Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management

(19 points)

Intent

To move towards a zero emissions city and reduce environmental and economic harms associated with excessive energy use.

Requirements

Estimate the annual energy consumption and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions for the city. The projected energy performance must meet the following criteria: Include Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions in the calculations. Address all of the following sectors present within the city:

• Buildings – All types of buildings such as residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings under public and private sector.
• Transportation – Public and private transportation.
• Street lighting and public area lighting.
• Water and wastewater.
• Waste management.
• Any other sector such as energy generation, mining or extraction if it falls within the city boundary.

For cities or communities in US and Canada:

• Use U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regional grid mix coefficients to calculate GHG emissions by energy source; or
• Use hourly emissions profiles from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) AVoided Emissions and geneRation Tool (AVERT)

For other International cities:

• Use national grid mix coefficients from the International Energy Agency CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion 2017 report to calculate GHG emissions by energy source.
• ISO 52000-1:2017 – Greenhouse gas emission factors for each building energy source shall be determined consistently with ISO Standard 52000-1:2017 and published for the country or region where the project is located.

Calculate the projected energy performance for a sector as percentage savings based on baseline performance, the baseline should be based on (i) industry “standard practice” (ii) existing codes, standards or regulatory requirements (iii) published data or (iv) projects of similar scope and size operating within the same geographical area or within a geographical area with similar operating condition. Additionally, baseline buildings must comply with ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–2016¹, with errata or a USGBC-approved equivalent standard. Support energy and GHG reduction strategies which are not within the scope of the development authority’s direct execution with appropriate regulations or policies. Document the assumptions for differing daytime and night time population if varying numbers are used to arrive at GHG emissions per capita. LEED points are based on projected energy and GHG performance based on Greenhouse gas emissions per capita (tons CO2 per capita). Table 8. Points for projected energy performance of the city

GHG emissions per capita	Energy and GHG Management Points
	Cities	Communities
No greater than 9.5	Prerequisite	Prerequisite
9.0	1	1
8.5	2	2
8.0	3	3
7.5	4	4
7.0	5	5
6.5	6	6
6.0	7	7
5.5	8	8
5.0	9	9
4.5	10	10
4.0	11	11
3.5	12	12
3.0	13	13
2.5	14	14
2.0	15	15
1.5		16
1.0		17
0.5		18
0		19

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