LEED v5 BD+C Rating System_November 2025_clean - Page 110
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REQUIREMENTS: CORE AND SHELL
| Achievement Pathways | Points |
|---|---|
Core and Shell | 1–7 |
Option 1. Prescriptive Path | 1–7 |
Path 1. Regulated Loads | 1–6 |
Case 1.ASHRAE 90.1-2019 | 1–5 |
OR | |
Case 2.ASHRAE 90.1-2022 | 2–6 |
AND/OR | |
Path 2. Plug and Process Loads (PPLs) | 1–3 |
Case 1. Plug Load Management | 1 |
AND/OR | |
Case 2. Efficient Plug and Process Load Equipment | 1–3 |
OR | |
Option 2. Energy Simulation | 1–7 |
Path 1. Percentage Reduction Excluding On-Site Renewable Contribution | 1–7 |
OR | |
Path 2. Percentage Reduction Including On-Site Renewable Contribution | 1–7 |
Option 1. Prescriptive Path (1–7 points)
Pursue Path 1 and/or Path 2 for a maximum of 7 points.
PATH 1. REGULATED LOADS (1–6 POINTS)
Points are awarded according to Table 6, using either Case 1 or Case 2.
Case 1. ASHRAE 90.1-2019 (1–5 points)
Available only to projects registered before January 1, 2028.
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Comply with the provisions of ASHRAE 90.1-2019, Sections 5–10.
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Implement Additional Efficiency Requirements credits calculated per ASHRAE 90.1- 2022, Section 11, from the list of eligible measures referenced below. Where ASHRAE 90.1-2022, Section 11, references the prescriptive requirements of ASHRAE 90.1-2022, Sections 5–10, such as lighting power density or equipment efficiency, replace with the matching prescriptive values in ASHRAE 90.1-2019 .
o Central systems . Earn 1 point for every 13 energy credits where the LEED BD+C:
Core and Shell project includes a central HVAC system or service water heating system that includes chillers, boilers, service water heating equipment, or loop pumping systems with heat rejection.
o All others . Earn 1 point for every nine energy credits for all other LEED BD+C: Core
and Shell projects.
OR
U.S. Green Building Council LEED v5 Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction, November 2025 Edition 103