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Requirements HOMES, MIDRISE Case 1. Single Family Projects that install fixtures consuming more than 2.5 gallons per minute (9.5 liters per minute) per shower compartment…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – WE CREDIT: INDOOR WATER USERequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Reduce the landscape area planted to turf grass by landscaping with plants that are native or adapted to the region. Points are…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – WE CREDIT: OUTDOOR WATER USERequirements HOMES Meet all of the following requirements: 1- Meet the requirements of ENERGY STAR for Homes, version 3 Complete the thermal enclosure system rater…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EA PREREQUISITE: MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCERequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Case 1. Single Family Install whole-house electric and gas meters, as applicable. Encourage homeowners or tenants to share energy usage data with…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EA PREREQUISITE: ENERGY METERINGRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Provide to all individuals or organizations responsible for ongoing maintenance of the home (e.g., occupants, building managers, maintenance contractors) an operations and…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EA PREREQUISITE: EDUCATION OF HOMEOWNER, TENANT, OR BUILDING MANAGERRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Introduce no invasive plant species into the landscape. Invasive plant species vary by region. Consult the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s GRIN Taxonomy…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – SS PREREQUISITE: NO INVASIVE PLANTSRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Ensure that at least 50% of hardscapes and roofs, but not including common roads that serve multiple buildings, on the project site…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – SS CREDIT: HEAT ISLAND REDUCTIONRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Projects that must comply with local requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) must follow Case 2. Case 1. Low…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – SS CREDIT: RAINWATER MANAGEMENTRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Each measure is worth ½ point, except as noted. Install a steel mesh barrier termite control system (1 point). Install a physical…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – SS CREDIT: NONTOXIC PEST CONTROLRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Case 1. Single Family Install a whole-house water meter. Single-family attached homes may share a whole-building water meter if landscaping is commonly…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – WE PREREQUISITE: WATER METERING