UNC-Chapel Hill LEED Checklist
UNC -- Project name Credit Total points available Required Almost Certain Maybe Unlikely No Projected actual points Remarks Cost Responsible for documentation
Sustainable Sites                      
Prerequisite- Erosion and Sediment control Prerequisite REQ           Y All campus projects meet this criteria.   Design Team
Site Selection 1 1 1         1 All campus projects meet this criteria.   UNC
Development Density 2 1   1       1 All main campus projects should meet this criteria.   UNC
Brownfield Redevelopment 3 1         1 0 Main campus projects are not eligible for this credit.    
Alternative Transportation - Transit 4.1 1   1       1 Chapel Hill Transit service should qualify. Work with DPS.   UNC
Alternative Transportation- Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms 4.2 1   1       1 LEED campus Guidelines require secure bicycle storage with convenient changing/shower facilities within 500 yards of the building for at least 5% of regular building occupants.   UNC
Alternative Transportation- Alternative Fueling Vehicles 4.3 1         1 0 This point would be interpreted from LEED campus.   UNC
Alternative Transportation- Parking Capacity 4.4 1     1       This is a possible credit. Public Safety needs to develop a campus wide plan with sufficient preferred parking for carpools and vanpools.   UNC
Reduced Site Disturbance- Protect or Restore Open Space 5.1 1     1       Developed sites restore a minimum of 50% of the site area (excluding building footprint) by replacing impervious surfaces with native or adapted vegetation. Work with LA and Grounds.   Design Team
Reduced Site Disturbance- Development Footprint 5.2 1     1       Exceed open space requirements in local zoning by 25% OR designate an open space area adjacent to the building that is equal to the development footprint.   Design Team
Stormwater Management- Rate and Quantity 6.1 1 1         1 Campus stormwater standards should achieve.   UNC/Design Team
Stormwater Management- Treatment 6.2 1 1         1 Campus stormwater standards achieve.   UNC/Design Team
Heat Island Effect- Non Roof 7.1 1     1       Landscape needs to provide shade within 5 years for 30% of the site's non-roof impervious surfaces. Or place 50% of parking spaces underground or in decks.   UNC/Design Team
Heat Island Effect- Roof 7.2 1     1       Use Energy Star ® compliant AND high emissivity roofing OR install a "green" roof for at least 50% of the roof area.   Design Team
Light Pollution Reduction 8 1   1       1 Work with Electric Systems to achieve IESNA RP-33-99 standard.   UNC/Design Team
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Water Efficiency                      
Water Efficient Landscaping- Potable water reduced by 50% 1.1 1     1       Depends on location and stormwater management approach.   UNC/Design Team
Water Efficient Landscaping- No Potable Use or No irrigation 1.2 1     1       Depends on location and stormwater management approach.   UNC/Design Team
Innovative Wastewater Technologies 2 1     1       Waterfree urinals and low-flow fixtures alone are unlikely to be sufficient. Consider a rainwater capture system for flushing toilets.   Design Team
Water Use Reduction- 20% Reduction 3.1 1   1       1 Waterfree urinals and low-flow fixtures required in most applications. Additional savings are project-dependent. Specify closed-loop cooling for process heat loads, such as water distillation and scanning electron microscopes.   Design Team/UNC
Water Use Reduction- 30% Reduction 3.2 1     1       30% beyond Energy Policy Act of 1992. Consider ultra low-flow fixtures, controls, and rainwater harvesting.   Design Team
UNC -- Project name Credit Total pts available Required Almost Certain Maybe Unlikely No actual points Remarks    
Energy & Atmosphere                      
Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning Prerequisite REQ           Y Form a commissioning team that excludes individuals directly responsible for project design and construction management. Review the design intent and the basis for design documentation. Incorporate commissioning requirements into the construction documents. Develop and implement a commissioning plan. Verify installation, functional performance, training, and O&M documentation. Complete a commissioning report.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Minimum Energy Performance Prerequisite REQ           Y Design the building to comply with ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999   Design Team
CFC Reduction in HVAC & R Equipment Prerequisite REQ           Y Zero use of CFC-based refrigerants in new base building HVAC & R systems. For renovations reusing existing base builidng HVAC equipment, complete a comprehensive CFC phaseout conversion. (Subject to UNC's district cooling system's CFC phaseout schedule.)   Design Team
Optimize Energy Performance 1 10 2   8     2 Reduce design energy cost compared to the energy cost budget for energy systems regulated by ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999 as demonstrated by a whole building simulation using the Energy Cost Budget Method described in Section 11 of the Standard. (Use UNC steam and chilled water rates and a combination of UNC and Duke Power electric rates.) To determine the Design Energy Cost, first perform a daylighting analysis of the design building early in schematic design using Radiance, Adeline, or another daylight-modeling tool. Use the daylighting results to create a design building energy simulation model using DOE2, TRANE Trace, or another hourly load and energy-modeling tool. Daylighting controls cannot be approximated by turning off the lighting in the model for a portion of the day. The proposed design model must simulate performance of the daylighting control in response to daylight availability. (See Building Energy Software Tools Directory http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/)   Design Team
