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Table 1. Required reductions for SDPs and five-year plans

Points	SDP on-site combustion emissions reduction	SDP site energy use reduction	Sum of five-year reductions of on-site combustion emissions and site energy use
2	≥ 50%	≥ 20%	≥ 10%
3	≥ 75%	≥ 25%	≥ 10%
4	100%	≥ 30%	≥ 10%

Projects that earn a minimum of seven points in EAc2: Optimized Energy Performance or that have process loads that equal 30% or more of their site energy must meet the requirements in Table 2. For the 12-month reporting period, on-site combustion must represent at least 25% of site energy for a project pursuing three or four points in Table 2.

Table 2. Required reductions for SDPs and five-year plans for high-performing projects

Points	SDP on-site combustion emissions reduction	SDP site energy use reduction	Sum of five-year reduction of on-site combustion emissions and site energy use
2	≥ 50%	≥ 10%	≥ 5%
3	≥ 75%	≥ 12%	≥ 5%
4	100%	≥ 15%	≥ 5%

Table 3. Required process for strategic decarbonization plan and five-year capital plan

Phase	Action
Pre-planning	Create project team: Include, at least, team leader; owner or owner’s representative; energy expert or mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineer; expert on the building’s operations; financial expert and/or asset manager; architect; someone with construction experience; and cost estimator. The team list must include name, company, and expertise.
Pre-planning	Create carbon business as usual (BAU): Basic BAU will be provided by USGBC. Projects subject to building performance standards (BPSs) must create energy and/or carbon BAUs as per_EAp1: Carbon Projection from Energy Use._
Pre-planning	Create financial BAU: Use estimated costs of energy, cost to replace major equipment in kind, and carbon or energy fees
Pre-planning	Develop inventories: Develop these for equipment and system information, including end of useful life for major equipment.
Pre-planning	Create end-use analysis: Create breakdown of energy use by type and system. Determine the percent of each type of energy used for heating, servicing hot water, cooking, and other process loads.
Pre-planning	Collect energy-related analyses: Include any audits, retro-commissioning reports, and other energy-related analyses that have been performed.
Pre-planning	Create a list of trigger events and a timeline: Include replacement of major equipment or façade elements, refinancing, sunsetting of incentives, asset repositioning, etc.
Pre-planning	Develop conceptual plans: Develop at least two with a rough estimate carbon impact analysis, including at least one that achieves an estimated reduction of on-site combustion emissions > 90%.
Planning	Conduct a design charette: This may be in-person, virtual, or hybrid, and should include as many team members as possible. Present materials developed in the pre-

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