Purchasing and data tracking must cover the entire building, including tenant spaces, with the exception that teams may exclude purchases for up to 10% of your building's floor area if that area is under separate management.
Develop a system for tracking durable goods purchases made throughout the building during the performance period. This system should monitor purchases made by building management and tenants (when possible) and track the total compliant purchases.
Communicate with any parties in the building that may be purchasing equipment, furniture, or electronics early in the LEED process so that you don’t miss opportunities to make compliant purchases.
You can earn the points for each option independently of each other. Your project team does not have to meet the electric-powered equipment purchases requirement in order to earn a point for furniture purchases, or vice versa.
There are two categories of durable goods under this credit: electric-powered goods and furniture.
You can earn one point if at least 40% of electric-powered equipment purchases (by cost) meet one or more of the sustainability criteria.
You can earn a second point if at least 40% of furniture purchases (by cost) meet one or more of the sustainability criteria identified in the credit language. Double credit is given for purchases that meet more than one of the sustainability criteria.
