One of the ways to achieve this credit is by having a JUST Certificate for one or more parties in the project team. But the link to JUST within the pilot credit's webpage is down ("www.justorganizations.com’s server IP address could not be found").
So I am trying to figure out which of these two programs I am supposed to use:
JUST Capital rankings - https://justcapital.com/issues/
Just Label provided by IFLI - https://living-future.org/just/
These both seem to address social equity issues, but in slightly different ways. Please share if you have used either one of these programs successfully. (And if USGBC sees this, please update the link on your pilot credit webpage!)
Umesh Atre
Director of SustainabilityStudio8 Architects
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August 10, 2023 - 11:58 am
Hi Alison - We have successfully used the JUST label for this Pilot. You should be able to get a full copy of the JUST organization's information including their label at this link: https://just.living-future.org/s/organizations/20-organizations. We have typically also provided a short table listing the main team members and their respective approx. % values of the total contract to show that we are meeting the requried threshold under this Pilot.
Douglas Flandro
Sustainability Design Leader, Exhibit Designer, AssociateCambridgeSeven
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December 11, 2023 - 11:56 am
Yes. We were successful in achieving this credit through the Living Future Institute website referenced above. Our firm has a Just label. We provided a table showing a breakdown of the design fees by percent and which consultant firms have the Just label.
Sumaiya Mehjabeen
Project DesignerSWBR
March 21, 2024 - 3:55 pm
We are pursuing "Option 2: Design team - 20% or more of the design team" of this Pilot credit and will submit our JUST label for a LEED v4 ID+C Project. The credit requires the following:
1. Pilot credit registration
2. LEEDuser forum participation
3. Pilot credit survey
4. JUST label, or other frameworks (double check if you need to submit a Checklist)
5. A signed letter from the CEO confirming all Human Rights and Community/Society impacts listed in the credit language.
6. Breakdown of design fees percentage
Is there anything else that you submitted for successful achievement of this Pilot Credit?
Douglas Flandro
Sustainability Design Leader, Exhibit Designer, AssociateCambridgeSeven
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March 22, 2024 - 10:31 am
That worked for us.