Under Energy and Atmosphere Credit, Optimize Energy Performance, for buildings eligible to receive an energy performance rating using the…

This answer is correct because it matches the requirement of the Energy and Atmosphere Credit,

Optimize Energy Performance, which aims to reduce the environmental and economic impacts

associated with excessive energy use. The credit requires projects to demonstrate an improvement in

energy performance compared to a baseline building, using one of the three options available. For

buildings eligible to receive an energy performance rating using the Environmental Protection

Agency’s ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager tool, the option is to achieve a rating of at least 50, which

corresponds to the median energy performance of similar buildings nationwide1. The other options

are incorrect because they are either higher than the minimum rating or not applicable to this

option.

Reference: LEED v4.1 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE - WAP Sustainability Consulting, page 32;

LEED v4: Building Operations + Maintenance Guide | U.S. Green Building Council, page 32; ENERGY

STAR Portfolio Manager