square feet (1 860 square
meters), the CxA may be a
qualified member of the design or construction team. In all
cases, the CxA must report
his or her findings directly to the owner.

Project teams that intend to pursue EA Credit Enhanced
Commissioning should note a difference in the
CxA qualifications: for the credit, the CxA may not be an
employee of the design or construction firm nor a
subcontractor to the construction firm.
Current Facilities Requirements and Operations and
Maintenance Plan
Prepare and maintain a current facilities requirements and
operations and maintenance plan that contains
the information necessary to operate the building efficiently.
The plan must include the following:
-time schedules;
any changes in schedules or setpoints for different seasons,
days of the week, and times of day;
systems and equipment;
described in the systems narrative; and

commissioning requirements, ongoing
commissioning tasks, and continuous tasks for critical facilities.
Data Centers only
For small projects with computer room peak cooling loads less
than 2,000,000 Btu/h (600 kW) or a total
computer room peak cooling load less than 600,000 Btu/h (175
kW), the CxA may be a qualified
employee of the design or construction team.
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EA PREREQUISITE: MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCE
Required
BD&C

itality
Intent
To reduce the environmental and economic harms of excessive
energy use by achieving a minimum level
of energy efficiency for the building and its systems.
Requirements
NC, CS, SCHOOLS, RETAIL, WAREHOUSES &
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, HOSPITALITY, HEALTHCARE
Option 1. Whole-Building Energy Simulation
Demonstrate an improvement of 5% for new construction, 3%
for major renovations, or 2% for core and
shell projects in the proposed building performance rating
compared with the baseline building
performance rating. Calculate the baseline building performance
according to ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA
Standard 90.1–2010, Appendix G, with errata (or a USGBC-
approved equivalent standard for projects
outside the U.S.), using a simulation model.
Projects must meet the minimum percentage savings before
taking credit for renewable energy systems.
The proposed design must meet the following criteria:

ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010, with
errata (or a USGBC-approved equivalent standard for projects
outside the U.S.);
associated with the building project;
and
Standard 90.1–2010, Appendix G,
with errata (or a USGBC-approved equivalent standard for
projects outside the U.S.).
Document the energy modeling input assumptions for
unregulated loads. Unregulated loads should be
modeled accurately to reflect the actual expected energy
consumption of the building.
If unregulated loads are not identical for both the baseline and
the proposed building performance rating,
and the simulation program cannot accurately model the
savings, follow the exceptional calculation
method (ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010, G2.5).
Alternatively, use the COMNET Modeling
Guidelines and Procedures to document measures that reduce
unregulated loads.
Retail only
For Option 1, Whole-Building Energy Simulation, process loads
for retail may include refrigeration
equipment, cooking and food preparation, clothes washing, and
other major support appliances. Many of

the industry standard baseline conditions for commercial
kitchen equipment and refrigeration are defined
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in Appendix 3, Tables 1–4. No additional documentation is
necessary to substantiate these predefined
baseline systems as industry standard.
OR
Option 2. Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE 50% Advanced
Energy Design Guide
Comply with the mandatory and prescriptive provisions of
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010,
with errata (or a USGBC-approved equivalent standard for
Comply with the HVAC and service water heating requirements,
including equipment efficiency,
economizers, ventilation, and ducts and dampers, in Chapter 4,
Design Strategies and Recommendations
by Climate Zone, for the appropriate ASHRAE 50% Advanced
Energy Design Guide and climate zone:
Medium Office Buildings, for office
buildings smaller than 100,000 square feet (9 290 square
meters);

Large Box Retail Buildings, for
retail buildings with 20,000 to 100,000 square feet (1 860 to 9
290 square meters);
–12
School Buildings; or
Hospitals, for hospitals over 100,000
square feet (9 290 square meters).
For projects outside the U.S., consult
ASHRAE/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010, Appendixes B
and
D, to determine the appropriate climate zone.
OPTION 3. Prescriptive Compliance: Advanced Buildings™
Core Performance™ Guide
Comply with the mandatory and prescriptive provisions of
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2010,
with errata (or USGBC approved equivalent standard for
Comply with Section 1: Design Process Strategies, Section 2:
Core Performance Requirements, and the
following three strategies from Section 3: Enhanced
Performance Strategies, as applicable. Where
standards conflict, follow the more stringent of the two. For
projects outside the U.S., consult
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2010, Appendixes B and
D, to determine the appropriate climate
zone.

3.5 Supply Air Temperature Reset (VAV)
3.9 Premium Economizer Performance
3.10 Variable Speed Control
To be eligible for Option 3, the project must be less than
100,000 square feet (9 290 square meters).
Note: Healthcare, warehouse or laboratory projects are
ineligible for Option 3.
DATA CENTERS
Whole-Building Energy Simulation
Demonstrate a 5% improvement in the proposed performance
rating over the baseline performance
rating. To determine total energy cost savings, create two
models, one for building energy cost and the
other for IT equipment energy cost. Calculate the baseline
building performance according to
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010, Appendix G, with
errata (or a USGBC-approved equivalent
standard for projects outside the U.S.), using a simulation
model for the whole building and data center
modeling guidelines.
Determine the power utilization effectiveness (PUE) value of
the proposed design.
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For this prerequisite, a minimum of 2% of the 5% energy
savings must come from building power and
cooling infrastructure.
Projects must meet the minimum percentage savings before
taking credit for renewable energy systems.
The proposed design must meet the following criteria:
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010, with
errata (or a USGBC-approved equivalent standard for projects
outside the U.S.);
associated with the building project;
and
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard
90.1–2010, Appendix G, with errata (or a USGBC-approved
equivalent standard for projects
outside the U.S.), and data center modeling guidelines.
For data centers, regulated energy includes cooling units for
computer and data processing rooms, critical
power conditioning equipment, critical distribution equipment,
heat rejection plants, and mechanical and
electrical support rooms.
Include in process loads both the unregulated load and the IT
equipment load. The IT load comprises

critical systems and electrical power transformation, which may
include servers, storage and networking
power use, and operations affecting monthly server CPU
utilization percentages.
Develop two sets of IT load models using two scenarios, one at
the maximum estimated IT load rating
and the second at the startup IT rating expected at the time of
commissioning.
Document the energy modeling input assumptions for
unregulated loads. Unregulated loads should be
modeled accurately to reflect the actual expected energy
consumption of the building.
If unregulated loads are not identical for both the baseline and
the proposed building performance rating,
and the simulation model cannot accurately model the savings,
follow the exceptional calculation method
(ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2010, G2.5) to
document measures that reduce unregulated
loads.
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EA PREREQUISITE: BUILDING-LEVEL ENERGY
METERING
Required
BD&C

Intent
To support energy management and identify opportunities for
additional energy savings by tracking
building-level energy use.
Requirements
NC, SCHOOLS, RETAIL, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES &
Install new or use existing building-level energy meters, or
submeters that can be aggregated to provide
building-level data representing total building energy
consumption (electricity, natural gas, chilled water,
steam, fuel oil, propane, biomass, etc). Utility-owned meters
capable of aggregating building-level

resource use are acceptable.
Commit to sharing with USGBC the resulting energy
consumption data and electrical demand data (if
metered) for a five-year period beginning on the date the project
accepts LEED certification. At a
minimum, energy consumption must be tracked at one-month
intervals.
CS
Install new or use existing base building-level energy meters, or
submeters that can be aggregated to
provide base building-level data representing total building
energy consumption (electricity, natural gas,
chilled water, steam, fuel oil, propane, etc.). Utility-owned
meters capable of aggregating base building-
level resource use are acceptable.
Commit to sharing with USGBC the resulting energy
consumption data and electrical demand data (if
metered) for a five-year period beginning on the date the project
accepts LEED certification or typical
occupancy, whichever comes first. At a minimum, energy
consumption must be tracked at one-month
intervals.

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EA PREREQUISITE: FUNDAMENTAL REFRIGERANT
MANAGEMENT
Required
BD&C
Intent
To reduce stratospheric ozone depletion.

Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Do not use chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-based refrigerants in new
heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and
refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems. When reusing existing
HVAC&R equipment, complete a comprehensive
CFC phase-out conversion before project completion. Phase-out
plans extending beyond the project
completion date will be considered on their merits.
Existing small HVAC&R units (defined as containing less than
0.5 pound [225 grams] of refrigerant) and
other equipment, such as standard refrigerators, small water
coolers, and any other equipment that
contains less than 0.5 pound (225 grams) of refrigerant, are
exempt.
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EA CREDIT: ENHANCED COMMISSIONING
BD&C
2-6 points

-6 points)
-6 points)
-6 points)
-6 points)
-6 points)
-6 points)
-6 points)
-6 points)
Intent
To further support the design, construction, and eventual
operation of a project that meets the owner’s
project requirements for energy, water, indoor environmental
quality, and durability.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Implement, or have in place a contract to implement, the
following commissioning process activities in

addition to those required under EA Prerequisite Fundamental
Commissioning and Verification.
Commissioning Authority
experience on at least two building
projects with a similar scope of work. The experience must
extend from early design phase
through at least 10 months of occupancy;
mployee of the owner, an
independent consultant, or a disinterested
subcontractor of the design team.
Option 1. Enhanced Systems Commissioning (3-4 points)
Path 1: Enhanced Commissioning (3 points)
Complete the following commissioning process (CxP) activities
for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and
renewable energy systems and assemblies in accordance with
ASHRAE Guideline 0–2005 and ASHRAE
Guideline 1.1–2007 for HVAC&R systems, as they relate to
energy, water, indoor environmental quality,
and durability.
The commissioning authority must do the following:

requirements in construction documents.
effectiveness.
completion.
on-going commissioning plan.
Include all enhanced commissioning tasks in the OPR and BOD.
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OR
Path 2: Enhanced and Monitoring-Based Commissioning (4
points)
Achieve Path 1.
AND
Develop monitoring-based procedures and identify points to be
measured and evaluated to assess
performance of energy- and water-consuming systems.

Include the procedures and measurement points in the
commissioning plan. Address the following:
data access);
trend monitoring;
es for tracked points and metered
values (where appropriate,
predictive algorithms may be used to compare ideal values with
actual values);
between systems, out-of-sequence
operation of systems components, and energy and water usage
profiles;
errors and deficiencies;
analyses in the first year of occupancy (at
least quarterly).
Update the systems manual with any modifications or new
settings, and give the reason for any
modifications from the original design.

AND/OR
Option 2. Envelope Commissioning (2 points)
Fulfill the requirements in EA Prerequisite Fundamental
Commissioning and Verification as they apply to
the building’s thermal envelope in addition to mechanical and
electrical systems and assemblies.
Complete the following commissioning process (CxP) activities
for the building’s thermal envelope in
accordance with ASHRAE Guideline 0–2005 and the National
Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
Guideline 3–2012, Exterior Enclosure Technical Requirements
for the Commissioning Process, as they
relate to energy, water, indoor environmental quality, and
durability.
Commissioning authority must complete the following:
on of operator and occupant training
requirements in construction documents.
effectiveness.

0 months after substantial
completion.
-going commissioning plan.
Data Centers only
Projects that select Option 1 must complete the following
commissioning process.
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For small projects with peak cooling loads less than 2,000,000
Btu/h (600 kW), or a total computer room
peak cooling load less than 600,000 Btu/h (175 kW), the CxA
must perform the following activities:
ast one commissioning verification review of the
owner’s project requirements, basis
of design, and design documents before mid-construction
documents development;
-check the review comments in all subsequent design
submissions; and
an additional full verification review at 95%
completion of the design documents and
basis of design.

For projects with peak cooling loads 2,000,000 Btu/h (600 kW)
or more, or a total computer room peak
cooling load 600,000 Btu/h (175 kW) or more, the CxA must
conduct at least three verification reviews of
the basis of design:
of design development;
midconstruction documents; and
documents, verifying achievement of the
owner’s project requirements and adjudication of previous
review comments.
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EA CREDIT: OPTIMIZE ENERGY PERFORMANCE
BD&C
1–20 points
–18 points)
–18 points)

–16 points)
–18 points)
–18 points)
–18 points)
–18 points)
–20 points)
Intent
To achieve increasing levels of energy performance beyond the
prerequisite standard to reduce
environmental and economic harms associated with excessive
energy use.
Requirements
NC, CS, SCHOOLS, RETAIL, WAREHOUSES &
Establish an energy performance target no later than the
schematic design phase. The target must be
established as kBtu per square foot-year (kW per square meter-
year) of source energy use.
Choose one of the options below.
Option 1. Whole-Building Energy Simulation (1–18 points
except Schools and Healthcare, 1–16

points Schools, 1–20 points Healthcare)
Analyze efficiency measures during the design process and
account for the results in design decision
making. Use energy simulation of efficiency opportunities, past
energy simulation analyses for similar
buildings, or published data (e.g., Advanced Energy Design
Guides) from analyses for similar buildings.
Analyze efficiency measures, focusing on load reduction and
HVAC-related strategies (passive measures
are acceptable) appropriate for the facility. Project potential
energy savings and holistic project cost
implications related to all affected systems.
Project teams pursuing the Integrative Process credit must
complete the basic energy analysis for that
credit before conducting the energy simulation.
Follow the criteria in EA Prerequisite Minimum Energy
Performance to demonstrate a percentage
improvement in the proposed building performance rating
compared with the baseline. Points are
awarded according to Table 1.
Table 1. Points for percentage improvement in energy
performance
New
Construction
Major Renovation

Core and Shell
Points
(except
Schools,
Healthcare)
Points
Healthcare
Points Schools
6% 4% 3% 1 3 1
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8% 6% 5% 2 4 2
10% 8% 7% 3 5 3
12% 10% 9% 4 6 4
14% 12% 11% 5 7 5
16% 14% 13% 6 8 6
18% 16% 15% 7 9 7
20% 18% 17% 8 10 8

22% 20% 19% 9 11 9
24% 22% 21% 10 12 10
26% 24% 23% 11 13 11
29% 27% 26% 12 14 12
32% 30% 29% 13 15 13
35% 33% 32% 14 16 14
38% 36% 35% 15 17 15
42% 40% 39% 16 18 16
46% 44% 43% 17 19 -
50% 48% 47% 18 20 -
Retail only
For all process loads, define a clear baseline for comparison
with the proposed improvements. The
baselines in Appendix 3, Tables 1–4, represent industry
standards and may be used without additional
documentation. Calculate the baseline and design as follows:
covered in Tables 1–4, indicate
hourly energy use for proposed and budget equipment, along
with estimated daily use hours. Use
the total estimated appliance/equipment energy use in the

energy simulation model as a plug
load. Reduced use time (schedule change) is not a category of
energy improvement in this credit.
ENERGY STAR ratings and evaluations are a valid basis for
performing this calculation.
-by-space
method of determining allowed
lighting power under ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–
2010, with errata (or a USGBC-
approved equivalent standard for projects outside the U.S.), to
determine the appropriate
baseline for both the general building space and the display
lighting.
-wired refrigeration loads, model the
effect of energy performance
improvements with a simulation program designed to account
for refrigeration equipment.
OR
Option 2. Prescriptive Compliance: ASHRAE Advanced Energy
Design Guide (1–6 points)
To be eligible for Option 2, projects must use Option 2 in EA
Prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance.
Implement and document compliance with the applicable
recommendations and standards in Chapter 4,
Design Strategies and Recommendations by Climate Zone, for
the appropriate ASHRAE 50% Advanced
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Energy Design Guide and climate zone. For projects outside the
U.S., consult ASHRAE/ASHRAE/IESNA
Standard 90.1–2010, Appendixes B and D, to determine the
appropriate climate zone.
ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small to
Medium Office Buildings
and continuous air barriers (1
point)
(1 point)
ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide for Medium to
Large Box Retail Buildings
uilding envelope, opaque: roofs, walls, floors, slabs, doors,
and vestibules (1 point)
- all orientations (1
point)
floor (1 point)

l interior lighting for sales floor (1 point)
point)
ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide for K–12 School
Buildings
ls, floors, slabs, and
doors (1 point)
(1 point)
controls, and
kitchen equipment (1 point)
ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide for Large
Hospitals
vestibules, and continuous air
barriers (1 point)
: vertical fenestration (1 point)

driven) and interior finishes (1
point)
kitchen equipment (1 point)
Retail only
Meet the requirements of Option 2 and comply with the
prescriptive measures in Appendix 3, Tables 1–4,
for 90% of total energy consumption for all process equipment.
DATA CENTERS
Whole-Building Energy Simulation
Analyze efficiency measures focused on IT load reduction and
HVAC-related strategies (air-side
economizers, hot aisle–cold aisle, etc.). Project the potential
energy savings and cost implications for all
affected systems.
Follow the criteria in EA Prerequisite Minimum Energy
Performance to demonstrate a percentage
improvement in the proposed performance rating compared with
the baseline.
Use energy cost savings from both the building and IT to
determine the total percentage reduction.

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EA CREDIT: ADVANCED ENERGY METERING
BD&C
1 point
ata Centers (1 point)
Intent
To support energy management and identify opportunities for
additional energy savings by tracking
building-level and system-level energy use.
Requirements

Install advanced energy metering for the following:
-building energy sources used by the building; and
the total annual consumption of the
building.
The advanced energy metering must have the following
characteristics.
one hour or less, and transmit data to
a remote location.
Whole-building electricity meters
should record the power factor, if appropriate.
network,
building automation system, wireless
network, or comparable communication infrastructure.
least 36 months.
t be capable of reporting hourly,
daily, monthly, and annual energy
use.

