Action Steps

Identify if any integral member of the project team has obtained LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) status.  

Complete the LEED Online credit form to determine your total refrigerant impact per ton.

You will also need to collect the following information in order to complete the calculations in the Credit Form. The following variables are used in the LEED Reference Guide and credit form.

• N = Quantity of HVAC Equipment Type
• Q = Cooling capacity of each equipment unit
• Rc = Refrigerant Charge (pounds of refrigerant per ton of cooling capacity)
• Lr = Annual leakage rate as a percentage of the equipment's full charge lost over a 12-month period (default value of 2.0%; minimum value of 0.5%).

If your building uses mechanical or mixed-mode ventilation, collect information on all base building systems that use refrigerants, including manufacturer, model number, installation date, refrigerant type, and amount used in the equipment.

If your building uses natural ventilation with no active cooling system, and therefore no refrigerants, and does not use halons, CFCs or HCFCs in

Ensure that your building fire suppression systems do not use halons, CFCs, or HCFCs.

Track all durable goods purchased during the performance period.

Sustainabile furniture includes products that contain the following:

• Recycled content
• Rapidly renewable materials
• Forest Stewardship Council certified wood
• Regional materials (extracted and processed within 500 miles)
• Salvaged materials.

The credit criteria for electric-powered equipment are as follows:

Identify product alternatives that meet the sustainability criteria for the credit.