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Creating a comprehensive database
USGBC’s Building Performance Partnership (BPP) engages commercial and residential LEED building owners and managers in an effort to optimize the performance of buildings through data collection, analysis and action. This partnership among USGBC and the thousands of LEED project owners will result in the population of a comprehensive green building performance database, enable standardization of reporting metrics and analytics, and establish new performance benchmarks.
USGBC’s BPP participants are eligible for annual performance reports, report cards and real-time data interfaces to aid in their building performance goals. Together, USGBC and BPP participants will transform the way the world views building operations.
Additional Questions
- Was signing up for the Building Performance Partnership straightforward?
- If the project team has been signed up for BPP for greater than a month and gotten monthly reports, what is the impression of the value of these reports?
- How much did energy monitoring system/water sub-meter cost?
Credit Submittals
General
- Register for Pilot Credit(s) here.
- Register a username at LEEDuser.com, and participate in online forum
- Submit feedback survey; supply PDF of your survey/confirmation of completion with credit documentation
Credit Specific
- Option 1: Provide proof that the energy monitoring system installed meets the requirements
- Option 1: Provide a landscape plan that includes the size of the landscaped area. If greater than 1,000 ft2 provide documentation of the make and model number of the sub-meter.
- Option 2: Provide a printout that demonstrates that all applicable utility ac-counts have signed up for BPP.
USGBC
Excerpted from LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations
COPYRIGHT © 2009 BY THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDPilot Credit 38: Advanced Utility Tracking
Intent
Requirements
Case 1: Single Family
Option 1: Energy & Water
1. Install an advanced energy monitoring system that meets the following re-quirements:
- Meters must be permanently installed,
- Record at intervals of 1 hour or less
- Transmit data to the homeowner or occupant at a remote location (e.g, computer, in house display).
- Separate energy usage information for at least four end uses such as space conditioning, water heating, and major plug loads.
2. Irrigation Meter. If an automatic in-ground irrigation system is part of the home project and the landscape irrigated area is larger than 1000 square feet, a sub-meter must be installed to monitor all irrigation system compo-nents.
AND/OR
Option 2: Building Performance Partnership
Homeowner must enroll in the USGBC Building Performance Partnership (BPP) for all applicable utility accounts, prior to submitting for LEED Certification.
Case 2: Multi-Family
Option 1: Energy & Water
1. Install an advanced energy monitoring system for each unit that meets the following requirements:
- Meters must be permanently installed,
- Record at intervals of 1 hour or less
- Transmit data to the homeowner or occupant at a remote location (e.g, computer, in house display).
- Separate energy usage information for at least four end uses such as space conditioning, water heating, and major plug loads.
2. Irrigation Meter. If an automatic in-ground irrigation system is part of the home project and the landscape irrigated area is larger than 1000 square feet, a sub-meter must be installed to monitor all irrigation system compo-nents.
AND/OR
Option 2: Building Performance Partnership
Path 1: Whole Building Master Meter: Building owner must enroll in the USGBC Building Performance Partnership (BPP) for all applicable utility ac-counts, prior to submitting for LEED Certification.
OR
Path 2: Individual Unit Meters: At least 50% of unit owners or occupants must enroll in the USGBC Building Performance Partnership (BPP) for all applicable utility accounts, prior to submitting for LEED Certification.
MID-RISE
Option 1: Energy & Water
1. Install an advanced energy monitoring system for each unit that meets the following requirements:
- Meters must be permanently installed,
- Record at intervals of 1 hour or less
- Transmit data to the homeowner or occupant at a remote location (e.g, computer, in house display).
- Separate energy usage information for at least four end uses such as space conditioning, water heating, and major plug loads.
2. Irrigation Meter. If an automatic in-ground irrigation system is part of the home project and the landscape irrigated area is larger than 1000 square feet, a sub-meter must be installed to monitor all irrigation system compo-nents.
AND/OR
Option 2: Building Performance Partnership
Path 1: Whole Building Master Meter: Building owner must enroll in the USGBC Building Performance Partnership (BPP) for all applicable utility ac-counts, prior to submitting for LEED Certification.
OR
Path 2: Individual Unit Meters: At least 50% of unit owners or occupants must enroll in the USGBC Building Performance Partnership (BPP) for all applicable utility accounts, prior to submitting for LEED Certification.
Potential Technologies & Strategies
Organizations
LEED Pilot Credit Library
The homepage for the LEED Pilot Credit Library. The LEED Pilot Credit Library is intended to facilitate the introduction of new prerequisites and credits to LEED. This process will allow USGBC to test and refine credits through LEED 2009 project evaluations before they are sent through the balloting process for introduction into LEED.
Articles
Foundations of LEED
Background for the LEED Pilot Credit Library is provided in this foundational document.
LEEDuser is produced by BuildingGreen, Inc., with YR&G authoring most of the original content. LEEDuser enjoys ongoing collaboration with USGBC.
4 Comments
USGBC BPP
How do i as the Homeowner, "enroll in the USGBC Building Performance Partnership (BPP) for all applicable utility accounts, prior to submitting for LEED Certification."? By registering for the pilot credit, was that enough or does my LEED green rater enroll?
LEED for Home Multi-Family
Has anyone ever certified a multi-family construction project? Just wanted to see how the process was and if we are on top of everything.
Nate, it would help to answer your question if you had anything more specific you were wondering about. Thanks.
Anyone tried using Wegowise for this?
I just saw the announcement that Wegowise is offering a one-year trial to LfH certified projects. Has anyone tried it? https://usgbc.wegowise.com/
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