CS
Install meters for future tenant spaces so that tenants will be
capable of independently metering energy
consumption (electricity, chilled water, etc.) for all systems
dedicated to their space. Provide a sufficient
number of meters to capture total tenant energy use with a
minimum of one meter per energy source per
floor.
Install advanced energy metering for all base building energy
sources used by the building.
The advanced energy metering must have the following
characteristics.
one hour or less, and transmit data to
a remote location.
Whole-building electricity meters
should record the power factor, if appropriate.
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building automation system, wireless
network, or comparable communication infrastructure.

least 36 months.
hourly,
daily, monthly, and annual energy
use.
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EA CREDIT: DEMAND RESPONSE
BD&C
1–2 points
–2 points)
Core & Shell (1–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)

–2 points)
–2 points)
Intent
To increase participation in demand response technologies and
programs that make energy generation
and distribution systems more efficient, increase grid
reliability, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Design building and equipment for participation in demand
response programs through load shedding or
shifting. On-site electricity generation does not meet the intent
of this credit.
Case 1. Demand Response Program Available (2 points)
complete the following
activities. Design a system with the capability for real-time,
fully-automated DR based on
external initiation by a DR Program Provider. Semi-automated
DR may be utilized in practice.
-year DR participation amount
contractual commitment with a

qualified DR program provider, with the intention of multiyear
renewal, for at least 10% of the
estimated peak electricity demand. Peak demand is determined
under EA Prerequisite
Minimum Energy Performance.
commitment during a Demand
Response event.
commissioning authority, including
participation in at least one full test of the DR plan.
Case 2. Demand Response Program Not Available (1 point)
Provide infrastructure to take advantage of future demand
response programs or dynamic, real-time
pricing programs and complete the following activities.
ability for the building automation
system to accept an external price or control signal.
0% of
building estimated peak
electricity demand. Peak demand is determined under EA
Prerequisite Minimum Energy
Performance.
commissioning authority, including
participation in at least one full test of the DR plan.

in future DR programs.
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EA CREDIT: RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION
BD&C
1–3 points
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
Intent

To reduce the environmental and economic harms associated
with fossil fuel energy by increasing self-
supply of renewable energy.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Use renewable energy systems to offset building energy costs.
Calculate the percentage of renewable
energy with the following equation:
% renewable energy =
Equivalent cost of usable energy produced by the renewable
energy
system
Total building annual energy cost
Use the building’s annual energy cost, calculated in EA
Prerequisite Minimum Energy Performance, if
Option 1 was pursued; otherwise use the U.S. Department of
Energy’s Commercial Buildings Energy
Consumption Survey (CBECS) database to estimate energy use
and cost.
The use of solar gardens or community renewable energy

systems is allowed if both of the following
requirements are met.
lease agreement
for a period of at least 10
years.
facility claiming the use.
Credit is based on the percentage of ownership or percentage of
use assigned in the lease agreement.
Points are awarded according to Table 1.
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Table 1. Points for renewable energy
Percentage renewable
energy
Points
(except CS) Points (CS)
1% 1 1
3% — 2
5% 2 3

10% 3 —
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EA CREDIT: ENHANCED REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENT
BD&C
1 point
l (1 point)

Intent
To reduce ozone depletion and support early compliance with
the Montreal Protocol while minimizing
direct contributions to climate change.
Requirements
NC, CS, SCHOOLS, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES &
Option 1. No Refrigerants or Low-Impact Refrigerants (1 point)
Do not use refrigerants, or use only refrigerants (naturally
occurring or synthetic) that have an ozone
depletion potential (ODP) of zero and a global warming
potential (GWP) of less than 50.
OR
Option 2. Calculation of Refrigerant Impact (1 point)
Select refrigerants that are used in heating, ventilating, air-
conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R)
equipment to minimize or eliminate the emission of compounds
that contribute to ozone depletion and
climate change. The combination of all new and existing base
building and tenant HVAC&R equipment
that serve the project must comply with the following formula:
IP units
LCGW

P
+
LCOD
P
x
10
5
≤ 100
SI units
LCGW
P
+
LCOD
P
x
10
5
≤ 13
Calculation definitions for LCGWP + LCODP x
105 ≤ 100
(IP units)
Calculation definitions for LCGWP + LCODP x
105 ≤ 13
(SI units)

LCODP = [ODPr x (Lr x Life +Mr) x Rc]/Life LCODP = [ODPr
x (Lr x Life +Mr) x Rc]/Life
LCGWP = [GWPr x (Lr x Life +Mr) x Rc]/Life LCGWP =
[GWPr x (Lr x Life +Mr) x Rc]/Life
LCODP: Lifecycle Ozone Depletion Potential
(lb CFC 11/Ton-Year)
LCODP: Lifecycle Ozone Depletion Potential
(kg CFC 11/(kW/year))
LCGWP: Lifecycle Direct Global Warming
Potential
LCGWP: Lifecycle Direct Global Warming
Potential
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(lb CO2/Ton-Year) (kg CO2/kW-year)
GWPr: Global Warming Potential of Refrigerant
(0 to 12,000 lb CO2/lbr)
GWPr: Global Warming Potential of Refrigerant
(0 to 12,000 kg CO2/kg r)
ODPr: Ozone Depletion Potential of Refrigerant
(0 to 0.2 lb CFC 11/lbr)

ODPr: Ozone Depletion Potential of Refrigerant
(0 to 0.2 kg CFC 11/kg r)
Lr: Refrigerant Leakage Rate
(2.0%)
Lr: Refrigerant Leakage Rate
(2.0%)
Mr: End-of-life Refrigerant Loss
(10%)
Mr: End-of-life Refrigerant Loss
(10%)
Rc: Refrigerant Charge
(0.5 to 5.0 lbs of refrigerant per ton of gross AHRI
rated cooling capacity)
Rc: Refrigerant Charge
(0.065 to 0.65 kg of refrigerant per kW of AHRI
rated or Eurovent Certified cooling capacity)
Life: Equipment Life
(10 years; default based on equipment type,
unless otherwise demonstrated)
Life: Equipment Life
(10 years; default based on equipment type,
unless otherwise demonstrated)
For multiple types of equipment, calculate a weighted average
of all base building HVAC&R equipment,
using the following formula:

IP units SI units
[ ∑ ( LCGWP + LCODP x 105 ) x Qunit ]
≤ 100
[ ∑ ( LCGWP + LCODP x 105 ) x Qunit ]
≤ 13
——————————————————
Qtotal
——————————————————
Qtotal
Calculation definitions for
[ ∑ (LCGWP + LCODP x 105) x Qunit ] / Qtotal
≤ 100
(IP units)
Calculation definitions for
[ ∑ (LCGWP + LCODP x 105) x Qunit ] / Qtotal
≤ 13
(SI units)
Qunit = Gross AHRI rated cooling capacity of an
individual HVAC or refrigeration unit (Tons)

Qunit = Eurovent Certified cooling capacity of an
individual HVAC or refrigeration unit (kW)
Qtotal = Total gross AHRI rated cooling capacity
of all HVAC or refrigeration
Qtotal = Total Eurovent Certified cooling
capacity of all HVAC or refrigeration (kW)
RETAIL NC
Meet Option 1 or 2 for all HVAC systems.
Stores with commercial refrigeration systems must comply with
the following.
-ozone-depleting refrigerants.
no more than 1.75 pounds of
refrigerant per 1,000 Btu/h (2.72 kg of refrigerant per kW) total
evaporator cooling load.
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-wide annual refrigerant
emissions rate of no more than 15%.
Conduct leak testing using the procedures in GreenChill’s best

practices guideline for leak
tightness at installation.
Alternatively, stores with commercial refrigeration systems may
provide proof of attainment of EPA
GreenChill’s silver-level store certification for newly
constructed stores.
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EA CREDIT: GREEN POWER AND CARBON OFFSETS
BD&C
1–2 points
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)

–2 points)
–2 points)
Intent
To encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
through the use of grid-source, renewable
energy technologies and carbon mitigation projects.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Engage in a contract for qualified resources that have come
online since January 1, 2005, for a minimum
of five years, to be delivered at least annually. The contract
must specify the provision of at least 50% or
100% of the project’s energy from green power, carbon offsets,
or renewable energy certificates (RECs).
Green power and RECs must be Green-e Energy certified or the
equivalent. RECs can only be used to
mitigate the effects of Scope 2, electricity use.
Carbon offsets may be used to mitigate Scope 1 or Scope 2
emissions on a metric ton of carbon dioxide–
equivalent basis and must be Green-e Climate certified, or the
equivalent.
For U.S. projects, the offsets must be from greenhouse gas
emissions reduction projects within the U.S.

Determine the percentage of green power or offsets based on the
quantity of energy consumed, not the
cost. Points are awarded according to Table 1.
Table 1. Points for energy from green power or carbon offsets
Percentage of total energy addressed by green power,
RECs and/or offsets
Points
50% 1
100% 2
Use the project’s annual energy consumption, calculated in EA
Prerequisite Minimum Energy
Performance, if Option 1 was pursued; otherwise use the U.S.
Department of Energy’s Commercial
Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) database to
estimate energy use.
CS Only
A core and shell building’s energy is defined as the energy
usage of the core and shell floor area as
defined by the Building Owners and Managers Association
(BOMA) standards, but not less than 15% of
the project’s floor area.
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MATERIALS AND RESOURCES (MR)
MR PREREQUISITE: STORAGE AND COLLECTION OF
RECYCLABLES
Required
BD&C
ls
Intent
To reduce the waste that is generated by building occupants and
hauled to and disposed of in landfills.
Requirements
NC, CS, SCHOOLS, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES &

DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, HOSPITALITY NC,
HEALTHCARE
Provide dedicated areas accessible to waste haulers and building
occupants for the collection and
storage of recyclable materials for the entire building.
Collection and storage areas may be separate
locations. Recyclable materials must include mixed paper,
corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, and
metals. Take appropriate measures for the safe collection,
storage, and disposal of two of the following:
batteries, mercury-containing lamps, and electronic waste.
RETAIL NC
Conduct a waste stream study to identify the retail project’s top
five recyclable waste streams, by either
weight or volume, using consistent metrics. Based on the waste
stream study, list the top four waste
streams for which collection and storage space will be provided.
If no information is available on waste
streams for the project, use data from similar operations to
make projections. Retailers with existing
stores of similar size and function can use historical
information from their other locations.
Provide dedicated areas accessible to waste haulers and building
occupants for the separation,
collection, and storage of recyclable materials for at least the
top four recyclable waste streams identified
by the waste study. Locate the collection and storage bins close
the source of recyclable waste. If any of
the top four waste streams are batteries, mercury-containing
lamps, or electronic waste, take appropriate

measures for safe collection, storage, and disposal.
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MR PREREQUISITE: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
Required
BD&C
ruction
Intent
To reduce construction and demolition waste disposed of in

landfills and incineration facilities by
recovering, reusing, and recycling materials.
Requirements
NC, CS, SCHOOLS, RETAIL NC, DATA CENTERS,
WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, HOSPITALITY
NC,
HEALTHCARE
Develop and implement a construction and demolition waste
management plan:
h waste diversion goals for the project by identifying
at least five materials (both structural
and nonstructural) targeted for diversion. Approximate a
percentage of the overall project waste
that these materials represent.
will be separated or comingled and
describe the diversion strategies
planned for the project. Describe where the material will be
taken and how the recycling facility
will process the material.
Provide a final report detailing all major waste streams
generated, including disposal and diversion rates.
Alternative daily cover (ADC) does not qualify as material
diverted from disposal. Include materials
destined for ADC in the calculations as waste. Land-clearing
debris is not considered construction,
demolition, or renovation waste that can contribute to waste

diversion.
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MR PREREQUISITE: PBT SOURCE REDUCTION—
MERCURY
Required
BD&C
Intent
To reduce mercury-containing products and devices and
mercury release through product substitution,
capture, and recycling.
Requirements
HEALTHCARE
As part of the project’s recycling collection system, identify the
following:
-containing products and devices to be
collected;

program; and
Applicable mercury-containing products and devices include,
but are not limited to, lamps (such as linear
and circular fluorescents, integrally ballasted and nonintegrally
ballasted compact fluorescents and HIDs)
and dental wastes (such as scrap amalgam, chair side traps, and
separator wastes).
In facilities delivering dental care, specify and install amalgam
separation devices that meet or exceed the
ISO-11143 standard.
Comply with the mercury elimination requirements outlined
below, from the 2010 FGI Guidelines for
Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, Section
A1.3- 4b, Mercury Elimination.
mercury-containing equipment,
including thermostats, switching devices, and other building
system sources. Lamps are
excluded.
to phase out mercury-containing
products and upgrade current mercury-containing lamps to high-
efficiency, low-mercury, or
mercury-free lamp technology.
Do not specify or install preheat, T-9, T-10, or T-12

fluorescents or mercury vapor high-intensity discharge
(HID) lamps in the project. Do not specify probe-start metal
halide HID lamps in any interior spaces.
Specify and install illuminated exit signs that do not contain
mercury and use less than 5 watts of
electricity.
Fluorescent and high-pressure sodium lamps must meet the
criteria in Table 1.
Table 1. Maximum mercury content of lamps
Lamp Maximum content
T-8 fluorescent, eight-foot 10 mg mercury
T-8 fluorescent, four-foot 3.5 mg mercury
T-8 fluorescent, U-bent 6 mg mercury
T-5 fluorescent, linear 2.5 mg mercury
T-5 fluorescent, circular 9 mg mercury
Compact fluorescent, nonintegral ballast 3.5 mg mercury
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Compact fluorescent, integral ballast 3.5 mg mercury, ENERGY

STAR qualified
High-pressure sodium, up to 400 watts 10 mg mercury
High-pressure sodium, above 400 watts 32 mg mercury
mg = milligram
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MR CREDIT: BUILDING LIFE-CYCLE IMPACT REDUCTION
BD&C
2–6 points
–5 points)
–6 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)

–5 points)
Intent
To encourage adaptive reuse and optimize the environmental
performance of products and materials.
Requirements
NC,
HEALTHCARE
Demonstrate reduced environmental effects during initial
project decision-making by reusing existing
building resources or demonstrating a reduction in materials use
through life-cycle assessment. Achieve
one of the following options.
Option 1. Historic Building Reuse (5 points BD&C, 6 points
Core and Shell)
Maintain the existing building structure, envelope, and interior
nonstructural elements of a historic
building or contributing building in a historic district. To
qualify, the building or historic district must be
listed or eligible for listing in the local, state, or national
register of historic places. Do not demolish
any part of a historic building or contributing building in a
historic district unless it is deemed
structurally unsound or hazardous. For buildings listed locally,

approval of any demolition must be
granted by the local historic preservation review board. For
buildings listed in a state register or the
U.S. National Register of Historic Places (or local equivalent
for projects outside the U.S.), approval
must appear in a programmatic agreement with the state historic
preservation office or National Park
Service (or local equivalent for projects outside the U.S.).
Any alteration (preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation) of a
historic building or a contributing
building in a historic district on the project site must be done in
accordance with local or national
standards for rehabilitation, whichever are applicable. If
building is not subject to historic review,
include on the project team a preservation professional who
meets U.S. federal qualifications for
historic architects (or local equivalent for projects outside the
U.S.); the preservation professional
must confirm conformance to the Secretary of Interior’s
Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties (or local equivalent for projects outside the U.S.).
OR
Option 2. Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building (5
points BD&C, 6 points Core and Shell)
Maintain at least 50%, by surface area, of the existing building
structure, enclosure, and interior
structural elements for buildings that meet local criteria of
abandoned or are considered blight. The
building must be renovated to a state of productive occupancy.

Up to 25% of the building surface
area may be excluded from credit calculation because of
deterioration or damage.
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OR
Option 3. Building and Material Reuse (2–4 points BD&C, 2-5
points Core and Shell)
Reuse or salvage building materials from off site or on site as a
percentage of the surface area, as
listed in Table 1. Include structural elements (e.g., floors, roof
decking), enclosure materials (e.g.,
skin, framing), and permanently installed interior elements
(e.g., walls, doors, floor coverings, ceiling
systems). Exclude from the calculation window assemblies and
any hazardous materials that are
remediated as a part of the project.
Materials contributing toward this credit may not contribute
toward MR Credit Material Disclosure and
Optimization.
Table 1. Points for reuse of building materials
Percentage of

completed project
surface area reused
Points BD&C
Points BD&C
(Core and
Shell)
25% 2 2
50% 3 3
75% 4 5
OR
Option 4. Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment (3 points)
For new construction (buildings or portions of buildings),
conduct a life-cycle assessment of the
project’s structure and enclosure that demonstrates a minimum
of 10% reduction, compared with a
baseline building, in at least three of the six impact categories
listed below, one of which must be
global warming potential. No impact category assessed as part
of the life-cycle assessment may
increase by more than 5% compared with the baseline building.
The baseline and proposed buildings must be of comparable
size, function, orientation, and operating
energy performance as defined in EA Prerequisite Minimum

Energy Performance. The service life of
the baseline and proposed buildings must be the same and at
least 60 years to fully account for
maintenance and replacement. Use the same life-cycle
assessment software tools and data sets to
evaluate both the baseline building and the proposed building,
and report all listed impact categories.
Data sets must be compliant with ISO 14044.
Select at least three of the following impact categories for
reduction:
-11;
SO2;
eutrophication, in kg nitrogen or kg phosphate;
ethene; and
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Healthcare only
For all options in this credit, building materials demolished to
create courtyards to increase daylighting
may be counted as retained in calculations, provided the new
courtyards meet the requirements of EQ
Credits Daylight and Quality Views.
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MR CREDIT: BUILDING PRODUCT DISCLOSURE AND
OPTIMIZATION—
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS
BD&C
1–2 points
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)

–2 points)
1–2 points)
Intent
To encourage the use of products and materials for which life-
cycle information is available and that have
environmentally, economically, and socially preferable life-
cycle impacts. To reward project teams for
selecting products from manufacturers who have verified
improved environmental life-cycle impacts.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Achieve one or more of the options below, for a maximum of 2
points.
Option 1. Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) (1 point)
Use at least 20 different permanently installed products sourced
from at least five different manufacturers
that meet one of the disclosure criteria below.
-specific declaration.
o Products with a publicly available, critically reviewed life-
cycle assessment conforming to

ISO 14044 that have at least a cradle to gate scope are valued as
one quarter (1/4) of a
product for the purposes of credit achievement calculation.
14025, 14040, 14044, and EN 15804
or ISO 21930 and have at least a cradle to gate scope.
o Industry-wide (generic) EPD -- Products with third-party
certification (Type III), including
external verification, in which the manufacturer is explicitly
recognized as a participant by
the program operator are valued as one half (1/2) of a product
for purposes of credit
achievement calculation.
o Product-specific Type III EPD -- Products with third-party
external verification in which the manufacturer is explicitly
recognized as the participant
by the program operator are valued as one whole product for
purposes of credit
– Products that comply with other
USGBC approved environmental
product declaration frameworks.
Option 2. Multi-Attribute Optimization (1 point)
Use products that comply with one of the criteria below for
50%, by cost, of the total value of permanently
installed products in the project. Products will be valued as
below.

reduction below industry average in at least
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three of the following categories are valued at 100% of their
cost for credit achievement
calculations.
o global warming potential (greenhouse gases), in CO2e;
o depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, in kg CFC-11;
o acidification of land and water sources, in moles H+ or kg
SO2;
o eutrophication, in kg nitrogen or kg phosphate;
o formation of tropospheric ozone, in kg NOx, kg O3 eq, or kg
ethene; and
depletion of nonrenewable energy resources, in MJ.
-- Products that comply with other
USGBC approved multi-attribute
frameworks.
For credit achievement calculation, products sourced (extracted,
manufactured, purchased) within 100
miles (160 km) of the project site are valued at 200% of their
base contributing cost.

