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Regional/country-specific (non-US) benchmarks should be allowed outside the U.S. for the right assessments.

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Hiro Iwashita on May 24, 2024, 7:20 pm

Our comment/proposal is related to "MR Prerequisite: Assess Embodied Carbon", "MR Credit: Reduce Embodied Carbon" and "Optimized Building Products".

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Materials and Resources Comments

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by JJ Beasley on May 24, 2024, 4:43 pm

Assess Embodied Carbon:

I suggest that the benchmark values for concrete should vary by region. In the USA, the NRMCA LCA values are typically used across the engineering industry...

Remove synthetic turf from all aspects of LEED certificiation

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Overall and Appendix Public Comments
posted by Dianne Woelke on May 24, 2024, 4:35 pm

Synthetic turf must be removed from all aspects of LEED certification.

Sustainability:

Synthetic turf does not meet any standard for sustainable materials...

LT Compact & Connected Development

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Location and Transportation Public Comments
posted by Sara Greenwood on May 24, 2024, 3:37 pm

Option 1: Is there a more succinct way to go about the...

LT Active Travel Facilities

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Location and Transportation Public Comments
posted by Sara Greenwood on May 24, 2024, 3:35 pm

Schools should be able to start bike lanes on their property and connect to either bike lanes or sidewalks regardless of the width. No additional bike network should be required for schools....

LT Equitable Development Schools / Option 3

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Location and Transportation Public Comments
posted by Sara Greenwood on May 24, 2024, 3:32 pm

Seems the public use...

Integrative Design Process

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Integrative Process, Planning, And Assessments Public Comments
posted by Sara Greenwood on May 24, 2024, 3:32 pm

What exactly is required for the deliverable to demonstrate compliance? Is a narrative summary acceptable?

Integrated Process, Planning & Assessments Social Equity Assessment

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Integrative Process, Planning, And Assessments Public Comments
posted by Sara Greenwood on May 24, 2024, 3:31 pm

Could organizations that can prove Just Label or WELL Equity Rating status be an alternative compliance path?

Integrated Process, Planning & Assessments Climate Resilience Assessment

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Integrative Process, Planning, And Assessments Public Comments
posted by Sara Greenwood on May 24, 2024, 3:30 pm

I think doing this assessment is worthwhile but the requirements needs to be more specific. Is there a tool that should facilitate this or how detailed does it need to be? Could add a list of...

Calculations or descriptions

NC-2009 EAc5: Measurement and Verification
posted by Barbara Aguirre Garcia on May 24, 2024, 3:25 pm

For credit, is it necessary to make calculations within the plan, regarding the baseline calculation, the reporting period? Or is it just describing the elements to do the calculations? How is it...