LEED® AP
Operations and Maintenance
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Course Topics
Identify the technical requirements of the LEED Green Building
Rating System for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
Utilize the tools, information and lessons learned from examples to
incorporate green building practices into a project
Describe successful Operations & Maintenance strategies
Prepare for the GBCI's LEED AP credential for Operations and
Maintenance
LE
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Gre
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uild
ing
Cat
ego
ries
1. Site Planning
2. Water Management
3. Energy Management
4. Material Use
5. Indoor
Environmental
Quality
6. Innovation in
Operations
LEED EB:OM RatingsPLATINUM
GOLD
SILVER
CERTIFIED40-49 Points
50-59 Points
60-79 Points
80+ Points
LEED Certification Process
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2
3
4
Project Registration
Technical Support
Application
Review and Certification5
Meet Minimum Program Requirements
MINIMUM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
MPR Purpose
Requirements
Purpose
Give Clear guidance to customers
Protect LEED integrity
Reduce certification challenges
Requirements
Comply with environmental laws
Must be a complete, permanent building or space
Reasonable site boundary
Minimum floor area requirements
Minimum occupancy rates
Commit to sharing whole-building energy and water usage
data
Comply with a minimum building area to site ratio
REGISTRATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT REVIEW & CERTIFICATION
How to register
Registration fees
Select Project
Administrator
When to Register
REGISTRATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT REVIEW & CERTIFICATION
Initial Certification
Recertification Initial Certification
Never certified under LEED
Separate submittal documentation
Recertification
Certified under LEED rating system
Minimum 1 year
Maximum 5 years
Certification Fees
REGISTRATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT REVIEW & CERTIFICATION
REGISTRATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT REVIEW & CERTIFICATION
REGISTRATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT REVIEW & CERTIFICATION
Reference Guide
REGISTRATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT REVIEW & CERTIFICATION
Credit Interpretation Rulings (CIRs)
questionsoncredits
REGISTRATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT REVIEW & CERTIFICATION
CIR Process
Consult the LEED Reference Guide
Review previous CIRs
Contact LEED customer service
Submit a formal CIR (fee applies)
Within two to five weeks, the GBCI Credit
Ruling Committee posts its decision on the
Credit Rulings Page.
Credits/points are NOT awarded from the
CIR process
Projects must adhere to current CIRs in order to achieve certification
Preliminary LEED Review
GBCI Ruling
Credits marked as Anticipated / Pending / Denied
Response
REGISTRATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT REVIEW & CERTIFICATION
Final LEED Review
GBCI Ruling
Credits marked as Achieved/Denied
Award
REGISTRATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT REVIEW & CERTIFICATION
APPEALS
UPDATES & ERRATA
Team Resources – Reference Guide
Initial Certification
Continuous
Minimum of 3 months
• One prerequisite & one credit have 24 month requirements
Maximum of 24 months
End within the same week
Recertification
Period extends from last certification to new application
Credits new to application have original performance period
requirements
Performance Period
Team Resources – LEED OnlineLEED Online Documentation Requirements
Required Data
Credit templates show what data is needed per prerequisite
and credit
Documentation
Photos
Drawings
Project Narrative
Required
Describes
Organization
Building
Site
Team
Team Resources – LEED OnlineMultitenant Buildings & Facility Alterations / Additions
90% Floor Area Required
Does not have to be under one owner
Divide project floor space by gross floor space
Commitment and cooperation by tenants
Facility Alterations / Additions
Maximum
Alterations < 50%
Additions cannot increase floor area > 50%
Minimum
Must involve more than 1 trade
Additions must be > = 5% floor area
Team Resources – CIRsPolicy Model
Policies required in EB:OM must meet model
Scope
Performance Metric
Goals
Procedures and Strategies
Responsible Party
Time Period
Prerequisites
Minimum Indoor Plumbing Fixture and Fitting Efficiency
Energy Efficiency Best Management Practices
Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance
Fundamental Refrigerant Management
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Solid Waste Management Policy
Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control
Green Cleaning Policy
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P
Building Performance Institute
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Prep• Building Design and
Construction Test Prep• Operations and
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Training• Geothermal Installer
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Construction Test Prep• Homes Test Prep
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and Driller• Solar PV Installer• Solar PV for Sales• Solar Thermal Bootp
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