v4 Homes accountability form in education prereq
Under Requirements, delete the following bullet point:
"a copy of each signed accountability form"
Homes-v4 EAp3: Education of homeowner, tenant, or building manager Required
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Requirements
Provide to all individuals or organizations responsible for ongoing maintenance of the home (e.g., occupants, building managers, maintenance contractors) an operations and maintenance manual, binder, or CD that includes all the following items:
- the completed checklist of LEED for Homes features;
- copies of all ENERGY STAR for Home, version 3, checklists;
- product manufacturers’ manuals for all installed equipment, fixtures, and appliances;
- general information on efficient use of energy, water, and natural resources;
- operations and maintenance guidance for any installed equipment, including space heating and cooling, mechanical ventilation, humidity control, radon protection, renewable energy, and irrigation, rainwater harvesting, or graywater systems (following 2009 EPA WaterSense Single-Family New Home Specifications, item 5.0, Homeowner Education);
- guidance on occupants’ activities and choices, including cleaning materials and methods, water-efficient landscaping, integrated pest management, effects of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, irrigation, lighting selection, and appliance selection;
- information on local green power options; and
- information on sharing utility data with USGBC via a USGBC-approved third party.
- identification of all installed equipment;
- instruction in how to use and operate the equipment; and
- information on its maintenance.
Prerequisite required for all projects, whether they use the EA performance or EA prescriptive path
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Addenda
08/07/2017– Updated: 10/07/2017
Rating System Correction
Description of change:
Inquiry:
Ruling:
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
05/04/2016– Updated: 07/04/2016
Rating System Correction
Description of change:
100002050
Remove the second bullet under requirements "a copy of each signed accountability form;"
Inquiry:
Ruling:
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
05/04/2016
LEED Interpretation
Description of change:
Inquiry:
According to the US DOE “Zero Energy Ready Homes are at least 40%-50% more energy efficient than a typical new home. This generally corresponds to a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index Score in the low- to mid-50s, depending on the size of the home and region in which it is built.”
Interpretation 10398 states that projects that receive ENERGY STAR for Homes v3 certification may automatically earn a HERS 70. Can projects that earn the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home label also receive a HERS equivalency?
Ruling:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 or more
Floor Area (square feet)
1,000
1,600
2,200
2,800
3,400
4,000
4,600
+ 600 ft2 per additional bedroom
Floor Area (square meters)
93
148
204
260
315
371
426
+ 55.6 square m2per additional bedroom
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
Credit language
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Requirements
Provide to all individuals or organizations responsible for ongoing maintenance of the home (e.g., occupants, building managers, maintenance contractors) an operations and maintenance manual, binder, or CD that includes all the following items:
- the completed checklist of LEED for Homes features;
- copies of all ENERGY STAR for Home, version 3, checklists;
- product manufacturers’ manuals for all installed equipment, fixtures, and appliances;
- general information on efficient use of energy, water, and natural resources;
- operations and maintenance guidance for any installed equipment, including space heating and cooling, mechanical ventilation, humidity control, radon protection, renewable energy, and irrigation, rainwater harvesting, or graywater systems (following 2009 EPA WaterSense Single-Family New Home Specifications, item 5.0, Homeowner Education);
- guidance on occupants’ activities and choices, including cleaning materials and methods, water-efficient landscaping, integrated pest management, effects of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, irrigation, lighting selection, and appliance selection;
- information on local green power options; and
- information on sharing utility data with USGBC via a USGBC-approved third party.
- identification of all installed equipment;
- instruction in how to use and operate the equipment; and
- information on its maintenance.
Prerequisite required for all projects, whether they use the EA performance or EA prescriptive path
See all forum discussions about this credit »
Addenda
08/07/2017– Updated: 10/07/2017
Rating System Correction
Description of change:
v4 Homes accountability form in education prereq
Under Requirements, delete the following bullet point:
"a copy of each signed accountability form"
Inquiry:
Ruling:
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
05/04/2016– Updated: 07/04/2016
Rating System Correction
Description of change:
100002050
Remove the second bullet under requirements "a copy of each signed accountability form;"
Inquiry:
Ruling:
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
05/04/2016
LEED Interpretation
Description of change:
Inquiry:
According to the US DOE “Zero Energy Ready Homes are at least 40%-50% more energy efficient than a typical new home. This generally corresponds to a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index Score in the low- to mid-50s, depending on the size of the home and region in which it is built.”
Interpretation 10398 states that projects that receive ENERGY STAR for Homes v3 certification may automatically earn a HERS 70. Can projects that earn the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home label also receive a HERS equivalency?
Ruling:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 or more
Floor Area (square feet)
1,000
1,600
2,200
2,800
3,400
4,000
4,600
+ 600 ft2 per additional bedroom
Floor Area (square meters)
93
148
204
260
315
371
426
+ 55.6 square m2per additional bedroom
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No