Structure and enclosure materials may not constitute more than
30% of the value of compliant building
products.
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OPTIMIZATION –
SOURCING OF RAW MATERIALS
BD&C
1–2 points
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)

–2 points)
Intent
To encourage the use of products and materials for which life
environmentally, economically, and socially preferable life
selecting products verified to have been extracted or sourced in
a responsible manner.
Requirements
NC,
HEALTHCARE
Option 1. Raw Material Source and Extraction Reporting (1
point)
Use at least 20 different permanently installed products from at
least five different manufacturers that
have publicly released a report from their raw material suppliers
which include raw material supplier
extraction locations, a commitment to long-term ecologically
responsible land use, a commitment to
reducing environmental harms from extraction and/or
manufacturing processes, and a commitment to
meeting applicable standards or programs voluntarily that
address responsible sourcing criteria
-declared
reports are valued as one half (1/2) of a
product for credit achievement.

-party verified corporate sustainability reports (CSR)
which include environmental impacts of
extraction operations and activities associated with the
manufacturer’s product and the product’s
supply chain, are valued as one whole product for credit
achievement calculation. Acceptable
CSR frameworks include the following:
o Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Report
o Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develoment
(OECD) Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises
o U.N. Global Compact: Communication of Progress
o ISO 26000: 2010 Guidance on Social Responsibility
o USGBC approved program: Other USGBC approved programs
meeting the CSR criteria.
Option 2. Leadership Extraction Practices (1 point)
Use products that meet at least one of the responsible extraction
criteria below for at least 25%, by cost,
of the total value of permanently installed building products in
the project.
manufacturer (producer) that
participates in an extended producer responsibility program or
is directly responsible for extended

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producer responsibility. Products meeting extended producer
responsibility criteria are valued at
50% of their cost for the purposes of credit achievement
calculation.
-based materials. Bio-based products must meet the
Sustainable Agriculture Network’s
Sustainable Agriculture Standard. Bio-based raw materials
must be tested using ASTM Test
Method D6866 and be legally harvested, as defined by the
exporting and receiving country.
Exclude hide products, such as leather and other animal skin
material. Products meeting bio-
based materials criteria are valued at 100% of their cost for the
purposes of credit achievement
calculation.
Forest Stewardship Council or USGBC-
approved equivalent. Products meeting wood products criteria
are valued at 100% of their cost for
the purposes of credit achievement calculation.
reused products. Products meeting
materials reuse criteria are valued at 100% of their cost for the
purposes of credit achievement
calculation.

postconsumer recycled content plus one-half
the preconsumer recycled content, based on cost. Products
meeting recycled content criteria are
valued at 100% of their cost for the purposes of credit
achievement calculation
programs meeting leadership extraction
criteria.
manufactured and purchased) within
100 miles (160 km) of the project site are valued at 200% of
their base contributing cost. For credit
achievement calculation, the base contributing cost of
individual products compliant with multiple
responsible extraction criteria is not permitted to exceed 100%
its total actual cost (before regional
multipliers) and double counting of single product components
compliant with multiple responsible
extraction criteria is not permitted and in no case is a product
permitted to contribute more than 200% of
its total actual cost.
products.

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OPTIMIZATION –
MATERIAL INGREDIENTS
BD&C
1-2 points
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
-2 points)
Intent
To encourage the use of products and materials for which life-
environmentally, economically, and socially preferable life-

selecting products for which the chemical ingredients in the
product are inventoried using an accepted
methodology and for selecting products verified to minimize the
use and generation of harmful
substances. To reward raw material manufacturers who produce
products verified to have improved life-
cycle impacts.
Requirements
NC,
HEALTHCARE
Option 1. Material Ingredient Reporting (1 point)
Use at least 20 different permanently installed products from at
least five different manufacturers that use
any of the following programs to demonstrate the chemical
inventory of the product to at least 0.1% (1000
ppm).
complete content inventory for the
product following these guidelines:
o A publicly available inventory of all ingredients identified by
name and Chemical Abstract
Service Registration Number (CASRN) and/or European
Community Number (EC Number).
o Materials defined as trade secret or intellectual property may
withhold the name and/or

CASRN/EC Number but must disclose role, amount and hazard
screen using either:
Labeling of Chemicals
rev.6 (2015) (GHS)
ingredient and
the inventory lists the hazard category for each of the health
hazards
included in Part 3 of GHS (e.g. “GHS Category 2 Carcinogen”).
classification
cannot be made because there are insufficient data for a
particular
endpoint(s).
published, complete Health Product
Declaration with full disclosure of known hazards in compliance
with the Health Product
Declaration open Standard.
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the Cradle to Cradle v2 Basic level or
Cradle to Cradle v3 Bronze level.
l must indicate that all
ingredients have been evaluated and
disclosed down to 1000 ppm.
documentation from the assessor or
scorecard from BIFMA must demonstrate the product earned at
least 3 points under 7.5.1.3
Advanced Level in e3-2014 or 3 points under 7.4.1.3 Advanced
Level in e3-2012.
has been certified at the Bronze level or
higher and at least 90% of materials are assessed by weight.
– NSF/ANSI 336: Sustainability Assessment for
Commercial Furnishings Fabric at any
certification level.
meeting the material ingredient
reporting criteria.
AND/OR
Option 2: Material Ingredient Optimization (1 point)

Use products that document their material ingredient
optimization using the paths below for at least 25%,
by cost, of the total value of permanently installed products in
the project.
inventoried chemical ingredients to 100
ppm that have no Benchmark 1 hazards:
o If any ingredients are assessed with the GreenScreen List
Translator, value these
products at 100% of cost.
o If all ingredients are have undergone a full GreenScreen
Assessment, value these
products at 150% of cost.
Cradle to Cradle. Products will be
valued as follows:
o Cradle to Cradle v2 Gold: 100% of cost
o Cradle to Cradle v2 Platinum: 150% of cost
o Cradle to Cradle v3 Silver: 100% of cost
o Cradle to Cradle v3 Gold or Platinum: 150% of cost
– REACH
Optimization. End use products and
materials have fully inventoried chemical ingredients to 100
ppm and assess each substance
against the Authorization List – Annex XIV, the Restriction list
– Annex XVII and the SVHC
candidate list, (the version in effect June 2013,) proving that no
such substance is included in the
product. If the product contains no ingredients listed on the

REACH Authorization, Restriction,
and Candidate list, value at 100% of cost.
USGGBC approved building product
optimization criteria.
AND/OR
Option 3: Product Manufacturer Supply Chain Optimization (1
point)
Use building products for at least 25%, by cost, of the total
value of permanently installed products in
the project that:
o Are sourced from product manufacturers who engage in
validated and robust safety, health,
hazard, and risk programs which at a minimum document at
least 99% (by weight) of the
ingredients used to make the building product or building
material, and
o Are sourced from product manufacturers with independent
third party verification of their
supply chain that at a minimum verifies:
http://new.usgbc.org/glossary/term/4727
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ocesses are in place to communicate and transparently
prioritize chemical ingredients
along the supply chain according to available hazard, exposure
and use information to
identify those that require more detailed evaluation
identify, document, and
communicate information on health,
safety and environmental characteristics of chemical ingredients
health, safety and
environmental hazard and risk of chemical ingredients
environmental impacts when
designing and improving chemical ingredients
chemical ingredient safety
and stewardship information along the supply chain
ingredients is publicly available
from all points along the supply chain
Products meeting Option 3 criteria are valued at 100% of their
cost for the purposes of credit achievement
calculation.
For credit achievement calculation of options 2 and 3, products
sourced (extracted, manufactured,
purchased) within 100 miles (160 km) of the project site are
valued at 200% of their base contributing
cost. For credit achievement calculation, the value of
individual products compliant with either option 2 or

3 can be combined to reach the 25% threshold but products
compliant with both option 2 and 3 may only
be counted once.
products.
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MR CREDIT: PBT SOURCE REDUCTION—MERCURY
BD&C
1 point
Intent
To reduce the release of persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic
(PBTs) chemicals associated with the life
cycle of building materials.
Requirements

HEALTHCARE
Specify and install fluorescent lamps with both low mercury
content (MR Prerequisite PBT Source
Reduction—Mercury) and long lamp life, as listed in Table 1.
Table 1. Criteria for rated life of low-mercury lamps
Lamp Maximum content Lamp life (hrs)
T-8 fluorescent, eight-foot 10 mg mercury Standard output -
24,000 rated
hours on instant start ballasts (3-
hour starts)
High output – 18,000 rated hours
on instant start ballasts or
program start ballasts (3-hour
starts)
T-8 fluorescent, four-foot 3.5 mg mercury Both standard and
high output -
30,000 rated hours on instant
start ballasts, or 36,000 rated
hours on program start ballasts
(3 hour starts)
T-8 fluorescent, two-foot and three-
foot
3.5 mg mercury 24,000 rated hours on instant
start ballasts or program start
ballasts (3-hour starts)
T-8 fluorescent, U-bent 6 mg mercury 18,000 rated hours on
instant

start ballasts, or 24,000 rated
hours on program start ballasts
(3-hour starts)
T-5 fluorescent, linear 2.5 mg mercury Both standard and high-
output -
25,000 rated hours on program
start ballasts
T-5 fluorescent, circular 9 mg mercury Both standard and high-
output –
25,000 rated hours on program
start ballasts
Compact fluorescent, nonintegral
ballast
3.5 mg mercury 12,000 rated hours
Compact florescent, integral
ballast, bare bulb
3.5 mg mercury, ENERGY
STAR qualified
Bare bulb - 10,000 rated hours
Covered models such as globes,
reflectors, A-19s – 8,000 hours
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High-pressure sodium, up to 400
watts
10 mg mercury Use noncycling type or replace
with LED lamps or induction
lamps
High-pressure sodium, above 400
watts
32 mg mercury Use noncycling type or replace
with LED lamps or induction
lamps
Do not specify or install circular fluorescent lamps or probe
start metal halide lamps.
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MR CREDIT: PBT SOURCE REDUCTION—LEAD,
CADMIUM, AND COPPER
BD&C
2 points

Intent
To reduce the release of persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic
(PBT) chemicals associated with the life
cycle of building materials.
Requirements
HEALTHCARE
Specify substitutes for materials manufactured with lead and
cadmium, as follows.
Lead
solder and flux to connect plumbing
pipe on site that meets the California AB1953 standard, which
specifies that solder not contain
more than 0.2% lead, and flux not more than a weighted average
of 0.25% lead for wetted
surfaces. The “lead free” label as defined by the Safe Drinking
Water Act (SDWA) ) does not
provide adequate screening for the purposes of this credit
because the SDWA defines “lead free”
as solders and flux containing 0.2% lead or less.
pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings,
and faucets that meet the California law AB1953 of a weighted
average lead content of the
wetted surface area of not more than 0.25% lead.
-free roofing and flashing.

less than 300 parts per million.
taining lead.
disposal of disconnected wires with
lead stabilizers, consistent with the 2002 National Electric Code
requirements.
Lead used for radiation shielding and copper used for MRI
shielding are exempt.
Cadmium
intentionally added cadmium.
Copper
-
related sources of copper corrosion:
o use mechanically crimped copper joint systems; or
o specify that all solder joints comply with ASTM B828 2002,
and specify and use ASTM
B813 2010 for flux.
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MR CREDIT: FURNITURE AND MEDICAL FURNISHINGS
BD&C
1–2 points
Intent
To enhance the environmental and human health performance
attributes associated with freestanding
furniture and medical furnishings.
Requirements
HEALTHCARE
Use at least 30% (1 point) or 40% (2 points), by cost, of all
freestanding furniture and medical furnishings
(e.g., mattresses, foams, panel fabrics, cubicle curtains, window
coverings, other textiles) that meet the
criteria in one of the following three options.
Include built-in casework and built-in millwork in the base
building calculations, even if manufactured off
site. The dollar value of any individual product may be included
in the total qualifying value if the product
meets the criteria.
Option 1. Minimal Chemical Content

All components that constitute at least 5%, by weight, of a
furniture or medical furnishing assembly,
including textiles, finishes, and dyes, must contain less than 100
parts per million (ppm) of at least four of
the five following chemical groups:
antimony;
European Union Directive on the
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (EU
RoHS);
compounds (PFCs), including
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); and
AND/OR
Option 2. Testing and Modeling of Chemical Content
All components of a furniture or medical furnishing assembly,
including textiles, finishes, and dyes, must
contain less than 100 parts per million (ppm) of at least two of
the five chemicals or materials listed in
Option 1.
New furniture or medical furnishing assemblies must be in
accordance with ANSI/BIFMA Standard
Method M7.1–2011. Comply with ANSI/BIFMA e3-2010
Furniture Sustainability Standard, Sections 7.6.1

and 7.6.2, using either the concentration modeling approach or
the emissions factor approach. Model the
test results using the open plan, private office, or seating
scenario in ANSI/BIFMA M7.1, as appropriate.
USGBC-approved equivalent testing methodologies and
contaminant thresholds are also
acceptable. Documentation submitted for furniture must
indicate the modeling scenarioused to determine
compliance.
Salvaged and reused furniture more than one year old at the
time of use is considered compliant,
provided it meets the requirements for any site-applied paints,
coatings, adhesives, and sealants.
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AND/OR
Option 3: Multi-Attribute Assessment of Products
Use products that meet at least one of the criteria below. Each
product can receive credit for each
criterion met. The scope of any environmental product
declaration (EPD) must be at least cradle to
gate.
-specific declaration.
o Products with a publicly available, critically reviewed life-

cycle assessment conforming to
ISO 14044 that have at least a cradle to gate scope are valued as
one quarter (1/4) of a
product for the purposes of credit achievement calculation.
14025, 14040, 14044, and EN 15804
or ISO 21930 and have at least a cradle to gate scope.
o Industry-wide (generic) EPD -- Products with third-party
external verification, in which the manufacturer is explicitly
recognized as a participant by
the program operator are valued as one half (1/2) of a product
for purposes of credit
o Product-specific Type III EPD -- Products with third-party
external verification in which the manufacturer is explicitly
recognized as the participant
by the program operator are valued as one whole product for
purposes of credit
products.
se products with recycled content.
Recycled content is the sum of post-
consumer recycled content plus one-half the pre-consumer
recycled content.

manufacturer (producer) that
participates in an extended producer responsibility program or
is directly responsible for extended
producer responsibility.
-based materials. Bio-based products must meet the
Sustainable Agriculture Network’s
Sustainable Agriculture Standard. Bio-based raw materials
must be tested using ASTM Test
Method D6866 and be legally harvested, as defined by the
exporting and receiving country.
Exclude hide products, such as leather and other animal skin
material.
ed by the
Forest Stewardship Council or USGBC-
approved equivalent.
Products that meet the above criteria are valued according to
source location (extraction,
manufacture, and purchase point must be within the distances
noted below):
manufactured, purchased) within 100
miles (160 km) of the project site are valued at 200% of their
base contributing cost.

