Green Infrastructure and Buildings: What should be rating system for the chosen building?

Marine Petrosyan

Project Manager

Energy Systems LLC

LEEDuser Basic Member

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September 12, 2023

Hi, All!

The GIB Prerequisite states, that at least one whole building should be LEED certified. I understand that for the who neighborhood the given LEED v4 ND Plan will work. BUT, what rating system would work for the chosen building? Should I choose, f.e., NC (New Construction)?

Help, please.

Thank you.

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Eliot Allen

LEED AP-ND, Principal

Criterion Planners

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Tue, 09/12/2023 - 15:47

Marine, you may use whichever LEED building rating system best matches your project's development program. Many ND projects use BD+C. It's also possible to satisfy the prerequisite using a non-LEED rating system if the alternative system satifies international certification program criteria listed in the ND v4 Reference Guide. Earthcraft and Edge are examples of approved non-LEED systems. Eliot

Marine Petrosyan

Project Manager

Energy Systems LLC

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Wed, 09/13/2023 - 06:23

Thank you for the helpful answer!

Charalampos Giannikopoulos

Senior Sustainability Consultant

DCarbon

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Fri, 05/24/2024 - 11:44

Would also BREEAM be an approved system?

Eliot Allen

LEED AP-ND, Principal

Criterion Planners

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Fri, 05/24/2024 - 15:23

Charalampos, a non-LEED system must comply with the ISO/IEC 17021 standard for certification bodies, and I imagine a well-established system like BREEAM would readily comply. A LEED ND project using BREEAM for the certified green building prerequisite or credit would simply include documentation of BREEAM's 17021 compliance, which may already be available from BREEAM. Eliot