Intent

1
Intent

• Reduce pollution from construction activities by
  controlling soil erosion, waterway sedimentation
  and airborne dust generation
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS Prerequisite 1 Construction Activity
  Pollution Prevention

2
Intent

• Avoid development of inappropriate sites and
  reduce the environmental impact from location of
  building on a site
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS 1 Site Selection

3
Intent

• Channel development to urban areas with existing
  infrastructure, protect greenfields and preserve
  habitat and natural resources
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS 2 Development Density Community
  Connectivity

4
Intent

• Rehabilitate damaged sites where development is
  complicated by environmental contamination,
  reducing pressure on undeveloped land
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS 3 Brownfield Redevelopment

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Intent

• Reduce pollution and land development impacts
  from automobile use
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS 4.1 Alternative Transportation (Public
  Transportation Access)
• SS 4.2 Alternative Transportation (Bicycle
  storage and
• changing rooms)
• SS 4.3 Alternative Transportation (Low-Emission
  Fuel-
• Efficient Vehicles)

6
Intent

• Reduce pollution and land development impacts
  from single occupancy vehicle use
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS4.4 Alternative Transportation (Parking
• Capacity)

7
Intent

• Conserve existing areas and restore damaged areas
  to provide habitat and promote biodiversity
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS 5.1 Site Development (Protect or Restore
  Habitat)

8
Intent

• Provide a high ratio of open space to development
  footprint to promote biodiversity
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS 5.2 Site Development (Maximize Open Space)

9
Intent

• Limit disruption of natural hydrology by reducing
  impervious cover, increasing on-site
  infiltration, and managing stormwater runoff
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS 6.1 Stormwater Design (Quantity Control)

10
Intent

• Reduce or eliminate water pollution by reducing
  impervious cover, increasing on-site
  infiltration, eliminating sources of
  contaminants, and removing pollutants from
  stormwater runoff
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS 6.2 Stormwater Design (Quality Control)

11
Intent

• Reduce heat Islands (Thermal gradient differences
  between developed and undeveloped areas) to
  minimize impact on microclimate and human and
  wildlife habitat
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS 7.1 Heat Island Effect (Non-roof)
• SS 7.2 Heat Island Effect (roof)

12
Intent

• Minimize light trespass from the building and
  site, reduce sky-glow to increase night sky
  access, improve nighttime visibility through
  glare reduction, and reduce development impact on
  nocturnal environments
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• SS 7 Light Pollution Reduction

13
Intent

• Limit or eliminate the use of potable water, or
  other natural surface or subsurface water
  resources available on or near the project site,
  for landscape irrigation
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• WE 1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping (Reduce by
  50)

14
Intent

• Eliminate the use of potable water, or other
  natural surface or subsurface water resources
  available on or near the project site, for
  landscape irrigation
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• WE 1.2 Water Efficient Landscaping
• (No Potable Water Use or NO Irrigation)

15
Intent

• Reduce generation of wastewater and potable water
  demand, while increasing the local aquifer
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• WE 2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies

16
Intent

• Maximize water efficiency within buildings to
  reduce the burden on municipal water supply and
  wastewater systems
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• WE 3.1 Water Use Reduction (20 Reduction)
• WE 3.2 Water Use Reduction (30 Reduction)

17
Intent

• Verify that the building's energy related systems
  are installed, calibrated and perform according
  to the owner's project requirements, basis of
  design, and construction documents
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EA Prerequisite 1 Fundamental Commissioning of
  the
• Building Energy Systems

18
Intent

• Establish the minimum level of energy efficiency
  for the proposed building and systems
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EA Prerequisite 2 Minimum Energy Performance

19
Intent

• Reduce Ozone Depletion
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EA Prerequisite 3 Fundamental Refrigerant
  Management

20
Intent

• Achieve Increasing levels of energy performance
  above the baseline in the prerequisite standard
  to reduce environmental and economic impacts
  associated with excessive energy use
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EA 1 Optimize Energy Performance

21
Intent

• Encourage and recognize increasing levels of
  on-site renewable energy self-supply in order to
  reduce environmental and economic impacts
  associated with fossil fuel energy use
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EA 2 On-site Renewable Energy

22
Intent

• Begin the commissioning process early during the
  design process and execute additional activities
  after systems performance verification is
  completed
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EA 3 Enhanced Commissioning

23
Intent

• Reduce ozone depletion and support early
  compliance with the Montreal Protocol while
  minimizing direct contributions to global warming
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EA 4 Enhanced Refrigerant Management

24
Intent

• Provide for the ongoing accountability of
  building energy consumption over time
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EA 5 Measurement and verification

25
Intent

• Encourage the development and use of grid-source,
  renewable energy technologies on a net zero
  pollution basis
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EA 6 Green Power

26
INtent

• Facilitate the reduction of waste generated by
  building occupants that is hauled to and disposed
  of in landfills
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• MR Prerequisite 1 Storage Collection of
  Recyclables

27
Intent

• Extend the life cycle of existing building stock,
  conserve resources, retain cultural resources,
  reduce waste, and reduce environmental impacts of
  new buildings as they relate to materials
  manufacturing and transport
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• MR 1.1 Building Reuse (Maintain 75 of existing
  walls floors and Roof)
• MR 1.2 Building Reuse (Maintain 95 of existing
  walls floors and Roof)
• MR 1.3 Building Reuse (Maintain 50 of interior
  non-structural elements)

