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10 Cha pte r O n e

LEED-NC 2009 LEED-NC 2.2
Prerequisites 8 7
Base Points from Main Credit Subcategories 100 64
Innovation in Design Points 6 5
Regional Priority Points 4 0
Total 110 69
Points for Certified 40–49 26–32
Points for Certified Silver 50–59 33–38
Points for Certified Gold 60–79 39–51
Points for Certified Platinum 80+ 52–69

TABLE 1.2.2 Total Prerequisites, Points, and Certification Level Summaries for LEED-NC 2009
and LEED-NC 2.2 New Construction

• Water Efficiency (WE) in LEED 2009
• Prerequisites: 1 (0 in LEED 2.2)
• Subcategories: 3 (3 in LEED 2.2)
• Possible points: 10 (5 in LEED 2.2)
• Energy and Atmosphere (EA) in LEED 2009
• Prerequisites: 3 (3 in LEED 2.2)
• Subcategories: 6 (6 in LEED 2.2)
• Possible points: 35 (17 in LEED 2.2)
• Materials and Resources (MR) in LEED 2009
• Prerequisites: 1 (1 in LEED 2.2)
• Subcategories: 7 (7 in LEED 2.2)
• Possible points: 14 (13 in LEED 2.2)
• Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in LEED 2009 (was labeled EQ in
LEED 2.2)
• Prerequisites: 2 (2 in LEED 2.2)
• Subcategories: 8 (8 in LEED 2.2)
• Possible points: 15 (15 in LEED 2.2)
• Innovation and Design Processes (ID) in LEED 2009
• Prerequisites: None (none in LEED 2.2)
• Subcategories: 2 (2 in LEED 2.2)
• Possible points: 6 (5 in LEED 2.2)
• Regional Priorities (RP) in LEED 2009 (not in LEED 2.2)
• Number of priorities: 6
• Possible points: 4

The Regional Priority (RP) category is different in that it gives additional points for
priority credits from the first five main categories. The four possible points can be
chosen from a maximum of six priority credits. More information on the RP category
can be found in Chap. 7.