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MINIMUM PROGRAMREQUIREMENTS

LAST UPDATED

January 2011

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LEED 2009

Minimum Program RequirementsApply to

LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations, LEED 2009 for Core & Shelldevelopment, LEED 2009 for Schools, LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors, and LEED

2009 for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance, LEED for Retail NewConstruction, LEED for Retail Commercial Interiors, LEED for Healthcare

Do not apply to LEED for Homes, LEED for Neighborhood Development, or anyLEED rating system adopted prior to 2009

Version January 2011

The only change made in this version is the indication that the MPRs apply to recentlylaunched rating systems. These rating systems include: LEED for Retail NewConstruction, LEED for Retail Commercial Interiors, and LEED for Healthcare

INTRODUCTIONThis document identifies the MPRs, or minimum characteristics that a project mustpossess in order to be eligible for LEED Certification. These requirements define thetypes of buildings that the LEED Green Building Rating Systems were designed toevaluate, and taken together serve three goals: to give clear guidance to customers, toprotect the integrity of the LEED program, and to reduce complications that occur duringthe LEED certification process. The requirements in this document will apply to all those,and only those projects seeking to demonstrate conformance with the rating systems

listed above.

Definitions, exceptions, and more extensive guidance relating to these MPRs areavailable in a separate document titled: LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance. Termsthat are italicized and underlined here are defined in the Supplemental Guidancedocument (they are marked as such only the first time that they appear).

At this time U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. has authorized the Green BuildingCertification Institute (GBCI) to confer LEED Certification. GBCI has agreed to considerrequests for exceptions to MPRs that are not already defined in the LEED 2009 MPRSupplemental Guidance document on a case-by-case basis for special circumstances.

In addition to complying with the MPRs, a project must also demonstrate compliance with

all rating system requirements in order to achieve LEED Certification.

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