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MR CREDIT: DESIGN FOR FLEXIBILITY
BD&C
1 point
Intent
Conserve resources associated with the construction and
management of buildings by designing for
flexibility and ease of future adaptation and for the service life
of components and assemblies.
Requirements
HEALTHCARE
Increase building flexibility and ease of adaptive use over the
life of the structure by employing at least
three of the following strategies.
ial space. Design distribution zone utility
systems and equipment including HVAC,
plumbing, electrical, information technology, medical gases,
and life safety systems to serve the
occupied zones and have the capacity to control multiple zones
in clinical spaces.

storage, equal to at least 5% of
departmental gross area (DGA). Locate soft space adjacent to
clinical departments that anticipate
growth. Determine a strategy for future accommodation of
displaced soft space.
such that it can be occupied without
displacing occupied space.
treatment or other clinical space equal to
at least 30% of existing floor area (excluding inpatient units)
without demolition of occupied space
(other than at the connection point). Reconfiguration of
additional existing occupied space that
has been constructed with demountable partition systems is
permitted.
roof, ensuring that existing operations
and service systems can continue at or near capacity during the
expansion.
-grade parking structures
equal to 50% of existing on-grade
parking capacity, with direct access to the main hospital lobby
or circulation. Vertical
transportation pathways that lead directly to the main hospital
lobby or circulation are acceptable.
titions for 50% of applicable areas.
casework and custom millwork. Base the

calculation on the combined value of casework and millwork, as
determined by the cost estimator
or contractor.
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MR CREDIT: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE
MANAGEMENT
BD&C
1–2 points
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)

–2 points)
Intent
To reduce construction and demolition waste disposed of in
landfills and incineration facilities by
recovering, reusing, and recycling materials.
Requirements
NC,
HEALTHCARE
Recycle and/or salvage nonhazardous construction and
demolition materials. Calculations can be by
weight or volume but must be consistent throughout.
Exclude excavated soil, land-clearing debris from calculations.
Include materials destined for alternative
daily cover (ADC) in the calculations as waste (not diversion).
Include wood waste converted to fuel
(biofuel) in the calculations; other types of waste-to-energy are
not considered diversion for this credit.
However, for projects that cannot meet credit requirements
using reuse and recycling methods, waste-to-
energy systems may be considered waste diversion if the
European Commission Waste Framework
Directive 2008/98/EC and Waste Incineration Directive
2000/76/EC are followed and Waste to Energy
facilities meet applicable European Committee for
Standardization (CEN) EN 303 standards.

Option 1. Diversion (1–2 points)
Path 1. Divert 50% and Three Material Streams (1 point)
Divert at least 50% of the total construction and demolition
material; diverted materials must include
at least three material streams.
OR
Path 2. Divert 75% and Four Material Streams (2 points)
Divert at least 75% of the total construction and demolition
material; diverted materials must include
at least four material streams.
OR
Option 2. Reduction of Total Waste Material (2 points)
Do not generate more than 2.5 pounds of construction waste per
square foot (12.2 kilograms of waste per
square meter) of the building’s floor area.
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INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (EQ)

EQ PREREQUISITE: MINIMUM INDOOR AIR QUALITY
PERFORMANCE
Required
BD&C
Intent
To contribute to the comfort and well-being of building
occupants by establishing minimum standards for
indoor air quality (IAQ).
Requirements
Meet the requirements for both ventilation and monitoring.

Ventilation
Mechanically Ventilated Spaces
Option 1. ASHRAE Standard 62.1–2010
For mechanically ventilated spaces (and for mixed-mode
systems when the mechanical ventilation is
activated), determine the minimum outdoor air intake flow for
mechanical ventilation systems using the
ventilation rate procedure from ASHRAE 62.1–2010 or a local
equivalent, whichever is more stringent.
Meet the minimum requirements of ASHRAE Standard 62.1–
2010, Sections 4–7, Ventilation for
Acceptable Indoor Air Quality (with errata), or a local
equivalent, whichever is more stringent.
Option 2. CEN Standards EN 15251–2007 and EN 13779–2007
Projects outside the U.S. may instead meet the minimum
outdoor air requirements of Annex B of Comité
Européen de Normalisation (CEN) Standard EN 15251–2007,
Indoor environmental input parameters for
design and assessment of energy performance of buildings
addressing indoor air quality, thermal
environment, lighting and acoustics; and meet the requirements
of CEN Standard EN 13779–2007,
Ventilation for nonresidential buildings, Performance
requirements for ventilation and room conditioning
systems, excluding Section 7.3, Thermal environment; 7.6,
Acoustic environment; A.16; and A.17.
Naturally Ventilated Spaces
For naturally ventilated spaces (and for mixed-mode systems
when the mechanical ventilation is

inactivated), determine the minimum outdoor air opening and
space configuration requirements using the
natural ventilation procedure from ASHRAE Standard 62.1–
2010 or a local equivalent, whichever is more
stringent. Confirm that natural ventilation is an effective
strategy for the project by following the flow
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diagram in the Chartered Institution of Building Services
Engineers (CIBSE) Applications Manual AM10,
March 2005, Natural Ventilation in Nondomestic Buildings,
Figure 2.8, and meet the requirements of
ASHRAE Standard 62.1–2010, Section 4, or a local equivalent,
whichever is more stringent.
All Spaces
The indoor air quality procedure defined in ASHRAE Standard
62.1–2010 may not be used to comply with
this prerequisite.
Monitoring
activated), monitor outdoor air intake flow as follows:
airflow measurement device capable of
measuring the minimum outdoor air intake flow. This device
must measure the minimum outdoor

air intake flow with an accuracy of +/–10% of the design
minimum outdoor airflow rate, as defined
by the ventilation requirements above. An alarm must indicate
when the outdoor airflow value
varies by 15% or more from the outdoor airflow setpoint.
-volume systems, balance outdoor airflow to the
design minimum outdoor airflow rate
defined by ASHRAE Standard 62.1–2010 (with errata), or
higher. Install a current transducer on
the supply fan, an airflow switch, or similar monitoring device.
inactivated), comply with at least one of the following
strategies.
of measuring the exhaust airflow.
This device must measure the exhaust airflow with an accuracy
of +/–10% of the design minimum
exhaust airflow rate. An alarm must indicate when airflow
values vary by 15% or more from the
exhaust airflow setpoint.
ventilation openings intended to meet the
minimum opening requirements. An alarm must indicate when
any one of the openings is closed
during occupied hours.
thermal zone. CO2 monitors must be
between 3 and 6 feet (900 and 1 800 millimeters) above the

floor and within the thermal zone.
CO2 monitors must have an audible or visual indicator or alert
the building automation system if
the sensed CO2 concentration exceeds the setpoint by more than
10%. Calculate appropriate
CO2 setpoints using the methods in ASHRAE 62.1–2010,
Appendix C.
CS only
Mechanical ventilation systems installed during core and shell
construction must be capable of meeting
projected ventilation levels and monitoring based on the
requirements of anticipated future tenants.
Residential only
In addition to the requirements above, if the project building
contains residential units, each dwelling unit
must meet all of the following requirements.
ances (e.g., decorative logs) are
not allowed.
each unit.
enclosures or doors that seal when
closed.
laces and woodstoves that are not closed
combustion or power-vented must pass
a backdraft potential test to ensure that depressurization of the

combustion appliance zone is less
than 5 Pa.
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- and water-heating equipment that involves combustion
must be designed and installed
with closed combustion (i.e., sealed supply air and exhaust
ducting) or with power-vented
exhaust, or located in a detached utility building or open-air
facility.
-risk areas for radon, EPA Radon Zone 1
(or local equivalent for projects
outside the U.S.), design and construct any dwelling unit on
levels one through four above grade
with radon-resistant construction techniques. Follow the
techniques prescribed in EPA Building
Radon Out; NFPA 5000, Chapter 49; International Residential
Code, Appendix F; CABO,
Appendix F; ASTM E1465; or a local equivalent, whichever is
most stringent.
HEALTHCARE
Meet the following requirements for both ventilation and
monitoring.

Ventilation
activated), determine the minimum outdoor air intake flow for
mechanical ventilations systems using the
ventilation rates in ASHRAE Standard 170–2008, Section 7; the
requirements of the 2010 FGI Guidelines
for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities (Table
2.1–2); or a local equivalent, whichever is
most stringent. For any area not covered in 170 or the FGI
guidelines, follow ASHRAE 62.1 or a local
equivalent, whichever is more stringent and meet the minimum
requirements of ASHRAE Standard 170–
2008, Sections 6–8, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities (with
errata) or a USGBC-approved equivalent
standard for projects outside the U.S.
inactivated), determine the minimum outdoor air opening and
space configuration requirements using the
natural ventilation procedure of ASHRAE Standard 62.1–2010
(with errata) or a local equivalent,
whichever is more stringent. Confirm that natural ventilation is
an effective strategy for the project by
following the flow diagram in Figure 2.8 of the Chartered
Institution of Building Services Engineers
(CIBSE) Applications Manual AM10, March 2005, Natural
Ventilation in Nondomestic Buildings.
Monitoring

activated), provide a direct outdoor airflow measurement device
capable of measuring the minimum
outdoor air intake flow. This device must measure the minimum
outdoor air intake flow with an accuracy
of +/–10% of the design minimum outdoor airflow rate defined
by the ventilation requirements above. An
alarm must alert staff whenever the outdoor airflow value varies
by 15% or more from the outdoor airflow
setpoint.
inactivated), comply with at least one of the following
strategies.
airflow measurement device capable
of measuring the exhaust airflow
with an accuracy of +/–10% of the design minimum exhaust
airflow rate. An alarm must indicate
when airflow values vary by 15% or more from the exhaust
airflow setpoint.
matic indication devices on all natural
ventilation openings intended to meet the
minimum opening requirements. An alarm must indicate when
any one of the openings is closed
during occupied hours.
ch
thermal zone. CO2 monitors must be
between 3 and 6 feet (900 and 1 800 millimeters) above the
floor and within the thermal zone.

CO2 monitors must have an audible or visual indicator or alert
the building automation system if
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the sensed CO2 concentration exceeds the setpoint by more than
10%. Calculate appropriate
CO2 setpoints by using the methods in ASHRAE 62.1–2010,
Appendix C.
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EQ PREREQUISITE: ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE
CONTROL
Required
BD&C

Intent
To prevent or minimize exposure of building occupants, indoor
surfaces, and ventilation air distribution
systems to environmental tobacco smoke.
Requirements
NC, CS, RETAIL, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES &
Prohibit smoking inside the building.
Prohibit smoking outside the building except in designated
smoking areas located at least 25 feet (7.5
meters) from all entries, outdoor air intakes, and operable
windows. Also prohibit smoking outside the
property line in spaces used for business purposes.
If the requirement to prohibit smoking within 25 feet (7.5
meters) cannot be implemented because of
code, provide documentation of these regulations.
Signage must be posted within 10 feet (3 meters) of all building

entrances indicating the no-smoking
policy.
Residential only
Option 1. No Smoking
Meet the requirements above.
OR
Option 2. Compartmentalization of Smoking Areas
Prohibit smoking inside all common areas of the building. The
prohibition must be communicated in
building rental or lease agreements or condo or coop association
covenants and restrictions. Make
provisions for enforcement.
Prohibit smoking outside the building except in designated
smoking areas located at least 25 feet (7.5
meters) from all entries, outdoor air intakes, and operable
windows. The no-smoking policy also applies to
spaces outside the property line used for business purposes.
If the requirement to prohibit smoking within 25 feet (7.5
meters) cannot be implemented because of
code, provide documentation of these regulations.
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Signage must be posted within 10 feet (3 meters) of all building

entrances indicating the no-smoking
policy.
Each unit must be compartmentalized to prevent excessive
leakage between units:
-strip all exterior doors and operable windows in the
residential units to minimize leakage
from outdoors.
-strip all doors leading from residential units into
common hallways.
and other indoor air pollutants between
residential units by sealing penetrations in the walls, ceilings,
and floors and by sealing vertical
chases (including utility chases, garbage chutes, mail drops, and
elevator shafts) adjacent to the
units.
per
minute per square foot (1.17 liters per
second per square meter) at 50 Pa of enclosure (i.e., all surfaces
enclosing the apartment,
including exterior and party walls, floors, and ceilings).
SCHOOLS
Prohibit smoking on site.
Signage must be posted at the property line indicating the no-
smoking policy.

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EQ PREREQUISITE: MINIMUM ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE
Required
BD&C
Intent
To provide classrooms that facilitate teacher-to-student and
student-to-student communication through
effective acoustic design.
Requirements
SCHOOLS
HVAC Background Noise
Achieve a maximum background noise level of 40 dBA from
heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning
(HVAC) systems in classrooms and other core learning spaces.
Follow the recommended methodologies
and best practices for mechanical system noise control in ANSI
Standard S12.60–2010, Part 1, Annex
A.1; the 2011 HVAC Applications ASHRAE Handbook, Chapter
48, Noise and Vibration Control (with
errata); AHRI Standard 885–2008; or a local equivalent for
projects outside the U.S.

Exterior Noise
For high-noise sites (peak-hour Leq above 60 dBA during
school hours), implement acoustic treatment
and other measures to minimize noise intrusion from exterior
sources and control sound transmission
between classrooms and other core learning spaces. Projects at
least one-half mile (800 meters) from
any significant noise source (e.g., aircraft overflights,
highways, trains, industry) are exempt.
Reverberation Time
Adhere to the following reverberation time requirements.
Classrooms and Core Learning Spaces < 20,000 Cubic Feet (566
Cubic Meters)
Design classrooms and other core learning spaces to include
sufficient sound-absorptive finishes for
compliance with the reverberation time requirements specified
in ANSI Standard S12.60–2010, Part 1,
Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirements and
Guidelines for Schools, or a local equivalent
for projects outside the U.S.
Option 1
For each room, confirm that the total surface area of acoustic
wall panels, ceiling finishes, and other
sound-absorbent finishes equals or exceeds the total ceiling area
of the room (excluding lights, diffusers,
and grilles). Materials must have an NRC of 0.70 or higher to
be included in the calculation.
OR
Option 2
Confirm through calculations described in ANSI Standard
S12.60-2010 that rooms are designed to meet

reverberation time requirements as specified in that standard.
Classrooms and Core Learning Spaces ≥ 20,000 Cubic Feet (566
Cubic Meters)
Meet the recommended reverberation times for classrooms and
core learning spaces described in the
NRC-CNRC Construction Technology Update No. 51,
Acoustical Design of Rooms for Speech (2002), or
a local equivalent for projects outside the U.S.
Exceptions
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Exceptions to the requirements because of a limited scope of
work or to observe historic preservation
requirements will be considered.
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EQ CREDIT: ENHANCED INDOOR AIR QUALITY
STRATEGIES
BD&C

1–2 points
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
Intent
To promote occupants’ comfort, well-being, and productivity by
improving indoor air quality.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Option 1. Enhanced IAQ Strategies (1 point)
Comply with the following requirements, as applicable.

Mechanically ventilated spaces:
A. entryway systems;
B. interior cross-contamination prevention; and
C. filtration.
Naturally ventilated spaces:
A. entryway systems; and
D. natural ventilation design calculations.
Mixed-mode systems:
A. entryway systems;
B. interior cross-contamination prevention;
C. filtration;
D. natural ventilation design calculations; and
E. mixed-mode design calculations.
A. Entryway Systems
Install permanent entryway systems at least 10 feet (3 meters)
long in the primary direction of travel
to capture dirt and particulates entering the building at regularly
used exterior entrances. Acceptable
entryway systems include permanently installed grates, grilles,
slotted systems that allow for cleaning
underneath, rollout mats, and any other materials manufactured
as entryway systems with equivalent
or better performance. Maintain all on a weekly basis.
Warehouses & Distribution Centers only

Entryway systems are not required at doors leading from the
exterior to the loading dock or garage
but must be installed between these spaces and adjacent office
areas.
Healthcare only
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In addition to the entryway system, provide pressurized
entryway vestibules at high-volume building
entrances.
B. Interior Cross-Contamination Prevention
Sufficiently exhaust each space where hazardous gases or
chemicals may be present or used (e.g.,
garages, housekeeping and laundry areas, copying and printing
rooms), using the exhaust rates
determined in EQ Prerequisite Minimum Indoor Air Quality
Performance or a minimum of 0.50 cfm
per square foot (2.54 l/s per square meter), to create negative
pressure with respect to adjacent
spaces when the doors to the room are closed. For each of these
spaces, provide self-closing doors
and deck-to-deck partitions or a hard-lid ceiling.
C. Filtration
Each ventilation system that supplies outdoor air to occupied

spaces must have particle filters or air-
cleaning devices that meet one of the following filtration media
requirements:
um efficiency reporting value (MERV) of 13 or higher,
in accordance with ASHRAE
Standard 52.2–2007; or
–
2002, Particulate Air Filters for
General Ventilation, Determination of the Filtration
Performance.
Replace all air filtration media after completion of construction
and before occupancy.
Data Centers only
The above filtration media requirements are required only for
ventilation systems serving regularly
occupied spaces.
D. Natural Ventilation Design Calculations
Demonstrate that the system design for occupied spaces
employs the appropriate strategies in
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
Applications Manual AM10, March
2005, Natural Ventilation in Non-Domestic Buildings, Section
2.4.
E. Mixed-Mode Design Calculations
Demonstrate that the system design for occupied spaces
complies with CIBSE Applications Manual
13–2000, Mixed Mode Ventilation.

