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MPR7 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

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This Bird's Eye View text is from USGBC's MPR Supplemental Guidance Revision #2. See the Credit Language tab for the MPR requirements.

INTENT

Because LEED is a rating system for buildings, it is appropriate to restrict the amount of land associated with a LEED certified project.

SPECIFIC ALLOWED EXCEPTIONS

None

MPR5 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

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This Bird's Eye View text is from USGBC's MPR Supplemental Guidance Revision #2. See the Credit Language tab for the MPR requirements.

MPR4 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

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This Bird's Eye View text is from USGBC's MPR Supplemental Guidance Revision #2. See the Credit Language tab for the MPR requirements.

INTENT

The thresholds and calculations that make up the system of evaluation in LEED begin to break down and lose meaning once the building or space being evaluated reaches relatively diminutive proportions.

SPECIFIC ALLOWED EXCEPTIONS

None

MPR3 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

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This Bird's Eye View text is from USGBC's MPR Supplemental Guidance Revision #2. See the Credit Language tab for the MPR requirements.

MPR2 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

Read more about MPR2 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

This Bird's Eye View text is from USGBC's MPR Supplemental Guidance Revision #2. See the Credit Language tab for the MPR requirements.

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MPR7 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

INTENT

SPECIFIC ALLOWED EXCEPTIONS

MPR5 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

MPR4 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

INTENT

SPECIFIC ALLOWED EXCEPTIONS

MPR3 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

MPR2 Supplemental Guidance from USGBC

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