Intent:
Establish the minimum level of energy efficiency for the proposed building and systems.

• The mandatory provisions of ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 without amendments); and
• The prescriptive requirements or performance requirements of ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 (without amendments).

Intent:
Achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the baseline in the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use.

Requirements:
OPTION 1 - Whole Building Energy Simulation (1-10 Points)
OPTION 2 - Comply with ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings 2004 (4 Points)
OPTION 3 - Comply with the required sections of the Basic Criteria and Prescriptive Measures of the Advanced Building Benchmark v1.1 (1 Point)