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TABLE 2.6 USE OF LEED CREDITS IN GOLD AND PLATINUM PROJECTS
PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE OF
PLATINUM PROJECTS GOLD PROJECTS
AWARDED THIS AWARDED THIS
LEED CREDIT CATEGORY CREDIT (N = 25) CREDIT (N = 105)
1. Site restoration (SSc5.2) 88 61
2. Stormwater control (SSc6.1) 96 61
3. Urban heat island effect 84 66
(Green roof or ENERGY
STAR roof, SSc7.2)
4. Light pollution reduction (SSc8) 76 44
5. Renewable electricity 44 8
(12.5%/15% of total, EAc2.3)
6. Measurement and 64 42
verification (EAc5)
7. Purchased green power (EAc6) 84 55
8. Recycled-content materials 84 90
@ 20% (MRc4.2)
9. Bio-based materials (MRc6) 28 8
10. Certified Wood @ 50% (MRc7) 48 42
11. Carbon dioxide monitors (EQc1) 96 69
12. High-efficiency ventilation 68 36
@ 30% (EQc2)
13. Improved air quality at 84 59
occupancy (EQc3.2)
14. Underfloor air systems for 60 37
interior thermal comfort
(EQc6.2)
15. Daylighting (EQc8.1) 84 51
16. Views to outdoors (EQc8.2) 88 68
■ Solar photovoltaic systems systems (44 percent of Platinum projects had at least
12.5 percent of total energy use supplied by PV systems, vs. only 8 percent of Gold
projects)
■ Site restoration (used in 88 percent of Platinum projects and 61 percent of Gold
projects, but only 56 percent of Silver projects)
■ Carbon dioxide monitors (used in 96 percent of Platinum projects, 69 percent of
Gold projects, and 59 percent of Silver projects)