Introducing the NECB 2020 RACP for LEED v5 BD+C EAp2 Minimum Energy Efficiency

Canada’s National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) has been recognized as a valid path for the demonstration of energy efficiency in LEED for over two decades. CAGBC is pleased to announce that the latest recognition is now available under LEED v5 Building Design + Construction (BD+C), for the determination of energy efficiency in both New Construction (NC) and Core & Shell (CS). Country-specific Alternative Compliance Paths (ACPs) are called Regional ACPs (or RACP) under LEED v5. The RACP for Canada’s NECB 2020 is broken out both by the prerequisite versus the credit and also the by NC vs CS: • LEED v5 BD+C: NC – Canadian Minimum Energy Efficiency with NECB • LEED v5 BD+C: CS – Canadian Minimum Energy Efficiency with NECB • LEED v5 BD+C: NC – Canadian Enhanced Energy Efficiency with NECB • LEED v5 BD+C: CS – Canadian Enhanced Energy Efficiency with NECB These RACPs allow LEED v5 BD+C project teams to utilize NECB 2020 in place of ASHRAE 90.1-2019 to demonstrate compliance for both EA prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Efficiency and EA credit 3: Enhanced Energy Efficiency, however, similar to past versions of LEED, RACPs are optional; project teams can choose to utilize ASHRAE 90.1-2019 or the NECB 2020 pathway. This video is an introduction on the Canadian pathway to utilize the NECB for LEED v5’s Minimum Energy Efficiency prerequisite under Building Design and Construction.