Option 2. Additional Enhanced IAQ Strategies (1 point)
Comply with the following requirements, as applicable.
Mechanically ventilated spaces (select one):
A. exterior contamination prevention;
B. increased ventilation;
C. carbon dioxide monitoring; or
D. additional source control and monitoring.
Naturally ventilated spaces (select one):
D. additional source control and monitoring; or
E. natural ventilation room by room calculations.
Mixed-mode systems (select one):
B. increased ventilation;
D. additional source control and monitoring; or
E. natural ventilation room-by-room calculations.
A. Exterior Contamination Prevention
Design the project to minimize and control the entry of
pollutants into the building. Ensure through the
results of computational fluid dynamics modeling, Gaussian
dispersion analyses, wind tunnel

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modeling, or tracer gas modeling that outdoor air contaminant
concentrations at outdoor air intakes
are below the thresholds listed in Table 1 (or local equivalent
for projects outside the U.S., whichever
is more stringent).
Table 1. Maximum concentrations of pollutants at outdoor air
intakes
Pollutants Maximum concentration Standard
Those regulated
by National
Ambient Air
Quality Standards
(NAAQS)
Allowable annual average
OR
8-hour or 24-hour average
where an annual standard
does not exist
OR
Rolling 3-month average
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS)
B. Increased Ventilation

Increase breathing zone outdoor air ventilation rates to all
occupied spaces by at least 30% above the
minimum rates as determined in EQ Prerequisite Minimum
Indoor Air Quality Performance.
C. Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
Monitor CO2 concentrations within all densely occupied spaces.
CO2 monitors must be between 3
and 6 feet (900 and 1 800 millimeters) above the floor. CO2
monitors must have an audible or visual
indicator or alert the building automation system if the sensed
CO2 concentration exceeds the
setpoint by more than 10%. Calculate appropriate CO2 setpoints
using methods in ASHRAE 62.1–
2010, Appendix C.
D. Additional Source Control and Monitoring
For spaces where air contaminants are likely, evaluate potential
sources of additional air
contaminants besides CO2. Develop and implement a materials-
handling plan to reduce the likelihood
of contaminant release. Install monitoring systems with sensors
designed to detect the specific
contaminants. An alarm must indicate any unusual or unsafe
conditions.
E. Natural Ventilation Room-by-Room Calculations
Follow CIBSE AM10, Section 4, Design Calculations, to predict
that room-by-room airflows will
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EQ CREDIT: LOW-EMITTING MATERIALS
BD&C
1–3 points
–3 points)
ll (1–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)
Intent
To reduce concentrations of chemical contaminants that can
damage air quality, human health,

productivity, and the environment.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
This credit includes requirements for product manufacturing as
well as project teams. It covers volatile
organic compound (VOC) emissions in the indoor air and the
VOC content of materials, as well as the
testing methods by which indoor VOC emissions are
determined. Different materials must meet different
requirements to be considered compliant for this credit. The
building interior and exterior are organized in
seven categories, each with different thresholds of compliance.
The building interior is defined as
everything within the waterproofing membrane. The building
exterior is defined as everything outside and
inclusive of the primary and secondary weatherproofing system,
such as waterproofing membranes and
air- and water-resistive barrier materials.
Option 1. Product Category Calculations
Achieve the threshold level of compliance with emissions and
content standards for the number of
product categories listed in Table 2.
Table 1. Thresholds of compliance with emissions and content
standards for 7 categories of
materials

Category Threshold
Emissions and content
requirements
Interior paints and coatings
applied on site
At least 90%, by volume, for
emissions; 100% for VOC
content
for paints and coatings applied
to walls, floors, and ceilings
wet applied products
Interior adhesives and
sealants applied on site
(including flooring adhesive)
At least 90%, by volume, for
emissions; 100% for VOC
content
ent requirements for
wet applied products
Flooring 100% General Emissions Evaluation
Composite wood 100% not covered by other
categories

Composite Wood Evaluation
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Ceilings, walls, thermal, and
acoustic insulation
Additional insulation
requirements
Furniture (include in
calculations if part of scope of
work)
At least 90%, by cost Furniture Evaluation
Healthcare and Schools
Projects only: Exterior
applied products
At least 90%, by volume Exterior Applied Products
Table 2. Points for number of compliant categories of products
Compliant categories Points

New Construction, Core Shell, Retail, Data
Centers, Warehouse and Distribution Centers,
Hospitality projects without furniture
2 1
4 2
5 3
New Construction, Core Shell, Retail, Data
Centers, Warehouse and Distribution Centers,
Hospitality projects with furniture
3 1
5 2
6 3
Schools, Healthcare without furniture
3 1
5 2
6 3
Schools, Healthcare with furniture
4 1
6 2
7 3

Option 2. Budget Calculation Method
If some products in a category do not meet the criteria, project
teams may use the budget calculation
method (Table 3).
Table 3. Points for percentage compliance, under budget
calculation method
Percentage of total Points
≥ 50% and < 70% 1
≥ 70% and < 90% 2
≥ 90% 3
The budget method organizes the building interior into six
assemblies:

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Include furniture in the calculations if it is part of the scope of
work. Walls, ceilings, and flooring are
defined as building interior products; each layer of the
assembly, including paints, coatings, adhesives,
and sealants, must be evaluated for compliance. Insulation is
tracked separately.
Determine the total percentage of compliant materials according
to Equation 1.
Equation 1. Total percentage compliance
Total %
compliant for
projects
without
furniture =
(% compliant walls + % compliant ceilings + % compliant
flooring + % compliant insulation)
4
Total %
compliant for
projects with
furniture =
(% compliant walls + % compliant ceilings + % compliant
flooring + % compliant insulation) +
(% compliant furniture)

5
Equation 2. System percentage compliant
Flooring,
walls,
ceilings,
insulation
%
compliant =
(compliant surface area of layer 1 + compliant surface area of
layer 2 + compliant
surface area of layer 3 + …)
total surface area of layer 1 + total surface area of layer 2 +
total surface area of layer 3
+ …)
X 100
Equation 3. Furniture systems compliant, using ANSI/BIFMA
evaluation
%
compliant
for furniture
=
0.5 x cost compliant with §7.6.1 of ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 +
cost compliant with §7.6.2 of
ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011
total furniture cost

X 100
Calculate surface area of assembly layers based on the
manufacturer’s documentation for application.
If 90% of an assembly meets the criteria, the system counts as
100% compliant. If less than 50% of an
assembly meets the criteria, the assembly counts as 0%
compliant.
Manufacturers’ claims. Both first-party and third-party
statements of product compliance must follow the
guidelines in CDPH SM V1.1–2010, Section 8. Organizations
that certify manufacturers’ claims must be
accredited under ISO Guide 65.
Laboratory requirements. Laboratories that conduct the tests
specified in this credit must be accredited
under ISO/IEC 17025 for the test methods they use.
Emissions and Content Requirements
To demonstrate compliance, a product or layer must meet all of
the following requirements, as applicable.
Inherently nonemitting sources. Products that are inherently
nonemitting sources of VOCs (stone,
ceramic, powder-coated metals, plated or anodized metal, glass,
concrete, clay brick, and unfinished or
untreated solid wood flooring) are considered fully compliant
without any VOC emissions testing if they do
not include integral organic-based surface coatings, binders, or
sealants.
General emissions evaluation. Building products must be tested
and determined compliant in accordance

with California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard
Method v1.1–2010, using the applicable
exposure scenario. The default scenario is the private office
scenario. The manufacturer’s or third-party
certification must state the exposure scenario used to determine
compliance. Claims of compliance for
wet-applied products must state the amount applied in mass per
surface area.
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Manufacturers’ claims of compliance with the above
requirements must also state the range of total VOCs
after 14 days (336 hours), measured as specified in the CDPH
Standard Method v1.1:
Projects outside the U.S. may use products tested and deemed
compliant in accordance with either (1)
the CDPH standard method (2010) or (2) the German AgBB
Testing and Evaluation Scheme (2010).
Test products either with (1) the CDPH Standard Method
(2010), (2) the German AgBB Testing and
Evaluation Scheme (2010), (3) ISO 16000-3: 2010, ISO 16000-
6: 2011, ISO 16000-9: 2006, ISO 16000-

11:2006 either in conjunction with AgBB, or with French
legislation on VOC emission class labeling, or (4)
the DIBt testing method (2010). If the applied testing method
does not specify testing details for a
product group for which the CDPH standard method does
provide details, use the specifications in the
CDPH standard method. U.S. projects must follow the CDPH
standard method.
Additional VOC content requirements for wet-applied products.
In addition to meeting the general
requirements for VOC emissions (above), on-site wet-applied
products must not contain excessive levels
of VOCs, for the health of the installers and other tradesworkers
who are exposed to these products. To
demonstrate compliance, a product or layer must meet the
following requirements, as applicable.
Disclosure of VOC content must be made by the manufacturer.
Any testing must follow the test method
specified in the applicable regulation.
-applied on site must meet the
applicable VOC limits of the California
Air Resources Board (CARB) 2007, Suggested Control Measure
(SCM) for Architectural
Coatings, or the South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD) Rule 1113, effective
June 3, 2011.
-applied on site must meet the
applicable chemical content
requirements of SCAQMD Rule 1168, July 1, 2005, Adhesive
and Sealant Applications, as
analyzed by the methods specified in Rule 1168. The provisions
of SCAQMD Rule 1168 do not
apply to adhesives and sealants subject to state or federal

consumer product VOC regulations.
and sealants wet-applied on site
must either meet the technical requirements of the above
regulations, or comply with applicable
national VOC control regulations, such as the European
Decopaint Directive (2004/42/EC), the
Canadian VOC Concentration Limits for Architectural Coatings,
or the Hong Kong Air Pollution
Control (VOC) Regulation.
traction of exempt
compounds, any content of
intentionally added exempt compounds larger than 1% weight
by mass (total exempt compounds)
must be disclosed.
testing of VOC content must comply
with ASTM D2369-10; ISO 11890, part 1; ASTM D6886-03; or
ISO 11890-2.
perchloroethylene may not be intentionally
added in paints, coatings, adhesives, or sealants.
Composite Wood Evaluation. Composite wood, as defined by
the California Air Resources Board,
Airborne Toxic Measure to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions
from Composite Wood Products Regulation,
must be documented to have low formaldehyde emissions that
meet the California Air Resources Board
ATCM for formaldehyde requirements for ultra-low-emitting
formaldehyde (ULEF) resins or no added

formaldehyde resins.
Salvaged and reused architectural millwork more than one year
old at the time of occupancy is
considered compliant, provided it meets the requirements for
any site-applied paints, coatings, adhesives,
and sealants.
Furniture evaluation. New furniture and furnishing items must
be tested in accordance with ANSI/BIFMA
Standard Method M7.1–2011. Comply with ANSI/BIFMA e3-
2011 Furniture Sustainability Standard,
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Sections 7.6.1 (for half credit, by cost) OR 7.6.2 (for full credit,
by cost), using either the concentration
modeling approach or the emissions factor approach. Model the
test results using the open plan, private
office, or seating scenario in ANSI/BIFMA M7.1, as
appropriate. USGBC-approved equivalent testing
methodologies and contaminant thresholds are also acceptable.
For classroom furniture, use the
standard school classroom model in CDPH Standard Method
v1.1. Documentation submitted for furniture
must indicate the modeling scenario used to determine
compliance.
Salvaged and reused furniture more than one year old at the
time of use is considered compliant,
provided it meets the requirements for any site-applied paints,

coatings, adhesives, and sealants.
Healthcare, Schools only
Additional insulation requirements. Batt insulation products
may contain no added formaldehyde,
including urea formaldehyde, phenol formaldehyde, and urea-
extended phenol formaldehyde.
Exterior applied products. Adhesives, sealants, coatings,
roofing, and waterproofing materials applied on
site must meet the VOC limits of California Air Resources
Board (CARB) 2007 Suggested Control
Measure (SCM) for Architectural Coatings, and South Coast Air
Quality Management District (SCAQMD),
Rule 1168, effective July 1, 2005. Small containers of adhesives
and sealants subject to state or federal
consumer product VOC regulations are exempt.
Projects outside North America may use either the jurisdictional
VOC content requirements or comply
with the European Decopaint Directive (2004/42/EC, to be
updated to most current version when
available) Phase II, for water-borne coatings, as analyzed
according to ISO 11890 parts 1 and 2, instead
of the CARB and SCAQMD regulatory standards.
Two materials are prohibited and do not count toward total
percentage compliance: hot-mopped asphalt
for roofing, and coal tar sealants for parking lots and other
paved surfaces.
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EQ CREDIT: CONSTRUCTION INDOOR AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT PLAN
BD&C
1 point
Intent
To promote the well-being of construction workers and building
occupants by minimizing indoor air quality
problems associated with construction and renovation.
Requirements

Develop and implement an indoor air quality (IAQ) management
plan for the construction and
preoccupancy phases of the building. The plan must address all
of the following.
During construction, meet or exceed all applicable
recommended control measures of the Sheet Metal
and Air Conditioning National Contractors Association
(SMACNA) IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings
under Construction, 2nd edition, 2007, ANSI/SMACNA 008–
2008, Chapter 3.
Protect absorptive materials stored on-site and installed from
moisture damage.
Do not operate permanently installed air-handling equipment
during construction unless filtration media
with a minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) of 8, as
determined by ASHRAE 52.2–2007, with
errata (or equivalent filtration media class of F5 or higher, as
defined by CEN Standard EN 779–2002,
Particulate Air Filters for General Ventilation, Determination of
the Filtration Performance), are installed at
each return air grille and return or transfer duct inlet opening
such that there is no bypass around the
filtration media. Immediately before occupancy, replace all
filtration media with the final design filtration
media, installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s
recommendations.
Prohibit the use of tobacco products inside the building and
within 25 feet (7.5 meters) of the building
entrance during construction.
HEALTHCARE

Moisture. Develop and implement a moisture control plan to
protect stored on-site and installed
absorptive materials from moisture damage. Immediately
remove from site and properly dispose of any
materials susceptible to microbial growth and replace with new,
undamaged materials. Also include
strategies for protecting the building from moisture intrusion
and preventing occupants’ exposure to mold
spores.
Particulates. Do not operate permanently installed air-handling
equipment during construction unless
filtration media with a minimum efficiency reporting value
(MERV) of 8, as determined by ASHRAE 52.2–
2007, with errata (or equivalent filtration media class of F5 or
higher, as defined by CEN Standard EN
779–2002, Particulate Air Filters for General Ventilation,
Determination of the Filtration Performance), are
installed at each return air grille and return or transfer duct inlet
opening such that there is no bypass
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around the filtration media. Immediately before occupancy,
replace all filtration media with the final design
filtration media, installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s
recommendations.
VOCs. Schedule construction procedures to minimize exposure
of absorbent materials to VOC emissions.

Complete painting and sealing before storing or installing “dry”
materials, which may accumulate
pollutants and release them over time. Store fuels, solvents, and
other sources of VOCs separately from
absorbent materials.
Outdoor emissions. For renovation projects involving
waterproofing, repairing asphalt roofing, sealing
parking lots, or other outdoor activities that generate high VOC
emissions, develop a plan to manage
fumes and avoid infiltration to occupied spaces. Comply with
the procedures established by NIOSH,
Asphalt Fume Exposures during the Application of Hot Asphalt
to Roofs (Publication 2003–112).
Tobacco. Prohibit the use of tobacco products inside the
building and within 25 feet (7.5 meters) of the
building entrance during construction.
Noise and vibration. Develop a plan based on the British
Standard (BS 5228) to reduce noise emissions
and vibrations from construction equipment and other nonroad
engines by specifying low-noise emission
design or the lowest decibel level available that meets
performance requirements in the British Standard.
Construction crews must wear ear protection in areas where
sound levels exceed 85 dB for extended
periods.
Infection control. For renovations and additions adjacent to
occupied facilities or phased occupancy in
new construction, follow the FGI 2010 Guidelines for Design
and Construction of Health Care Facilities
and the Joint Commission on Standards to establish an
integrative infection control team comprising the
owner, designer, and contractor to evaluate infection control

risk and document the required precautions
in a project-specific plan. Use the infection control risk
assessment standard published by the American
Society of Healthcare Engineering and the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a
guideline to assess risk and to select mitigation procedures for
construction activities.
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EQ CREDIT: INDOOR AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
BD&C
1–2 points
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)

Intent
To establish better quality indoor air in the building after
construction and during occupancy.
Requirements
Select one of the following two options, to be implemented after
construction ends and the building has
been completely cleaned. All interior finishes, such as
millwork, doors, paint, carpet, acoustic tiles, and
movable furnishings (e.g., workstations, partitions), must be
installed, and major VOC punch list items
must be finished. The options cannot be combined.
Option 1. Flush-Out (1 point)
Path 1. Before Occupancy
Install new filtration media and perform a building flush-out by
supplying a total air volume of 14,000 cubic
feet of outdoor air per square foot (4 267 140 liters of outdoor
air per square meter) of gross floor area
while maintaining an internal temperature of at least 60°F
relative humidity no higher than 60%.
OR
Path 2. During Occupancy
If occupancy is desired before the flush-out is completed, the
space may be occupied only after delivery
of a minimum of 3,500 cubic feet of outdoor air per square foot

(1 066 260 liters of outdoor air per square
meter) of gross floor area while maintaining an internal
temperature of at least 60°F (15°C) and no higher
Once the space is occupied, it must be ventilated at a minimum
rate of 0.30 cubic foot per minute (cfm)
per square foot of outdoor air (1.5 liters per second per square
meter of outside air) or the design
minimum outdoor air rate determined in EQ Prerequisite
Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance,
whichever is greater. During each day of the flush-out period,
ventilation must begin at least three hours
before occupancy and continue during occupancy. These
conditions must be maintained until a total of
14,000 cubic feet per square foot of outdoor air (4 270 liters of
outdoor air per square meter) has been
delivered to the space.
OR
Option 2. Air Testing (2 points)
After construction ends and before occupancy, but under
ventilation conditions typical for occupancy,
conduct baseline IAQ testing using protocols consistent with the
methods listed in Table 1 for all occupied
spaces. Use current versions of ASTM standard methods, EPA
compendium methods, or ISO methods,
as indicated. Laboratories that conduct the tests for chemical
analysis of formaldehyde and volatile
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organic compounds must be accredited under ISO/IEC 17025 for
the test methods they use. Retail
projects may conduct the testing within 14 days of occupancy.
Demonstrate that contaminants do not exceed the concentration
levels listed in Table 1.
Table 1. Maximum concentration levels, by contaminant and
testing method
Contaminant
Maximum
concentration
ASTM and U.S. EPA
methods
ISO method
Particulates PM10 (for all buildings) 50 μg/m3
Healthcare only: 20

μg/m3
EPA Compendium
Method IP-10
ISO 7708
PM2.5 (for buildings in EPA
nonattainment areas for PM2.5, or
local equivalent)
15 μg/m3
Ozone (for buildings in EPA nonattainment areas for
Ozone, or local equivalent)
0.075 ppm ASTM D5149 - 02 ISO 13964
Carbon monoxide (CO) 9 ppm; no more than 2
ppm above outdoor levels
EPA Compendium
Method IP-3
ISO 4224
Total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) 500 μg/m3
Healthcare only: 200
μg/m3
EPA TO-1, TO-17, or
EPA Compendium

