Overview

The Innovation and Design Process portion deals with issues otherwise not included in the other categories, or which exceed to a specified degree some of the intents from the other credit categories. This category of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) rating system for new construction version 2.2 (LEED-NC 2.2) consists of two credit subcategories which together may earn a possible five points (credits) maximum. Up to four of this maximum of five can come from EP (EP) points earned in the other categories. The notation format for credits is, for example, IDc1.1 for Innovation and Design Process credit 1.1. Also, in this chapter, to facilitate easier cross-referencing between this text and the USGBC rating system, the second digit in a section heading, equation, table, or figure number represents the credit subcategory number for sections that deal directly with a USGBC LEED-NC 2.2 credit subcategory.

The points for the credits in the Innovation and Design Process category are individually related to a specific credit under a subcategory, as was done in the Sustainable Sites and Water Efficiency categories. There are two credit subcategories. The two credit subcategories are ID Credit Subcategory 1: Innovation in Design and ID Credit Subcategory 2: LEED Accredited Professional. The first credit subcategory has a possible four credits, each with an associated point, and the last has just one credit and associated point.

Basically, the credits in the Innovation and Design Process category can be grouped into the following three overall sets of goals:

• Any...