I just read (in a really scarey article by an attorney who'd describing the legal implications of buildings whose certifications are challenged and revoked) that we must now provide one-year measurement and verification of energy use to support our energy reduction claims under EAc-1 in V3-NC. I haven't yet registered my project under V3 so I don't know about documentation that may be different from what we supplied under V2.2. Does anyone know whether this is true? If so, how is this information submitted to whom? thanks.
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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September 3, 2010 - 2:09 pm
Image - a scary article written by an attorney!
The requirement to provide this data for LEED 2009 projects is contained in one of the Minimum Program Requirements (#6).
The initiative to gather this data is called the Building Partnership Program (BPP). Here is a press relase - http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/News/BPP%20Press%20Release.pdf
USGBC has publically stated that no project will loose its certification based on providing this data.
As many are aware LEED has come under critism for some of its certified projects underperforming, especially in regards to energy use. BPP was created to address these concerns and see what is happening as a whole, not anecdotally on a few projects.
USGBC is still working on the details of how projects provide the data. Likely US EPA's Portfolio Manager will be utilized but I am guessing we will know for sure by GreenBuild.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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September 3, 2010 - 2:11 pm
Elizabeth, you're not the first to be scared by these issues, but I think most people are finding it's not such a concern.First, the energy reporting requirement came into place with the Minimum Program Requirements that were introduced with LEED 2009. Learning about those is worthwhile.USGBC has taken a little while to get the reporting system going, but it's now active through its Building Performance Partnership.I recently wrote about all of these issues in an Environmental Building News article, USGBC Expands Data Collection from LEED Buildings.Bottom line: you should be aware of the reporting requirements, and buildings could lose their certification if they don't make a good-faith effort to comply with that. USGBC says that there will not be decertification due to poor performance, though. They want to help under-performing buildings do better.Let me know what you think when you've digested some of this.