I am Andrei Sabater, employee of ecoSolutions, Right now we are currently studying the credit for the green power and carbon offsets. Is the credit applicable here in the Philippines? And what do we need to be able to be complied with this credit? Thank you Sir.
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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March 20, 2020 - 2:46 pm
Yes you can earn this credit anywhere. You can buy RECs and offset from outside the country or demonstrate equivalency if using another system not currently recognized in LEED.
Andrei Sabater
March 20, 2020 - 3:02 pm
Do you any suggestions of companies that sell RECs?
Andrei Sabater
March 20, 2020 - 3:02 pm
Thak you sir
Heather Schrock
Director, Environmental PartnershipsBonneville Environmental Foundation
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March 23, 2020 - 11:48 am
Hi Andrei, Feel free to reach out to me at Bonneville Environmental Foundation. We are a nonprofit provider of RECs. My email is first initial, last name @b-e-f.org. Or just info@ and your email will be directed to me.
Cheers,
Heather Schrock
Director, Environmental Partnerships
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Carolina Cohen Freue
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April 20, 2020 - 4:14 pm
does the certificate of purchase have to be at substantial completion to comply with the credit? or can it be purchased prior during construction?
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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April 21, 2020 - 12:17 pm
The timeframe of the purchase is the only issue. It can be a prior purchase but any timeframe required by LEED starts with occupancy.
Gino Liu
Sustainability ConsultantAECOM
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September 6, 2021 - 12:01 am
Could RECs be purchased in countries other than the project location ?
Olga Yuil
Green Building Consultant20 thumbs up
September 6, 2021 - 4:04 pm
Hi Gino Liu,
From LEED Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction, LEED v4 Edition August 2020.
Page 466 Green Power and Carbon Offsets, STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE, STEP 6:
For U.S. projects, the offsets must come from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction projects within the U.S.
Page 471 Green Power and Carbon Offsets, FURTHER EXPLANATION, INTERNATIONAL TIPS:
Projects outside the U.S. are not required to purchase products from the country in which the building is located.