Building types

For guidance on what can be certified refer to the LEED 2009 Minimun Program Requirements. MPR #2 precludes you from just certifying part of a new construction project. This is an issue with any facility with high process loads. You will need to seek energy savings from the process loads. To do so you will need to establish a baseline of standard industry practice for a new materials recycling facility and then implement strategies that save energy against that baseline. Each of these strategies will need to follow the Exceptional Calcualtion Methods which are fully described in various CIRs and the Advanced Energy Modeling for LEED Technical Manual available from USGBC.