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Chapter : 9
Bonus Categories

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the presentation are compiled by the author
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Main Categories & Bonus Categories

100 Pts 10 Pts

Innovation (6 pts) Regional Priority(4

pts)
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CREDIT TITLE NC CS Sc Rt Hc Hs DC WD

IN C1 Innovation 5

IN C2 LEED AP 1

RP C1 Regional Priority 4

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Innovation (6 pts)

Innovation– 5 Pts LEED AP(1 pt)

• Atleast 1 Principal
Awarded to projects which achieve participant should be LEED
exceptional performance in •LEED AP helps streamlining
sustainability above the requirements the application and
set by the LEED Green Building Rating certification process.
System
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IN C1 Innovation

Design

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5

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Intent

• Encourage projects to achieve exceptional or

innovative performance

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Innovation– 5 Pts

Option 1- 1 pt Option 2- 1 pt Option 3- 3 pts

and/
Innovative and/or Pilot Credit Innovation – 1-3 pts
or
Criteria Pilot – 1-3 Pts
Exemplary
performance -1-2 pts
Tip: Borrow credits from
other LEED rating systems
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Requirements: Option 1 - Innovation

1 point

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Requirements: Option 2 – Pilot

1 point

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Requirements: Option 3 – Additional

Strategies – 1 to 3 Points

20 % 40 % Exemplary
50 % 95 – 100 %
Exemplary

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IN C2 LEED Accredited
Professional
Design

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Intent

• Encourage the team integration required by a

LEED project and to streamline the application
and certification process.

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Requirements
• At least one principal participant of the project team
must be a LEED Accredited Professional (AP) with a
specialty appropriate for the project.

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RP C1 Regional Priority

Design

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Intent

• Provide an incentive for the achievement of

credits that address geographically specific
environmental, social equity, and public health
priorities.

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Requirements
• Earn up to four of the six Regional Priority credits.

• These credits have been identified by the USGBC

regional councils and chapters as having additional
regional importance for the project’s region. A database
of Regional Priority credits and their geographic
applicability is available on the USGBC website,
http://www.usgbc.org.

• One point is awarded for each Regional Priority credit

achieved, up to a maximum of four.
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Requirements

6 credits
per region

4 credits
maximum

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