Renewable Energy- 5% 2.1 1       1     Supply at least 5% of the building's total electricity use (as expressed as a fraction of annual electricity cost) through the use of on-site renewable energy systems.   Design Team
Renewable Energy- 10% 2.2 1       1     Supply at least 10% of the building's total electricity use (as expressed as a fraction of annual electricity cost) through the use of on-site renewable energy systems.   Design Team
Renewable Energy- 20% 2.3 1       1     Supply at least 20% of the building's total electricity use (as expressed as a fraction of annual electricity cost) through the use of on-site renewable energy systems.   Design Team
Additional Commissioning 3 1     1       Implement the following additional commissioning tasks: 1.) A commissioning authority independent of the design team shall conduct a review of the design prior to the construction documents phase. 2.) An independent commissioning authority shall conduct a review of the construction documents near completion of the construction document development and prior to issuing the contract documents for construction. 3.) An independent commissioning authority shall review the contractor submittals relative to systems being commissioned. 4.) Provide the owner with a single manual that contains the information required for re-commissioning building systems. 5.) Have a contract in place to review building operation with O&M staff, including a plan for resolution of outstanding commissioning-related issues within one year after construction completion date.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Ozone Protection 4 1     1       Install base building level HVAC & R equipment and fire suppression systems that do not contain HCFCs or Halons.   Design Team/UNC
Measurement and Verification 5 1       1     Install continuous metering equipment for the following end uses: Lighting systems and controls; Constant and variable motor loads; Variable frequency drive operation; Chiller efficiency at variable loads (kW/ton); Cooling load; Air and water economizer and heat recovery cycles; Air distribution static pressures and ventilation air volumes; Boiler efficiencies; Building-related process energy systems and equipment; Indoor water risers and outdoor irrigation systems.   Design Team/UNC
Green Power 6 1       1     Provide at least 50% of the building's electricity from renewable sources by engaging in at least a two-year renewable energy contract. (NC GreenPower or TAGS)   UNC
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Materials & Resources                      
Storage & Collection of Recyclables Prerequisite REQ           Y See Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling Standards   UNC/Design Team
Building Reuse- Maintain 75% 1.1 1     1       Maintain 75% of structure and shell, excluding window assemblies and non-structural roofing material   Design Team
Building Reuse- Maintain 100% 1.2 1     1       Maintain 100% of structure and shell, excluding window assemblies and non-structural roofing material   Design Team
Building Reuse- Maintain 100%+ 1.3 1     1       Maintain 100% of structure and shell, AND at least 50% of non-shell areas.   Design Team
Construction Waste Management-Divert 50% from Landfill 2.1 1 1         1 See Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling Requirements.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Construction Waste Management- Divert 75% from Landfill 2.2 1   1       1 See Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling Requirements.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Resource Reuse- 5% 3.1 1       1     Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials, products and furnishings for at least 5% of building materials.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Resource Reuse- 10% 3.2 1       1     Use salvaged, refurbished or reused materials, products and furnishings for at least 5% of building materials.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Recycled Content - 5% (PC + 1/2 PI) 4.1 1 1         1 Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the post-industrial recycled content constitutes at least 5% of the total value of the materials in the project.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Recycled Content- 10% (PC + 1/2 PI) 4.2 1     1       Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the post-industrial recycled content constitutes at least 10% of the total value of the materials in the project.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Regional Materials- 20% Manufactured Regionally 5.1 1 1         1 20% of products and materials manufactured within a radius of 500 miles -- Albany to Indianapolis to Tallahasee   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Regional Materials- 50% Extracted Regionally 5.2 1     1       50% of the regionally manufactured products and materials are extracted, harvested or recovered within 500 miles.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Rapidly Renewable Material 6 1     1       Use rapidly renewable products and materials (made from plants that are typically harvested within a ten-year cycle or shorter) ie., wheatboard casework, bamboo flooring.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Certified Wood 7 1     1       50% of wood products are certified in accordance with the Forest Stewardship Council's Principles and Criteria.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
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Indoor Environmental Quality                      
Minimum IAQ Performance Prerequisite REQ           Y Establish IAQ plan that meets the minimum requirements of ASHRAE 62-1999 and approved Addenda (see ASHRAE 62-2001, Appendix H) using the Ventilation Rate Procedure.   Designer
