R3.3 – Capital Planning
Aspects of planning for climate-related risks are addressed in BOMA Best, however, agencies would need to ensure other aspects of sustainable design are incorporated in the general operations and maintenance of their facilities.

Man 01 – Building User Guide

1.1.1 Environmental Management System (EMS) Documentation:
  1.1.1.1: Optional
  1.1.1.2: Optional
  1.1.1.3 (eight sub-criteria): Optional
  1.1.1.4: Optional

LEED v4.1 O+M has some aspects of an integrated Design and Management plan, but no specific credits directly related. To meet the Guiding Principles, agencies would need to implement a more tailored and robust Integrated design and Management Plan than what is included in LEED v4.1 O+M.

To manage the product and equipment selection in an integrated manner, Phius has developed an integrated design and verification software tool. This software tool serves as the central organization system for the integrated design process, and its use is a requirement for certification. This design software includes a design-decision making flowchart and tree to guide the process. It stores and documents all relevant information for materials and systems selections and calculates the building’s performance on the required performance thresholds mentioned above as well as overall energy performance. It allows for archiving various design iterations on the way to meeting the energy targets for comparison purposes. The tool is strictly a performance based tool and is not prescriptive. This allows for greatest possible design freedom, trade offs, and optimization. The design tool is also used for verification and to document the certification process by Phius internally. The design team submits the completed file for review and the Phius Certification team then uses it to log the review and revision process on the path to first Design Certification, then through construction and onsite quality assurance to Certification.

1.1.1 Performance & Green Design Goals:
  1.1.1.1 (eight sub-criteria): Optional
  1.1.1.2 (three sub-criteria): Optional
  1.1.1.3 (four sub-criteria): Optional
  1.1.1.4: Optional

1.1.2 Integrated Design Process:
  1.1.2.1 (twenty sub-criteria): Optional
  1.1.2.2: Optional
  1.1.2.3: Optional
  1.1.2.4: Optional

To manage the product and equipment selection in an integrated manner, Phius has developed an integrated design and verification software tool. This software tool serves as the central organization system for the integrated design process, and its use is a requirement for certification. This design software includes a design-decision making flowchart and tree to guide the process. It stores and documents all relevant information for materials and systems selections and calculates the building’s performance on the required performance thresholds mentioned above as well as overall energy performance. It allows for archiving various design iterations on the way to meeting the energy targets for comparison purposes. The tool is strictly a performance based tool and is not prescriptive. This allows for greatest possible design freedom, trade offs, and optimization. The design tool is also used for verification and to document the certification process by Phius internally. The design team submits the completed file for review and the Phius Certification team then uses it to log the review and revision process on the path to first Design Certification, then through construction and onsite quality assurance to Certification.

R2.0 – Past Climate Hazards

R1.1 – Site Irrigation

R1.2 – Sensitive Site Management

LUE 01 – Planted Area
LUE 02 – Ecological Features of a Planted area

2.1.1 Site Pollution (three paths):
  2.1.1.1A.1: Optional
  2.1.1.1B.1: Optional
  2.1.1.1C.1: Optional

While the certification system advocates for sustainable siting, it does so to optimize heating and cooling loads without mention of other aspects of sustainable siting such as wetland impacts, floodplain siting and other items noted in the Guiding Principles. Agencies would need to ensure these other requirements listed in NC&M Criteria 1.2 Sustainable Siting are met.

1.1.3 Site and Building Resilience
  1.1.3.1: Optional
  1.1.3.2: Optional
  1.1.3.3: Optional
  1.1.3.4: Optional

2.1.2 Greenfields, Brownfields, and Floodplains:
  2.1.2.2: Optional
  2.1.2.3 (two paths): Optional

While the certification system advocates for sustainable siting, it does so to optimize heating and cooling loads without mention of other aspects of sustainable siting such as wetland impacts, floodplain siting and other items noted in the Guiding Principles. Agencies would need to ensure these other requirements listed in NC&M Criteria 1.2 Sustainable Siting are met.

RSL 02 – Surface Water Run-off Impact Mitigation

2.2.1 Site Enhancement:
  2.2.1.4 (four sub-criteria): Optional

2.3.1 Site Erosion (two paths):
  2.3.1A.1: Optional
  2.3.1B.1: Optional

2.4.1 Stormwater Management:
  2.4.1.1: Optional
  2.4.1.1.1: Optional
  2.4.1.1.2: Optional
  2.4.1.1.3: Optional
  2.4.1.1.4: Optional
  2.4.1.1.5: Optional
  2.4.1.2: Optional

R4.2 – Innovation in Resilience and Site
EV charging stations installed for more than 2% of parking stalls; and EV charging stations installed for more than 2% of resident suites.

TRA 01 – Alternative Modes of Transport
TRA 02 – Proximity to Public Transport
TRA 03 – Proximity to Amenities
TRA 04 – Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety

2.2.2 Existing Sites:
  2.2.2.1: Optional
  2.2.2.2: Optional
  2.2.2.3: Optional
  2.2.2.4: Optional
  2.2.2.5 (three sub-criteria): Optional
  2.2.2.6: Optional
  2.2.2.7 (four paths): Optional
  2.2.2.8: Optional

2.1.1 Urban Infill and Urban Sprawl:
  2.1.1.1: Optional

2.2.1 Transportation:
  2.2.1.1: Optional
  2.2.1.3: Optional
  2.2.1.4: Optional
  2.2.1.5: Optional
  2.2.1.6 (three sub-criteria):
    2.2.1.6.1: Optional
    2.2.1.6.2: Optional
  2.2.1.7: Optional
  2.2.1.8: Optional

E6.1 – Retro-commissioning Investigation

3.2.1: Envelope:
  3.2.1.4: Optional

3.3.3 Commissioning:
  3.3.3.1: Optional
  3.3.3.2: Optional

While the system does not address commissioning directly, it is assumed some level of commissioning would take place to ensure building systems are operating as efficiently as possible in order to meet the requirements of the ILFI Core rating system.

