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LEED 215

LEED-accredited professional, credit no. 2 One point is credited to the project
for a design team that has a member who has successfully completed the LEED
accreditation examination.

CREDIT SUMMARY

Sustainable sites 10 points
Water efficiency 3 points
Energy and atmosphere 8 points

Material and resources 9 points
Indoor environmental quality 10 points

Innovation in design 2 points
The grand total is 42 points.

OPTIMIZED ENERGY PERFORMANCE SCORING POINTS
Additional LEED points are awarded for building efficiency levels, as shown in
Table 5.5.
Project certification is based on the cumulated points, as shown in Table 5.6.

TABLE 5.5 LEED CERTIFICATION CATEGORIES
AND ASSOCIATED POINTS

% INCREASE IN ENERGY PERFORMANCE
NEW BUILDINGS EXISTING BUILDINGS POINTS
15 5 1
20 10 2
25 15 3
30 20 4
35 25 5
40 30 6
45 35 7
50 40 8
55 45 9
60 50 10