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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:blue'>Thanks for posting
this. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:blue'>It’s too bad, as
now I know we will likely not pursue EQ credit 5 or 7. Often we have to
give up one or both of those to get back better overall building performance.
Sure there are other ways, but LEED is (or was?) about having choices among
credits to achieve accreditation, which this decree takes away. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> BLDG-<st1:stockticker
w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>@gard.com [mailto:BLDG-<st1:stockticker w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>@gard.com]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Dahlstrom, Aaron<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, <st1:date Year="2007"
Day="22" Month="6" ls="trans" w:st="on">June 22, 2007</st1:date> <st1:time
Minute="24" Hour="14" w:st="on">2:24 PM</st1:time><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> BLDG-<st1:stockticker w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>@gard.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [BLDG-<st1:stockticker
w:st="on">SIM</st1:stockticker>] LEEDR Optimize Energy Performance, Mandatory
Point Minimum Approved by USGBC Membership</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> USGBC
[mailto:usgbc@usgbc.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, <st1:date Year="2007"
Day="22" Month="6" ls="trans" w:st="on">June 22, 2007</st1:date> <st1:time
Minute="30" Hour="12" w:st="on">12:30 PM</st1:time><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> LEED® Optimize Energy
Performance, Mandatory Point Minimum Approved by USGBC Membership</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In
accordance with direction from its Board of Directors and its LEED Steering
Committee to immediately increase the LEED Green Building Rating System's
impact in reducing building energy related greenhouse gas emissions,
USGBC’s membership has approved the update of all balloted commercial
LEED Green Building Rating Systems with the following change: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All LEED
projects are required to achieve at least two (2) Optimize Energy Performance
points. This requirement is mandatory for all LEED projects registering
after <st1:date Year="2007" Day="26" Month="6" ls="trans" w:st="on">June 26,
2007</st1:date>. Projects registered prior to <st1:date Year="2007"
Day="26" Month="6" ls="trans" w:st="on">June 26, 2007</st1:date> will not be
held to this requirement; however USGBC encourages all LEED projects to strive
to achieve building energy performance commensurate with this new
requirement. LEED for Homes and LEED for Neighborhood Development
projects are exempt from this requirement. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To help
projects achieve this new mandate, a prescriptive path has been developed for
all LEED for New Construction, LEED for Core and Shell, LEED for Schools and
LEED for Retail projects. When complete, this prescriptive path will be
outlined in the appropriate rating system documents <a
href="http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=222&">available here.
</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The two
mandatory points will count towards a project's LEED certification. Project
teams will be reminded of this change at time of registration, through LEED
Online, and illustrated in the rating system and reference guide
documents. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=2303">Go here</a> to view
the current Optimize Energy Performance credits in LEED for New Construction, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Existing</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Buildings</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, Commercial Interiors and Core
& Shell, and the changes that are required.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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