While the system does not address commissioning directly, it is assumed some level of commissioning would take place to ensure building systems are operating as efficiently as possible in order to meet the requirements of the ILFI Living Building Challenge rating system.

A thorough onsite Quality Assurance Quality Control process is required for Certification. A Phius trained and certified QA/QC professional verifies the construction, installation and actual performances of the envelope components and systems.

1.5.1 Commissioning or Systems Manual & Training (two paths):
  1.5.1A.1 (nine sub-criteria): Optional
  1.5.1B.1: Optional
  1.5.1B.2: Optional

While the system does not address commissioning directly, it is assumed some level of commissioning would take place to ensure building systems are operating as efficiently as possible in order to meet the requirements of the ILFI Core rating system.

While the system does not address commissioning directly, it is assumed some level of commissioning would take place to ensure building systems are operating as efficiently as possible in order to meet the requirements of the ILFI Living Building Challenge rating system.

A thorough onsite Quality Assurance Quality Control process is required for Certification. A Phius trained and certified QA/QC professional verifies the construction, installation and actual performances of the envelope components and systems.

E1.0a – Energy and Carbon Assessment

E2.0 – Energy Management Plan

E3.1a – Benchmarking Energy Use

E1.3a – Detailed Energy and Carbon Assessment

E4.1a – Energy Use Tracking

While BOMA Best contains numerous energy efficiency options, agencies would need to do more work to determine if they are 20% below 2015 baselines or 30% below 2003 energy use baselines.

Asset Energy Calculator

Operational Energy Calculator

3.1.1 Energy Consumption (six paths):
  3.1.1.1A.2: Optional
  3.1.1.1B.1: Optional
  3.1.1.1C.1: Optional
  3.1.1.1D.1: Optional

While there are several credits that directly pertain to energy efficiency and reduced energy use, its unclear if achieving these credits will ensure agencies meet this guiding principle.

The Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite: Energy Efficiency Best Management Practices supports energy use reduction by requiring an energy audit and operations and maintenance plan, including preventive maintenance. The achievement of and the points awarded in EA Prerequisite: Energy Performance are based on the building’s energy performance and greenhouse gas emissions using the energy performance score, benchmarked against other high-performing buildings. The LEED v4.1 O+M Credit: Grid Harmonization also supports reduced energy use, by increasing the tools and building team awareness of time of use impacts of energy use, and encouraging participation in demand response programs whereby demand may be modified by or in conjunction with the power grid operator.

To meet the Guiding Principles, agencies would need to ensure they reference ASHRAE 90.1-2013 in their projects and be 30% more efficient than ASHRAE 90.1-2013, demonstrate energy use is 20% below FY2015 baseline, demonstrate energy use is 30% below FY2003 baseline, or achieve an Energy Star rating of 75 or higher. While achieving the credits referenced above will help, the system does not directly require any of these options listed in the Guiding Principles.

These topics are the focus of Phius to reduce loads which bolsters the GHG emissions mitigation response to climate change and to advance resilience.

While these credits will assist agencies in meeting the guiding principles, they do not indicate what baseline year a building must use to determine percentage improvement of energy efficiency over time. Guiding Principles say agencies must be 20% more energy efficient from a 2015 baseline or 30% better than a 2003 baseline.

3.1.1 Assessing Energy Performance (three paths):
  3.1.1A: Optional
  3.1.1B: Optional
  3.1.1C (twenty-five sub-criteria)

These topics are the focus of Phius to reduce loads which bolsters the GHG emissions mitigation response to climate change and to advance resilience.

E4.1a – Energy Use Tracking

E4.3a – Data Monitoring

ENE 15 – Monitoring Energy Uses
ENE 16 – Monitoring Tenanted Areas

3.3.1 Energy Policy and Management:
  3.3.1.3: Optional
  3.3.1.4: Optional

Under the current Phius certification programs, energy metering and long term monitoring are recommended but not required.

In order to meet the Guiding Principle, agencies would need to ensure their buildings are metered.

3.3.1 Metering:
  3.3.1.1: Optional
  3.3.1.2 (four sub-criteria): Optional
  3.3.1.3 (three paths):
    3.3.1.3A (seven sub-criteria): Optional
    3.3.1.3B (three sub-criteria): Optional
    3.3.1.3C (seven sub-criteria): Optional

Under the current Phius certification programs, energy metering and long term monitoring are recommended but not required.

In order to meet the Guiding Principle, agencies would need to ensure their buildings are metered.

E12.2 – Innovation in Energy and Carbon

ENE 13 – Solar Photovoltaic Panels
ENE 14 – Solar Thermal Panels
ENE 21 – Renewable Electricity Generated

3.4.1 Renewable Energy (two paths):
  3.4.1.1A.1: Optional
  3.4.1.1B.1: Optional

These topics are the focus of Phius to reduce loads which bolsters the GHG emissions mitigation response to climate change and to advance resilience.

