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ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE

Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite

OPERATIONAL CARBON PROJECTION AND DECARBONIZATION PLAN

EAp1

REQUIRED

New Construction Core and Shell

INTENT

To enable building stakeholders to visualize how their current design decisions will impact their project’s long-term operational carbon emissions and to ensure that stakeholders are planning for low-carbon outcomes from the project’s inception.

REQUIREMENTS

Achievement Pathways	Points
New Construction and Core and Shell	N/A
Design Analysis
AND	AND
Site Energy Estimate	Site Energy Estimate
AND	AND
Review Carbon Projection	Review Carbon Projection
AND	AND
Decarbonization Plan	Decarbonization Plan
Path 1. Design for Electrification	Path 1. Design for Electrification
OR	OR
Path 2. Plan for Decarbonization	Path 2. Plan for Decarbonization

Comply with the following requirements.

Design Analysis

Analyze efficiency, peak load reduction, and decarbonization measures during the early stages of the design process and account for the results in design decision-making using at least one of the following methodologies:

• Simplified energy modeling

• Analysis from similar projects

• Analysis from published data

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