BERDE

INSTRUCTIONS
Delete these instructions when finalizing the document.

The Template – Credit Submission is the template for the description of the submissions for the
pursued credits for BERDE. You may copy the template and use your letterhead for the submission.

Accomplish this template for each pursued credit for the project by following these instructions:

1. Input the project information, including the Project Name, Project Number, Project Owner,
Management Representative (MR), Email Address of the MR, target Submission Date,
Stage, and Round.
a. Under Stage, check the box of the Certification Stage for the submission.
2. Input the information of your pursued credit.
a. Under Credit No., indicate the Credit Number of the pursued credit, for example EN-
01;
b. Under Credit Name, indicate the Credit Name of your pursued credit, for example
Energy Consumption Reduction; and
c. Under Target Score, indicate your target score for your pursued credit, for example
6.
3. Under Submission Prepared By, input the name of the project team member representative
who prepared this credit submission. This Template – Credit Submission should be prepared
by your Green Building Professional (GBP) or the relevant project team member responsible
for this pursued credit.
In addition, under Email Address, input their email address.
4. Under Brief Description, provide a narrative of the strategy planned or implemented for the
project that shows compliance with the pursued credit.
5. Under Supporting Documents, list the related project documents showing compliance with
the requirements of the pursued credit.
a. Under Document Title and Filename, input the names and filenames of the project
documentation. Ensure that the filename you input in this template and the copy in
your submission are the same.
b. Under Reference, when appropriate, input the page number or specific section of the
document that is related to the compliance with the requirement of the pursued credit.
6. Save the file in Portable Document Format (.pdf). Ensure that you deleted these instructions,
and have answered and removed all highlighted words before saving the file.
7. Rename the file with Project Number_Stage and Round Numbers S#R#_Credit
Number and Credit Name, for example NC1801_S1R1_EN-01 Energy Consumption
Reduction.pdf.
Copy or move the file in the relevant credit folder in your submission. See the Template –
Sample Submission for the sample folder structure for submissions for BERDE Certification.

PROJECT NAME PROJECT NUMBER

Project Name BERDE Project Number
PROJECT OWNER
Name of Project Owner
MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS
Name of Management Representative email@email.com
SUBMISSION DATE STAGE ROUND
00 Month Year 1 2 Appeals 1 2 n/a

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 CREDIT NO. CREDIT NAME TARGET SCORE

SUBMISSION PREPARED BY EMAIL ADDRESS

Name of Management Representative email@email.com

BRIEF DESCRIPTION
How does the project comply with the intent and requirements of the credit? Provide a narrative of
the strategy planned or implemented for the project.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
What are the documented information submitted to show compliance of the project with the intent and
requirements of the credit? Include under Reference the specific page number or section of the
document showing compliance or supporting the narrative.

DOCUMENT TITLE AND FILENAME REFERENCE

Document title (Filename) Page number or section

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