Additional Lighting Power Allowance

International projects can still achieve this credit even if the local government agency has not designated it as a brownfield by pursuing the Option 1 compliance path by conducting your own ASTM E1903-97 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment.

Wood harvested from a project site is considered ineligible as a fuel source for non-renewable energy and doesn’t count under EAc2.

Energy produced by wood pellet stoves from untreated wood waste would qualify as renewable energy.

If a system is owned and operated off-site by the project owner with the project receiving the energy generated, then the project may be able to count that renewable energy towards LEED EAc2.

If a PV vendor purchases and installs system on the project site, then the project does not have ‘ownership’ of the renewable system. To obtain LEED credit, the project must get into a ‘power purchase agreement’ where the building buys the electricity from the PV vendor at or lower than market price. The electricity has to flow into the building. The PV vendor may not retain the Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) of the system. If they are retaining the RECs then the LEED project can’t claim credit under EAc2. This is done to avoid any double counting of renewable energy by one plant.

In the case of generating onsite electricity and waste heat with a renewable source, e.g. biomass generator, all of the generated energy may be considered as on-site renewable energy. Use the latest LEED Combined Heat and Power guidance to determine credit.

This prerequisite only includes core water uses—bathroom lavatories, water closets, urinals, showers, kitchen faucets and pre-rinse sprays. Janitors’ sinks, pot fillers, and tub faucets can be left out as they are used to fill containers with a fixed water volume regardless of the flow rate. "Kitchen sinks" includes all sinks in public or private buildings that are used with patterns and purposes similar to a sink in a residential kitchen. Break room sinks would be included; commercial kitchen sinks are not included.

The LEED credit form includes a table requesting summary data for all tasks related to the ongoing commissioning program. Be sure that the tasks you include in this summary table are limited to activities that are related to elements of planning, system testing, performance verification, corrective action response, ongoing measurement and documentation to proactively address operating problems. Examples include costs of labor related to the development of the commissioning plan, functional testing for individual systems, BAS trending, and systems calibration.

GBCI Tip: For international projects, be sure to include a narrative describing any special circumstances and/or how the project meets the intent of the credit if there are conflicts or lack of alignment with the credit requirements.