General Comment: The use of smart and connected technologies within and surrounding buildings can support the goals, objectives, and agendas of LEED v5 to measure, monitor, and automate carbon-reduction and sustainability efforts. Codifying and specifying in-building connectivity, including wireless and wireline technology, can ensure operational continuity and security while enhancing the occupant experience.  

Specific Comments: 

  • Page 7 (Operational Planning and Response for Resilience) - Recommendation: Add to list of Procedures and protocols: “Prioritize functionality and resiliance plans for wireless and cellular communication”
  • Page 11 (Sustainable Transportation Performance) - Recommendation: Add to Survey Methodology: "Integrate (privatized) data collected from Smart Building and Smart Mobility technology to inform metrics."
  • Page 13 (Sustainable Transportation Performance) - Recommendation: Consider collecting data from EV charging stations to inform sustainable travel metrics.
  • Page 15 (Site Management policy) - Recomendation: Consider smart and connected technology to monitor rainwater collection, heat island reduction, and light pollution reduction.
  • Page 19 (Light Pollution Reduction) - Recommendation: Consider smart and connected technology to monitor lighting usage (in building, parkling lots, parking garages, exterior lighting) and automate funcationality with the intent of reducing use.
  • Page 20 (Water Metering) - Consider smart and connected technology to gather data on baseline water consumption) with an opportunity for automated reduction strategies.
  • Page 21 (Water Metering) - Consider smart and connected technology including Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).
  • Page 23 (Water Metering) - (1) Consider smart and connected water metering technology (AMI) to monitor irrigation rates and levels. (2) Consider smart and connected water monitoring technology to measure actual usage against baseline metrics
  • Page 26 (Water Metering) - Consider additional points for smart and connected water metering technology that collects data to create actual usage and baseline metrics and automates sustainability measures.'
  • Page 28 (Energy and Carbon Policy Management) - Include smart and connected technology to automate building operations including equipment run-time schedules, HVAC set points, lighting setpoints, scheduling considerations, systems maintenance and operations.
  • Page 30 (Energy and Carbon Policy Management) - Consider smart and connected building management and automation systems for energy monitoring and reduction.
  • Page 31 (Energy and Carbon Policy Management) - Consider smart controls for remote operations, maintenance, managment for energy optimization
  • Page 50 (Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) - Consider cellular connectivity options in addition to Wi-Fi to ensure technology continuity (e.g. sensor, data collection, transfer, management,analysis).
  • Page 51 (Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) - Consider cellular connectivity options in addition to Wi-Fi to ensure technology continuity (e.g. sensor, data collection, transfer, management,analysis).
  • Page 52 (Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) - Consider cellular connectivity options in addition to Wi-Fi to ensure technology continuity (e.g. sensor, data collection, transfer, management,analysis).
  • Page 59 (Occupant Needs Assessment) - Consider smart and connected building technology to collect, analyze, and automate indoor air quality.
  • Page 66 (Indoor Air Quality Performance) - Consider smart and connected building technology to collect, analyze, and automate indoor air quality.
  • Page 80 (Innovation Strategies) - Consider smart and connected building technology as mechanisms to fulfil Innovation Strategies

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