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Requirements
This pilot credit is an alternative compliance path for LEED 2009 SSc5.1 Site Development– Protect or Restore Habitat and LEED v4 BD+C SSc Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat. A pilot credit alternative compliance path for LEED 2009 SSc5 Site Development- Protect or Restore Open Habitat and O+M SSc Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat can be found here.
Building Design and Construction:
Provide financial support equivalent to at least $0.40 per square foot for the total project site area (including building footprint). Financial support must be provided once to either the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) or the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS), or any of the Global Conservation Fund’s land trust partners that meet the intent of the credit.
Minimum level of support = $0.40 X Total Square Feet of Project Site Area
($4.00 X Total Square Meters of Project Site Area)
To make payment to NFWF, project teams should access: https://www.nfwf.org/what-we-do/donate
To make a payment to FAS, project teams should access: https://donate.welight.live/ajudeaamazonia.
To access a list of the Global Conservation Fund’s partners to make a payment to, project teams should access: conservation.org/about/global-conservation-fund. The Global Conservation Fund partner must be a land trust that meets the intent of the pilot credit. Project teams are encouraged to protect land local to the LEED project’s region.
General Pilot Documentation Requirements
Register for the pilot credit- Participate in the LEEDuser pilot credit forum
- Complete the feedback survey:
Credit Specific:
NC, CS, SCHOOLS, RETAIL-NC, HEALTHCARE, EB:OM- A description in the “Additional Details, Alternative Compliance Path” section of the credit form that includes the total site area (including the building footprint) and the total financial support provided
- A site plan or drawing which shows all areas contributing to credit achievement
- A receipt generated by NFWF or FAS that details the financial support provided
BD&C Campus projects
Group Credit Eligible. All buildings in the group may be documented as one. The ACP should be applied to the LEED project boundary for the entire group. Master Site Credit Eligible. The ACP should be applied to the LEED campus boundary for the entire group.Additional Questions
- What type of feedback or reporting of conservation projects funded by this Pilot ACP would you like to see?
- How does this pilot ACP compare to other compliance paths in terms of ease of achievement?
- Did the project team provide financial support to a land trust local to the LEED project’s region? If so, did the project team encounter challenges in finding information on and providing financial support to the local land trust?
Changes
- 7/26/22: Updated to include Global Conservation Fund partners
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Requirements
This pilot credit is an alternative compliance path for LEED 2009 SSc5.1 Site Development– Protect or Restore Habitat and LEED v4 BD+C SSc Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat. A pilot credit alternative compliance path for LEED 2009 SSc5 Site Development- Protect or Restore Open Habitat and O+M SSc Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat can be found here.
Building Design and Construction:
Provide financial support equivalent to at least $0.40 per square foot for the total project site area (including building footprint). Financial support must be provided once to either the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) or the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS), or any of the Global Conservation Fund’s land trust partners that meet the intent of the credit.
Minimum level of support = $0.40 X Total Square Feet of Project Site Area
($4.00 X Total Square Meters of Project Site Area)
To make payment to NFWF, project teams should access: https://www.nfwf.org/what-we-do/donate
To make a payment to FAS, project teams should access: https://donate.welight.live/ajudeaamazonia.
To access a list of the Global Conservation Fund’s partners to make a payment to, project teams should access: conservation.org/about/global-conservation-fund. The Global Conservation Fund partner must be a land trust that meets the intent of the pilot credit. Project teams are encouraged to protect land local to the LEED project’s region.
General Pilot Documentation Requirements
Register for the pilot credit- Participate in the LEEDuser pilot credit forum
- Complete the feedback survey:
Credit Specific:
NC, CS, SCHOOLS, RETAIL-NC, HEALTHCARE, EB:OM- A description in the “Additional Details, Alternative Compliance Path” section of the credit form that includes the total site area (including the building footprint) and the total financial support provided
- A site plan or drawing which shows all areas contributing to credit achievement
- A receipt generated by NFWF or FAS that details the financial support provided
BD&C Campus projects
Group Credit Eligible. All buildings in the group may be documented as one. The ACP should be applied to the LEED project boundary for the entire group. Master Site Credit Eligible. The ACP should be applied to the LEED campus boundary for the entire group.Additional Questions
- What type of feedback or reporting of conservation projects funded by this Pilot ACP would you like to see?
- How does this pilot ACP compare to other compliance paths in terms of ease of achievement?
- Did the project team provide financial support to a land trust local to the LEED project’s region? If so, did the project team encounter challenges in finding information on and providing financial support to the local land trust?
Changes
- 7/26/22: Updated to include Global Conservation Fund partners
Not pursuing this pilot but have a comment you'd like to share with USGBC?
Click here to submit your commentLEEDuser expert
Sam Glass
USGBC
LEED Habitat and Land Conservation Fellow
