LEED® Canada for Homes

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Rating System Overview
 
Basic Structure of the Rating System
 
The LEED® Canada for Homes Rating System has 35 topic areas, each with a unique intent or goal. Under the requirements section of each topic area, specific measures are identified that may be included in the home. Typically, these measures are structured as follows:
  • 1.1 Good Practice: usually a prerequisite (i.e., mandatory measure) 
  • 1.2 Better Practice: usually worth 1 point
  • 1.3 Best Practice: usually worth 2 points
     
Prerequisites: Mandatory Measures
Prerequisites are mandatory measures and must be completed during the design of construction phase. There are 19 prerequisite measures in LEED® Canada for Homes:

Innovation & Design Process (ID)
  • 1.1 Preliminary Rating
  • 2.1 Durability Planning
  • 2.2 Durability Management
     
Sustainable Sites (SS)
  • 1.1 Erosion Controls (During Construction)
  • 2.1 No Invasive Plants
     
Water Efficiency (WE)
  • 3.1 Fixture Efficiencies
     
Energy & Atmosphere (EA)
  • 1.1 Performance achieving ERS 76 or HERS 80
  • 11.1 Refrigerant Charge Test
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Materials & Resources (MR)
  • 1.1 Framing Order Waste Factor Limit
  • 2.1 FSC-Certified Tropical Woods
  • 3.1 Construction Waste Management Planning
     
Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)
  • 2.1 Basic Combustion Venting Measures
  • 4.1 Basic Outdoor Air Ventilation
  • 5.1 Basic Local Exhaust
  • 6.1 Room by Room Load Calculations
  • 7.1 Good Filters
  • 9.1 Radon-Resistant Construction: Passive Ventilation
  • 10.1 No HVAC in Garage
     
Awareness & Education (AE)
  • 1.1 Basic Operations Training