For projects that are pursuing Phius CORE certification, only onsite renewables are permitted, while for Phius ZERO projects, off-site options (such as a 20-year bundle of offsite credits) can be procured to achieve certification.

3.4.1 On-Site Renewable Energy:
  3.4.1.1: Optional
  3.4.1.2 (two paths): Optional
    3.4.1.2A.1: Optional
    3.4.1.2B.1: Optional

3.4.2 Off-Site Renewable Energy:
  3.4.2.1: Optional

These topics are the focus of Phius to reduce loads which bolsters the GHG emissions mitigation response to climate change and to advance resilience.

For projects that are pursuing Phius CORE certification, only onsite renewables are permitted, while for Phius ZERO projects, off-site options (such as a 20-year bundle of offsite credits) can be procured to achieve certification.

E3.1a – Benchmarking Energy Use

E4.1a – Energy Use Tracking

E4.3 – Data Monitoring

ENE 12 – Local Energy Performance Asset Rating
ENE 23 – Energy Consumption Reporting

3.1.1 Energy Consumption (six paths):
  3.1.1.1A.1: Optional
  3.1.1.1B.1: Optional

These topics are the focus of Phius to reduce loads which bolsters the GHG emissions mitigation response to climate change and to advance resilience.

While these credits will assist agencies in meeting the Guiding Principles, they do not leverage existing systems to document baseline and annual energy reporting (e.g. Energy Star Portfolio Manager) nor do cite criteria in the Federal Energy Use Benchmarking Guidance that federal buildings are required to follow for benchmarking.

3.3.2.1 - Monitoring and Reporting
  3.3.2.1.1
  3.3.2.1.2
  3.3.2.1.3

3.3.2.2 - Action Plan

To meet the Guiding Principles, agencies need to benchmark building performance each year, preferably in Energy Star Portfolio Manager.

LEED v4.1 BD+C encourages metering energy use and monitoring on a monthly basis. It also requires the building to "commit" to sharing energy use data with GBCI for 5 years via their ARC platform.

However, to fully meet the intent of the guiding principle, agencies would need to regularly monitor energy use and compare energy use to other peer buildings as well as historical energy use preferably in Energy Star Portfolio Manager, which is not mentioned in LEED v4.1.

These topics are the focus of Phius to reduce loads which bolsters the GHG emissions mitigation response to climate change and to advance resilience.

W1.0a – Walkthrough Water Assessment

W1.1 – Water Efficient Features

W2.1a – Benchmark Whole-Building

W3.1a – Tracking Whole-Building Use

W3.2 – Data Monitoring

While BOMA Best contains numerous water conservation options, agencies would need to do more work to determine if their water use is 20% less than their 2007 baseline, or at least a 20% reduction when comparing installed fixture performance to a base case that represents the code-minimum.

WAT 01 – Water Monitoring
WAT 02 – Water Efficient Equipment: Toilets
WAT 03 – Water Efficient Equipment: Urinals
WAT 04 – Water Efficient Equipment: Hand Washing Sink Faucets
WAT 05 – Water Efficient Equipment: Showers
WAT 06 – Water Efficient Equipment: Appliances
WAT 10 – Reducing Utility-supplied Water Consumption
WAT 12 – Water Recycling
WAT 14 – Water Strategy

While there are credits agencies can choose from below, these will not achieve total compliance with the Guiding Principles.

While there are credits that require the use of WaterSense fixtures and to implement policies that require water conservation, there are no credits that require agencies to measure percentage reductions from baseline years. As such, there is no way to tell, by use of this rating system, that agencies would be able to reduce indoor water consumption by 20% from a 2007 baseline.

4.2.1.1C.1
4.2.3.1

Phius requires compliance with the hot water related measures in WaterSense, which is included in the Zero Energy Ready Home program. These measures prevent wasting water while waiting for hot water to reach the faucets/taps. The program also has requirements for efficient recirculation of hot water, and the corresponding control strategy, preventing wasted pump energy and reducing wasted heat loss in the pipes.

4.1.1 Plumbing Fixture and Fitting Standards (four paths):
  4.1.1A.1: Optional
  4.1.1B.1: Optional
  4.1.1C.1: Optional
  4.1.1D.1: Optional

4.4.1 Commercial Food Service Equipment:
  4.4.1.1.1: Optional
  4.4.1.1.2: Optional
  4.4.1.2 (six paths):
    4.4.1.2A.1 (five sub-criteria): Optional
    4.4.1.2B.1 (five sub-criteria): Optional
    4.4.1.2C.1 (five sub-criteria): Optional
    4.4.1.2D.1 (five sub-criteria): Optional
    4.1.2E.1 (five sub-criteria): Optional
    4.4.1.2F.1: Optional

4.4.2 Laboratory and Medical Equipment:
  4.4.2.1: Optional
  4.4.2.2: Optional

4.4.3 Laundry Equipment:
  4.4.3.1: Optional
  4.4.3.2: Optional
  4.4.3.3: Optional

4.8.1 Leak Detection:
  4.8.1.1: Optional
  4.8.1.3: Optional
  4.8.1.4: Optional
  4.8.1.5: Optional

Phius requires compliance with the hot water related measures in WaterSense, which is included in the Zero Energy Ready Home program. These measures prevent wasting water while waiting for hot water to reach the faucets/taps. The program also has requirements for efficient recirculation of hot water, and the corresponding control strategy, preventing wasted pump energy and reducing wasted heat loss in the pipes.

