Chapter 11: Innovation and Regional Priority Flashcards
Exemplary Performance Credit
A LEED rating system credit that can be earned for achieving double the credit requirements or the next incremental percentage threshold.
Innovation Credit
A LEED rating system credit that achieves significant, measurable environmental performance using a strategy not addressed in the LEED green building rating system.
Pilot Credit
A LEED rating system credit that is designed to test new and revised LEED credit language, alternative compliance paths, and new or innovative green building technologies and concepts.
Regional Priority Credit
A LEED rating system credit that attains additional points for other category credits identified by the USGBC regional councils and chapters, as well as the member countries of the LEED International Roundtable, as having additional regional importance.
What is the intent of the IN category?
To encourage projects to achieve exceptional or innovative performance.
What are the 2 Innovation Credits?
1) IN Credit - Innovation (5 possible points)
2) IN Credit - LEED Accredited Professional (1 possible point)
What are the 3 options for points in the Innovation IN Credit?
1) Innovation
2) Pilot Credit Library
3) Exemplary Performance
How can project teams get points through Innovation?
Project teams must achieve significant, measurable environmental performance using a distinctive strategy not addressed in the LEED green building rating system.
How can project teams get points through the Pilot Credit Library?
Project teams must pursue a pilot credit from USGBC’s LEED Pilot Credit Library.
What is the LEED Pilot Credit Library?
A database of new or revised LEED credits from USGBC that have not been implemented into LEED yet but are being tested for future iderations.
How can project teams get points through Exemplary Performance?
Project teams can achieve exemplary performance by achieving double the credit requirements or the next incremental percentage threshold.
How do project teams earn points in the LEED Accredited Professional Credit?
Project teams can achieve this point if they have one or more LEED APs on the project team.
What is the intent of the Regional Priority (RP) category?
To provide an incentive for the achievement of credits that address geographically specific environmental, social equity, and public health priorities.
How can project teams achieve points in the Regional Priority Credit?
If a project team achieves one of the credits listed as a regional priority for their project’s GIS-based zone, they will get a regional priority point in addition to the original point or points for the Credit.
How many points can a project team get for Regional Priority?
The project team can achieve up to 4 points for achieving 4 of their 6 regional priority credits.
