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• Daily average . The value representative of all the regular building occupants for a typical 24-hour day of operation. If numbers vary seasonally, use occupancy numbers that are a representative daily average over the entire operating season of the building.

  • Peak total . The value representative of the highest number of occupants expected in the project at one time (e.g., shift overlap, events). Sometimes this value may be generated by the building code for fire safety, but a lower number can be used if justified.

If using default occupancy counts from Table 1, these must be used as the daily average and peak occupancy values.

Peak outpatients are the highest number of outpatients at a given point in a typical 24-hour period.

EQUIVALENCIES

The LEED rating system is written based on the most up-to-date and widely available standards. However, alternative standards or compliance paths may also be available to project teams. The Project Priority Library includes a list of equivalencies and alternative compliance paths available by credit, project type, or region.

If there is no guidance available allowing an equivalency or alternative compliance path, project teams may submit a request for USGBC to determine equivalency.

LEED PLATINUM REQUIREMENTS

LEED v5 has added specific requirements to advance decarbonization goals for achieving Platinum certification. In addition to earning all prerequisites and enough credits to reach the overall Platinum point threshold, all Platinum projects must achieve decarbonization requirements in the following credits:

LEED BD+C

• EAc1 Electrification

• EAc3 Enhanced Energy Efficiency

• EAc4 Renewable Energy

• MRc2 Reduce Embodied Carbon

LEED ID+C

• EAc1 Electrification

• EAc2 Enhanced Energy Efficiency

• EAc3 Renewable Energy

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