Can anyone confirm the number of points that can be earned solely through achieving Pilot credits?
The way I read the requirements in the Innovation section it would appear to be up to four total points to be achieved from Pilot credits alone (Option-2 for one point AND Option-3 for up to three additional points.) Is this how others interpret this as well?
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
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January 16, 2018 - 12:10 pm
Hi Jason,
If you're pursuing only Pilot credits, you'll be eligible for 4 of the 5 points available for strategies. The way the guide is written is very confusing, and it took me getting a v4 project and actually getting to the template to fully understand. Once you see the template, the area where you tell the template what you're pursuing is limited to 4 points total for Innovation, 4 points total for Pilot Credits, and 2 points for Exemplary Performance; you can use any combination to achieve all 5 points.
Trista Little
Project DirectorWSP USA
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January 31, 2018 - 8:53 pm
I'd also add that this rating system correction (https://www.usgbc.org/leedaddenda/100002169) confirms that teams have to earn at least one pilot credit and at least one innovation credit in order to earn all 5 points.
Toshif Ruikar
MECHANICAL ENGINEERGE3S ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
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September 27, 2020 - 2:40 am
Hi,
Can I use green cleaning policy as a innovation in one of our LEED ID+C retail project, as i am already applying for Pilot-Credits INpc137: Safety First: Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Space.
As the policy for both will more or less same.
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
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October 28, 2020 - 3:06 am
Toshif, the green cleaning policy, alone, won't earn that second point. It used to be an accepted standalone strategy under older LEED versions, but under v4, has been combined with other previously-standalone policy-related strategies to form the O&M Starter Kit in the Innovation Catalog. If you can pair it with at least one of the other strategies there, you should be able to parlay it into an additional point--or at least I'll say I haven't seen anything specifically preventing that approach.
Bipin Karki
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October 28, 2020 - 8:13 am
Emily, the CI projects can achieve a Green Cleaning Policy, alone as an Innovation strategy. The above-mentioned requirements for O&M Starter Kit are for BD+C projects.
Toshif, you can attempt a Green Cleaning Policy as an Innovation strategy and Safety First: Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Space as a pilot credit for CI projects. Since, the Safety First: Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Space (https://www.usgbc.org/credits/safety-first-137-v4.1) requirements are changing with the project team and expert feedback. You may want to print a screenshot of the requirements on the website and submit with the supporting documentation, just for consistency. Hope this helps!
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
LEEDuser Expert
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October 28, 2020 - 1:49 pm
Ooh, you're right. I looked at the top of the thread to see which section the post was under (NC) but missed the CI reference in the question. My bad!
Toshif Ruikar
MECHANICAL ENGINEERGE3S ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
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October 31, 2020 - 8:42 am
Thanks to both of you, Bipin and Emily...
Deborah Lucking
Director of SustainabilityFentress Architects
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December 2, 2020 - 7:32 pm
Getting ready to submit for Pilot Credit INc 137 Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Space. We were advised by our LEED Coach that this can be submitted at any time (our project in is Construction Final Review). Since our BD+C project is an airport much of the cleaning procedures were in place almost at the same time the Pilot came out.
We have already achieved the Innovation Credit O+M Starter Kit.