I am unclear as to what the recertification requirements would be for a project that obtained this credit with the original certification about a year ago. The program allows use of a level 2 energy audit done with the last 5 years to qualify for EAc2.1, which means it appears that we can use the audit done with the original certification for recertification. Do the measures that were identified in this audit and implemented with the original certification still count for recertification? Do we need to identify and install new no/low cost measures? What if no new no/low cost measures are found as the building hasn’t changed much in the last year?
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Pierce Holstrom
Director of EngineeringEnvironmental Building Strategies
69 thumbs up
February 22, 2011 - 12:39 pm
Scott,
I am unclear what you mean by recertify. The building is only required to recertify every 5 years. At this point a new ASHRAE Level II Audit would have to be performed.
Scott Vitko
16 thumbs up
February 22, 2011 - 12:47 pm
Understood that recertification isn't required for 5 years, but it is an option to do so every year. The building owner in this case would like to recertify after one year in an attempt to obtain Silver certification as opposed to the basic certification level that was originally received.
Rachel Nicely
Sustainable Building Partners12 thumbs up
September 20, 2012 - 4:38 pm
Any word on this? We would like to recertify after 3 years. The audit should still be valid. What about the Low/no cost implementation?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11474 thumbs up
November 23, 2012 - 3:47 pm
Rachel, USGBC just released more detailed information on expectations for recertification.