Section 2: Individual LEED Credit Reviews
LEED Credit ID-1.2:
Basis for Cost Assumption
Exceed Regional Materials
This credit is only pursued in the "low cost"
Courthouse scenarios. No cost premium is
Criteria (40%)
included, based on the assumption that many GSA
projects will earn this credit simply by tracking the
location of the manufacturing facilities that supply
Intent (for all Innovation in Design Credits)
their materials1. For the Courthouse, it is assumed
that many of the major building materials (e.g.,
To provide design teams and projects the
concrete, masonry, gypsum wallboard, steel
opportunity to be awarded points for exceptional
components, millwork/casework) are
performance above and beyond the
manufactured within 500 miles of the site, which
requirements set by the LEED Green Building
allows the project to reach the 40 percent
Rating System and/or innovative performance in
threshold.
Green Building categories not specifically
addressed by the LEED Green Building Rating
Summary of First Cost Impacts
System.
Requirement
Courthouse (New Construction, 262,000 GSF)
In writing, identify the intent of the proposed
No identified cost premiums.
innovation credit, the proposed requirement for
compliance, the proposed submittals to
Office Building (Modernization, 306,600 GSF)
demonstrate compliance, and the design
approach (strategies) that might be used to meet
The credit is not pursued.
the requirements.
(1 point)
Additional Considerations
None identified.
Cost Impact = 2
Synergistic Credits
1
2
3
4
5
None identified (with construction cost impacts).
GSA
No
Low
Moderate
High
Standard
premium,
premium
premium
premium
(no cost)
psble svgs
(<50K)
(50-150K)
(>150K)
Practical Applications
A LEED innovation and design credit can be
earned for exceeding the requirements of credit
MR-5.1 (Regional Materials, 20 percent
Manufactured Regionally). The threshold to
achieve an innovation credit is 40 percent. In many
projects, regionally-manufactured materials are
available to reach the 40 percent threshold at no
additional cost. The credit is more likely to be
achieved in new construction projects than in
renovations. See the MR-5.1 credit review for
additional information on typical materials that can
A significant majority of LEED-certified projects listed
1
be targeted to achieve this credit.
at the time of this study had achieved this ID credit,
indicating that it is achievable in many situations.
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