Comment Here! LEED v4 Energy Stringency Update

Come spring, USGBC will ballot updates to Optimize Energy Performance and Minimum Energy Performance in v4 BD+C and ID+C. Now is your chance to offer feedback on the draft language.
screen capture showing links to public comment drafts for LEED v4 energy credits and prerequisites

Here's how to view the public comment drafts. You can comment at USGBC.org or here on LEEDuser.

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NOTE: We closed comments on this post because the public comment period ended January 13, 2023.

Public comment drafts of the Minimum Energy Performance prerequisite and Optimize Energy Performance credit under v4 BD+C and ID+C are now available on the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) website. The Annual Energy Use credit under BD+C Homes: Multifamily Midrise is also included.

USGBC will be considering the comments on this LEEDuser post to be official public comments.

Comments close January 13.

These updates are about increasing stringency, but that's not all: they also add a greenhouse gas emissions metric. To learn more about what is behind the updates, see our coverage from Greenbuild 2022 in San Francisco: Harder v4 Energy Requirements to Be Balloted in Spring.

Timeline

  • Nov 3 – Jan 13: Public comment period
  • March 1: Deadline to join or renew to be counted as a USGBC member in good standing
  • April 1: Voter registration opens 
  • Spring 2023: Ballot

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