W3.1a – Tracking Whole-building Use

W3.2 – Data Monitoring

WAT 01 – Water Monitoring
WAT 07 – Leak Detection System

4.2.3 Water Quality and Management:
  4.2.3.2: Optional
  4.2.3.3: Optional

4.7.1 Metering:
  4.7.1.1: Optional
  4.7.1.2: Optional
  4.7.1.3: Optional
  4.7.1.4: Optional
  4.7.1.5: Optional

R1.1 – Site Irrigation
While BOMA Best has an option to use efficient landscaping irrigation techniques, agencies would need to do more work to ensure they are using 50% less water than conventional buildings for irrigation or using xeriscape practices. None of this is mentioned or measured within BOMA Best.

Outside of using local plants, the rating system does not contain any credits that specifically target reducing outdoor water use.

In order to meet the Guiding Principles, agencies would need to employ water efficient irrigation strategies to reduce outdoor water use by 50% or more and use xeriscaping techniques or other strategies designed to minimize outdoor water use.

LUE 02 – Ecological Features of Planted Area

4.2.2 Outdoor Water Consumption (three paths):
  4.2.2A.1: Optional
  4.2.2B.1: Optional
  4.2.2C.1: Optional

4.2.4 Leak & Abnormal Water Use Detection:
  4.2.4.2: Optional

4.9.1 Irrigation (two paths):
  4.9.1A.1: Optional
  4.9.1B.1: Optional
  4.9.1B.2: Optional

4.9.1.2: Optional

4.9.1.3 (two paths):
  4.9.1.3A: Optional
  4.9.1.3B.1: Optional
  4.9.1.3B.2: Optional
  4.9.1.3B.3: Optional
  4.9.1.3B.4: Optional
  4.9.1.3B.5: Optional
  4.9.1.3B.6: Optional

4.9.1.4: Optional

W6.2 – Innovation in Water Management

WAT 10 – Reducing Utility-supplied Water Consumption
WAT 12 – Water Recycling

4.2.2 Outdoor Water Consumption:
  4.2.2B (sub-criteria):
  4.2.2B.1.1: Optional
  4.2.2B.1.2: Optional

4.6.1 Alternate Water Sources for Indoor Uses:
  4.6.1.1: Optional
  4.6.1.2: Optional

4.6.2 Alternate Water Sources for Non‐Domestic for Non‐Potable Use:
  4.6.2.1: Optional

4.6.3 Graywater Treatment:
  4.6.3.1: Optional

I2.1a – Owner or Landlord Maintains Outdoor Air

I2.3 – Air Quality Sensors

I2.5 – CO Monitoring in Occupied Spaces

HEA 7 – User Comfort Control
HEA 14 – Thermal Comfort
HEA 16 – Indoor Air Quality Management

3.2.7 Simultaneous Heating & Cooling:
  3.2.7.1A: Optional
3.2.8 Air Handling Equipment & Ventilation:
  3.2.8.1: Optional
  3.2.8.4: Optional

6.1.1: Ventilation System:
  6.1.1.1: Optional
  6.1.1.2: Optional
  6.1.1.3: Optional
  6.1.1.4: Optional
  6.1.1.5: Optional
  6.1.1.6: Optional
6.1.2 Air Filtration and Treatment (three paths):
  6.1.2.1A.1: Optional
  6.1.2.1B.1: Optional
  6.1.2.1C.1: Optional
6.1.3: Control of Pollutants at Source:
  6.1.3.1: Optional
  6.1.3.2: Optional
  6.1.3.3: Optional
  6.1.3.4 (six sub-criteria): Optional
  6.1.3.5 (five sub-criteria): Optional
  6.1.3.6 (four sub-criteria): Optional
  6.1.3.7: Optional
  6.1.3.8: Optional
  6.1.3.9: Optional
6.1.4: IAQ Management:
  6.1.4.1: Optional
  6.1.4.2: Optional
  6.1.4.3 (six sub-criteria): Optional
  6.1.4.4: Optional
6.5.1 Thermal Comfort (two paths):
  6.5.1.1A.1: Optional
  6.5.1.1B.1: Optional
  6.5.1.2 (two sub criteria): Optional
  6.5.1.3: Optional

Phius requires balanced, continuous ventilation. A minimum of MERV 8 filtration is required on all incoming outdoor air to manage particulate matter and pests. Thermal comfort is managed by the building envelope. The highly insulated building envelope keeps the mean radiant temperature up, eliminating the sensation of draft near exterior walls, etc. Windows must meet a thermal comfort calculation based on the height, based on ASHRAE 55 ankle draft discomfort calculations.

6.1.1 Ventilation Air Quantity:
  6.1.1.1: Optional

6.1.2 Air Change Effectiveness:
  6.1.2.1: Optional

6.1.3 Air Handling Equipment:
  6.1.3.1: Optional
  6.1.3.2: Optional

6.1.4 CO2 Sensing and Ventilation Control Equipment:
  6.1.4.1: Optional

6.4.1 Thermal Control Zones:
  6.4.1.1 (four paths):
    6.4.1.1.1: Optional
    6.4.1.1.2: Optional
    6.4.1.1.3: Optional
    6.4.1.1.4: Optional

6.4.2 Thermal Comfort Design:
  6.4.2.1: Optional

Phius requires balanced, continuous ventilation. A minimum of MERV 8 filtration is required on all incoming outdoor air to manage particulate matter and pests. Thermal comfort is managed by the building envelope. The highly insulated building envelope keeps the mean radiant temperature up, eliminating the sensation of draft near exterior walls, etc. Windows must meet a thermal comfort calculation based on the height, based on ASHRAE 55 ankle draft discomfort calculations.

