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Inquiry

Does daylighting count towards renewable energy ? Active controls of lighting fixures will turn down lighting power in conjunction with available daylight. Ground source heat pump question?

Ruling

This intent of this credit is to reward new approaches to generating energy on site. Daylighting is a means to meeting Energy Efficiency Credit 1, but it is not site production of energy per se. Examples of qualifying systems are photovoltaic electricity generation or geothermal heating. Applicable internationally.

Internationally Applicable
On
Campus Applicable
Off