When an aspect of your project site is in question, check the intent of the credit and the referenced standards that apply to your situation, and realize that rarely are there exemptions for this credit. As always, check the LEED Interpretations page for past CIRs and other scenarios in which the GBCI has made a ruling.

For commercial buildings, systems like fan coils paired with dedicated outdoor air systems can help provide local control to occupants, while reducing first-cost expenses like duct-work.

You can pursue an innovation point by expanding the durable goods recycling program and inviting your tenants to bring in their durable goods from home.

Lamps should not be included.

Be sure to include in the waste audit report a rationale for why the time period you choose to do the waste audit was representation of a typical work day/week/or other time period (i.e. not on a holiday).

Research the recycling rules that govern the project building prior to conducting a waste audit in order to accurately assess whether have items have been recycled properly or not.

Ensure that HVAC and lighting systems are returned to the designed or modified sequence of operations after construction. This step should be included as part of the construction IAQ plan.

If the number of regular building occupants increases during the performance period but you’ve already conducted the survey, you do not need to re-do the survey. You can calculate the response rate based on the occupancy at the time of the survey.

If occupancy is below 50% during the performance period the survey cannot be conducted during that time.

The regional criterion is often a better fit for simple foods like fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy. For foods made with several ingredients, you may have an easier time focusing your efforts on the approved third-party certification programs, rather than trying to track the source location of each ingredient.