E8.1a – LEDs

E8.2a – Light Sensors

E8.3 – Lighting Zones

A2.3 – Visual Elements

HEA 01 – Daylighting
HEA 02 – Control of Glare from Sunlight
HEA 03 – Internal and External Lighting Levels
HEA 04 – Lighting Control

6.4.1 Daylighting and Electrical Lighting:
  6.4.1.2: Optional
  6.4.1.3: Optional
  6.4.1.4: Optional
  6.4.1.5: Optional
  6.4.1.6: Optional
  6.4.1.7: Optional
  6.4.1.8: Optional
  6.4.1.9: Optional
  6.4.1.10: Optional
  6.4.1.15: Optional
  6.4.1.16: Optional

6.3.1 Daylighting and Views:
  6.3.1.1: Optional
  6.3.1.2: Optional
  6.3.1.3: Optional
  6.3.1.4: Optional

6.3.2 Lighting Design Quantity:
  6.3.2.1: Optional
  6.3.2.2: Optional
  6.3.2.3: Optional

6.3.3 Lighting Design Quality:
  6.3.3.1: Optional
  6.3.3.2: Optional
  6.3.3.3: Optional
  6.3.3.4: Optional

I4.1 – IAQ Control in Construction Specifications

P3.2 – Custodial and Pest Management Assessment

HEA 16 – Indoor Air Quality Management

5.1.1.3
6.1.4 IAQ Management:
  6.1.4.3.6: Optional

Phius follows the prerequisite requirements from EPA Indoor airPLUS, Section 6. Low-Emission Materials. All interior finishes must have low volatile organic compound emissions.

6.2.1 Volatile Organic Compounds:
  6.2.1.1 (two sub-criteria): Optional
  6.2.1.2 (two sub-criteria): Optional
  6.2.1.3 (four sub-criteria): Optional
  6.2.1.4 (three sub-criteria): Optional

Phius follows the prerequisite requirements from EPA Indoor airPLUS, Section 6. Low-Emission Materials. All interior finishes must have low volatile organic compound emissions.

I6.3 – Radon Risk Assessment

HEA 16 – Indoor Air Quality Management
POL 09 – Land Contamination Mitigation

6.2.2 Radon:
  6.2.2.1: Optional

Phius requires projects use EPA indoor airPLUS, which contains radon mitigation requirements and advisories.

6.2.6 Other Indoor Pollutants (Tobacco, Radon):
  6.2.6.2: Optional

Phius requires projects use EPA indoor airPLUS, which contains radon mitigation requirements and advisories.

W5.1 – Water Damage Response

W6.1 – Training in Water Management

HEA 16 – Indoor Air Quality Management

1.1.1.6: Optional

1.1.2 Operations & Maintenance Training:

4.2.4 Leak & Abnormal Water Use Detection:
  4.2.4.1: Optional
  4.2.4.2: Optional
  4.2.4.3: Optional
  4.2.4.4: Optional
  4.2.4.5: Optional

6.2.4 Mold Detection & Abatement:
  6.2.4.1: Optional

LBC 10 – Healthy Interior Performance

Other than a continuous IAQ monitoring plan, which includes humidity monitoring, there is no other mention of mold or moisture mitigation strategies, other than ventilation.

Phius requires projects to use EPA indoor airPLUS and Energy Star. EPA Indoor airPLUS contains Water Management System Requirements, and the Design Review Checklist requires air-sealing (section 5.1). Phius requires above-Energy-Star air tightness (see Certification Guidebook section 3.1.3) There are additional Phius requirements in Certification Guidebook Section 3.3 Moisture design Criteria for Assemblies and Details, and Appendix B Moisture Control for Opaque Assemblies and N-3 Minimum Interior Surface Temperature for Thermally Bridged Construction Details.

1.4.1 Moisture Control Analysis:
  1.4.1.1: Optional
  1.4.1.2: Optional

4.8.1 Leak Detection:
  4.8.1.1: Optional
  4.8.1.2: Optional
  4.8.1.3: Optional
  4.8.1.4: Optional
  4.8.1.5: Optional

LBC 10 – Healthy Interior Performance

Other than a continuous IAQ monitoring plan, which includes humidity monitoring, there is no other mention of mold or moisture mitigation strategies, other than ventilation.

Phius requires projects to use EPA indoor airPLUS and Energy Star. EPA Indoor airPLUS contains Water Management System Requirements, and the Design Review Checklist requires air-sealing (section 5.1). Phius requires above-Energy-Star air tightness (see Certification Guidebook section 3.1.3) There are additional Phius requirements in Certification Guidebook Section 3.3 Moisture design Criteria for Assemblies and Details, and Appendix B Moisture Control for Opaque Assemblies and N-3 Minimum Interior Surface Temperature for Thermally Bridged Construction Details.

I4.1 – IAQ Control in Construction Specifications

I4.2 – IAQ Management in Tenant Construction

HEA 16 – Indoor air quality management

6.1.4 IAQ Management:
  6.1.4.4: Optional

Phius requires EPA Indoor airPLUS, which contains requirements for dust cleanup and ventilation after material installation (section 7 in Version 1, sections 4 and 6 in Version 2).

