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CI-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance

Energy STAR appliances - what counts

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emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance
Jacobs
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Under v3, only new appliances/equipment being purchased for the project counted and had to be tracked for credit compliance. Is that still the case here? I cannot find specific language to it in the guide, addenda, or on here. In our project, we are assuming that much of our existing computer equipment would be brought with us. Please advise. Thanks.

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Ashwini Arun
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Wed, 03/29/2017 - 19:31

Emily, My assumption is that only new appliances and equipment need to be tracked in LEEDv4, similar to v2009. The language in the reference guide does not specifically call it out, but the "Changes from LEED 2009" section in the reference guide does not mention any changes to the requirements for Energy Star appliances. So I think the credit would apply only to new appliances.
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emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance
Jacobs
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Thu, 04/13/2017 - 16:42

I got a response from LEEDCoach on this topic, and thought I'd share here for clarity: The forms for these Prerequisite and Credit in LEED Online ask for equipment that was part of the scope of work and ask for a narrative to "Describe the ENERGY STAR eligible equipment installed in the project that was not included in the project scope of work, and confirm that this equipment was procured prior to the project." Hope that helps. I'm also posting this in the related prereq forum where someone else asked this same question.

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