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SS prerequisite - Construction activity Pollution Prevention

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2012 EPA Construction General Permit

Requires the project to implement an erosion and sedimentaiton control plan for all construction activities associated with project inline with EPA 2012 Construction general permit or local law, whatever is more strigent

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LT credit - Green Vehicles

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American Council for An Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Annual Vehicle Rating Guide

Requires that green vehicles must achieve a minimum green score of 45 on ACEEE annual vehicle rating guide (or local equivalent for projects outside of US)

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EA Prerequisite - Minimum Energy Performance

EA Credit - Optimize Energy Performance

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ASHRAE/ANSI/IESNA 90.1

Project must 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 in ASHRAE 90.1 -2010

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EQ Credit - Low Emitting Materials

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ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011

Furniture systems must be compliant with this standard.

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Schools: EQ Perquisite - Minimum Acoustic Performance

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ANSI S12.60-2010

School projects must meet reverberation time requirements set forth in this standard

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EA Perquisite - Fundamental Commissioning and Verification

EA Credit - Enhanced Commissioning

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ASHRAE 0, ASHRAE 1.1

This prerequisite and credit requires the project to complete commissioning (Cx) process activities for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and renewable energy systems and assemblies, in accordance with these standards.

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EQ Credit - Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies

EQ Credit - Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan

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ASHRAE 52.2 - called the air filter standard, measures the air filter efficiency by how well the filter captures specific particle sizes

Each Ventilation system that supplies outdoor air to occupied spaces must have particle filters or air-cleaning devices that meet requirements in ASHRAE 52.2

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EQ Credit - Thermal Comfort

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ASHRAE 55

Project team must design HVAC and building envelope to meet the requirement of ASHRAE 55-2010

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EQ Prerequisite - Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance

EQ Credit - Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies

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ASHRAE 62.1 - Ventilation and acceptable IAQ

Projects with mechanically ventilated spaces (or mixed mode systems when mechanical ventilation is activated), determine the minimum outdoor air intake flow for the mechanical ventilation systems using the ventilation rate procedure from ASHRAE 62.1 or a local equivalent, whichever is more stringent

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SS Prerequisite - Environmental Site Assessment

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ASTM E-1527 & E-1903

The project is required to conduct a Phase 1 environmental site assessment as described in ASTM E1527-05 (or local equivalent) to determine whether the environmental contamination exists at the site. If contamination is suspected, a Phase II as described in ASTEM E1903-11 (or local equivalent) must be performed

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MR Credit - Building Product Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials

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ASTM Test Method D6866

Biobased raw materials must be tested using ASTM Test Method D6866 and be legally harvest, as defined by the exporting and receiving country

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EQ Prerequisite - Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance

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CIBSE AM10 - Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers Applications Manual

Naturally ventilated spaces must confirm that natural ventilation is an effective strategy for the project by following the flow diagram in CIBSE AM10, March 2005 Natural Ventilation In Nondomestic Buildings, Figure 2.8

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MR Credit - Bulding PRoduct Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients

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Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standards

Project must use this program to demonstrate the chemical inventory of the product to as least 0.1%

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WE Prerequisite - Indoor Water Use Reduction

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EPA Act of 1992

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WE Prerequisite - Indoor Water Use Reduction
WE Credit - Indoor Water Use Reduction
EA Credit - Optimize Energy Performance

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EPA Energy Star

Requires that fixtures, appliances, equipment and processes fulfill energy star requirements

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EA Credit - Enhanced Refrigerant Management

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EPA Greenchill Program

Greenchill is an EPA partnership with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the ozone layer and climate change

retail projects must demonstrate a predicted store-wide annual refrigerant emissions rate of no more than 15%. Conducts leak testing using the procedures in Greenchill’s best practices guidelines for leak tightness at installation

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WE Prerequisite - Outdoor Water Use Reduction
WE Credit - Outdoor Water Use Reduction

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EPA Watersense Water Budget tool

The prerequisite requires the use of Watersense water budget tool to calculate the reduction from the baseline of outdoor water use

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MR Credit - Building Product Optimization Sourcing of Raw Materials

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Forest Stewardship Council

Wood Products must be certified by the FSC or USGBC approved equivalent

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EA Credit - Green Power and Carbon Offsets

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Green-e Certificate Program

TO full this credit, green power and REC must be Green-e Energy certified or the equivalent

Green-e Energy is a voluntary certification program for renewable energy

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O+M: EQ Prerequisite - Green Cleaning Policy
O_M: EQ Credit - Green Cleaning - Products and Materials

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Green Seal

Projects must use cleaning crews and products and materials that are Green Seal certified

Green Seal develops lifecycle based sustainability standards for products, services and companies and offers 3rd party certification for those the meeting criteria

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Homes: EA Prerequisite - Minimum Energy Performance
Homes: EA Credit - Annual Energy Use

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HERS Home Energy Rating System

All elements within the energy model required for this credit must be verified by a certified 3rd party HERS rater

HERS is an index system for evaluating the energy efficiency of a home using an energy simulation

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SS Credit - Light Pollution Reduction
EQ Credit - Interion Lighting
EQ Credit - Daylight

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Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)

Publishes the lighting handbook which is listed as a reference in several credits

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LT Credit - Reduced Parking Footprint

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Institute of Transportation Engineers Transportation Planning Handbook

Requires that project provide parking capacity that is a percentage reduction below the base ratios recommended by the Parking Consultation Council, as shown in the Transportation Planning Handbook

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MR Credit - Building Lifecycle Impact Reduction

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ISO 14044

Project must use the same life-cycle assessment software tools and datasets to evaluate both the reference case and the design case, ad report all listed impact categories. Data sets must be compliant with ISOP 14044

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SS Credit - Rainwater Management

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LID (Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure)

Encourages using LID and green infrastructure to reduce runoff volume and improve water quality by replicating the natural hydrology and water balance of the site, based on the historical conditions and undeveloped ecosystems in the region

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EA Credit - Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan

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Montreal Protocol on Substance that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Montreal Protocol banned the production of CFC and is phasing our HCFCs

Project must reduce ozone depletion and support early compliance with the Montreal Protocol, while minimizing direct contributions to climate change

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EQ Credit - Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan

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SMACNA IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction

Sheet Metal Air Conditioning Contractors National Association

Team must develop and implement an indoor air quality (IAQ) management plan for the construction and preoccupancy phases of the building that meet or exceeds all applicable recommend control measures of this standard

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EQ Credit - Low Emitting Materials

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SCAQMD Rule 1113

South Coast Air Quality Management District - air pollution control agency for all of Orange County, the Urban portions of LA, Riverside, and San Bernardino County

All paints, coatings, adhesives, and sealants wet-applied on site must be compliant with this standard

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MR Credit - Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Sourcing of Raw Materials

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SAN Sustainable Agriculture Standard

Sustainable Agriculture Network

Biobased products must meet this standard

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EA Credit - Renewable Energy Production
EA Credit - Green Power and Carbon Offsets

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CBECES

US Department of Energy’s Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey

This information is used to estimate the energy use and cost for this credit requirement

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EQ Credit - Low Emitting Materials

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SCAQMD Rule 1113

South Coast Air Quality Management District

All paints, coatings, adhesives and sealants wet applied on the site must be compliant with this standard

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