Phius requires EPA Indoor airPLUS, which contains requirements for dust cleanup and ventilation after material installation (section 7 in Version 1, sections 4 and 6 in Version 2).

HEA 15 – Smoking policy

6.1.3 Control of Pollutants at Source:
  6.1.3.6 (four sub-criteria): Optional

No indoor smoking is permitted. Ventilation systems must not pull in outdoor air.

1.2.1 Environmental Management System (EMS):
  1.2.1.1.4: Optional

6.2.6 Other Indoor Pollutants (Tobacco, Radon):
  6.2.6.1: Optional

No indoor smoking is permitted. Ventilation systems must not pull in outdoor air.

P2.1 – Pest Management

LUE 04 – Biodiversity management plan

6.3.2 Integrated Pest Management:
  6.3.2.1: Optional
  6.3.2.2: Optional
  6.3.2.3: Optional
  6.3.2.4: Optional

6.2.5 Pest and Contamination Control:
  6.2.5.1: Optional, 6.2.5.2: Optional

The airtightness factors in Phius greatly reduces or may eliminate the need for IPM within a building. The certification system includes a few indirect requirements for pest management including the use of a mandatory minimum MERV 8 filtration and bug screens for fresh air ventilation systems and on forced-air HVAC systems (per EPA Indoor airPLUS). However, agencies would need to ensure other pest management and source control requirements are implemented to meet the full intent of NC&M 4.8 Integrated Pest Management.

HEA 12 – Inclusive Design
HEA 13 – Drinking Water Provision
HEA 06 – View Out

1.2.3 Building Occupant Environmental Training & Communications:
  1.2.3.1: Optional
1.3.2 Social & Governance:
  1.3.2.1: Optional

2.2.2.5 (three sub-criteria): Optional

2.2.2.7 (four paths): Optional

6.7.1 Access to Potable Water:
  6.7.1.1: Optional
  6.7.1.2: Optional

6.7.2 Health and Wellness:
  6.7.2.1: Optional
  6.7.2.2: Optional
  6.7.2.3 (four sub-criteria): Optional
  6.7.2.4 (two sub-criteria): Optional
  6.7.2.5 (two sub-criteria): Optional
  6.7.2.6: Optional

LEED v4.1 O+M has several prerequisites or credits that indirectly reference occupant health and wellness, but there are no credits that require occupants to be physically active while at work. However, to meet the Guiding Principles, agencies must also adopt practices/policies that promote physical movement of its building occupants.

2.2.1 Transportation:
  2.2.1.4: Optional
  2.2.1.5: Optional
  2.2.1.6 (two sub-criteria):
    2.2.1.6.1: Optional
    2.2.1.6.2: Optional
  2.2.1.7: Optional
  2.2.1.8: Optional

While there are credits agencies can choose from below, these will not achieve total compliance with the Guiding Principles. While the rating system addresses responsible material procurement, it does not explicitly reference a requirement or metric related to recycled content of materials.

In order to meet the Guiding Principles, agencies would need to ensure they use RCRA section 6002 compliant products or those that meet or exceed EPA's recycled content recommendations.

RSC 05 – Sustainable Procurement

5.1.1 Cycle Renovations:
  5.1.1.2.4.1: Optional
  5.1.1.2.4.2: Optional

5.1.2 Environmental Purchasing:
  5.1.2.1: Optional
  5.1.2.2: Optional

C6 – Responsible Materials

While projects pursuing this petal would probably meet the intent of the Guiding Principle, there is no mention of an ongoing policy that needs to be implemented to procure Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) section 6002 compliant products, which meet or exceed EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Program.

LBC 13 – Red List
LBC 14 – Responsible Sourcing
LBC 16 – Net Positive Waste

While projects pursuing this petal would probably meet the intent of the Guiding Principle, there is no mention of an ongoing policy that needs to be implemented to procure Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) section 6002 compliant products, which meet or exceed EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Program.

To meet the Guiding Principles, agencies must purchase products that meet or exceed EPA's recycled content recommendations. LEED v4.1 combines several environmentally preferable attributes into a single credit for sourcing of raw material, including recycled content, but it cannot be assured that it will meet the Guiding Principles requirement that products meet EPA's comprehensive procurement guidelines program, which provides recycled content recommendations.

While the rating system covers procurement of recycled content, it is included in combination with other factors defining a "sustainable" product (Pre-consumer recycled content % + Post-consumer recycled content % + Biobased content % + Third Party Sustainable Forestry Certification content %) and therefore can't be assured to meet the Guiding Principles requirement.

5.4.1 Product Sustainable Materials Attributes
  5.4.1.1: Optional

5.5.2 Material Reuse from Off-Site
  5.5.2.1: Optional
  5.5.2.2: Optional

C6 – Responsible Materials

While projects pursuing this petal would probably meet the intent of the Guiding Principle, there is no mention of an ongoing policy that needs to be implemented to procure Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) section 6002 compliant products, which meet or exceed EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Program.

LBC 13 – Red List
LBC 14 – Responsible Sourcing
LBC 16 – Net Positive Waste

While projects pursuing this petal would probably meet the intent of the Guiding Principle, there is no mention of an ongoing policy that needs to be implemented to procure Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) section 6002 compliant products, which meet or exceed EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Program.

