Innovation and Regional Priority

Question 1

What are the Prereq’s for the Innovation Category?

Answer 1

There are no Prereq’s for Innovation

Question 2

What are the Credits for the Innovation Category?

Answer 2

1) Innovation (5 points)
2) LEED Accredited Professional (1 point)

Question 3

What Innovation Prereq’s and Credits qualify for Exemplary performance?

Answer 3

None

Question 4

What are the Options and points associated with I-C Innovation?

Answer 4

1) Option 1: Innovation (1 point)

and/or

2) Option 2: Pilot (1 point)

and/or

3) Option 3 Additional Strategies (1-3 points)

Question 5

What are the guidelines to meet “Option 1: Innovation” of I-C Innovation?

Answer 5

1) Demonstrate quantitative improvement
2) Strategy should be comprehensive and have at least two components.
3) Strategy should be significantly better than standard practices.

Question 6

What are the documentation requirements for “Option 1: Innovation” of I-C Innovation?

Answer 6

1) Intent of the proposed innovation credit
2) Proposed requirements for compliance
3) Proposed submittals to show compliance
4) Design approach or strategies used to meet the proposed requirements

Question 7

What are the guidelines to meet “Option 2: Pilot” of I-C Innovation?

Answer 7

Achieve one of the pilot credits from USGBC’s LEED Pilot Credit Library.

Question 8

What are the documentation requirements for “Option 2: Pilot” of I-C Innovation?

Answer 8

1) Pilot registration
2) Pilot Credit Surveys
3) Pilot Credit Specific Submittals
4) Other supporting documentation

Question 9

How many additional points can be gained through “Option 3: Additional Strategies” of I-C Innovation?

Answer 9

1) Innovation 1-3 points
2) Pilot 1-3 Points
3) Exemplary Performance 1-2 points

Question 10

What are the guidelines to meet I-C LEED Accredited Professional?

Answer 10

At least one principal participant of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional (AP) with a specialty appropriate for the project

Question 11

What are the documentation requirements for I-C LEED Accredited Professional?

Answer 11

Full name and specialty credential of AP

Question 12

What are the Credits for the Regional Site Category?

Answer 12

1) Regional Site (4 points)

Question 13

What is the requirement to meet R-C Regional Site?

Answer 13

Project teams can complete up to 4 of the available 6 regional priority credits.

Question 14

Who is responsible for identifying the 6 Regional Priority credits for each region under R-C Regional Priority?

Answer 14

1) USGBC Regional Council and chapters
2) LEED International roundtable

Question 15

Where can the project team find a list of Regional Priority credits?

Answer 15

On the USGBC website