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.. 'USGBC . - ~ - • . • • • . ~ • . Page 5 0~ 17 • LEEDT!~ Green Building SihrerrM: for buildings that eam 61-70% (27-30~ o,€the;., w_ availabie ~credits ~ - ~ - . . ~ .. . . :~~:: _ ~ • LEEDT~ Green Buildin B .,;. ., , ~ . ; , . _ . ' ::.. .. ,.; t „- -. . 9~erM: for biuildings.ttiat eam 50-60%. (22 26~ ofthe:.,-ry. :• _ :. . ~ ~ available credits T ~ ,.. . t .,'I ~. r . r=~' ' ~~ s. ~ ,.:. A 1@ YP.1f~ ~U1@"f ~ ~ . :` ~BC: or ~ts. Ratina , ~;. . - ~~ -~' -- -t -aPP~Y'f . " ~th~total poirits ,~ : - ..~ . ~ - . ;,,f . .~t~ t~', Credit Equivalence ~ ~ : _ ~ - . . . Under certain circumstances an action ~nn'll be'take.ln that will comply with the spirit, though not necessariy the letter. of the comp~iance cMena, ~ ~ . _. Under these arcumstanoes, the appikant must demonstrate that the actions takeri ~re ~ substantiaily similarin impact to the relevant criteria and request credit fior those ac~r~s. Areas where substantiai equivalence is being ciaimed must be clearly indicated on the application and the appropriate documer~tafion provided to support the'ciaim. Credit ~ equivalence may only be claimed or~ specific points and will be limited to a maximum of 3 credits per application. ., . : • . ,~ ~ ~.. : •. ` . '.. • 4 ... ~•~~. , . .,:~ ; ': t ~ in addition; the U$GBC v~h'It present art ~av~a~r~~~e~~•~~ ~u~d~n ; a LEED'~ Buildin g with-the' hi ghes f s c~ e f o ~ ~ ye a r. in ~addi~on, the U Body will present': LEEDP-~ Pion~er(t designation for ~exisfir~g buildings APPrca~onsfor a~tEEDT~ p• `- 1H~ori vv~li be~: Y.~' 1O~`~.d~9. s~ons~dered`o withiri.e~dsting Ra~ng System criteria~and must ~~ iette afifeast 40~ c available.. Normal appli+~q~ti fi~~aPRh+ for:~A`i~'~dl~na~o~: '.--~ ~ Applicability, of Referenced Standards: . ., ~ ~ - Beginning January ~,1998. LEED( ra~ng.s!ystern q~te~a ~n'i~ ~~~ ~Q j~ef than every ~. 3 years, unless compiiance with a particuiar standard is required by Ixai bt~ilding ~ regulations. Under extraordinary circurnsta~ces~ the Counc~'I may use its c~onsensus .-~~~-. proc~ss'to modify criteria before the end of the three-year period. .~~ ~ •. ~~ . Compl~ance Support Deta~ about the apptication and cax~pfiance process, key summaries of ali of th~ :~~~ standards referenced in tt~e Rating System Criteria, as weq as a~ list of d esign assistance resources cart be found in.the LEEDTM~ Btu'Idmg pesig~ qs~~noe Manual. oc.are availabie.. in their entirety firom~the U.S. Green Bui'Iding Couna'{: ~ ~ ~ .~ .. . RATING SYSTEM PREREQUISITES T~ ~ ASBESTOS ~ ~ For all buildings; the building owner's prime design professionai of record (architect or engineer) must submit a signed and sealed statement certifying in their professional opi~ion that the building is either (1) free of asbestos containing material pursuant to OSHA asbestos regulations goveming building owners, 29 CFF{ Par; 1 r2~ iri~;i~:~iirt:• ~; ;;t=.:= ~ (communication of hazards and testing)~ or ~z) complies with the OSHA Part 1926~ asbestos rule for protection from human exposure~ training, hazard cornmunication. and otheF applicable OSHA Part 1926 requirements for buitding owners. Any building • renovation must demonstrate compliance with EPA regulations requiring management of ~ asbestos under NESHAP. _ _ BUILDING COMMISSIONING ~ ^ ~ • For buildings lar~er than 50,000 habitable square ~eet, commission the building according to the "GSA Model Commissionina Plan a~r~ r~ ~~~to e.,e,.:~;,..,.:,,..,.:N ~ . ~or buildings less than 50,000 habitable~square feet; commission the building,according to he Bonneville Power Administration's Building Commissioning Guidelines-Second Edition. .., http://www.usgbc.org/programs/leed.htm 8/1 I/98 ~