To meet the Guiding Principles, agencies must purchase products that meet or exceed EPA's recycled content recommendations. LEED v4.1 combines several environmentally preferable attributes into a single credit for sourcing of raw material, including recycled content, but it cannot be assured that it will meet the Guiding Principles requirement that products meet EPA's comprehensive procurement guidelines program, which provides recycled content recommendations.

While there are credits agencies can choose from below, these will not achieve total compliance with the Guiding Principles. While the rating system addresses responsible material procurement, it does not explicitly reference a requirement or metric related to recycled content of materials.

In order to meet the Guiding Principles, agencies would need to ensure they use RCRA section 6002 compliant products or those that meet or exceed EPA's recycled content recommendations.

RSC 05 – Sustainable Procurement

5.1.1 Cycle Renovations:
  5.1.1.2.4.2

While there are credits agencies can choose from to minimize harmful materials, there is no mention of the USDA BioPreferred program or products.

C6 – Responsible Materials

LBC 13 – Red List
LBC 14 – Responsible Sourcing
LBC 19 – Beauty + Biophilia

While there are credits that agencies can choose from to minimize harmful materials, there is no mention of the USDA BioPreferred program or products.

While there are credits agencies can choose from to minimize harmful materials, there is no mention of the USDA Biopreferred program or products.

In order to meet the guiding principles, agencies would need to ensure these products are used.

While the rating system covers procurement of biobased content, it is included in combination with other factors defining a 'sustainable' product (Pre-consumer recycled content % + Post-consumer recycled content % + Biobased content % + Third Party Sustainable Forestry Certification content %) and therefore can't be assured to meet the Guiding Principles requirement.

5.4.1 Product Sustainable Materials Attributes
  5.4.1.1: Optional

While there are credits agencies can choose from to minimize harmful materials, there is no mention of the USDA BioPreferred program or products.

C6 – Responsible Materials

LBC 13 – Red List
LBC 14 – Responsible Sourcing
LBC 19 – Beauty + Biophilia

While there are credits that agencies can choose from to minimize harmful materials, there is no mention of the USDA BioPreferred program or products.

While there are credits agencies can choose from to minimize harmful materials, there is no mention of the USDA Biopreferred program or products.

In order to meet the guiding principles, agencies would need to ensure these products are used.

P3.1 – Cleaning products and Equipment in Use

P3.2 – Custodial and Pest Management Assessment

RSC 05 – Sustainable Procurement

5.1.1 Cycle Renovations:
  5.1.1.2: Optional
    5.1.1.2.1.1: Optional
    5.1.1.2.1.2: Optional
    5.1.1.2.1.3: Optional
    5.1.1.2.2.1: Optional
    5.1.1.2.2.2: Optional
    5.1.1.2.2.3: Optional
  5.1.1.2.3: Optional

5.1.2 Environmental Purchasing:
  5.1.2.1: Optional
  5.1.2.2: Optional

Phius encourages teams to use low embodied carbon products. The strict airtightness requirements as well as the prescriptive hygrothermal requirements outlined in the Phius Certification Guidebook v3.2 (in the supporting documentation) Appendix B produce building assemblies that are durable and long lasting and will have little chance of being damaged. PHIUS projects must use EPA Indoor airPLUS, which requires materials used in projects be free of volatile organic compounds and other environmentally damaging materials.

1.1.1 Performance & Green Design Goals
  1.1.1.1.6: Optional

5.1.1 Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment
  5.1.1.1: Optional

5.2.1 Product Life Cycle
  5.2.1.1: Optional
  5.2.1.2: Optional

5.3.1 Occupant Exposure Screening Report (OESR)
  5.3.1.1: Optional

5.4.1 Product Sustainable Materials Attributes
  5.4.1.1: Optional

6.2.1 Volatile Organic Compounds:
  6.2.1.1 (two sub-criteria): Optional
  6.2.1.2 (two sub-criteria): Optional
  6.2.1.3 (four sub-criteria): Optional
  6.2.1.4: (three sub-criteria): Optional

Phius encourages teams to use low embodied carbon products. The strict airtightness requirements as well as the prescriptive hygrothermal requirements outlined in the Phius Certification Guidebook v3.2 (in the supporting documentation) Appendix B produce building assemblies that are durable and long lasting and will have little chance of being damaged. Phius projects must use EPA Indoor airPLUS, which requires materials used in projects be free of volatile organic compounds and other environmentally damaging materials.

I5.1 – Refrigerant Safety Program

I5.3 – Phase-out High GWP Refrigerants

POL 04 – Global Warming Potential of Refrigerants

3.2.4 Cooling Systems
  3.2.4.3: Optional

Phius encourages teams to use HFO-free blowing agents. When a project proposes to use spray foam insulation, Phius provides a calculator for the team to use to calculate the amount of blowing agents used in the project.

The rating system requires the project team to do a life cycle assessment and choose the design that is the most environmentally friendly design - but there are 5 factors to take into consideration and the use of ODPs is only one of the 5; therefore it cannot be assumed a project would meet the GP solely based on this credit.

5.1.1 Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment
  5.1.1.1: Optional

Phius encourages teams to use HFO-free blowing agents. When a project proposes to use spray foam insulation, Phius provides a calculator for the team to use to calculate the amount of blowing agents used in the project.