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control Prerequisite REQ           Y Smoking prohibited in all campus buildings.   UNC
Carbon Dioxide Monitoring 1 1     1       Install a permanent CO2 monitoring system that provides feedback on space ventilation performance in a form that affords operational adjustments. Focus on spaces with variable occupant densities and locations served by the longest lengths of ductwork. (See ASHRAE 62-2001, Appendix C.)   Design Team(ME)/UNC
Ventilation Effectiveness 2 1     1       Design ventilation systems that result in an air change effectiveness greater than or equal to 0.9. (See ASHRAE 129-1997 and ASHRAE 2001 Fundamentals Handbook, Chapter 32, Space Air Diffusion.) UNC strongly encourages this performance level.   Design Team(ME)/UNC
Construction IAQ Management Plan - During Construction 3.1 1 1         1 Meet recommended Design Approaches of SMACNA IAQ Guideline for Occupied Buildings under Construction, 1995, Chapter 3. Protect stored and installed absorptive materials from moisture damage. If air handlers must be used during construction, use MERV 8 filtration media. Replace all filtration media immediately prior to occupancy with MERV 13 filtration media.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Construction IAQ Management Plan- Before Occupancy 3.2 1     1       After construction and prior to occupancy conduct a two-week flushout with MERV 13 filtration media at 100% outside air. OR Conduct a baseline indoor air quality testing procedure consistent with EPA's Protocol for Environmental Requirements, Baseline IAQ and Materials for the RTP Campus, Section 01445. (http://www.epa.gov/rtp/new-bldg/environmental/specs.htm through 3.1)   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Low-emitting Materials- Adhesives & Sealants 4.1 1 1         1 Specify and install products whose VOC content is less than South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1168 limits. (http://www.aqmd.gov/rules/html/r1168.html) AND Specify that all sealants used as fillers meet the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Requlation 8, Rule 51. (http://www.baaqmd.gov/dst/regs/rg0851.pdf)   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Low-emitting Materials-Paints & Coatings 4.2 1 1         1 Specify and install products whose emissions do not exceed the VOC and chemical component limits of Green Seal's Standard GS-11 Requirements. (http://www.greenseal.org/standards/paints.htm)   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Low-emitting Materials- Carpet 4.3 1 1         1 Specify and install carpets that meet the Carpet and Rug Institute's Green Label standard. (http://www.carpet-rug.com/)   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Low-emitting Materials-Composite Wood 4.4 1     1       Specify and install composite wood and agrifiber products that contain no added urea-formaldehyde resins.   Designer/Contractor/UNC
Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control 5 1 1         1 Employ permanent entryway systems (grills, grates, etc) to capture dirt, particulates, etc from entering the building at all high volume entryways. Where chemical use occurs (including housekeeping areas and copying/printing rooms), provide segregated areas with separate outside exhaust at a rate of at least 0.50 f3/min/ft2, no air re-circulation and maintaining a negative pressure of at least 7 PA. Provide drains plumbed for appropriate disposal of liquid waste in spaces where water and chemical concentrate mixing occurs.   Design Team
Controllability of Systems- Perimeter Spaces 6.1 1     1       Provide high levels of ventilation and lighting system control by individual occupants or specific groups. Provide at least an average of one operable window and one lighting control zone per 200 square feet for all regularly occupied areas within 15 ft. of the perimeter wall.   Design Team
Controllability of Systems- Non- Perimeter Spaces 6.2 1     1       Provide controls for each individual for airflow, temperature, and lighting for at least 50% of the occupants in non-perimeter, regularly occupied areas.   Design Team
Thermal Comfort - Standard 7.1 1     1       Comply with ASHRAE Standard 55-1992, Addenda 1995, for thermal comfort standards, including humidity control within established ranges for this climate zone.   Design Team
Thermal Comfort --Monitoring 7.2 1     1       Install a permanent temperature and humidity monitoring system configured to provide operators control over thermal comfort performance and the effecctiveness of humidification and/or dehumidification systems in the building. Design Team
Daylight and views (75%) 8.1 1   1       1 Achieve a minimum Daylight Factor of 2% (excluding direct sunlight penetration) in 75% of all space occupied for critical visual tasks. Exclude low-occupancy support areas.   Design Team
Dayight and views (90%) 8.2 1     1       Achieve direct line of sight to vision glazing for building occupants in 90% of all regularly occupied spaces.   Design Team
UNC -- Project name Credit Total points available Required Almost Certain Maybe Unlikely No Projected actual points Remarks Cost Responsible for documentation
Innovation & Design Process                      
Innovation Credits Possible   4                  
Combined Heat & Power     1         1 Award winning Combined Heat and Power Plant   UNC
Transit Incentives     1         1 Fare Free Transit and Commuter Alternatives Program   UNC
Water Reclamation       1       1 Reclaimed water used in campus chiller plants (2007)   UNC
Tree Protection     1         1 Mandatory Tree Protection Plan in all projects   UNC
LEED Certified Designer Points   1     1            
                       
Total Possible Points   69 16 8 36 7 2 24      
                       
Mimimum Required Points               33