Finding EPEAT-certified desktop and notebook computers and monitors is a great way to meet the Energy Star-certified requirement, because all EPEAT-certified products are also Energy Star, and EPEAT offers more useful comparisons between products. (See Resources.)

Projects most frequently pursue the option of electric-powered equipment due to the availability of Energy Star labeled equipment and electronics.

The credit criteria for electric-powered equipment are as follows:

Energy Star-labeled equipment or electronics
Electric (battery or corded) equipment, like leaf blowers or weed trimmers, that replace gas-powered equipment
EPEAT rated electronics (desktop computers, laptops and monitors).

MRc2.1: Electric-Powered Equipment

Identify product alternatives that meet the sustainability criteria for the credit.

Estimated data can be extrapolated on a per-square-foot, per-occupant basis, or by using another appropriate calculation.

If some tenants do not participate, their purchasing level must be extrapolated from participating tenants, and you must count those purchases as 0% compliant. This case could make it more difficult for your project to meet the required percentage of compliant purchases.

Purchasing and data tracking must cover the entire building, including tenant spaces, with the exception that teams may exclude purchases for up to 10% of your building's floor area if that area is under separate management.

Some materials can fall under either durable goods (for this credit) or "ongoing consumables" (for MRc1). Decide under which category to apply the specific materials, and classify them consistently across all purchasing credits.

Tracking systems for building purchases of ongoing consumables (for MRc1) and durable goods should be developed in tandem.