LEED Pilot Credit Library

The USGBC has launched their LEED Pilot Credit Library, a new tool that will add to the flexibility of the continuous improvement process for LEED. The Pilot Credit concept allows the LEED program to introduce new ideas without having to wait for the launch of entirely new versions of the rating systems.  Six proposed new LEED Credits were introduced.
LEED project teams that find any of these new potential credits suitable to their projects are encouraged to participate in the pilot testing of those credits.  The participating teams will submit evaluation forms that provide input on the proposed credit’s strengths and weaknesses. That feedback will be reviewed by a Pilot Working Group established by the LEED Steering Committee. Their conclusions will determine what improvements may be necessary to the credit or prerequisite, and determine whether it is suited for introduction into LEED.  Any new credit or prerequisite would be balloted by the USGBC membership before introduction into a LEED program.
Each LEED registered project that participates in a Pilot Credit and submits feedback will receive one point for Innovation & Design or Innovation in Operations credit.  Since the credits are in a pilot phase, points will not be awarded for achieving the pilot credit itself.
The credits currently being piloted are:
Pilot Credit 1: Life Assessment of Building Assemblies and Materials
Pilot Credit 2: PBT Source Reduction: Dioxins and Halogenated Organic Compounds
Pilot Credit 3: Medical and Process Equipment Efficiency
Pilot Credit 4: Innovative Ventilation
Pilot Credit 5 & 6: Preliminary Integrative Project Planning and Design
More information on the proposed Pilot Credit language can be found at visit the Pilot Credit Library »