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EBOM-2009 SSc2:Building Exterior and Hardscape Management Plan

documentation guidance updated

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Tristan Roberts
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LEEDuser has had a lot of comments from you that documenting this credit was confusing, particularly when environmental practices aren't employed 100% of our time. We sent the guidance we offer on this page in to GBCI for review, and we tweaked it based on that. So if you are looking for tips on how to document this credit, please check our new and improved FAQs above.

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Tue, 02/26/2013 - 21:31

I am still a little confused. If a building has less then 100% environmentally preferable powered equipment, then you must track run time or # of uses? I thought you could also just track # of compliant pieces?
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Tristan Roberts
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Tue, 02/26/2013 - 21:39

Nena, tracking number of pieces would not be accepted. We have been giving that same advice since as long as I can remember, so this is not new to our knowledge—just new that it is highlighted in our FAQs.The trouble with tracking number of pieces is that this doesn't necessarily correlate very well with actual implementation of your plan.

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 21:59

Your Powered Equipment Inventory spreadsheet says: "- If less than 100% of powered equipment is environmentally preferred, and you only wish to account for powered equipment (NO credit for manual equipment), you can use this spreadsheet to show that at least 20% of your equipment (by pieces of equipment) is environmentally preferred." That is why I am confused!

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 17:19

Nena - the ultimate preferred metric is run time hours, but that is most important in cases when you are mixing and matching manual and powered equipment (because otherwise you could claim you had 20 brooms and 1 mower and claim compliance). Historically, GBCI has allowed a straight equipment count if you are only evaluating powered equipment, though if people have been having trouble in reviews with that approach, let us know!
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Tue, 04/07/2015 - 16:20

We had trouble with that approach in our review- see my post above, dated 4/7/15. I recommend updating your Equipment Tracking Worksheet as we lost this point based on following the directions on your worksheet. But, in LEEDUser's defense- you offer much more comprehensive guidance than the Reference Guide- there is zero guidance in there on how to track compliance with equipment which makes it seem a bit arbitrary and inconsistent that this approach was rejected by the GBCI.

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