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How much does it cost to register a project for
Members?
Non-members? |
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Certification fees are the same for NC as for
C&S?
Schools?
Homes?
EB?
CI? |
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NC is the same as
C&S full certification
Schools
Commercial interiors
Different for EB - Initial certification review & recertification review
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| Is it cheaper to do a split review or combined? |
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Definition
Same price
Typ design review - $1250 +
Construction Review $500
or Combined Design + Construction = $1750 |
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| LEED is a voluntary consensus based green building standard developed and maintained by USGBC. Through LEED, USGBC has established a set of criteria designed to quantitatively measure and evaluate the environmental impact of a building, including aspects of location, design, construction, and operation. In aggregate, these criteria represent the LEED Green Building Rating Systems. |
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Who is the Project Administrator?
Who are the project users?
What can each group do?
Can the Administrator change over time? |
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The individual who initially registers the project will be identified by GBCI as the Project Administrator.
Subsequent team members may access and enter information in the LEED application, however, these subsequent registrants will be listed as users rather than administrators and will have limited capacity to administer the application. The project administrator may be substituted at any time.
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| Do CIR's get submitted with the project documentation during design / construction review? |
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| Project Teams must submit the CIR inquiry and the ruling with their LEED application in order to ensure a complete review |
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When can a CIR be submitted?
When can it NOT be submitted?
How is it submitted? |
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Definition
| A CIR may be submitted at any time after the point in which a project is registered. The option to submit a CIR expires upon the final award or denial of certification. If a Project Team determines that a CIR is needed, the entire process must be completed using LEED Online |
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| What are the different types of fees? |
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Definition
1) Project Registration Fees;
2) Project Certification Fees;
3) Project Credit Interpretation Request Fees; and
4) Appeal Fees.
Expediting fees? |
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| How must documentation be submitted? |
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| All documentation must be submitted in LEED Online, the web-based tool developed by USGBC and administered by GBCI to facilitate the documentation and review process. |
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| What is the length and format for submission narratives? |
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| Length & Format – Most narratives will consist of somewhere between 100 and 1000 words. Project Teams shall not submit narratives in excess of 1500 words. The LEED documentation forms provide adequate space for narrative descriptions. In the alternative, a project team may upload each narrative to LEED Online as separate document. If a project team elects to upload a document containing a narrative rather than enter it in the designated location on the form, the project team must type: “See Uploaded Documentation,” in the applicable narrative box. In the event that the project team uploads a narrative as a separate document, the narrative length shall not be in excess of 1500 words. Where appropriate, narratives may be submitted in list form. |
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| What is the content of submission narratives? |
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| ontent – The submittal templates provide guidance specifying the content requirements for each narrative. Project teams shall fully comply with the guidance provided in each template to the best of their ability. Where directed, Project teams shall provide the following information: who on the project team is involved, when & where the activities occurred, what strategies were employed, and how these strategies meet the intent or requirements of the submittal path. In addition, Project Teams shall provide a description of unique circumstances, if any exist, that warrant the attention of the GBCI review team. |
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| The term “prerequisite” refers to a mandatory project characteristic, measurement, quality, value or function as identified within the LEED rating system. Prerequisites represent the key criteria that define green building performance. Each project must satisfy all specified prerequisites outlined in the LEED rating system under which it is registered. Failure to meet any prerequisite will render a project ineligible for certification. |
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| What happens during project registration? |
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Registration is the process whereby project teams establish contact with GBCI and are provided access to software tools, rating system errata, critical communications, and other essential information.
Project teams must register their project using the LEED Online registration function located at LEED Online. Upon registering a project, the project team must remit the project registration fees.
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Where is a CIR submitted?
Can a CIR be general or specific to a credit / prereq? |
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Definition
If a Project Team determines that a CIR is needed, the entire process must be completed using LEED Online.
Within LEED Online, project teams may select and submit a CIR within a particular credit or prerequisite submittal form.
In addition, Project Teams may elect to submit a stand-alone CIR form and tailor their request to pertain to any specific rating system requirement. |
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Can a CIR change credit language or minimum achievement thresholds?
Can a CIR guarantee achievement of a credit or prereq? |
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| Project Teams should note that neither the credit language nor the minimum achievement thresholds can be changed through the CIR process. Furthermore, CIR rulings do not in any way guarantee that a LEED MPR, prerequisite or credit will be satisfied or achieved. The project Applicant must still demonstrate and document satisfaction of all LEED requirements during the LEED certification process. In addition, project teams must adhere to the CIRs rulings received for their projects. |
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| Who can submit project documents and complete application for Design Review? |
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Project Administrator
Project Manager
Project Owner or other Project Representative (hereinafter, “the Owner”) shall submit, via LEED Online, a complete application for Design Review. |
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| When do you use LEED NC vs EB? |
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NC = major renovation
rule of thumb - major HVAC renovations
significant envelope modifications
major interior rehab
EB = focuses on Operational & Maintenance Issues of working buildings |
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MERV 8 is used?
MERV 13 is used? |
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Definition
MERV 8 is added to existing HVAC system
DURING CONSTRUCTION (8)
MERV 13 is added to existing HVAC system POST CONSTRUCTION (13)
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| Submittal reqts for ID-2 - LEED AP? |
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Name of LEED AP
Name of LEED AP's company
Copy of LEED AP certificate
Brief description of LEED AP's project role |
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What are the requirements to know for WE-1
Water Efficient Landscaping? |
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Definition
Landscape Coefficient
Species Factor
Density Factor
Microclimate Factor |
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Project registration cost is based on?
Certification fees are based on? |
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Definition
Registration: USGBC membership
$450 vs $600 (not)
Certification: size/ sf
same as for other Leed systems except EB & Homes |
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| Which category can be fully submitted in the design phase? |
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WE
WE1- Water Efficient Landscaping
1.1 - Reduce by 50%
1.2 no potable water / no irrigation
WE2 - Innovative Wastewater Technologies
(poop, blackwater)
WE3 - Water Use Reduction (Based on Energy Policy Act of 1992 for fixtures)
3.1 - 20% reduction
3.2 - 30% reduction
ID - 40% reduction |
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Pre consumer vs Post consumer content?
What counts as Preconsumer content?
What credit does this apply to? |
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MR 4.1 - 10% (post-consumer +1/2 preconsumer)
MR4.2 - 20% (post consumer + 1/2 preconsumer)
Post consumer - is after end users
Preconsumer - material diverted from wastestream during manf process. Cannot be materials that are reclaimed within the same process that generated it - NO scrap, rework, regrind, etc
MUST BE USED IN A DIFFERENT APPLICATION |
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| What / how can excavated soil and hazardous materials be used/ calculated for LEED credits? |
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Excavated soil and/ or hazardous materials removed from a jobsite
CANNOT
be used to fulfill any leed credits |
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Name green power vs on-site renewable power?
What counts?
What does not? |
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EA Credit 2 - Onsite renewables
1-3 point : 2.5% / 7.5% / 12.5%
On-site renewables are mostly active, not passive -- Net metering
Electrical Systems: PV, Wind, hydro, wave, tidal, bio-fuel based
Geothermal Energy Systems: deep earth water /steam for elec /thermal
Solar Thermal Systems: Collection panels, heat transfer, HW tanks
NOT eligible: Passive/ daylighting & Geo-Exchange systems - ground source heat pumps (not deep earth heat) (addressed in EAp1, EAc2)
EA Credit 6 - Green Power
35% of building's electricity from renewable sources -
2 year contract defined by CRS Green-e
Low impact Hydropower counts but not Big Hydropower (Dams) |
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