LEED for Homes Dissected Engineered Wood Products
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| LEED for Homes Certification Thresholds |
| Certified |
45-59 |
| Silver |
60-74 |
| Gold |
75-89 |
| Platinum |
90-136 |
| LEED for Homes Rating System |
Available Points per Section |
Min. Required Points per Section |
| Innovation & Design Process (ID) |
11 |
0 |
| Locations & Linkages (LL) |
10 |
0 |
| Sustainable Sites (SS) |
22 |
5 |
| Water Efficiency (WE) |
15 |
3 |
| Energy & Atmosphere (EA) |
38 |
0 |
| Materials & Resources (MR) |
16 |
2 |
| Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) |
21 |
6 |
| Awareness & Education (AE) |
3 |
0 |
| TOTAL Possible Points: |
136 |
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LEED for Homes was released in January 2008. Its scope includes new residential construction and renovations. (Note that new commercial and school construction are covered in a separate LEED programs, LEED-NC and LEED for Schools.) LEED for Homes recognizes 1 type of certified wood for its green building program: Forestry Stewardship Council, or FSC. (Click here for a PDF of the LEED for Homes rating system.)
The chart at left summarizes the framework of the LEED for Homes rating system. There are eight sections in which builders can earn a minimum of 45 points and a maximum of 136 points.
The top portion of this chart shows the point ranges for each of the four levels of LEED certification. The bottom section demonstrates the number of points available and required in each LEED section. Note that the Materials & Resources section requires just 2 out of a possible 16 points.
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