SR NO PARAMETERS MINIMUM MAXIMUM

I Sustainable Sites

1.LEED Certified Design and Construction 0 1

2.Building Exterior and Hardscape Management Plan 0 1

3.Integrated Pest Management, Erosion Control, and 0 1

Landscape Management Plan

4.Alternative Commuting Transportation 1 4

5. Reduced Site Disturbance: Protect or Restore Open Space 0 1

6.Stormwater Management 0 1

7.Heat Island Reduction: Nonroof 0 1

8.Heat Island Reduction: Roof 0 1

9.Light Pollution Reduction 0 1

III Water Efficiency (WE)

1. Minimum Indoor Plumbing Fixture and Fitting Efficiency Required Required

2.Water Performance Measurement 1 2

3.Additional Indoor Plumbing Fixture and Fitting Efficiency 1 3

4. Water Efficient Landscaping 1 3

5.Cooling Tower Water Management 1 2

III Energy & Atmosphere

1. Energy Efficiency Best Management Practices: Planning,

Required Required
Documentation and Opportunity Assessment

2.Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance Required Required

 3.Refrigerant Management: Ozone Protection Required Required

4.Optimize Energy Efficiency Performance 2 15

5. Existing Building Commissioning: Investigation and Analysis 0 2

6.Existing Building Commissioning: Implementation 0 2

7. Existing Building Commissioning: Ongoing Commissioning 0 2

8.Performance Measurement: Building Automation System 0 1

9.Performance Measurement: System-Level Metering 0 2

10.On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy 0 4

11. Refrigerant Management 0 1

12. Emissions Reduction Reporting 0 1

IV Materials & Resources

1. Sustainable Purchasing Policy Required Required

2.Solid Waste Management Policy Required Required

3. Sustainable Purchasing: Ongoing Consumables 0 3

4. Sustainable Purchasing: Durable Goods 0 2

5.Sustainable Purchasing: Facility Alterations & Additions 0 1

6. Sustainable Purchasing: Reduced Mercury in Lamps 0 2

7. Sustainable Purchasing: Food 0 1

 8. Solid Waste Management: Waste Stream Audit 0 1

9. Solid Waste Management: Ongoing Consumables 0 2

10. Solid Waste Management: Durable Goods 0 1

11. Solid Waste Management: Facility Alterations & 0 1

Additions

V Indoor Environmental Quality

1. Outdoor Air Introduction & Exhaust Systems Required Required

2. Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control Required Required

3. Green Cleaning Policy Required Required

4.IAQ Management Program 0 1

5. Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring 0 1

6. Increased Ventilation 0 1

7. Reduce Particulates in Air Distribution 0 1

8.IAQ Management for Facility Alterations and Additions 0 1

9. Occupant Comfort: Occupant Survey 0 1

 10. Occupant Comfort: Occupant-Controlled Lighting 0 1

11. Occupant Comfort: Thermal Comfort Monitoring 0 2

12. Occupant Comfort: Daylight and Views 0 2

13. High-Performance Cleaning Program 0 1

14. Custodial Effectiveness Assessment 0 2

15. Purchase of Sustainable Cleaning Products and Materials 0 3

16. Sustainable Cleaning Equipment 0 1

17. Entryway Systems 0 1

18. Indoor Integrated Pest Management 0 1

Innovation In Operations
VI

Innovation in Operations 1 4
Accredited Professional 0 1

Documenting Sustainable Building Cost Impacts 0 2

SCORE VALUE COMMENTS REMARKS
10
To reward environmentally sensitive building design and
construction, thereby enabling high-performance building
operations to be achieved more easily.

To encourage environmentally sensitive building exterior

and hardscape management practices that provide a clean,
well-maintained and safe building exterior while supporting
high-performance building operations.

To preserve ecological integrity, enhance natural diversity,

and protect wildlife while supporting high-performance
building operations and integration into the surrounding
landscape.

To reduce pollution and land development impacts from

conventional automobile use for commuting trips.

To conserve existing natural site areas and restore damaged

site areas to provide habitat and promote biodiversity.

To limit the disruption of natural hydrology by the building

and grounds.

To reduce heat islands (thermal gradient differences

between developed and undeveloped areas) to minimize
impacts on microclimates and human and wildlife habitat.

To reduce heat islands (thermal gradient differences

between developed and undeveloped areas) to minimize
impacts on microclimates and human and wildlife habitat.

To eliminate light trespass from the building and site,

improve night sky access and reduce development impact
on nocturnal environments.
4 to 10
To reduce indoor fixture and fitting water use within
buildings to reduce the burdens on potable water supply
and wastewater systems.

To measure building and subsystem water performance

over time to understand consumption patterns and identify
opportunities for additional water savings.

To maximize indoor plumbing fixture and fitting efficiency

within buildings to reduce the use of potable water and
consequent burden on municipal water supply and
wastewater systems.

To limit or eliminate the use of potable water or other

natural surface or subsurface resources available on or near
the project site for landscape irrigation.

To reduce potable water consumption for cooling tower

equipment through effective water management and/ or
use of nonpotable makeup water.
13 to 30
To promote continuity of information to ensure that energy-
efficient operating strategies are maintained and provide a
foundation for training and system analysis.

To establish the minimum level of operating energy

efficiency performance for the building and systems.
 To reduce stratospheric ozone depletion.

To achieve an increased level of operating energy efficiency

performance relative to typical buildings of similar type to
reduce environmental impacts associated with excessive
energy use.

