Green Advantage Field Personnel Standard & LEED Innovation Credit

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Green Advantage Field Personnel Standard (GAFPS™) and LEED® Innovation Credit

GAFPS™ can be used on LEED projects and on non-LEED projects. The language below describes the Green Advantage Field Personnel Standard and its approval as a LEED Innovation Credit.

GAFPS Bidding Document and Construction Specification Language

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Introduction

A LEED Innovation Credit based on the GAFPS has been approved for eligible commercial projects registering under LEED-NC v2.2 and LEED 2009 BD&C (USGBC LEED Interpretation 5413 for Credit IDc1, Innovation in Design, as posted 2/28/2011 and revised 4/1/2011 at www.usgbc.org.) This Innovation Credit recognizes the merit of having a significant percentage of a project's workforce Green Advantage Certified prior to and throughout construction. 

Green Advantage® certifies design and construction practitioners in sustainable design and construction practices. Green Advantage Certified Practitioners demonstrate their practical knowledge of current green building principles, materials, and techniques as well as the rationale for green building. Commercial, Residential, and Commercial/Residential certifications are available.

Interpretations of LEED Credits are determined solely by USGBC, not Green Advantage.

GAFPS™ and LEED® Innovation Credit Criteria

1. Prior to and throughout the construction phase of the project, 30% of the General Contractor's or Construction Manager's personnel will be Green Advantage Certified. Personnel must be actively involved in the day-to-day activities and of the following classifications as applicable:

a.      Contractor
b.      Construction Manager including Project Executive
c.      Project Manager
d.      Project Engineer
e.      Quality Control Manager
f.      Mechanical/ Electrical/Plumbing (MEP) Coordinator
g.      Superintendent
h.      Assistant Superintendent
i.       General Foreman

2. Prior to and throughout the construction phase of the project, 30% of Subcontractor personnel will be Green Advantage Certified. Personnel must be actively involved in the day-to-day activities and of the following classifications:

a.      Project Manager
b.      Superintendent
c.      Project Engineer
d.      Quality Control Manager
e.      General Foreman
f.      Trade Foreman
 

Submittals
1.  Provide a complete list, aggregating General Contractor's and Construction Manager's personnel, noting each person's role in the project and who is Green Advantage Certified. (For multiple-prime contracts, provide separate lists for the Construction Manager and each Prime Contractor.) Calculate the percentage of Green Advantage Certified personnel.

 

2.  Provide a complete list, aggregating Subcontractors' personnel, noting each person's role in the project and who is Green Advantage Certified. (For multiple-prime contracts, provide separate lists for each Prime Contractor's Subcontractors.) Calculate the percentage of Green Advantage Certified personnel.
 

3.  For each Green Advantage Certified individual, provide a copy of the Green Advantage certificate.