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Requirements
LEED Accredited Professional
At least one principal participant of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional (AP) with a specialty in Operations and Maintenance. ANDInnovation Strategy
Achieve significant, measurable environmental performance using a strategy not addressed in the rating system, including prerequisites, base points, and strategies contributing to the scores within the five performance categories. Identify the following:- the intent of the proposed innovation strategy;
- proposed requirements for compliance;
- submittals to demonstrate compliance and proposed metric(s) for tracking (if applicable); and
- the design approach or strategies used to meet the requirements.
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Addenda
If a project pursues a pilot alternative compliance path (ACP), can it be exempted from the following pilot credit requirement for the Innovation credit?
“To achieve all five innovation points, a project team must achieve at least one pilot credit, at least one innovation credit and no more than two exemplary performance credits.”
If projects achieve a pilot ACP, they are exempted from the requirement to achieve at least one pilot credit. To achieve all five points in the Innovation credit under this approach, projects may select one of the following point combinations:
• 4 innovation and 1 exemplary performance
• 3 innovation and 2 exemplary performance
***Updated 7.10.2020 to clarify that projects must achieve a pilot ACP to be exempted***
*** Updated 3.29.2023 to include applicability for v4.1 projects***
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Requirements
LEED Accredited Professional
At least one principal participant of the project team must be a LEED Accredited Professional (AP) with a specialty in Operations and Maintenance. ANDInnovation Strategy
Achieve significant, measurable environmental performance using a strategy not addressed in the rating system, including prerequisites, base points, and strategies contributing to the scores within the five performance categories. Identify the following:- the intent of the proposed innovation strategy;
- proposed requirements for compliance;
- submittals to demonstrate compliance and proposed metric(s) for tracking (if applicable); and
- the design approach or strategies used to meet the requirements.
Pilot Credit
Register for, achieve, and submit a feedback survey for one eligible pilot credit from USGBC’s LEED Pilot Credit Library.In the end, LEED is all about documentation. LEEDuser’s Documentation Toolkit, for premium members only, saves you time and helps you avoid mistakes with:
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- Examples of actual submissions from certified LEED projects.
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Wait, exemplary performance is no longer allowed? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
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Wait, a LEED AP O+M is required? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
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Is there a list of Innovation strategies available to v4.1 projects? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
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My LEED credential is about to expire. What should I do? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
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I’m a LEED AP with specialty and I’m also a WELL AP. Does this affect how I report my continuing education hours? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
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I missed my credential maintenance reporting deadline. Do I have to take the LEED AP exam again? The answer to this question is available to LEEDuser premium members. Start a free trial » (If you're already a premium member, log in here.) |
If a project pursues a pilot alternative compliance path (ACP), can it be exempted from the following pilot credit requirement for the Innovation credit?
“To achieve all five innovation points, a project team must achieve at least one pilot credit, at least one innovation credit and no more than two exemplary performance credits.”
If projects achieve a pilot ACP, they are exempted from the requirement to achieve at least one pilot credit. To achieve all five points in the Innovation credit under this approach, projects may select one of the following point combinations:
• 4 innovation and 1 exemplary performance
• 3 innovation and 2 exemplary performance
***Updated 7.10.2020 to clarify that projects must achieve a pilot ACP to be exempted***
*** Updated 3.29.2023 to include applicability for v4.1 projects***
LEEDuser expert
Ashwini Arun
WSP
Senior Sustainability Manager
