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Green Globes Design for New Buildings and Retrofits Rating System

Module

Criteria

Points
Integrated Design Process

50 points

Integrated approach to selection of site and options; team approach, green facilitation

20

Environmental purchasing (including energy efficient products)

10

Commissioning (Design Concept Report, Basis of Design, functional & operational design criteria)

20
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Site

115 points

Site analysis, site selection, minimum density, site remediation

30

Reduced site disturbance, (vegetation, native planting, heat islands, night sky)

30

Watershed features (grading, storm water mgmt, pervious cover, rainwater capture)

35

Site remediation and enhancement

20
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Energy

380 points

Energy performance calculations; energy target

100

Reduced demand (space optimization, daylighting, response to site, envelope, metering

114

Integration of energy efficient systems

66

Renewable energy (> 10% renewable energy used, on-site renewable energy technologies

20

Energy-efficient transportation (public transportation, cycling facilities

80
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Water

85 points

Water target

30

Water conservation strategies (submetering,  devices, cooling towers, landscaping

45

Reduction of off-site treatment of water (graywater system, on-site wastewater treatment

10
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Resources – Systems options analysis and building material selection

100 points

Systems/materials lifecycle impact (foundations, floors, structural systems/walls, roof, other)

40

Minimal use of non-renewable resources (reused materials, recycled content, local, low maintenance, certified wood)

20

Reuse of existing buildings

15

Building adaptability

5

Building disassembly

5

Reuse and recycling of demolition waste

5

Future facilities for recycling

10
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Emissions, Effluents & Other Impacts

70 points

Air emissions (low emission burners)

15

Avoidance of ozone-depleting refrigerants

20

Prevention of surface run-off and sewer contamination

10

Pollution reduction strategies (storage tanks, PCBs, radon, asbestos, pest management, hazardous materials

25
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Indoor Environment

200 points

Ventilation (intakes, ventilation rates, delivery, CO2 monitoring, controls, parking areas, ease of maintenance)

55

Source control of pollutants (mould, AHU, humidification, Legionella from cooling towers/ hot water, local exhaust)

45

Lighting (visual access, heights & depths of perimeter spaces, daylight factor, ballasts, glare, task lighting, controls

50

Thermal comfort (thermal conditions meet ASHRAE 55)

20

Acoustics (zoning, external/internal noise transmission, vibration control, speech intelligibility, mechanical equipment

30