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Site Energy Estimate

Estimate the amount of each type of energy the project will use annually in terms of site energy and submit the data to USGBC.

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Review Carbon Projection

Using the annual energy use data submitted, the project’s current grid data, and the project’s location, USGBC will generate a business as usual (BAU) projection of the project’s carbon emissions from energy use from the present through a 25-year period.

Projects subject to a carbon-based building performance standard (BPS) must create an ordinance-specific BAU with a carbon projection based on the electrical coefficients as defined in the ordinance and with an overlay showing the caps applicable to the project. If applicable, calculate the assessed annual fines or fees that will apply for exceeding the caps, and the cumulative fines or fees over a 25-year period.

The building owner or owner’s representative shall attest that they have reviewed the BAU carbon projections and fee projection.

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Decarbonization Plan

PATH 1. DESIGN FOR ELECTRIFICATION

Earn 4 or 5 points in EAc1: Electrification .

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PATH 2. PLAN FOR DECARBONIZATION

Create a plan detailing how decarbonization could be achieved through a 25-year period. The building owner or owner’s representative shall attest that they have reviewed the decarbonization plan.

- The plan shall be a narrative no more than two pages in length.

- The narrative shall describe the retrofits to be made, with the approximate timeline

and cost of each of the retrofit measures.

- Equipment and/or building materials that will be discarded due to the required

retrofits should be described along with new equipment to be purchased.

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