Method IP-1
ISO 16000-6
Formaldehyde 27 ppb
Healthcare only: 16.3 ppb
ASTM D5197, EPA TO-
11, or
EPA Compendium
Method IP-6
ISO 16000-3
Target volatile
organic
compounds*
1 Acetaldehyde 140 μg/m3
2 Benzene 3 μg/m3
ASTM D5197;
EPA TO-1, TO-17, or
EPA Compendium
Method IP-1

ISO 16000-3,
ISO 16000-6
3 Carbon disulfide 800 μg/m3
4 Carbon tetrachloride 40 μg/m3
5 Chlorobenzene 1000 μg/m3
6 Chloroform 300 μg/m3
7 Dichlorobenzene (1,4-) 800μg/m3
8 Dichloroethylene (1,1) 70 μg/m3
9 Dimethylformamide (N,N-) 80 μg/m3
10 Dioxane (1,4-) 3000 μg/m3
11 Epichlorohydrin 3 μg/m3
12 Ethylbenzene 2000 μg/m3
13 Ethylene glycol 400 μg/m3
14
Ethylene glycol monoethyl
ether
70 μg/m3
15
Ethylene glycol monoethyl
ether acetate
300 μg/m3

16
Ethylene glycol monomethyl
ether
60 μg/m3
17
Ethylene glycol monomethyl
ether acetate
90 μg/m3
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19 Hexane (n-) 7000 μg/m3
20 Isophorone 2000 μg/m3
21 Isopropanol 7000 μg/m3
22 Methyl chloroform 1000 μg/m3
23 Methylene chloride 400 μg/m3
24 Methyl t-butyl ether 8000 μg/m3
25 Naphthalene 9 μg/m3
26 Phenol 200 μg/m3

27
Propylene glycol
monomethyl ether
7000 μg/m3
28 Styrene 900 μg/m3
29
Tetrachloroethylene
(Perchloroethylene)
35 μg/m3
30 Toluene 300 μg/m3
31 Trichloroethylene 600 μg/m3
32 Vinyl acetate 200 μg/m3
33-
35
Xylenes, technical mixture
(m-, o-, p-xylene combined)
700 μg/m3
ppb = parts per billion; ppm = parts per million; μg/cm =
micrograms per cubic meter
*The target volatile organic compounds are from CDPH
Standard Method v1.1, Table 4-1. The Maximum
concentration limits for these target compounds are the full
CREL adopted by Cal/EPA OEHHA in effect on June

2014 http://oehha.ca.gov/air/allrels.html.
Conduct all measurements before occupancy but during normal
occupied hours, with the building
ventilation system started at the normal daily start time and
operated at the minimum outdoor airflow rate
for the occupied mode throughout the test.
For each sampling point where the concentration exceeds the
limit, take corrective action and retest for
the noncompliant contaminants at the same sampling points.
Repeat until all requirements are met.
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EQ CREDIT: THERMAL COMFORT
BD&C
1 point

Intent
To promote occupants’ productivity, comfort, and well-being by
providing quality thermal comfort.
Requirements
Meet the requirements for both thermal comfort design and
thermal comfort control.
Thermal Comfort Design
NC, SCHOOLS, RETAIL, DATA CENTERS, HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Option 1. ASHRAE Standard 55-2010
Design heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC)
systems and the building envelope to meet the
requirements of ASHRAE Standard 55–2010, Thermal Comfort
Conditions for Human Occupancy with
errata or a local equivalent.
For natatoriums, demonstrate compliance with ASHRAE HVAC
Applications Handbook, 2011 edition,
Chapter 5, Places of Assembly, Typical Natatorium Design
Conditions, with errata.
OR

Option 2. ISO and CEN Standards
Design HVAC systems and the building envelope to meet the
requirements of the applicable standard:
analytical determination and
interpretation of thermal comfort, using calculation of the PMV
and PPD indices and local thermal
comfort criteria; and
Parameters for Design and
Assessment of Energy Performance of Buildings, addressing
indoor air quality, thermal
environment, lighting, and acoustics, Section A2.
Data Centers only
Meet the above requirements for regularly occupied spaces.
Meet the above requirements for office portions of the building.
In regularly occupied areas of the building’s bulk storage,
sorting, and distribution areas, include one or
more of the following design alternatives:

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time air, heat venting, or wind
flow;
-based
systems) or heating systems; and
-wired fans that provide air movement for
occupants’ comfort.
tegy.
Thermal Comfort Control
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, HOSPITALITY
Provide individual thermal comfort controls for at least 50% of
individual occupant spaces. Provide group
thermal comfort controls for all shared multioccupant spaces.
Thermal comfort controls allow occupants, whether in
individual spaces or shared multioccupant spaces,
to adjust at least one of the following in their local
environment: air temperature, radiant temperature, air
speed, and humidity.
Hospitality only
Guest rooms are assumed to provide adequate thermal comfort

controls and are therefore not included in
the credit calculations.
Retail only
Meet the above requirements for at least 50% of the individual
occupant spaces in office and
administrative areas.
HEALTHCARE
Provide individual thermal comfort controls for every patient
room and at least 50% of the remaining
individual occupant spaces. Provide group thermal comfort
controls for all shared multioccupant spaces.
Thermal comfort controls allow occupants, whether in
individual spaces or shared multioccupant spaces,
to adjust at least one of the following in their local
environment: air temperature, radiant temperature, air
speed, and humidity.
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EQ CREDIT: INTERIOR LIGHTING
BD&C
1–2 points

–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
–2 points)
Intent
To promote occupants’ productivity, comfort, and well-being by
providing high-quality lighting.
Requirements
NC, SCHOOLS, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES &
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, HOSPITALITY
Select one or both of the following two options.
Option 1. Lighting Control (1 point)
For at least 90% of individual occupant spaces, provide
individual lighting controls that enable occupants
to adjust the lighting to suit their individual tasks and
preferences, with at least three lighting levels or
scenes (on, off, midlevel). Midlevel is 30% to 70% of the
maximum illumination level (not including
daylight contributions).

For all shared multioccupant spaces, meet all of the following
requirements.
occupants to adjust the lighting to meet
group needs and preferences, with at least three lighting levels
or scenes (on, off, midlevel).
separately controlled.
space as the controlled luminaires. A
person operating the controls must have a direct line of sight to
the controlled luminaires.
Hospitality only
Guest rooms are assumed to provide adequate lighting controls
and are therefore not included in the
credit calculations.
AND/OR
Option 2. Lighting Quality (1 point)
Choose four of the following strategies.
A. For all regularly occupied spaces, use light fixtures with a
luminance of less than 2,500 cd/m2
between 45 and 90 degrees from nadir.
Exceptions include wallwash fixtures properly aimed at walls,
as specified by manufacturer’s data,

indirect uplighting fixtures, provided there is no view down into
these uplights from a regularly
occupied space above, and any other specific applications (i.e.
adjustable fixtures).
B. For the entire project, use light sources with a CRI of 80 or
higher. Exceptions include lamps or
fixtures specifically designed to provide colored lighting for
effect, site lighting, or other special use.
C. For at least 75% of the total connected lighting load, use
light sources that have a rated life (or L70
for LED sources) of at least 24,000 hours (at 3-hour per start, if
applicable).
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D. Use direct-only overhead lighting for 25% or less of the total
connected lighting load for all regularly
occupied spaces.
E. For at least 90% of the regularly occupied floor area, meet or
exceed the following thresholds for
area-weighted average surface reflectance: 85% for ceilings,
60% for walls, and 25% for floors.
F. If furniture is included in the scope of work, select furniture
finishes to meet or exceed the following
thresholds for area-weighted average surface reflectance: 45%
for work surfaces, and 50% for
movable partitions.

G. For at least 75% of the regularly occupied floor area, meet a
ratio of average wall surface illuminance
(excluding fenestration) to average work plane (or surface, if
defined) illuminance that does not
exceed 1:10. Must also meet strategy E, strategy F, or
demonstrate area-weighted surface
reflectance of at least 60% for walls.
H. For at least 75% of the regularly occupied floor area, meet a
ratio of average ceiling illuminance
(excluding fenestration) to work surface illuminance that does
not exceed 1:10. Must also meet
strategy E, strategy F, or demonstrate area-weighted surface
reflectance of at least 85% for ceilings.
RETAIL NC
For at least 90% of the individual occupant spaces in office and
administrative areas, provide individual
lighting controls.
In sales areas, provide controls that can reduce the ambient light
levels to a midlevel (30% to 70% of the
maximum illumination level not including daylight
contributions).
HEALTHCARE
Provide individual lighting controls for at least 90% of
individual occupant spaces in staff areas.
For at least 90% of patient positions, provide lighting controls
that are readily accessible from the patient’s
bed. In multioccupant patient spaces, the controls must be

individual lighting controls. In private rooms,
also provide exterior window shades, blinds, or curtain controls
that are readily accessible from the
patient’s bed. Exceptions include in-patient critical care,
pediatric, and psychiatric patient rooms.
For all shared multioccupant spaces, provide multizone control
systems that enable occupants to adjust
the lighting to meet group needs and preferences, with at least
three lighting levels or scenes (on, off,
midlevel). Midlevel is 30% to 70% of the maximum
illumination level (not including daylight contributions).
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EQ CREDIT: DAYLIGHT
BD&C
1–3 points
–3 points)
–3 points)
chools (1–3 points)
–3 points)
–3 points)

–3 points)
–3 points)
–2 points)
Intent
To connect building occupants with the outdoors, reinforce
circadian rhythms, and reduce the use of
electrical lighting by introducing daylight into the space.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Provide manual or automatic (with manual override) glare-
control devices for all regularly occupied
spaces.
Select one of the following three options.
Option 1. Simulation: Spatial Daylight Autonomy and Annual
Sunlight Exposure (2–3 points, 1-2
points Healthcare)
Demonstrate through annual computer simulations that spatial
daylight autonomy300/50% (sDA300/50%) of at
least 55%, 75%, or 90% is achieved. Use regularly occupied
floor area. Healthcare projects should use
the perimeter area determined under EQ Credit Quality Views.
Points are awarded according to Table 1.

Table 1. Points for daylit floor area: Spatial daylight autonomy
New Construction, Core and Shell, Schools, Retail,
Data Centers, Warehouses and Distribution
Centers, Hospitality Healthcare
sDA (for regularly occupied
floor area) Points
sDA (for perimeter floor
area) Points
55% 2 75% 1
75% 3 90% 2
AND
Demonstrate through annual computer simulations that annual
sunlight exposure1000,250 (ASE1000,250) of no
more than 10% is achieved. Use the regularly occupied floor
area that is daylit per the sDA300/50%
simulations.
The sDA and ASE calculation grids should be no more than 2
feet (600 millimeters) square and laid out
across the regularly occupied area at a work plane height of 30
inches (76 millimeters) above finished
floor (unless otherwise defined). Use an hourly time-step
analysis based on typical meteorological year

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data, or an equivalent, for the nearest available weather station.
Include any permanent interior
obstructions. Moveable furniture and partitions may be
excluded.
CS only
If the finishes in the space will not be completed, use the
following default surface reflectances: 80% for
ceilings, 20% for floors, and 50% for walls. Assume that the
entire floor plate, except for the core, will be
regularly occupied space.
OR
Option 2. Simulation: Illuminance Calculations (1–2 points)
Demonstrate through computer modeling that illuminance levels
will be between 300 lux and 3,000 lux for
9 a.m. and 3 p.m., both on a clear-sky day at the equinox, for
the floor area indicated in Table 2. Use
regularly occupied floor area. Healthcare projects should use
the perimeter area determined under EQ
Credit Quality Views.
Table 2. Points for daylit floor area: Illuminance calculation
New Construction, Core and Shell, Schools, Retail,
Data Centers, Warehouses and Distribution Centers,
Hospitality Healthcare
Percentage of regularly
occupied floor area Points

Percentage of
perimeter floor area Points
75% 1 75% 1
90% 2 90% 2
Calculate illuminance intensity for sun (direct component) and
sky (diffuse component) for clear-sky
conditions as follows:
eorological year data, or an equivalent, for
the nearest available weather station.
within 15 days of March 21 that
represent the clearest sky condition.
e for the two selected days.
Exclude blinds or shades from the model. Include any
permanent interior obstructions. Moveable furniture
and partitions may be excluded.
CS only
Assume the following default surface reflectances if the finishes
in the space will not be completed: 80%
for ceilings, 20% for floors, and 50% for walls. Assume that the
entire floor plate, except for the core, will
be regularly occupied space.
OR
Option 3. Measurement (2-3 points, 1-2 points Healthcare)

Achieve illuminance levels between 300 lux and 3,000 lux for
the floor area indicated in Table 3.
Table 3. Points for daylit floor area: Measurement
New Construction, Core and Schools,
Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouses
and Distribution Centers, Hospitality Healthcare
Percentage of regularly
occupied floor area Points
Percentage of perimeter floor
area
75 2 75 1
90 3 90 2
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With furniture, fixtures, and equipment in place, measure
illuminance levels as follows:
between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

take a second as indicated in Table
4.
take measurements on a maximum
10 foot (3 meter) square grid.
measurements on a maximum 3
foot (900 millimeters) square grid.
Table 4. Timing of measurements for illuminance
If first measurement is taken in … take second measurement in
…
January May-September
February June-October
March June-July, November-December
April August-December
May September-January
June October-February
July November-March
August December-April
September December-January, May-June
October February-June

November March-July
December April-August
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EQ CREDIT: QUALITY VIEWS
BD&C
1–2 points
enters (1 point)
-2 points)

Intent
To give building occupants a connection to the natural outdoor
environment by providing quality views.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY
Achieve a direct line of sight to the outdoors via vision glazing
for 75% of all regularly occupied floor area.
View glazing in the contributing area must provide a clear
image of the exterior, not obstructed by frits,
fibers, patterned glazing, or added tints that distort color
balance.
Additionally, 75% of all regularly occupied floor area must
have at least two of the following four kinds of
views:
at least 90 degrees apart;
fauna, or sky; (2) movement; and (3)
objects at least 25 feet (7.5 meters) from the exterior of the
glazing;
the head height of the vision
glazing; and
“Windows and Offices; A Study of Office
Worker Performance and the Indoor Environment.”

Include in the calculations any permanent interior obstructions.
Movable furniture and partitions may be
excluded.
Views into interior atria may be used to meet up to 30% of the
required area.
For the office portion of the building, meet the requirements
above.
For the bulk storage, sorting, and distribution portions of the
building, meet the requirements above for
25% of the regularly occupied floor area.
HEALTHCARE
For inpatient units (IPUs), meet the requirements above (1
point).
For other areas, configure the building floor plates such that the
floor area within 15 feet (4.5 meters) of
the perimeter exceeds the perimeter area requirement (Table 1),
and meet the requirements above for
the perimeter area (1 point).
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Table 1. Minimum compliant perimeter area, by floor plate area
Floor plate area Perimeter area
(square feet) (square meters) (square feet) (square meters)
Up to 15,000 Up to 1 400 7,348 682
20,000 1 800 8,785 816
25,000 2 300 10,087 937
30,000 2 800 11,292 1 049
35,000 3 300 12,425 1 154
40,000 3 700 13,500 1 254
45,000 4 200 14,528 1 349
50,000 and larger 4 600 and larger 15,516 1 441
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EQ CREDIT: ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE
BD&C
1–2 points

t)
–2 points)
Intent
To provide workspaces and classrooms that promote occupants’
well-being, productivity, and
communications through effective acoustic design.
Requirements
NC, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION
CENTERS, HOSPITALITY
For all occupied spaces, meet the following requirements, as
applicable, for HVAC background noise,
sound isolation, reverberation time, and sound reinforcement
and masking.
HVAC Background Noise
Achieve maximum background noise levels from heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems per 2011 ASHRAE Handbook, HVAC Applications,
Chapter 48, Table 1; AHRI Standard 885-
2008, Table 15; or a local equivalent. Calculate or measure
sound levels.

