New and Updated Credits Introduced into LEED Pilot Credit Library

Library provides a proving ground for LEED users to guide the improvement of LEED rating system


Pilot Credit 67: Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite 2 Alternative Compliance Path, or Energy Jumpstart, rewards significant improvement in building energy performance. It enables projects that have documented substantial energy performance improvement to satisfy the requirements of the Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance and pursue LEED at the Certified level.

Ten additional pilot credits have been introduced into the library, and can be viewed online via usgbc.org/pilotcreditlibrary. The library currently contains 36 credits exploring everything from the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of building assemblies to bird collision deterrence.

The third public comment documents for LEED 2012 include technical refinements, scorecards and responses to comments from the previous public comment period and are currently available. Additional we have provided a list of pilot credits that have recently been added, revised, or closed.. Members of the public can comment on any substantive changes made since the second public comment period until public comment closes on Mar. 20. To learn more about LEED 2012, visit usgbc.org/LEED2012.