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d. When a pilot credit is at least one year old, staff will prepare a report summarizing the results of the pilot, including
information on the number and types of pilot participants, achievement of evaluation criteria, changes to the proposed language during the pilot and rationale, and other information that will guide the consensus committee in its decision on final approval.
- For year-old pilot credits, the relevant consensus committee(s) will recommend to LSC one of the following outcomes and request that LSC weigh in on such recommendation: (i) closing the pilot credit and removing it from future consideration; (ii) keeping it in the pilot credit library; (iii) moving it to the innovation catalog for consideration in future versions of the rating systems (if the pilot credit is approved for inclusion in the innovation catalog and/or a draft update to the rating systems and no public comment and ballot process is underway, the pilot credit will remain in the innovation catalog until the next public comment and ballot cycle begins); or (iv) incorporating it into the current rating systems as a new compliance path.
After LSC provides its feedback to the proposed outcome, the relevant consensus committee will have final approval on pilot credit decisions affecting its rating system. Pilot testing of credits can, and often will, be concurrent with the public comment and ballot process of the LEED rating systems.
Beta Versions
In order to test the changes to the LEED rating system for an entire rating system, projects may use a beta version offered by the relevant consensus committee. In a process as set forth for the approval of pilot credits, the relevant consensus committee approves the system for beta use by projects. Project teams follow the same process for submittal and review for certification as for any other active version of the rating system. Certification is awarded to projects if achieved. The beta version of a rating system may remain open for use either for certification to the full rating system or for credit substitution during the development of the next version of the rating system. No beta rating system can be required to be used until it has completed ballot.
VII. APPENDIX 2: REVISIONS TO LEED AND BALLOTING
LEED is developed in a manner that ensures openness, transparency and consensus. Any substantive changes to LEED including the addition, deletion, or substantive revision of prerequisites, credits or credit point values, must be developed and balloted pursuant to the procedures below. Addenda shall follow the process as set forth in Appendix 3, Changes.
A. Development Process
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Proposals for a change to LEED may be submitted by any person at any time. Staff shall maintain a record of all such proposals received and offer them to the LSC and relevant consensus committee for review at the discretion of LSC and/or the consensus committee.
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From time to time, the relevant consensus committee or the LSC may identify specific individual credits, prerequisites, or the entirety of LEED rating system, for public input and review. USGBC shall announce the credits/prerequisites/rating system to be reviewed and shall give opportunity for thirty days following such announcement (“Proposal Period”) for the public to propose changes (“proposals”) to such identified credits/prerequisites/rating systems. Proposals previously submitted but not reviewed relating to the credits/prerequisites/rating system to be reviewed shall be considered submitted in the Proposal Period so long as they meet the Threshold Requirements. Threshold Requirements for all proposals to change LEED credits or prerequisites are as follows:
a. Proposals shall be expressed in terms of actual edits to existing LEED language using tools provided by USGBC.
Although USGBC welcomes receiving suggestions for changes to the entirety of the system, only proposed edits to existing LEED language shall be required to be considered; wholesale changes may be considered in the complete discretion of USGBC staff and the relevant consensus committee. Multiple proposals for change from the same person/organization for each LEED credit shall be permitted.
b. Proposals for change must be specific.
c. The rationale and technical justification for each proposal for change must be provided and must be technical in nature.
At the end of the Proposal Period, all proposals for change received shall be reviewed and considered by the relevant consensus committee, with the following exception: USGBC staff will notify submitters of proposals for change that do not
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