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humidity control for specified climate zones and another for the installation of a per-
manent central temperature and humidity monitoring and control system.

Daylight and views, credit no. 8 Simply stated, this measure promotes an archi-
tectural space design that allows for maximum outdoor views and interior sunlight
exposure. One credit is awarded for spaces that harvest indirect daylight for 75 percent
of spaces occupied for critical tasks. A second point is awarded for direct sight of
vision glazing from 90 percent of normally occupied work spaces. Note that copy
rooms, storage rooms, mechanical equipment rooms, and low-occupancy rooms do
not fall into these categories. In other words 90 percent of the work space is required
to have direct sight of a glazing window. Some architectural design measures taken to
meet these requirements include building orientation, widening of building perimeter,
deployment of high-performance glazing windows, and use of solar tubes.

INNOVATION AND DESIGN PROCESS
Innovation in design, credit no. 1 This measure is in fact a merit award for an
innovative design that is not covered by LEED measures and in fact exceeds the
required energy efficiency and environmental pollution performance milestone guide-
lines. The four credits awarded for innovation in design are: (1) identification of the
design intent, (2) meeting requirements for compliance, (3) proposed document sub-
mittals that demonstrate compliance, and finally (4) a description of the design
approach used to meet the objective.

LEED-accredited professional, credit no. 2 One point is credited to the proj-
ect 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 7.3.
Project certification is based on the accumulated points, as shown in Table 7.4.