Exemplary Performance Approaches for EBOM IOc1

Use this list as a guide to Exemplary PerformanceIn LEED, certain credits have established thresholds beyond basic credit achievement. Meeting these thresholds can earn additional points through Innovation in Design (ID) or Innovation in Operations (IO) points. As a general rule of thumb, ID credits for exemplary performance are awarded for doubling the credit requirements and/or achieving the next incremental percentage threshold. However, this rule varies on a case by case basis, so check the credit requirements. approaches that are available through IOc1, Path 2. The list is sorted by ease of achievement, from credits that are more commonly achieved, to moderate difficulty, to credits that are considered tougher.

The actual accessibility of any given approach depends on your project’s specific circumstances, of course.

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 SSc5: Site Development—Protect or Restore Open Habitat 

Any team can achieve this credit through an agreement to improve or maintain offsite areas, and some projects may have enough area to do it onsite.

Baseline credit requirements: Cover at least 25% of site, excluding footprint, or 5% of total site (whichever is greater), with native or adapted vegetationAdapted (or introduced) plants...

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Reynaldo Castro Mar 11 2010

Limits on Exemplary Performance Points

For clarification: if a building were to acheive more than 3 exemplary performanceIn LEED, certain credits have established thresholds beyond basic credit achievement. Meeting these thresholds can earn additional points through Innovation in Design (ID) or Innovation in Operations (IO) points. As a general rule of thumb, ID credits for exemplary performance are awarded for doubling the credit requirements and/or achieving the next incremental percentage threshold. However, this rule varies on a case by case basis, so check the credit requirements. points, only three will be counted toward the building's actual certification?

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Tristan Roberts replied Editor – LEEDuser, BuildingGreen, LLC Mar 11 2010

Yes, that's right. To put it more specifically: you can achieve the Exemplary PerformanceIn LEED, certain credits have established thresholds beyond basic credit achievement. Meeting these thresholds can earn additional points through Innovation in Design (ID) or Innovation in Operations (IO) points. As a general rule of thumb, ID credits for exemplary performance are awarded for doubling the credit requirements and/or achieving the next incremental percentage threshold. However, this rule varies on a case by case basis, so check the credit requirements. thresholds for as many credits as you like, but you can't earn more than three points in IOc1 for doing so. A fourth point can be earned via IOc1 for innovation, however.

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