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Energy and Atmosphere Credit
ELECTRIFICATION
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New Construction (1–5 points): 5 points are required for LEED BD+C: New Construction Platinum projects Core and Shell (1–4 points): 4 points are required for LEED BD+C: Core and Shell Platinum projects
INTENT
To encourage buildings to be designed so they do not depend on burning fuel on-site, leading to better indoor and outdoor air quality and to low carbon operations as the grid decarbonizes.
REQUIREMENTS: NEW CONSTRUCTION
| Achievement pathways | Points |
|---|---|
| New Construction | 1–5 |
| Option 1. No On-Site Combustion | 5 |
| OR | |
| Option 2. No On-Site Combustion Except at Low Temperatures | 1–4 |
| Path 1. Space Heating | 2 |
| AND/OR | |
| Path 2. Service Water Heating | 1 |
| AND/OR | |
| Path 3. Cooking and Other Process Loads | 1 |
Option 1. No On-site Combustion (5 points)
Design and operate the project from start-up with no on-site combustion except for emergency support systems.
Combined weighted average equipment efficiency for space heating and service water heating (SWH) must be at least 1.8 coefficient of performance (COP).
The following equipment may be excluded from the COP determination:
- Space heating equipment in climate zones 0–2.
- Supplemental heating equipment designed only for operation at low temperatures.
- SWH equipment in nonresidential spaces complying with the point-of-use water
heater criteria in ASHRAE 90.1-2022, Section 11.5.2.3.3, W05, without exceptions.
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