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Envelope commissioning must address any potential impact of the roof mounts on the building enclosure integrity, including thermal bridging and/or moisture intrusion.
Interconnection pathways Dedicated areas must be designed for future inverters and metering equipment, and pathways reserved for conduit routing. These interconnection pathways must specifically address anticipated tenant design configurations. For example, for distributed net-metering of each tenant’s electricity, the design should accommodate conduit pathways to the projected location for each tenant electrical panel and should reserve nearby space for inverters and other equipment. For projects where solar thermal hydronic systems may be installed, the design should address pathways for routing of plumbing.
Electrical service Sufficient electrical space must be permanently reserved and marked for future solar electric use within the main electrical service panel.
LEED Platinum Requirements
To achieve LEED Platinum, projects must supply 100% of energy usage from any combination of Tier 1, Tier 2, and/or Tier 3 renewable energy:
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New construction . 100% of total annual site energy usage
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Core and Shell . 100% of total annual base building site energy usage
Refer to the Project Priorities Library for regional compliance alternatives.
DOCUMENTATION
| Project types | Options | Paths | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Construction and Core and Shell | All | All | For third-party-owned systems, provide a purchase letter or contract of commitment showing renewable energy for targeted point threshold, including confirmation of renewable attribute ownership, quantity of renewable energy, type of renewable energy, country or region, duration of contract, and commercial operations date (COD). |
| New Construction and Core and Shell | All | All | Confirmation of renewable attribute ownership by building owner. |
| New Construction and Core and Shell | All | All | For shared RE attributes, provide confirmation of allocation of attributes to the project. Documentation from owner’s representative confirming the capacity/generation that is allocated to the project building and confirming that this capacity/generation will double count toward any other LEED projects, only for projects that share on-site |
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