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There are no mercury-containing lamps installed in the project building. Can we upload a signed statement from our property manager instead of completing the credit form and documentation?

A large multi-tenant project does not have a uniform lighting standard, therefore there are a number of different types of lamps are installed on the project. How should we go about documenting this credit?

Do we need to provide a purchasing plan if the lamp inventory of currently installed lamps shows that the average mercury content is already below 90 picograms per lumen-hour?

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Do mercury-free lamps need to be included in Table MRc4-1 Lamp Purchasing Plan and Table MRc4-2 Performance Period Lamp Purchasing?

All of the outdoor fixtures in the project building are mercury-free. Can we exclude all outdoor fixtures from the purchasing plan?

The project building is a large multi-tenant building and tenants are responsible for their own lamp purchases. Can lamps in tenant spaces be excluded?

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The project building includes a significant amount of process lighting (i.e. sports arena lighting or studio lighting). Do these lamps need to be included?

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EBOM-2009 MRc4:Sustainable Purchasing—Reduced Mercury in Lamps

Innovation Credit for Core and Shell v2009

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José Solis
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I have a Core and Shell v2009 project. I've seen that a number of people have been using this credit as an ID credit for NC projects. Is it safe to assume that we can use it for CS also? Do we need to write any language into the lease language that the tenants have to meet the criteria? Or would we pretty much be covered by the Core and Shell lighting which will all be LED?

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Brian Salazar
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Entegra Development & Investment, LLC
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Tue, 03/22/2016 - 23:26

Hi Jose You do need to incorporate a low mercury purchasing policy in the lease agreement and make it binding for the credit to count toward a CS project. Good luck! Brian
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José Solis
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Wed, 03/23/2016 - 15:35

What does the maximum target picogram level need to be? I've seen 90 in the credit language; 80 in the ID#5500 ruling for NC projects (though that ruling also states that it does not apply to CS projects); and 70 in some of the responses here on LEEDuser. Which is it? I need to get the language inserted in the lease by Friday before it's finalized. Also, is there any place I can find lease language for the credit? Do I just need to reinterpret the performance requirements for the plan? Or does there also have to be a specific performance period included?

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