I6.1 – Hazardous Materials Management

I6.2 – Hazardous Chemicals Management

RSC 06 – Optimizing Resource Use, Reuse and Recycling

6.3.3.1 Health, Safety, and Management of Chemicals + Hazardous Materials
  6.3.3.1A.1
  6.3.3.1A.2
  6.3.3.1A.4
  6.3.3.1A.5

While there are credits agencies can choose from below, these will not achieve total compliance with the Guiding Principles. The rating system has requirements to follow RCRA subtitle C and subtitle I and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) but it does not require proof of compliance.

1.1.1 Performance & Green Design Goals:
  1.1.1.1.6: Optional;

6.2.6 Other Indoor Pollutants (Tobacco, Radon):
  6.2.6.3: Optional

P4 – Waste Management

P5 – Waste Audit and Measurement

RSC 02 – Reuse and Recycling Facilities
RSC 06 – Optimizing Resource Use, Reuse and Recycling

5.2.1 Facilities for Storing and Handling Recyclable Materials:
  5.2.1.1 (six sub-criteria): Optional
  5.2.1.2 (five sub-criteria): Optional
  5.2.1.3 (two sub-criteria): Optional
  5.2.1.4 (four sub-criteria): Optional
  5.2.1.5: Optional

5.2.2 Consumables/Disposables: Waste Reduction and Recycling:
  5.2.2.1: Optional
  5.2.2.2: Optional
  5.2.2.3: Optional
  5.2.2.4: Optional
  5.2.2.5: Optional

5.6.1 Construction Waste:
  5.6.1.1: Optional
  5.6.1.2: Optional
  5.6.1.3: Optional
  5.6.1.4: Optional
  5.6.1.5: Optional

5.6.2 Post Occupancy Solid Waste Recycling:
  5.6.2.1 (three sub-criteria): Optional

R2.0 – Past Climate Hazards

R2.1 – Future Climate Hazards

R2.2 – Rank Climate Risks

R3.1 – Emergency Preparedness

R3.2 – Maintain Critical Systems

R3.3 – Capital Planning

RSL 01 – Flood risk assessment
RSL 03 – Natural hazard risk assessment
RSL 07 – Climate-related transition risks and opportunities
RSL 08 – Social risks and opportunities
RSL 09 – Fire risk assessment
RSL 10 – Security risk assessment

1.2.1 Risk Assessment & Facility Adaptation:
  1.2.1.1: Optional
  1.2.1.2 (nine sub-criteria): Optional
  1.2.1.3: Optional

1.2.2 Emergency Procedures, Response, & Facility Upgrades:
  1.2.2.4: Optional
  1.2.2.5: Optional
  1.2.2.7 (three sub-criteria): Optional

C1 – Ecology of Place

While there are credits that can be earned that relate to risk assessment, there is no mention of using tools to assess certain risk of building operations.

LBC 01 – Ecology of Place

While there are credits that can be earned that relate to risk assessment, there is no mention of using tools to assess certain risk of building operations.

1.1.3 Site and Building Resilience:
  1.1.3.1: Optional
  1.1.3.2: Optional
  1.1.3.3: Optional

C1 – Ecology of Place

While there are credits that can be earned that relate to risk assessment, there is no mention of using tools to assess certain risk of building operations.

LBC 01 – Ecology of Place
LBC 06 – Net Positive Water
LBC 08 – Net Positive Carbon

While there are credits that can be earned that relate to risk assessment, there is no mention of using tools to assess certain risk of building operations.

R2.3 – Resilience Strategies

R3.3 – Capital Planning

RSL 04 – Future Adaptation
RSL 06 – Emergency Plans and Climate-Related Physical Risks

1.2.1 Risk Assessment & Facility Adaptation:
  1.2.1.1: Optional
  1.2.1.2 (nine sub-criteria): Optional
  1.2.1.3: Optional

1.2.2 Emergency Procedures, Response, & Facility Upgrades:
  1.2.2.4: Optional
  1.2.2.5: Optional
  1.2.2.7 (three sub-criteria): Optional

C1 – Ecology of Place

While there are credits that can be earned that relate to building resilience and adaptation, there is no mention of using any current building or portfolio risk assessments to determine and prioritize which parameters have been or can be incorporated into the site or facility operations or planned renovation project to ensure resilient building design or operations over the intended service life, considering mission criticality, cost, and security.

LBC 02 – Urban Agriculture
LBC 06 – Net Positive Water
LBC 08 – Net Positive Carbon

Phius emphasizes building resilience throughout requirements in the rating system including thermal resilience, which is the ability to maintain livable indoor environmental conditions during a power outage, using either backup power, the thermal mass and insulation in the envelope or a combination of both. PHIUS also contains requirements for onsite renewable energy so the building can maintain critical loads without relying on the utility grid.

1.1.1 Performance & Green Design Goals:
  1.1.1.1.8: Optional

1.1.3 Site and Building Resilience:
  1.1.3.2: Optional
  1.1.3.3: Optional
  1.1.3.4: Optional

C1 – Ecology of Place

While there are credits that can be earned that relate to building resilience and adaptation, there is no mention of using any current building or portfolio risk assessments to determine and prioritize which parameters have been or can be incorporated into the site or facility operations or planned renovation project to ensure resilient building design or operations over the intended service life, considering mission criticality, cost, and security.

Phius emphasizes building resilience throughout requirements in the rating system including thermal resilience, which is the ability to maintain livable indoor environmental conditions during a power outage, using either backup power, the thermal mass and insulation in the envelope or a combination of both. Phius also contains requirements for onsite renewable energy so the building can maintain critical loads without relying on the utility grid.