New RP threshold for EAp1?

Donna Juselis

LEED Consultant

Commissioning WorCx

LEEDuser Basic Member

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February 1, 2013

We are currently working on a project in NC (zip 27244). The regional priority threshold for EAp1 Option 1 is supposed to be 28% (new bldgs) and 24% (existing bldgs). However the threshold shown on this link for zip 27244 - https://www.usgbc.org/RPC/RegionalPriorityCredits.aspx?CMSPageID=2435 shows the thresholds as 30% (new) and 26% (existing). If this is not a typo when did this change? I have done several searches and have not been able to find any documentation on this change. Thanks, Donna Juselis

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

LEEDuser Expert

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Fri, 02/01/2013 - 16:59

Tom, do you mean to post this in our NC 2009 forum?I assume you mean EAc1, not EAp1?And when you say it was supposed to be a certain way, what does that mean—that you've looked this up previously and gotten a different answer?

Donna Juselis

LEED Consultant

Commissioning WorCx

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Tue, 02/05/2013 - 19:29

Sorry I did mean EAc1, but this is a question specifically about Regional Priority thresholds. The regional priority threshold shown on the Credit Information tab of the EA credit 1 form is 28% new/24% exisiting. Why does the page shown in this link (https://www.usgbc.org/RPC/RegionalPriorityCredits.aspx?CMSPageID=2435) show the threshold as 30%new/26% existing. I have done searchs on LEEDuser and the USGBC Interpretations and Addenda websites and cannot find any reference to this threshold changing.

Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

LEEDuser Expert

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Tue, 02/05/2013 - 20:36

It is most likely an error and not a change. I haven't heard of any thresholds like this being intentionally changed, but I have heard of some errors in the RPc1 credit database. I would contact GBCI through their website to point out the discrepancy and get a clarification.