With just under 3,600 square feet of conditioned living space, the Sunset Green Home project had to meet all LEED for Homes prerequisites and also earn 92 out of a possible 136 points across the LEED for Homes credit categories to achieve our goal of LEED Platinum certification. 

In the end, Sunset Green Home earned a total of 97 points and earned LEED Platinum certification on January 26, 2016

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Innovation in Design Process

Integrated Project Planning



 

Durability Management Process
 

Innovative or Regional Design

1.1 Preliminary Rating
1.2 Integrated Project Team
1.3 LEED for Homes Accredited Professional
1.4 Design Charrette
1.5 Building Oriented for Solar Design

2.1 Durability Planning
2.2 Durability Management
2.3 Third-Party Durability Mgmt Verification

3.1 Innovation #1: Whole House Deconstruction
3.2 Innovation #2: Food Garden
3.3 Innovation #3: High Efficiency Washer
3.4 Innovation #4: Sharing Performance Data

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Location and Linkages

LEED ND

Site Selection

Preferred Locations

 

Infrastructure

Community Resources/Transit

 

Access to Open Space

1 LEED for Neighborhood Development

2 Site Selection

3.1 Edge Development
3.2 Infill
3.3 Previously Developed

4 Existing Infrastructure

5.1 Basic Community Resources/Transit
5.2 Extensive Community Resources/Transit
5.3 Outstanding Community Resources/Transit

6 Access to Open Space

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Sustainable Sites

Site Stewardship
 

Landscaping



 

Local Heat Island Effects

Surface Water Management

 

Nontoxic Pest Control

Compact Development

1.1 Erosion Controls During Construction
1.2 Minimize Disturbed Area of Site

2.1 No Invasive Plants
2.2 Basic Landscape Design
2.3 Limit Conventional Turf
2.4 Drought Tolerant Plants
2.5 Reduce Overall Irrigation Demand by >20%

3 Reduce Local Heat Island Effects

4.1 Permeable Lot
4.2 Permanent Erosion Controls
4.3 Management of Run-off from Roof

5 Pest Control Alternatives

6.1 Moderate Density
6.2 High Density
6.3 Very High Density

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Water Efficiency

Water Reuse

 

Irrigation System

 

Indoor Water Use

1.1 Rainwater Harvesting System
1.2 Graywater Reuse System
1.3 Use of Municipal Recycled Water System

2.1 High Efficiency Irrigation System
2.2 Third Party Inspection
2.3 Reduce Overall Irrigation Demand by >45%

3.1 High-Efficiency Fixtures and Fittings
3.2 Very High Efficiency Fixtures and Fittings

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Energy and Atmosphere

Optimize Energy Performance
 

Water Heating
 

Refrigerant Management

1.1 Performance of EnergyStar for Homes
1.2 Exceptional Energy Performance

7.1 Efficient Hot Water Distribution
7.2 Pipe Insulation

11.1 Refrigerant Charge Test
11.2 Appropriate HVAC Refrigerants

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Materials and Resources

Material-Efficient Framing



 

Environmentally Preferable Products

Waste Management

1.1 Framing Order Waste Factor Limit
1.2 Detailed Framing Documents
1.3 Detailed Cut List and Lumber Order
1.4 Framing Efficiencies
1.5 Off-site Fabrication

2.1 FSC Certified Tropical Wood
2.2 Environmentally Preferable Products

3.1 Construction Waste Management Planning
3.2 Construction Waste Reduction

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Indoor Environmental Quality

Energy Star with Indoor Air Package

Combustion Venting
 

Moisture Control

Outdoor Air Ventilation

 

Local Exhaust

 

Distribution of Space Heating and Cooling
 

Air Filtering

 

Contaminant Control


 

Radon Protection



Garage Pollutant Protection

 

1 Energy Star with Indoor Air Package


2.1 Basic Combustion Venting Measures
2.2 Enhanced Combustion Venting Measures

3 Moisture Load Control

4.1 Basic Outdoor Air Ventilation
4.2 Enhanced Outdoor Air Ventilation
4.3 Third-Party Performance Testing

5.1 Basic Local Exhaust
5.2 Enhanced Local Exhaust
5.2 Third-Party Performance Testing

6.1 Room-by-Room Load Calculations
6.2 Return Air Flow/Room-by-Room Controls
6.3 Third-Party Performance Testing

7.1 Good Filters
7.2 Better Filters
7.2 Best Filters

8.1 Indoor Contaminant Control During Construction
8.2 Indoor Contaminant Control
8.3 Preoccupancy Flush

9.1 Radon-Resistant Construction in High-Risk Areas
9.2 Radon-Resistant Construction in Moderate-Risk Areas

10.1 No HVAC in Garage
10.2 Minimize Pollutants from Garage
10.3 Exhaust Fan in Garage
10.4 Detached Garage or No Garage

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Awareness and Education

Education of the Homeowner or Tenant
 

Education of the Building Manager

1.1 Basic Operations Training
1.2 Enhanced Training
1.3 Public Awareness

2 Education of the Building Manager

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