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PATH 2. DECARBONIZATION PLAN

Incorporating assumptions about future tenants into the plan is important, but that’s not the plan’s main priority. The plan should focus on the base building and equipment elements within the scope of work. It should include some elements of preparing for future equipment electrification and retiring combustion-based equipment. For example, strategies like increased electrical panel capacity, adequate access for future equipment modernization, and identifying retrofit opportunities during tenant buildout/turnover.

DOCUMENTATION
Project
types		OptionsPathsDocumentation
New
Construction
and
Core and
Shell		AllAllDesign analysis during the early project design phase
analyzed energy efficiency, peak load reduction, and
decarbonization strategies for their impact on long-
term operational carbon emissions.
New
Construction
and
Core and
Shell		AllAllEstimated total annual energy use of each energy
source (electricity, natural gas chilled water, steam,
etc.) and the annual energy use for each of the
following end-uses: space heating; service hot water;
cooking; cooling; refrigeration; ventilation; plug and
process loads; other.
New
Construction
and
Core and
Shell		AllAllFor projects subject to BPS, provide ordinance-
specific BAU carbon projection showing energy and/or
carbon caps applicable to the project, and, if
applicable, annual fines for exceeding caps over a 25-
year period (only for projects subject to a building
performance standard).
New
Construction
and
Core and
Shell		AllAllAttest that design analysis was performed.
New
Construction
and
Core and
Shell		AllAllConfirm building owner or owner’s rep has reviewed
the carbon projection.
New
Construction
and
Core and
Shell		AllAllProvide supplied energy types and estimated annual
amounts used.
New
Construction
and
Core and
Shell		Decarbonization
plan		Path 1Achieve four or five points for_EAc1: Electrification_.
New
Construction
and
Core and
Shell		Decarbonization
plan		Path 2Evidence of a decarbonization plan with the required
elements. Plan summary and excerpts are acceptable
if the full plan exceeds two pages.
REFERENCED STANDARDS
  • None.

U.S. Green Building Council LEED v5 Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction, April 2025 Launch Edition 208

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