For measurements, use a sound level meter that conforms to
ANSI S1.4 for type 1 (precision) or type 2
(general purpose) sound measurement instrumentation, or a
local equivalent.
Comply with design criteria for HVAC noise levels resulting
from the sound transmission paths listed in
ASHRAE 2011 Applications Handbook, Table 6; or a local
equivalent.
Sound Transmission
Meet the composite sound transmission class (STCC) ratings
listed in Table 1, or local building code,
whichever is more stringent.
Table 1. Minimum composite sound transmission class ratings
for adjacent spaces
Adjacency combinations STCC
Residence (within a multifamily
residence), hotel or motel room
Residence, hotel or motel room 55
Residence, hotel or motel room Common hallway, stairway 50
Residence, hotel or motel room Retail 60
Retail Retail 50
Standard office Standard office 45
Executive office Executive office 50

Conference room Conference room 50
Office, conference room Hallway, stairway 50
Mechanical equipment room Occupied area 60
Reverberation Time
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Meet the reverberation time requirements in Table 2 (adapted
from Table 9.1 in the Performance
Measurement Protocols for Commercial Buildings3).
Table 2. Reverberation time requirements
Room type Application
T60 (sec), at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz,
and 2000 Hz
Apartment and condominium — < 0.6
Hotel/motel Individual room or suite < 0.6
Meeting or banquet room < 0.8
Office building Executive or private office < 0.6
Conference room < 0.6

Teleconference room < 0.6
Open-plan office without sound
masking
< 0.8
Open-plan office with sound
masking
0.8
Courtroom Unamplified speech < 0.7
Amplified speech < 1.0
Performing arts space
Drama theaters, concert and
recital halls
Varies by application
Laboratories
Testing or research with minimal
speech communication
< 1.0
Extensive phone use and
speech communication
< 0.6
Church, mosque, synagogue
General assembly with critical

music program
Varies by application
Library < 1.0
Indoor stadium, gymnasium Gymnasium and natatorium < 2.0
Large-capacity space with
speech amplification
< 1.5
Classroom — < 0.6
Sound Reinforcement and Masking Systems
Sound Reinforcement
For all large conference rooms and auditoriums seating more
than 50 persons, evaluate whether sound
reinforcement and AV playback capabilities are needed.
If needed, the sound reinforcement systems must meet the
following criteria:
common intelligibility scale (CIS)
rating of at least 0.77 at representative points within the area of
coverage to provide acceptable
intelligibility.
-level coverage within +/–3 dB at the 2000 Hz

octave band throughout the space.
Masking Systems
For projects that use masking systems, the design levels must
not exceed 48 dBA. Ensure that
loudspeaker coverage provides uniformity of +/–2 dBA and that
speech spectra are effectively masked.
SCHOOLS
3 Adapted from ASHRAE (2007d), ASA (2008), ANSI (2002),
and CEN (2007)
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HVAC Background noise
Achieve a background noise level of 35 dBA or less from
heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC)
systems in classrooms and other core learning spaces. Follow
the recommended methodologies and best
practices for mechanical system noise control in ANSI Standard
S12.60–2010, Part 1, Annex A.1; the
2011 HVAC Applications ASHRAE Handbook, Chapter 48,
Sound and Vibration Control, with errata;
AHRI Standard 885–2008; or a local equivalent.
Sound Transmission
Design classrooms and other core learning spaces to meet the
sound transmission class (STC)

requirements of ANSI S12.60–2010 Part 1, or a local
equivalent. Exterior windows must have an STC
rating of at least 35, unless outdoor and indoor noise levels can
be verified to justify a lower rating.
HEALTHCARE
Design the facility to meet or exceed the sound and vibration
criteria outlined below, which are adapted
from the 2010 FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of
Health Care Facilities (“2010 FGI
Guidelines”) and the reference document on which it is based,
Sound and Vibration Design Guidelines for
Health Care Facilities (“2010 SV Guidelines”).
Option 1. Speech Privacy, Sound Isolation, and Background
Noise (1 point)
Speech Privacy and Sound Isolation
Design sound isolation to achieve speech privacy, acoustical
comfort, and minimal annoyance from
noise-producing sources. Consider sound levels at both source
and receiver locations, the background
sound at receiver locations, and the occupants’ acoustical
privacy and acoustical comfort needs. Speech
privacy is defined as “techniques … to render speech
unintelligible to casual listeners” (ANSI T1.523-
2001, Telecom Glossary 2007).
Design the facility to meet the criteria outlined in the sections
of Table 1.2-3, Design Criteria for Minimum
Sound Isolation Performance between Enclosed Rooms, and
Table 1.2-4 Speech Privacy for Enclosed
Room and Open-Plan Spaces (in the 2010 FGI Guidelines and
2010 SV Guidelines).

Calculate or measure sound isolation and speech privacy
descriptors achieved for representative
adjacencies as necessary to confirm compliance with the criteria
in the 2010 FGI Guidelines, Sections1.2-
6.1.5 and 1.2-6.1.6, and the 2010 SV Guidelines (including the
appendix).
Background Noise
Consider background noise levels generated by all building
mechanical-electrical-plumbing systems, air
distribution systems and other facility noise sources under the
purview of the project building design-
construction team.
Design the facility to meet the 2010 FGI Guidelines, Table 1.2-
2 Minimum-Maximum Design Criteria for
Noise in representative interior rooms and spaces.
Calculate or measure sound levels in representative rooms and
spaces of each type to confirm
compliance with criteria in the above-referenced table using a
sound level meter that conforms to ANSI
S1.4 for type 1 (precision) or type 2 (general purpose) sound
measurement instrumentation. For spaces
not listed in Table 1.2-2, refer to ASHRAE 2011 Handbook,
Chapter 48, Sound and Vibration Control,
Table 1.
Option 2. Acoustical Finishes and Site Exterior Noise (1 point)
Meet the requirements for acoustical finishes and site exterior
noise.
Acoustical Finishes
Specify materials, products systems installation details, and
other design features to meet the 2010 FGI
Guidelines, Table 1.2-1, Design Room Sound Absorption

Coefficients (including associated sections of
the appendix) and the 2010 SV Guidelines.
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Calculate or measure the average sound absorption coefficients
for representative unoccupied rooms of
each type in the building to confirm conformance with the
requirements.
Site Exterior Noise
Minimize the effect on building occupants of site exterior noise
produced by road traffic, aircraft flyovers,
railroads, on-site heliports, emergency power generators during
maintenance testing, outdoor facility MEP
and building services equipment, etc. Also minimize effects on
the surrounding community from all facility
MEP equipment and activities as required to meet (1) local
applicable codes or (2) Table 1.2-1 of the
2010 FGI Guidelines, Table 1.2-1, and the 2010 SV Guidelines,
Table 1.3-1, whichever is more stringent.
Comply with the 2010 FGI Guidelines for the following noise
sources:
-3.6.2.2;
-8.3.3.1;
-8.2.1.1; and
-5.3

Measure and analyze data to determine the exterior noise
classification (A, B, C, or D) of the facility site.
See the 2010 FGI Guidelines, Categorization of Health Care
Facility Sites by Exterior Ambient Sound,
Table A1.2a, and the 2010 SV Guidelines, Table 1.3-1.
Design the building envelope composite STC rating based on
the 2010 FGI Guidelines, Categorization of
Health Care Facility Sites by Exterior Ambient Sound, and show
conformance with requirements.
For exterior site exposure categories B, C, or D, calculate or
measure the sound isolation performance of
representative elements of the exterior building envelope to
determine the composite sound transmission
class (STCc) rating for representative façade sections.
Measurements should generally conform to ASTM
E966, Standard Guide for Field Measurements of Airborne
Sound Insulation of Building Façades and
Façade Elements, current edition.
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INNOVATION (IN)
IN CREDIT: INNOVATION

BD&C
1–5 points
–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
ters (1–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
–5 points)
Intent
To encourage projects to achieve exceptional or innovative
performance.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Project teams can use any combination of innovation, pilot, and
exemplary performance strategies.

Option 1. Innovation (1 point)
Achieve significant, measurable environmental performance
using a strategy not addressed in the LEED
green building rating system.
Identify the following:
; and
requirements.
AND/OR
Option 2. Pilot (1 point)
Achieve one pilot credit from USGBC’s LEED Pilot Credit
Library.
AND/OR
Option 3. Additional Strategies
-3 points)
Defined in Option 1 above.
-3 points)
Meet the requirements of Option 2.
–2 points)
Achieve exemplary performance in an existing LEED v4
prerequisite or credit that allows

exemplary performance, as specified in the LEED Reference
Guide, v4 edition. An exemplary
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performance point is typically earned for achieving double the
credit requirements or the next
incremental percentage threshold.
143
IN CREDIT: LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL
BD&C
1 point
nt)

Intent
To encourage the team integration required by a LEED project
and to streamline the application and
certification process.
Requirements
HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
At least one principal participant of the project team must be a
LEED Accredited Professional (AP) with a
specialty appropriate for the project.
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REGIONAL PRIORITY (RP)
RP CREDIT: REGIONAL PRIORITY
BD&C
4 points
-4 points)
-4 points)
-4 points)
-4 points)
-4 points)
-4 points)
-4 points)
-4 points)
Intent
To provide an incentive for the achievement of credits that
address geographically specific environmental,
social equity, and public health priorities.
Requirements

HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE
Earn up to four of the six Regional Priority credits. These
credits have been identified by the USGBC
regional councils and chapters as having additional regional
importance for the project’s region. A
database of Regional Priority credits and their geographic
applicability is available on the USGBC
website, http://www.usgbc.org.
One point is awarded for each Regional Priority credit achieved,
up to a maximum of four.
http://www.usgbc.org/
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1. USE TYPES AND CATEGORIES
Table 1. Use Types and Categories
Category Use type

Food retail Supermarket
Grocery with produce section
Community-serving
retail
Convenience store
Farmers market
Hardware store
Pharmacy
Other retail
Services Bank
Family entertainment venue (e.g., theater, sports)
Gym, health club, exercise studio
Hair care
Laundry, dry cleaner
Restaurant, café, diner (excluding those with only drive-thru
service)
Civic and community
facilities
Adult or senior care (licensed)
Child care (licensed)

Community or recreation center
Cultural arts facility (museum, performing arts)
Education facility (e.g., K—12 school, university, adult
education center,
vocational school, community college)
Government office that serves public on-site
Medical clinic or office that treats patients
Place of worship
Police or fire station
Post office
Public library
Public park
Social services center
Community anchor
uses (BD&C and ID&C
only)
Commercial office (100 or more full-time equivalent jobs)
Housing (100 or more dwelling units)
Adapted from Criterion Planners, INDEX neighborhood

completeness indicator, 2005.
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APPENDIX 2. DEFAULT OCCUPANCY COUNTS
Use Table 1 to calculate default occupancy counts. Only use
the occupancy estimates if occupancy is
unknown.
For the calculation, use gross floor area, not net or leasable
floor area. Gross floor area is defined as the
sum of all areas on all floors of a building included within the
outside faces of the exterior wall, including
common areas, mechanical spaces, circulation areas, and all
floor penetrations that connect one floor to
another. To determine gross floor area, multiply the building
footprint (in square feet or square meters) by
the number of floors in the building. Exclude underground or
structured parking from the calculation.
Table 1. Default Occupancy Numbers
Gross square feet per occupant
Gross square meters per occupant
Employees

Transients
Employees Transients
General office
250
0
23 0
Retail, general
550
130
51 12
Retail or service (e.g., financial, auto)
600
130

56 12
Restaurant
435
95
40 9
Grocery store
550
115
51 11
Medical office
225
330
21 31

R&D or laboratory
400
0
37 0
Warehouse, distribution
2,500
0
232 0
Warehouse, storage
20,000
0
1860 0
Hotel

1,500 700
139 65
Educational, daycare
630 105
59 10
Educational, K–12
1,300
140
121 13
Educational, postsecondary 2,100 150
195 14
Sources:
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2004 (Atlanta, GA,
2004).
2001 Uniform Plumbing Code (Los Angeles, CA)
California Public Utilities Commission, 2004–2005 Database
for Energy Efficiency Resources (DEER) Update Study (2008).
California State University, Capital Planning, Design and
Construction Section VI, Standards for Campus Development
Programs ( Long Beach, CA, 2002).
City of Boulder Planning Department, Projecting Future
Employment—How Much Space per Person (Boulder, 2002).
Metro, 1999 Employment Density Study (Portland, OR 1999).
American Hotel and Lodging Association, Lodging Industry

Profile Washington, DC, 2008.
LEED for Core & Shell Core Committee, personal
communication (2003 - 2006).
LEED for Retail Core Committee, personal communication
(2007)
OWP/P, Medical Office Building Project Averages (Chicago,
2008).
OWP/P, University Master Plan Projects (Chicago, 2008).
U.S. General Services Administration, Childcare Center Design
Guide (Washington, DC,2003).
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APPENDIX 3. RETAIL PROCESS LOAD BASELINES
Table 1a. Commercial kitchen appliance prescriptive measures
and baseline for energy cost
budget (IP units)
Baseline energy usage for energy modeling
path Levels for prescriptive path
Appliance
type Fuel Function
Baseline

efficiency
Baseline idle
rate
Prescriptive
efficiency
Prescriptive idle
rate
Broiler,
underfired Gas Cooking 30%
16,000 Btu/h/ft2
peak input 35%
12,000 Btu/h/ft2
peak input
Combination
ovens,
steam mode
(P = pan
capacity) Elec Cooking
40% steam
mode 0.37P+4.5 kW
50% steam
mode
0.133P+0.6400
kW
Combination

ovens,
steam mode Gas Cooking
20% steam
mode
1,210P+35,810
Btu/h
38% steam
mode
200P+6,511
Btu/h
Combination
ovens,
convection
mode Elec Cooking
65%
convection
mode 0.1P+1.5 kW
70%
convection
mode
0.080P+0.4989
kW
Combination
ovens,
convection
mode Gas Cooking

35%
convection
mode
322P+13,563
Btu/h
44%
convection
mode
150P+5,425
Btu/h
Convection
oven, full-
size Elec Cooking 65% 2.0 kW 71% 1.6 kW
Convection
oven, full-
size Gas Cooking 30% 18,000 Btu/h 46% 12,000 Btu/h
Convection
oven, half-
Conveyor
oven, > 25-
inch belt Gas Cooking 20% 70,000 Btu/h 42% 57,000 Btu/h
Conveyor
oven, ≤ 25-
inch belt Gas Cooking 20% 45,000 Btu/h 42% 29,000 Btu/h
Fryer Elec Cooking 75% 1.05 kW 80% 1.0 kW

Fryer Gas Cooking 35% 14,000 Btu/h 50% 9,000 Btu/h
Griddle
(based on 3
ft model) Elec Cooking 60% 400 W/ft2 70% 320 W/ft2
Griddle
(based on 3
ft model) Gas Cooking 30% 3,500 Btu/h/ft2 38% 2,650
Btu/h/ft2
Hot food
holding Elec Cooking na 40 W/ft3 Na 21.5V Watts
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cabinets
(excluding
drawer
warmers
and heated
display), 0
< V < 13 ft³
(V =
volume)
Hot food
holding
cabinets
(excluding
drawer

warmers
and heated
display), 13
≤ V < 28 ft³ Elec Cooking na 40 W/ft3 Na 2.0V + 254 Watts
Hot food
holding
cabinets
(excluding
drawer
warmers
and heated
display), 28
ft³ ≤ V Elec Cooking na 40 W/ft3 Na
3.8V + 203.5
Watts
Large vat
fryer Elec Cooking 75% 1.35 kW 80% 1.1 kW
Large vat
fryer Gas Cooking 35% 20,000 Btu/h 50% 12,000 Btu/h
Rack oven,
double Gas Cooking 30% 65,000 Btu/h 50% 35,000 Btu/h
Rack oven,
single Gas Cooking 30% 43,000 Btu/h 50% 29,000 Btu/h
Range Elec Cooking 70% 80%
Range Gas Cooking 35% na
40% and no
standing

pilots na
Steam
cooker,
batch
cooking Elec Cooking 26% 200 W/pan 50% 135 W/pan
Steam
cooker,
batch
cooking Gas Cooking 15% 2,500 Btu/h/pan 38% 2,100
Btu/h/pan
Steam
cooker, high
production
or cook to
order Elec Cooking 26% 330 W/pan 50% 275 W/pan
Steam
cooker, high
production Gas Cooking 15% 5,000 Btu/h/pan 38% 4,300
Btu/h/pan
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or cook to
order
Toaster Elec Cooking —

1.8 kW average
operating
energy rate Na
1.2 kW average
operating energy
rate
Ice
machine,
IMH (ice-
making
head, H =
ice harvest),
H > 450
lb/day Elec Ice
6.89 -
0.0011H
kWh/100 lb
ice na
37.72*H-0.298
kWh/100 lb
ice na
Ice
machine,
IMH (ice-
making
head), H <
450 lb/day Elec Ice
10.26 –
0.0086H

kWh/100 lb
ice na
37.72*H-0.298
kWh/100 lb
ice na
Ice
machine,
RCU
(remote
condensing
unit, w/o
remote
compressor,
H < 1,000
lb/day Elec Ice
8.85 -
0.0038H
kWh/100lb
ice na
22.95*H-0.258
+ 1.00
kWh/100 lb
ice na
Ice
machine,
RCU
(remote
condensing
unit), 1600 >

H > 1000
lb/day Elec ice
5.10
kWh/100 lb
ice Na
22.95*H-0.258
+ 1.00
kWh/100 lb
ice na
Ice
machine,
RCU
(remote
condensing
unit), H ≥
1600 lb/day Elec Ice
5.10
kWh/100lb
ice Na
-0.00011*H +
4.60
kWh/100 lb
ice na
Ice
machine,
SCU (self-
contained
unit), H <
175 lb/day Elec Ice

18.0 -
0.0469H
kWh/100lb
ice Na
48.66*H-0.326
+ 0.08
kWh/100 lb
ice na
Ice machine
self-
contained
unit, H >
175 lb/day Elec Ice
9.80
kWh/100 lb
ice Na
48.66*H-0.326
+ 0.08
kWh/100 lb
ice na
150
Ice
machine,
water-
cooled ice-

making
head, H >
1436 lb/day
(must be on
chilled loop) Elec Ice
4.0
kWh/100 lb
ice Na
3.68
kWh/100 lb
ice na
Ice
machine,
water-
cooled ice-
making
head, 500
lb/day < H <
1436 (must
be on chilled
loop) Elec Ice
5.58 –
0.0011H
kWh/100 lb
ice Na
5.13 -
0.001H
kWh/100 lb
ice na
Ice

machine,
water-
cooled ice-
making
head, H <
500 lb/day
(must be on
7.80 –
0.0055H
kWh/100 lb
ice Na
7.02 -
0.0049H
kWh/100 lb
ice na
Ice
machine,
water-
cooled
once-
through
(open loop) Elec Ice Banned Banned Banned Banned
Ice
machine,
water-
cooled SCU
(self-
contained
unit), H <
200 lb/day
(must be on

11.4 –
0.0190H
kWh/100 lb
ice Na
10.6 -
0.177H
kWh/100 lb
ice na
Ice
machine,
water-
cooled self-
contained
unit, H >
200 lb/day
(must be on
7.6
kWh/100 lb
ice Na
7.07
kWh/100 lb
ice na
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Chest
freezer,
solid or
glass door Elec Refrig
0.45V +
0.943
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.270V +
0.130
kWh/day na
Chest
refrigerator,
solid or
glass door Elec Refrig
0.1V + 2.04
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.125V +
0.475
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
freezer,
0 < V < 15
ft³ Elec Refrig
0.75V +
4.10
kWh/day Na