28
Intent

• Divert construction and demolition debris from
  disposal in landfills and incinerators. Redirect
  recyclable recovered resources back to the
  manufacturing process. Redirect reusable
  materials to appropriate sites
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• MR 2.1 Construction Waste Management
• (Divert 50 from Disposal)
• MR 2.2 Construction Waste Management
• (Divert 75 from Disposal)

29
Intent

• Reuse building materials and products in order to
  reduce demand for virgin materials and to reduce
  waste, thereby reducing impacts associated with
  the extraction and processing of virgin resources
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• MR 3.1 Materials Reuse (5)
• MR 3.2 Materials Reuse (10)

30
Intent

• Increase demand for building products that
  incorporate recycled content materials, thereby
  reducing impacts resulting from extraction and
  processing of virgin materials
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• MR 4.1 Recycled Content
• (10) (Post consumer 1/2 pre-consumer)
• MR 4.2 Recycled Content
• (20) (Post consumer 1/2 pre-consumer)

31
Intent

• Increase demand for building materials and
  products that are extracted and manufactured
  within the region, thereby supporting the use of
  indigenous resources and reducing the
  environmental impacts resulting from
  transportation
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• MR 5.1 Regional Materials
• (10- extracted, processed and manufactured
  regionally)
• MR 5.2 Regional Materials
• (20- extracted, processed and manufactured
  regionally)

32
Intent

• Reduce the use and depletion of finite raw
  materials and long-cycle renewable materials by
  replacing them with rapidly renewable materials
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• MR 6 Rapidly Renewable Materials

33
Intent

• Encourage environmentally responsible forest
  management
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• MR 7 Certified Wood

34
Intent

• Establish minimum indoor air quality (IAQ)
  performance to enhance indoor air quality in
  buildings, thus contributing to the comfort and
  well being of the occupants
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ Prerequisite 1 Minimum IAQ Performance

35
Intent

• Minimize exposure of building occupants, indoor
  surfaces, and ventilation air distribution
  systems to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ Prerequisite 1 Environmental Tobacco Smoke
• (ETS) Control

36
Intent

• Provide capacity for ventilation system
  monitoring to help occupant comfort and well
  being
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ 1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring

37
Intent

• Provide additional outdoor air ventilation to
  improve indoor air quality for improved occupant
  comfort, well-being and productivity.
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ 2 Increased Ventilation

38
Intent

• Reduce indoor air quality problems resulting from
  the construction / renovation process in order to
  help sustain the comfort and well being of
  construction workers and building occupants
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ 3.1 Construction IAQ Management Plan
• (During Construction)
• EQ 3.2 Construction IAQ Management Plan
• (Before Occupancy)

39
Intent

• Reduce the quantity of indoor air contaminants
  that are odorous, irritating and/or harmful to
  the comfort and well-being of installers and
  occupants
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ 4.1 Low-Emitting Materials (Adhesives and
  Sealants)
• EQ 4.2 Low-Emitting Materials (Paint and
  Coatings)
• EQ 4.2 Low-Emitting Materials (Carpet Systems)
• EQ 4.2 Composite Wood Agrifiber Products

40
Intent

• Minimize exposure of building occupants to
  potentially hazardous particulates and chemical
  pollutants
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ 5 Indoor Chemical Pollutant Source Control

41
Intent

• Provide a high level of lighting system control
  by individual occupants or by specific groups in
  multi-occupant spaces (i.e., classrooms or
  conference areas) to promote the productivity,
  comfort and well-being of building occupants
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ 6.1 Controllability of Systems (Lighting)

42
Intent

• Provide a high level of thermal comfort control
  by individual occupants or by specific groups in
  multi-occupant spaces (i.e., classrooms or
  conference areas) to promote the productivity,
  comfort and well-being of building occupants
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ 6.2 Controllability of Systems (Thermal
  Comfort)

43
Intent

• Provide a comfortable thermal environment that
  supports the productivity and well-being of
  building occupants
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ 7.1 Thermal Comfort (Design)

44
Intent

• Provide for the assessment of building thermal
  comfort over time
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ 7.2 Thermal Comfort (Verification)

45
Intent

• Provide for the building occupants a connection
  between indoor spaces and the outdoors through
  the introduction of daylight and views into the
  regularly occupied areas of the building
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• EQ 8.1 Daylight and Views (Daylight 75 of
  spaces)
• EQ 8.2 Daylight and Views (Daylight 90 of
  spaces)

46
Intent

• To provide design teams and projects the
  opportunity to be awarded points for exceptional
  performance above the requirements set by the
  LEED for New Construction Green Building Rating
  System and/or innovative performance in Green
  Building categories not specifically address by
  this rating system
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• ID 1.1 Innovation in Design
• ID 1.2 Innovation in Design
• ID 1.2 Innovation in Design
• ID 1.2 Innovation in Design

47
Intent

• To support and encourage the design integration
  required by a LEED for New Construction green
  building project and to streamline the
  application and certification process
• LEED Credit that satisfies the intent
• Abbrev and Credit Title
• ID 2 LEED Accredited Professional