Through a systematic process, to develop an understanding

of the operation of the building’s major energy-using
systems, options for optimizing energy performance and a
plan to achieve energy savings.

To implement minor improvements and identify planned

capital projects to ensure that the building’s major energy-
using systems are repaired, operated, and maintained
effectively to optimize energy performance.

To use commissioning to address changes in facility

occupancy, usage, maintenance, and repair. Make periodic
adjustments and reviews of building operating systems and
procedures essential for optimal energy efficiency and
service provision.

To provide information to support the ongoing

accountability and optimization of building energy
performance and identify opportunities for additional
energy-saving investments.

To provide accurate energy use information to support

energy management and identify opportunities for
additional energy-saving improvements.

To encourage and recognize increasing levels of on-site and

off-site renewable energy to reduce environmental impacts
associated with fossil fuel energy use.

To reduce ozone depletion and support early compliance

with the Montreal Protocol while minimizing direct
contributions to global warming.
To document the emissions reduction benefits of building
efficiency measures.
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To reduce the environmental impacts of materials acquired
for use in the operations, maintenance, and upgrades of
buildings.

To reduce the amount of waste and toxins that are hauled

to and disposed of in landfills or incineration facilities.

To reduce the environmental and air quality impacts of the

materials acquired for use in the operations and
maintenance of buildings.

To reduce the environmental and air quality impacts of the

materials acquired for use in the operations and
maintenance of buildings.

To reduce the environmental and air quality impacts of the

materials acquired for use in the upgrade of buildings.

To establish and maintain a toxic material source reduction

program to reduce the amount of mercury brought onto the
building site through purchases of lamps.
To reduce the environmental and transportation impacts
associated with food production and distribution.
 To facilitate the reduction of ongoing waste and toxins
generated by building occupants and building operations
that are hauled to and disposed of in landfills or incineration
facilities

To facilitate the reduction of waste and toxins generated

from the use of ongoing consumable products by building
occupants and building operations that are hauled to and
disposed of in landfills or incineration facilities.

To facilitate the reduction of waste and toxins generated

from the use of durable goods by building occupants and
building operations that are hauled to and disposed of in
landfills or incineration facilities

To divert construction and demolition waste from disposal

to landfills and incineration facilities. Redirect recyclable
recovered resources to the manufacturing process. Redirect
reusable materials to appropriate sites.
16 to 20

To establish minimum indoor air quality (IAQ) performance

to enhance indoor air quality in buildings, thus contributing
to the health and well-being of the occupants

To prevent or minimize exposure of building occupants,

indoor surfaces, and systems to environmental tobacco
smoke (ETS).

To reduce the exposure of building occupants and

maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous chemical,
biological, and particulate contaminants, which adversely
affect air quality, human health, building finishes, building
systems, and the environment

To enhance indoor air quality (IAQ) by optimizing practices

to prevent the development of indoor air quality problems
in buildings, correcting indoor air quality problems when
they occur, and maintaining the well-being of the occupants.
To provide capacity for ventilation system monitoring to
help sustain occupants’ comfort and well-being

To provide additional outdoor air ventilation to improve

indoor air quality for occupants’ comfort, well-being, and
productivity.

To reduce exposure of building occupants and maintenance

personnel to potentially hazardous particulate
contaminants, which adversely affect air quality, human
health, building finishes, building systems, and the
environment

To prevent indoor air quality problems resulting from any

construction or renovation projects and thus help sustain
the comfort and well-being of construction workers and
building occupants.

To provide for the assessment of building occupants’

comfort as it relates to thermal comfort, acoustics, indoor
air quality, lighting levels, building cleanliness, and any other
comfort issues
 To provide a high level of lighting control by individual
occupants or specific groups in multioccupant spaces (e.g.,
classrooms or conference areas) to promote the
productivity, comfort, and well-being of building occupants.

To support the appropriate operations and maintenance of

buildings and building systems so that they continue to
meet target building performance goals over the long term
and provide a comfortable thermal environment that
supports the productivity and well-being of building
occupants.

To provide a connection between indoor spaces and the

outdoor environment through use of daylight and views in
the occupied areas of the building.

To reduce the exposure of building occupants and

maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous chemical,
biological, and particulate contaminants, which adversely
affect air quality, human health, building finishes, building
systems, and the environment

To reduce the exposure of building occupants and

maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous chemical,
biological, and particulate contaminants, which adversely
affect air quality, human health, building finishes, building
systems, and the environment, by implementing, managing,
and auditing cleaning procedures and processes.

To reduce the environmental impacts of cleaning products,

disposable janitorial paper products, and trash bags.

To reduce the exposure of building occupants and

maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous chemical,
biological, and particulate contaminants, which adversely
affect air quality, human health, building finishes, building
systems and the environment, from powered cleaning
equipment.

To reduce the exposure of building occupants and

maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous chemical,
biological, and particulate contaminants, which adversely
affect air quality, human health, building finishes, building
systems, and the environment.

To reduce the exposure of building occupants and

maintenance personnel to potentially hazardous chemical,
biological, and particulate contaminants that adversely
affect air quality, human health, building finishes, building
systems, and the environment.
4 to 7

To provide building operations, maintenance,

and upgrade teams with the opportunity to earn
points for environmental benefits achieved
beyond those already addressed by the LEED for
Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
Rating System.
To support and encourage the operations,
maintenance, upgrade, and project team
integration required for LEED for Existing
Buildings: O&M implementation and to
streamline the application and certification
process.
To document sustainable building cost impacts.
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