≤ 0.607V +
0.893
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
freezer,
15 ≤ V < 30
ft³ Elec Refrig
.75V + 4.10
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.733V –
1.00
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
freezer, 30 ≤
V < 50 ft³ Elec Refrig
.75V + 4.10
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.250V +
13.50
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
freezer, 50 ≤
V ft³ Elec Refrig
0.75V +
4.10

kWh/day Na
≤ 0.450V +
3.50
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
0 < V < 15
ft³ Elec Refrig
0.12V +
3.34
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.118V +
1.382
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
15 ≤ V < 30
ft³ Elec Refrig
0.12V +
3.34
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.140V +
1.050
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in

refrigerator,
30 ≤ V < 50
ft³ Elec Refrig
0.12V +
3.34
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.088V +
2.625
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
50 ≤ V ft³ Elec Refrig
0.12V +
3.34
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.110V +
1.500
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
freezer, 0 <
0.4V + 1.38
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.250V +
1.25
kWh/day na

Solid-door
reach-in
freezer, 15 ≤
0.4V + 1.38
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.400V –
1.000
kWh/day na
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Solid-door
reach-in
freezer, 30 ≤
0.4V + 1.38
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.163V +
6.125
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
freezer, 50 ≤
V ft³ Elec Refrig

0.4V + 1.38
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.158V +
6.333
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
0 < V < 15
ft³ Elec Refrig
0.1V + 2.04
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.089V +
1.411
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
15 ≤ V < 30
ft³ Elec Refrig
0.1V + 2.04
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.037V +
2.200
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in

refrigerator,
30 ≤ V < 50
ft³ Elec Refrig
0.1V + 2.04
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.056V +
1.635
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
50 ≤ V ft³ Elec Refrig
0.1V + 2.04
kWh/day Na
≤ 0.060V +
1.416
kWh/day na
Clothes
washer Gas Sanitation 1.72 MEF Na 2.00 MEF na
Door-type
dish
machine,
high temp Elec Sanitation na 1.0 kW Na 0.70 kW
Door-type
dish
machine,
low temp Elec Sanitation na 0.6 kW Na 0.6 kW

Multitank
rack
conveyor
dish
machine,
Multitank
rack
conveyor
dish
machine,
Single-tank
rack
conveyor
dish
machine,
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Single-tank
rack
conveyor
dish
machine,
Undercount

er dish
machine,
Undercount
er dish
machine,
The energy efficiency, idle energy rates, and water use
requirements, where applicable, are based on
the following test methods:
ASTM F1275 Standard Test Method for Performance of
Griddles
ASTM F1361 Standard Test Method for Performance of Open
Deep Fat Fryers
ASTM F1484 Standard Test Methods for Performance of Steam
Cookers
Convection Ovens
ASTM F1521 Standard Test Methods for Performance of Range
Tops
ASTM F1605 Standard Test Method for Performance of Double-
Sided Griddles
Combination Ovens
Underfired Broilers
ASTM F1696 Standard Test Method for Energy Performance of
Single-Rack Hot Water Sanitizing,
ASTM Door-Type Commercial Dishwashing Machines
ASTM F1704 Standard Test Method for Capture and
Containment Performance of Commercial Kitchen
Exhaust Ventilation Systems

Conveyor Ovens
Rack Conveyor, Hot Water Sanitizing,
Commercial Dishwashing Machines
ASTM F2093 Standard Test Method for Performance of Rack
Ovens
ASTM F2140 Standard Test Method for Performance of Hot
Food Holding Cabinets
ASTM F2144 Standard Test Method for Performance of Large
Open Vat Fryers
ASTM F2324 Standard Test Method for Prerinse Spray Valves
Conveyor Toasters
ARI 810-2007: Performance Rating of Automatic Commercial
Ice Makers
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 72–2005: Method of Testing
Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers with
temperature setpoints at 38°F for medium-temp refrigerators,
0°F for low-temp freezers, and -15°F
for ice cream freezers
Table 1b. Commercial Kitchen Appliance Prescriptive Measures
and Baseline for Energy Cost
Budget (SI units)
Baseline energy usage for energy modeling
path Levels for prescriptive path

Appliance
type Fuel Function
Baseline
efficiency
Baseline idle
rate
Prescriptive
efficiency
Prescriptive idle
rate
Broiler,
underfired Gas Cooking 30% 50.5 kW/m2 35% 37.9 kW/m2
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Combination
oven, steam
mode (P =
pan capacity) Elec Cooking
40% steam
mode 0.37P+4.5 kW
50% steam
mode

0.133P+0.6400
kW
Combination
oven, steam
mode Gas Cooking
20% steam
mode
(1 210P+
35 810)/3 412
kW
38% steam
mode
(200P+6 511)/
3 412 kW
Combination
oven,
convection
mode Elec Cooking
65%
convection
mode 0.1P+1.5 kW
70%
convection
mode
0.080P+0.4989
kW

Combination
oven,
convection
mode Gas Cooking
35%
convection
mode
(322P+
13 563)/
3412 kW
44%
convection
mode
(150P+5 425)/
3412 kW
Convection
oven, full-size Elec Cooking 65% 2.0 kW 71% 1.6 kW
Convection
oven, full-size Gas Cooking 30% 5.3 kW 46% 3.5 kW
Convection
oven, half-
Conveyor
oven, > 63.5
cm belt Gas Cooking 20% 20.5 kW 42% 16.7 kW
Conveyor
oven, < 63.5

cm belt Gas Cooking 20% 13.2 kW 42% 8.5 kW
Fryer Elec Cooking 75% 1,05 kW 80% 1.0 kW
Fryer Gas Cooking 35% 4.1 kW 50% 2.64 kW
Griddle
(based on
90-cm model) Elec Cooking 60% 4.3 kW/m2 70% 3 .45 kW/m2
Griddle
(based on
90-cm model) Gas Cooking 30% 11 kW/m2 33% 8.35 kW/m2
Hot food
holding
cabinets
(excluding
drawer
warmers and
heated
display) 0 < V
< 0.368 m3 (V
= volume) Elec Cooking na 1.4 kW/m3 Na
(21.5*V)/0.0283
kW/m3
Hot food
holding
cabinets
(excluding
drawer
warmers and
heated
display), Elec Cooking na 1.4 kW/m3 Na

(2.0*V +
254)/0.0283
kW/m3
155
0.368 ≤ V <
0.793 m3
Hot food
holding
cabinets
(excluding
drawer
warmers and
heated
display),
0.793 m3 ≤ V Elec Cooking na 1.4 kW/m3 Na
(3.8*V +
203.5)/0.0283
kW/m3
Large vat
fryer Elec Cooking 75% 1.35 kW 80% 1.1 kW
Large vat
fryer Gas Cooking 35% 5.86 kW 50% 3.5 kW
Rack oven,

double Gas Cooking 30% 19 kW 50% 10.25 kW
Rack oven,
single Gas Cooking 30% 12.6 kW 50% 8.5 kW
Range Elec Cooking 70% na 80% na
Range Gas Cooking 35% na
40% and no
standing
pilots na
Steam
cooker, batch
cooking Elec Cooking 26% 200 W/pan 50% 135 W/pan
Steam
cooker, batch
cooking Gas Cooking 15% 733 W/pan 38% 615 W/pan
Steam
cooker, high
production or
cook to order Elec Cooking 26% 330 W/pan 50% 275 W/pan
Steam
cooker, high
production or
cook to order Gas Cooking 15% 1.47 kW/pan 38% 1.26 kW/pan
Toaster Elec Cooking na
1.8 kW average
operating
energy rate Na

1.2 kW average
operating energy
rate
Ice machine,
IMH (ice
making head,
H = ice
harvest) H ≥
204 kg/day Elec Ice
0.0015 -
5.3464E-07
kWh/kg ice na
≤ 13.52*H-
0.298
kWh/100 kg
ice na
Ice machine,
IMH (ice
making
head), H <
204 kg/day Elec Ice
0.2262 -
4.18E-04
kWh/kg ice na
≤ 13.52*H-
0.298
kWh/100 kg
ice na

Ice machine,
RCU
(remote
condensing Elec Ice
0.1951 -
1.85E-04
kWh/kg ice na
≤ 111.5835H-
0.258) + 2.205
kWh/100 kg
ice na
156
unit, w/o
remote
compressor)
H < 454
kg/day
Ice machine,
RCU (remote
condensing
unit) 726 > H
≥ 454 kg/day Elec Ice
0.1124
kWh/kg ice na

≤ 111.5835H-
0.258) + 2.205
kWh/100 kg
ice na
Ice machine,
RCU (remote
condensing
unit), H >
726kg/day Elec Ice
0.1124
kWh/kg ice na
≤ -0.00024H
+ 4.60
kWh/100 kg
ice
na
Ice machine,
SCU (self
contained
unit), H < 79
kg/day Elec Ice
0.3968 -
2.28E-03
kWh/kg ice na
236.59H-0.326
+0.176
kWh/100 kg
ice na

Ice machine,
SCU (self
contained
unit), H ≥ 79
kg/day Elec Ice
0.2161
kWh/kg ice na
236.59H-0.326
+0.176
kWh/100 kg
ice na
Ice machine,
water-cooled
ice-making
head, H ≥
651
kg/day(must
be on a
0.0882
kWh/kg ice na
≤ 8.11
kWh/100 kg
ice na
Ice machine,
water-cooled

ice-making
head, 227 ≤
H < 651
kg/day (must
be on a
0.1230 -
5.35E-05
kWh/kg ice na
≤ 11.31 -
0.065H
kWh/100 kg
ice na
Ice machine,
water-cooled
ice-making
head, H <
227 kg/day(
must be on a
0.1720 -
2.67E-04
kWh/kg ice na
≤ 15.48 -
0.0238H
kWh/100 kg
ice na
Ice machine,
water-cooled
once-through

(open loop) Elec Ice Banned Banned Banned Banned
Ice machine,
water cooled
SCU (self- Elec Ice
0.2513 -
9.23E-04
kWh/kg ice na
≤ 23.37-
0.086H na
157
contained
unit) H < 91
kg/day (must
be on a
chilled loop)
kWh/100 kg
ice
Ice machine,
water cooled
SCU (self-
contained
unit) H > 91
kg/day (must
be on a

0.1676
kWh/kg ice na
15.57
kWh/100 kg
ice na
Chest
freezer, solid
or glass door Elec Refrig
15.90V +
0.943
kWh/day na
9.541V +
0.130
kWh/day na
Chest
refrigerator,
solid or glass
door Elec Refrig
3.53V +
2.04
kWh/day na
≤ 4.417 V +
0.475
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in

freezer, 0 < V
< 0.42 m3 Elec Refrig
26.50V +
4.1
kWh/day na
≤ 21.449V +
0.893
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
freezer, 0.42
≤ V < 0.85 m3 Elec Refrig
26.50V +
4.1
kWh/day na
≤ 25.901V –
1.00
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
freezer, 0.85
26.50V +
4.1
kWh/day na
≤ 8.834V +
13.50
kWh/day na

Glass-door
reach-in
freezer, 1.42
≤ V m3 Elec Refrig
26.50V +
4.1
kWh/day na
≤ 15.90V +
3.50
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
refrigerator, 0
< V < 0.42m3 Elec Refrig
4.24V +
3.34
kWh/day na
≤ 4.169V +
1.382
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
0.42 ≤ V <
0.85 m3 Elec Refrig
4.24V +
3.34
kWh/day na

≤ 4.947V +
1.050
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
0.85 ≤ V <
1.42 m3 Elec Refrig
4.24V +
3.34
kWh/day na
≤ 3.109V +
2.625
kWh/day na
Glass-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
1.42 ≤ V m3 Elec Refrig
4.24V +
3.34
kWh/day na
≤ 3.887V +
1.500
kWh/day na
158

Solid-door
reach-in
freezer, 0 < V
< 0.42 m3 Elec Refrig
14.13V +
1.38
kWh/day na
≤ 8.834V +
1.25
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
freezer, 0.42
14.13V +
1.38
kWh/day na
≤ 4.819V –
1.000
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
freezer, 0.85
14.13V +
1.38

kWh/day na
≤ 5.760V +
6.125
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
freezer, 1.42
≤ V m3 Elec Refrig
14.13V +
1.38
kWh/day na
≤ 5.583V +
6.333
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
refrigerator, 0
< V < 0.42m3 Elec Refrig
3.53V +
2.04
kWh/day na
≤ 3.145V +
1.411
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
0.42 ≤ V <

0.85 m3 Elec Refrig
3.53V +
2.04
kWh/day na
≤ 1.307V +
2.200
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
0.85 ≤ V <
1.42 m3 Elec Refrig
3.53V +
2.04
kWh/day na
≤ 1.979V +
1.635
kWh/day na
Solid-door
reach-in
refrigerator,
1.42 ≤ V m3 Elec Refrig
3.53V +
2.04
kWh/day na
≤ 2.120V +
1.416
kWh/day na

Clothes
washer Gas
Sanitatio
n 1.72 MEF 2.00 MEF
Door-type
dish
machine,
high temp Elec
Sanitatio
n na 1.0 kW Na 0.70 kW
Door-type
dish
machine, low
temp Elec
Sanitatio
Multitank
rack
conveyor
dish
machine,
high temp Elec
Sanitatio
Multitank
rack
conveyor

dish Elec
Sanitatio
159
machine, low
temp
Single-tank
rack
conveyor
dish
machine,
high temp Elec
Sanitatio
Single-tank
rack
conveyor
dish
machine, low
temp Elec
Sanitatio
Undercounter

dish
machine,
high temp Elec
Sanitatio
Undercounter
dish
machine, low
temp Elec
Sanitatio
The energy efficiency, idle energy rates, and water use
requirements, where applicable, are based on
the following test methods:
Griddles
ASTM F1361 Standard Test Method for Performance of Open
Deep Fat Fryers
ASTM F1484 Standard Test Methods for Performance of Steam
Cookers
Convection Ovens
ASTM F1521 Standard Test Methods for Performance of Range
Tops
ASTM F1605 Standard Test Method for Performance of Double-
Sided Griddles
Combination Ovens
Underfired Broilers
Single-Rack Hot Water Sanitizing,

ASTM Door-Type Commercial Dishwashing Machines
ASTM F1704 Standard Test Method for Capture and
Containment Performance of Commercial Kitchen
Exhaust Ventilation Systems
Conveyor Ovens
Rack Conveyor, Hot Water Sanitizing,
Commercial Dishwashing Machines
ASTM F2093 Standard Test Method for Performance of Rack
Ovens
ASTM F2140 Standard Test Method for Performance of Hot
Food Holding Cabinets
ASTM F2144 Standard Test Method for Performance of Large
Open Vat Fryers
ASTM F2324 Standard Test Method for Prerinse Spray Valves
Conveyor Toasters
ARI 810-2007: Performance Rating of Automatic Commercial
Ice Makers
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 72–2005: Method of Testing
Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers with
temperature setpoints at 38°F (3°C) for mediumtemp
refrigerators, -18°C for low-temp freezers,
and -26°C for ice cream freezers.
160

Table 2. Supermarket refrigeration prescriptive measures and
baseline for energy cost budget
Item
Attribute Prescriptive measure
Baseline for energy
modeling path
Commercial
Refrigerator
and Freezers
Energy Use Limits ASHRAE 90.1-2010
Addendum g. Table 6.8.1L
ASHRAE 90.1-2010
Addendum g. Table 6.8.1L
Commercial
Refrigeration
Equipment
Energy Use Limits ASHRAE 90.1-2010
Addendum g. Table
6.8.1M
ASHRAE 90.1-2010
Addendum g. Table
6.8.1M

Table 3. Walk-in coolers and freezers prescriptive measures and
baseline for energy cost budget
Item
Attribute Prescriptive measure
Baseline for energy
modeling path
Envelope Freezer insulation R-46 R-36
Cooler insulation R-36 R-20
Automatic closer doors Yes No
High-efficiency low- or no-
heat reach-in doors
40W/ft (130W/m) of door
frame (low temperature),
frame (medium
temperature)
frame (low temperature),
frame (medium
temperature)
Evaporator Evaporator fan motor and
control

Shaded pole and split
phase motors prohibited;
use PSC or EMC motors
Constant-speed fan
Hot gas defrost No electric defrosting. Electric defrosting
Condenser Air-cooled condenser fan
motor and control
Shaded pole and split
phase motors prohibited;
use PSC or EMC motors;
add condenser fan
controllers
Cycling one-speed fan
Air Cooled condenser
design approach
Floating head pressure
controls or ambient
subcooling
10°F (-12°C) to 15°F
(-9°C) dependent on
suction temperature
Lighting Lighting power density
(W/sq.ft.)
0.6 W/sq.ft.
(6.5 W/sq. meter)

0.6 W/sq.ft.
(6.5 W/sq. meter)
Commercial
Refrigerator
and Freezers
Energy Use Limits N/A Use an Exceptional
Calculation Method if
attempting to take savings
Commercial
Refrigerator
and Freezers
Energy Use Limits N/A Use an Exceptional
Calculation Method if
attempting to take savings
Table 4. Commercial kitchen ventilation prescriptive measures
and baseline for energy cost
budget
Strategies Prescriptive measure Baseline
Kitchen hood control ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Section
6.5.7.1, except that Section
6.5.7.1.3 and Section 6.5.7.1.4
ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Section
6.5.7.1 and Section G3.1.1

Exception (d) where applicable
161
shall apply if the total kitchen
exhaust airflow rate exceeds
2,000 cfm (960 L/s) (as
opposed to 5,000 cfm (2,400
L/s) noted in the ASHRAE
90.1-2010 requirements)

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