Hi All,
I have two questions regarding the specific credit, and I would greatly appreciate your assistance:
- In my project, we have an underground parking area on the second basement level (-2 Floor), and above it, on the first basement level (-1 Floor), there are storage areas and some offices. For the credit documentation, I assume there is no need to provide additional information such as SRI values, vegetation, or renewable energy systems. Could you please confirm?
- I’ve noticed that for the exemplary performance credit, it seems necessary to pursue both options (1+2). Although this isn’t explicitly mentioned in the v4.1 manual, I found this requirement stated in the LEED online form. As all my parking spaces are underground, they are 100% compliant, which exceeds the 95% threshold needed for exemplary performance. Could you clarify if pursuing both options is indeed required?
Thank you very much, and I look forward to your feedback.
Best regards,
Finance Team
Verte Ltd2 thumbs up
October 16, 2024 - 6:48 am
Actually it is written in the manual that it is necessary to pursue both options (1+2). So even if we have all parking spaces underground we cant get the exemplary performance credit.
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
LEEDuser Expert
474 thumbs up
October 16, 2024 - 8:16 pm
Correct. The v4.1 guidance defaults back to the v4 Reference Guide for anything that isn't explicitly spelled out as a change, including the exemplary performance requirements.
So, for EP, all projects must achieve both options 1 and 2, with 100% of parking located under cover (be it underground, or under cover of some other qualifying element).