Regional Priority

(1-4 points)

Applicable to: Cities & Utilities, Campuses, Transit

INTENT

To address geographically specific environmental, energy security, safety, social equity, and public health priorities.

REQUIREMENTS

Select up to four of the six Regional Priority credits (listed below) and meet or exceed the threshold (1 point each).

Projects cannot double-count points under both Regional Priority and Innovation for the same credit. For example, for U.S. projects, Damage and Exposure Prevention is both a Regional Priority credit and an Innovation credit, but meeting the threshold earns the project only 1 point, not 2.

For India

The following six credits have been identified by GBCI India’s PEER Advisory Committee and stakeholders as having regional energy and environmental importance. Projects may select up to four, for a maximum of 4 RP points.

1. RR Credit: Reliability Performance Assessment. Achieve 4 or more points (1 point).
2. RR Credit: Power Quality Capabilities. Achieve 3 or more points (1 point).
3. EE Credit: Environmental Performance Improvement. Achieve 5 or more points (1 point)
4. EE Credit: Green Power and Carbon Offset. Achieve 2 or more points (1 point).
5. EE Credit: Distributed Energy Resource. Achieve 3 or more points (1 point). For transit projects, achieve 5 or more points (1 point). 
6. OP Credit: Advanced Metering Infrastructure. Achieve 2 or 3 points (1 point).

For the United States

The following six credits have been identified by USGBC and GBCI, in consultation with PEER stakeholders in the United States, as regional priorities for addressing challenges in energy, the environment, and climate change. Projects may select up to four, for a maximum of 4 RP points. 

1. RR Credit: Damage and Exposure Prevention. Achieve 4 or more points (1 point).
2. RR Credit: Distribution Redundancy and Auto Restoration. Achieve 2 points (1 point).
3. EE Credit: Environmental Performance Improvement. Achieve 6 or more points (1 point).
4. OP Credit: Risk Assessment and Mitigation. Achieve 3 or 4 points (1 point).
5. OP Credit: Emergency Response Planning. Achieve 2 or 3 points (1 point).
6. GS Credit: Demand Response. Achieve 2 points (1 point).

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