In order to use an Energy Star label for the streamlined path, the Label must have been awarded within 12 months of the LEED application submittal date. For example, if you receive label award notification from Energy Star on March 5, 2012, you can use the score associated with the label as long as you submit your application to GBCI on or before March 5, 2013.
IF our project was awarded an E* label on April, 2013 we then have till April, 2014 to submit and still use it. However, what should our PP for EAp2 and EAc 6 be?
Ben Stanley
Senior Sustainability ManagerWSP - Built Ecology
LEEDuser Expert
250 thumbs up
October 21, 2013 - 5:20 pm
Hi Nena,
When you qualify for the streamlined path, the designation of the performance period isn't really important for EAp2. Like you described, the timeline shifts to having the label awarded within 12 months of the application submittal date. Given that, I would just assign the performance period end date on the prerequisite form to match the rest of the credits. For EAc6, the performance period end date should fall within 30 days of all the other credits and the credit documented accordingly.
Nelina Loiselle
Above Green239 thumbs up
October 27, 2013 - 7:03 pm
Hi Ben,
Thanks so much for the info. Should the earliest PP start date listed on the Pl form align with the earliest month of utility data entered in Energy star? Or should does it not need to? Our Energy * label was award in April, 2013 but the months of data used for that label where July, 2011 - July, 2012. So does my earliest PP start date on Pl from need to be July, 2011 or should it align with the other credits? The other prerequisites/credits go from Dec, 2012 - August, 2013 (but that is not a full year and Pl form requires a full year for the PP).
Hannah Bronfman
Senior Associate99 thumbs up
November 7, 2013 - 3:55 pm
Hi Nena
I would just align it with the other credits for the 12 months preceding.
Thanks,
Hannah
Jalal Avades
PresidentAGR Consulting, LLC
16 thumbs up
February 27, 2014 - 3:52 pm
I do have a follow up question:
If we were awarded an Energy Star label in April 2013 with 80 points and now we are submitting for certification in January 2014 (less than a year from being awarded the label).
If we found out that the current score has been improved and it is now 82 points Can we select the "No Recent Label" and use the new figure and gain the 2 extra points OR it will be flagged as "You do have a recent Label within the last 12 month from the submittal date.
Jalal Avades
PresidentAGR Consulting, LLC
16 thumbs up
March 5, 2014 - 12:31 pm
Any thoughts on whether WE HAVE TO use the streamlined approach?