Building a new hotel in extension of an old one

Hello Marion, you can define the limits of the certification to the new building and define the limits of construction or seek to register the project as a campus project as follows.  Campus projects
If you are planning to bring more than one building located on a single shared site and under the control of a single entity (for example, a corporate or educational campus, government installation or commercial development) through certification, you may register your project as a campus or group project to streamline the documentation you’ll need to submit for review. Please note, however, that individual building registration and certification fees apply to campus and group projects. Depending on the campus approach you select, you will pursue a slightly modified registration process, as compared to one-off project registration. Campus credit approach: This approach enables you to streamline the documentation process by earning “campus credits” – prerequisites and credits that can be applied to all LEED projects on the master site. You will need to register a “master site,” which includes a general narrative of the overall campus projects and a schematic site plan, in addition to registering each individual project on the site. If your team is pursuing this approach, be sure to document all campus credit information within the master site. Campus group project approach: In this approach, you’ll register the group of projects on the site as a single LEED project that will then receive a single LEED rating and certification. To be eligible for this approach, LEED BD+C and LEED ID+C projects must be under the same construction contract and be constructed at the same time, and LEED O+M projects must be under the same ownership and management, share the same performance period and have substantially similar space types. For this approach, your team’s campus project documentation must demonstrate that the group of projects collectively meets the credit requirements using a “group credit.” You may use a campus group project certification independently or in combination with campus credits documented under a master site review, through the campus credit approach above. For more information on submittal requirements for master sites, campus credit approaches, campus group approaches, visit the LEED Credit Library and the LEED Campus Guidance. My best regards, Rich

Hello Marion, I did not know if your remodel building was also to be LEED Certified.  If you have a site with multiple buildings and all have to be certified then the Campus approach is easier as you only have to pull together data for the site and community aspects which will count towards each building but you only report one time for those aspects.  Each building has to be certified independently of the others regardless. Hopefully, this clarifies things and hey enjoy your day! Rich

Hi Marion and Richard, We typically find Campus is preferable to Group because you get a 20% discount on certification fees for each project that is part of the campus master site which is not the case with Group. And you get separate certifications for the buildings which most people prefer.