Include all equipment and energy-using systems in project scope
Living Building Challenge·clause I-12.12·p.217
The requirement
Living Building Challenge Program Manual clause I-12.12 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording and sells access to it. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.
What the product must meet
- Exemptions
- use of exception EC-014 Emergency Power Systems requires that any energy used by an allowed generator be included in the project’s energy consumption calculations
How it is proven
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
How Klar Cite classifies it
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- What it asks
- Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Impact area
- Climate Health — the CMF area the clause addresses
Cite this clause
Living Building Challenge · Living Building Challenge Program Manual · version 4.1 · clause I-12.12 · page 217 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/87539f77cc14dd6b
Record details
Page 217. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
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