Hi. My team is currently working on certifying a LEED v4 ID+C:Retail project and wishes to pursue the regional priority credits to gain additional points. We have indicated the geo location of the project on LEED online. However, when we go over the Regional Priority Credit Look Up (project location is in Fort Baonifacio, Taguig, Philippines), the location is invalid and no regional priority credit is available. Although when we try to locate it outside the cities or central business districts, mainly provincial areas of the Philippines - e.g. Calabarzon, regional priority credits comes up such as - Enhanced Commissioning, Optimize Energy Peformance, Low Emitting Materials, Enhanced Indoor Air Qualities, Indoor Air quality Assessment and BPDO - material ingredients.
Why is it that RP credits are only available in provincial areas and not in cities where getting RP credits is more critical? Can our project still gain points for RP category? Our team believe that RP credits are allocated per country, any location in that country have the same RP credit, like in LEED 2009.
Here's the project's additional information:
Project Name: UnionBank - Mckinley West Branch
Project ID: 1000103160 - LEED v4 ID+C: Retail
Hoping for your usual support.
Thanks!
Marj
Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
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January 31, 2018 - 1:52 pm
Have you reached out to the local USGBC chapter if there is one? In the US, the RP areas are set by zones, usually determined by census data (MSA) and you search for the applicable RPs by postal code. I don't know how it is set for your country. Generally the RPs apply to that whole area and are not split between city and the surrounding area. For example, if stormwater is a concern in the city, then it likely is related to issues that extend beyond the border of the city. The RPs reward project teams to think about the impact of the project on the larger area and not just the immediate project site. Hope this helps.