Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama

IP-1: Innovative Cultural & Regional Practices
Intent Develop designs that showcase cultural and regional practices, while contributing to the
environmental performance of the building.
Credit
Requirements
Achieving Credit
Points
Credit
Submission:
Design Rating
Credit
Submission:
Construction
Rating
Calculations and
Methodology
GENERAL
Develop a strategy for incorporating architectural and/or technical solutions that are
inspired by cultural and regional precedents, and demonstrate their contribution to
energy efficiency, water conservation or improved indoor or outdoor comfort.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT/CLARIFICATIONS
None
CREDIT POINTS REQUIREMENTS
1
(maximum)
1
1
(maximum)
1
Design Rating
Develop a design strategy for incorporating solutions that
showcase cultural and regional practices
Construction Rating
Demonstrate that the proposed solutions are built as part of the
development
� Narrative describing the proposed strategy, documenting:
� Precedents for the proposed solutions;
� Numerical or physical performance modeling/testing describing the
performance of the proposed initiative(s) within the project setting; and
� Rationale of how the proposed solutions will be incorporated into the project.
� Updated narrative describing the nominated solutions; and
� Photographs illustrating the proposed built-in solutions.
None
References None
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