Under NC it was possible to earn an ID point for Low-emitting Furniture based on specific CIR-approved requirements. Anyone heard of being allowed to do so under BD+C for new construction (not Schools)? As we know, GBCI is in the process of re-thinking their "no precedent" policy with regard to CIRs, especially those that have been asked and answered. [As an aside, in our office we had to ask these 2 questions twice (for 2 separate projects!) that had been and continue to be allowed: PVs on adjacent buildings for EA 2 and lead/asbestos applicability under SS3. Both were answered in the affirmative. I had a personal email from GBCI saying that these types of questions would eventually be exempt from precedent setting limitations. The problem was that issues like these were not picked up and folded into LEED v3 2009, so we end up having to ask them again.] Enough harping. What can anyone share about low-emitting furniture in BD+C NC?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
June 10, 2010 - 5:24 pm
I believe it is generally understood that taking a credit from a rating system other than LEED-NC and using it to earn IDc1 under NC is an acceptable path. I would assume that this would apply to this situation. It's worth noting, however, that in LEED for Schools, you can only choose to earn 4 of 6 of the IEQc4 credits. so that may also carry over to LEED-NC.
Matthew VanSweden
Director of Intersectional Professional Services55 thumbs up
July 20, 2010 - 10:30 am
if you do attempt this as an ID credit under NC - do you have to include the systems furniture in the applicable MR credits?
Nadav Malin
CEOBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Moderator
844 thumbs up
July 24, 2010 - 8:26 am
That's a really good question. You would certainly be safer to include it, so I'd say to do it if you can. If you didn't you might still get by, but it's harder to say. I wonder if anyone else has experience with that....
Jill Watkins
OwnerWatkins Design Works, LLC
11 thumbs up
July 16, 2013 - 4:42 pm
Is there a reason why USGBC only allows 4 out of these 6 credits in LEED for Schools? And why could we not get ID points for achieving the other 2? Just curious.....
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
July 16, 2013 - 4:58 pm
I think the simple answer is that on a 100-point scale there are only so many points to allocate, so choices have to be made. USGBC used an impact-based system to allocate points for LEED 2009. The existence of these credits for LEED for Schools has put these choices on the radar for a lot of teams, and some voluntarily pursue all six, so there is good that has come from that, even if LEED doesn't go further in point allocation here.