Changes to Approved Regional Equivalencies (Q1 23)

April 2023

New Approved Regional Equivalencies section added to the LBC and Core Handbooks

ASIA

IO7 Energy + Carbon Reduction (C4)

ENERGY BASELINE CLARIFICATIONS

• Baselining Tools
  • Added equivalent tool for establishing operational energy baseline for projects in Singapore.

NORTH AMERICA

IO7 Energy + Carbon Reduction (C4)

ENERGY BASELINE CLARIFICATIONS

• Baselining Tools
  • Added equivalent tool for establishing operational energy baseline for projects in Minnesota.

OCEANIA

IO7 Energy + Carbon Reduction (C4)

EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION CLARIFICATIONS

• Approved Baseline Tools
  • Added alternative embodied baseline reference.

ENERGY BASELINE CLARIFICATIONS

• Baselining Tools
  • Added equivalent operational energy baseline tools.

I09 Healthy Interior Environment (C5)

CLARIFICATIONS

• Healthy Interior Environment Plan
  • Added reference to equivalent climate zones relative to vestibules.

I12 Responsible Materials (C6)

SOURCING DISTANCE CLARIFICATIONS

• Remote Locations
  • Sourcing distance zones for Oceania moved to this section from Remote Locations clarification in main Handbook text
  • One zone extended for New Zealand

RESPONSIBLE SOURCING EXCEPTIONS
AMENDED

• MT-002 Invasive Species
  • Reference added for approved source of invasive tree species official designation.

I14 Responsible Sourcing

CLARIFICATIONS

• Industry Advocacy
  • Stone Industry Advocacy
    • Reference added for alternative standard as subject of advocacy within Oceania